Liverpool quintet dominate Champions League Team of the Year 2019

Liverpool dominated the voting for UEFA s Champions League Team of the Year 2019, with five Reds players making the final XI alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Jurgen Klopp led Liverpool to their sixth European title in Madrid in June, with Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi on target in a 2-0 victory over Tottenham at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Virgil van Dijk was named man of the match and he features alongside Anfield defensive colleagues Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson, as well as goalkeeper Alisson.

Sadio Mane is the other Liverpool player in the line-up, part of a front four completed by Messi, Ronaldo and Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski.

Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong earned blockbusting moves to Juventus and Barcelona…

On this day in 2013: Tottenham take Tim Sherwood gamble

Tottenham took the gamble of confirming managerial novice Tim Sherwood as their new head coach on this day in 2013.

Sherwood had no experience at leading a club prior to assuming Spurs first-team duties one week earlier in the wake of Andre Villas-Boas’ sacking.

Yet after one defeat and one win, the Tottenham board had no trouble in supporting Sherwood to lead them further up the Premier League table, with the then 44-year-old appointed on a contract running to the end of the 2014-15 season.

The north London club had been expected to challenge for a top-four finish after a heavy outlay over the summer, yet they sat seventh in the table and were four points adrift of the Champions League places.

Villas-Boas was dismissed a day after a demoralising 5-0 ho…

NFL Week 9 Bet Now or Bet Later: Niners Could Be Finer With Time

Woah, we’re halfway there. 

Sometimes NFL betting can feel like you’re living on a prayer, especially hitting Week 9 – the midway mark of the new 18-week season. 

At this point in the schedule, bookies know what’s up. That means that not only do you have to do the homework for your Week 9 picks, but you have to back them up with the best of the number.

We help you do so with our best NFL betting tips on which pointspreads and totals to bet now, and which ones to bet later. 

Week 1 NFL Parlay Picks: Putting the Green in Green Bay

The first Sunday of the NFL season is finally here! Whether you’re looking to reinvest the money you made betting on the Bills in the season opener, or are trying to dig out following the Rams’ decisive Thursday night loss, we’ve got a pair of our best NFL parlay picks.

First, we’ll throw our weight behind a couple of undervalued teams in the week 1 NFL odds. Then we’ll combine our top two total plays on the opening slate. 

Week 11 NFL Teaser: Bucking the Bucs for 49ers Visit

Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s teaser time, and I’ve got a hole to dig out of!

The Buffalo Bills were a comedy of errors on Monday Night and invented a new way to defy the NFL odds when they turned it over four times against the Broncos, coughing up the game despite winning the yards per play battle 7.1 to 4.2. As a result, Week 10’s teaser was a big fat L. The loss was a true stinger, but that’s betting and I’m sure I’ll be on the right side of a few games like this by season’s end.

So, we’re at 4-6 on the season and there won’t be a dramatic overhaul to my approach, because I trust my process. The Week 11 odds board isn’t exactly making things easy on us, as there aren’t many of the classic &l…

Super Bowl Predictions: George Kittle Longest Reception Will Be 30+ Yards (Or Longer…)

It’s the last call for 2023-24 NFL Milestones, and the indoor environment at Allegiant Stadium is a perfect backdrop to go hunting for some big NFL odds on Milestones and Alt Overs. 

One of these backup running backs is paying large to have a minimal role and I’m here for it, this San Francisco receiver could get a lot of easy catches, and I’m capping the season off with a George Kittle ladder. 

These are my milestone NFL picks for this Sunday’s Super Bowl odds. For full-game analysis of the Super Bowl, check out Jason Logan’s Chiefs vs. 49ers predictions.

Matthew Stafford's Record Against Every NFL Team

Few quarterbacks have achieved more of a late career resurgence than Matthew Stafford. 

Following a blockbuster trade that sent the former first overall pick from the lowly Detroit Lions to the Los Angeles Rams, Stafford became a Super Bowl champion in his first year in L.A.

It was a remarkable turnaround considering Stafford had zero career postseason wins on his resume during his 12 seasons with Detroit.

Let’s dig a little deeper by checking out Stafford’s regular season and postseason record against every team in the NFL.

Team
Stafford’s regular season record
Stafford’s postseason record

Kane ´playing for himself´ at Euro 2024, says Aluko

Eni Aluko believes Harry Kane is somewhat playing for himself at Euro 2024, as she urged the England captain to stay upfield rather than dropping deep.

Kane, who scored in England s 1-1 draw with Denmark, has been starved of opportunities so far, with the Three Lions attack struggling to spark.

The Bayern Munich forward, who scored 44 goals for the Bundesliga giants across all competitions in 2023-24, has had eight shots at the tournament, accumulating 1.06 expected goals (xG).

And former Lioness Aluko, who is a pundit for ITV Sport, suggested Kane, who has managed just 10 touches in the opposition box in total, is dropping too deep, to the detriment of Gareth Southgate s team.

Speaking to Stats Perform at the Home of Adidas football in Berlin, Aluko said…

Rio 2016: Revenge not a factor for Brazil, insists Micale

Brazil coach Rogerio Micale dismissed any talk of revenge over Germany for his nation when they meet in the final of the men s Olympic football.

Saturday s decider at the Maracana has been talked about as a chance for Brazilian redemption following their 7-1 defeat at the hands of Germany in the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup on home soil.

But not even Neymar, the man under pressure to deliver a first ever football gold for the host nation, was part of that team in Belo Horizonte as he missed out through injury.

That was the World Cup. This is the Olympic team, Micale told a media conference.

Neymar never played in that match so there is nothing that could generate any type of feeling that we have to take revenge. It is a different time with differen…

Parma 2-1 AC Milan: Promoted hosts savour famous victory

Promoted Parma pulled off a shock 2-1 home victory over AC Milan in Serie A on Saturday.

Defeat for Milan, their first against Parma in the top-flight since 2014, extended Paulo Fonseca s wait for his first win as coach of the Rossoneri.

Parma stunned Milan with an early opener through Dennis Man, who struck with his first touch after 84 seconds, having also netted on the opening weekend of the season.

Man is the first Parma player to score in the first two matchdays of a Serie A season since Alberto Paloschi in 2009-10.

Christian Pulisic equalised for Milan in the 66th minute after Rafael Leao fed a low pass into the path of the American winger, who finished from close range.

But, after being set up by fellow substitute Pontus Almqvist, it was Ma…