Market: Italy win
Odds: 2/3 @
Looking to open this summer s European Championships with a flurry in Rome, Italy will host Turkey at the Stadio Olimpico in front of a select number of fans.
Starting with Turkey, while they might have impressed many across Europe over the past two years, they have struggled to find top gear heading into this summer s adventure. Despite grabbing a much-needed 2-0 victory against Moldova in a routine outing last week, they have shown some recent inconsistencies. Including a shock 0-0 stalemate against Guinea in their opening friendly contest, Şenol Güneş men also threw away the lead in a shock fashion back in March as they played out a 3-3 draw against Latvia on home soil. While Ay-Yıldızlılar might open Friday s meeting as t…
A World Cup, two Ligue 1 titles and the first ever Kopa Trophy Kylian Mbappe marks his 20th birthday as the planet s most decorated young footballer.
The former Monaco striker has taken his game to new heights since joining Paris Saint-Germain for €180million, the second most expensive deal in football history.
Few players have won the game s greatest prize as a teenager but Mbappe did just that this year, scoring in the final as France triumphed 4-2 over Croatia at Russia 2018.
Mbappe s 20th birthday on Thursday means he can no longer be considered the most exciting teenager in the sport, but our assessment of his Opta numbers suggests there is even more to come.
20 Kylian Mbappe at 20 years old :
With the 28 games / 10 goals / 5 assis…
With the start of the 2021/22 campaigns from across Europe just around the corner, we have another stacked weekend of action on the cards. On that note, for those of you looking to stick on a Saturday acca, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.
Saturday 31st July
BST 13:30 Rangers vs Livingston
Managing to end Celtic s bid to make it 10 Premiership titles on the bounce last season, there is no doubt that Rangers have gained a string of admirers under Steven Gerrard. Storming their way to a first domestic crown over the past decade and looking to extend their reign this time around, The Blues certainly gained some perfect momentum last weekend. Despite the former Liverpool icon criticising his side after a 1-0 friendly l…
Liverpool cannot afford to sign leading French stars like Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann, according to manager Jurgen Klopp.
Premier League leaders Liverpool have no French players in their first-team squad despite Les Bleus having won last year s World Cup.
Mamadou Sakho left for Crystal Palace on a permanent basis in August 2017 and none of his compatriots have moved to Anfield amid Liverpool s rise.
There s no reason for it, Klopp told Canal Football Club.
Kylian plays for PSG, Griezmann joined Barcelona. Obviously you know how good your [national] team is.
We would like a French player but some of them are too expensive for us.
CRACKS
— Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe)
Liverpool will have a new addition to th…
Market: Both teams to score
Odds: 10/11 @
In what could prove to be an enjoyable MLS showdown in the early hours of Thursday, Houston will welcome Seattle to the Shell Energy Stadium.
Starting with the hosts, while Houston might have signed off May with a much-welcomed 3-1 victory against Colorado, the Dynamos have continued to struggle with their consistency. Despite snatching a last-gasp 2-2 stalemate away at Atlanta last weekend, Ben Olsen’s men have recorded just a pair of clean sheets from any of their previous 11 appearances across all competitions a run that stems all the way back to a 2-1 win against Minnesota on April 14th. Likewise, along with recording just a single MLS victory over the past five weeks, Houston have also shown some rather glaring de…
Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest settled for a point apiece after playing out a goalless draw at Selhurst Park.
Morgan Gibbs-White came closest for Forest when he clipped the inside of the far post in the first half, while Jean-Philippe Mateta narrowly missed breaking the deadlock in the second period.
Roy Hodgson’s 400th Premier League game in charge was marred by two more injuries to his severely-depleted side, with Jeffrey Schlupp and Jairo Riedewald forced off on either side of the interval.
The game finishes level |
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC)
Substitute Jesurun Rak-Sakyi was impressive in his fourth appearance for the Eagles and provided a bit of much-needed hope for the hosts – for whom the international break can not come so…
Derek Adams has been appointed as the new manager of League Two side Plymouth Argyle.
The club parted company with John Sheridan a fortnight ago, the former boss requesting to leave in order to be closer to his family in the north of England.
Adams previously spent seven years with Ross County, either side of a stint as assistant at Hibernian.
He guided County to Scottish Challenge Cup success in 2006, as well as the Second and First Division titles in 2008 and 2012 respectively.
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Edin Terzic has been named as the new head coach of Borussia Dortmund, the club have confirmed.
Terzic enjoyed an interim spell in charge of Dortmund last season after Lucien Favre was sacked in December 2020, and led the club to DFB-Pokal glory.
Marco Rose was eventually named as full-time head coach but was sacked earlier this month with Dortmund having finished eight points behind Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, and underwhelmed in both the Champions League and Europa League.
Terzic, who was first brought to Signal Iduna Park as an assistant to Favre and had been serving as technical director, consequently returns to the role on a deal until June 2025.
By now, many people are likely to be aware of the special importance BVB holds in my life. I d t…
Leeds United have sacked head coach Jesse Marsch after less than a year in charge.
The American was hired at the end of February 2022 following the dismissal of Marcelo Bielsa but suffered the same fate less than a year later.
Marsch steered Leeds to Premier League survival last season, after Bielsa was shown the door with the Whites only two points above the bottom three.
It was hardly an emphatic end to the season, however, with Leeds 2-1 win over Brentford on the last day of the campaign ensuring their safety in 17th place.
Leeds lost key players Raphinha and Kalvin Phillips in pre-season, but those departures contributed to Marsch being able to invest heavily in the squad.
Including the January additions of Maximilian Wober, Georginio Rutter a…
Perhaps taking a page out of legendary Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson s playbook, it is out with the old at Manchester City and in with the new in what has been a busy transfer window to date.
On the back of winning a fourth Premier League title in five seasons, City have waved goodbye to long-serving and reliable midfielder Fernandinho, while sanctioning the exits of forwards Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling – the latter s move to Chelsea expected to go through in the coming days.
It is undoubtedly a risk from City s perspective, not least with Jesus and Sterling joining fellow big-six clubs Arsenal and Chelsea respectively, but one the reigning English champions feel is worth taking as they freshen up their side.
Plenty of focus will undoubtedly be on…