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Looking to make it back-to-back Europa League victories on Thursday night, Lazio will welcome Nice to the Stadio Olimpico.
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Starting with the hosts, while Lazio might have largely limped their way over the finishing line last season, the Eagles do appear to have made plenty of improvements this time around. Getting their Europa League adventure underway with a thumping performance last week as they stormed their way to a routine 3-0 romp against Dynamo Kyiv over in Hamburg, Marco Baroni’s men should be smelling the chance to lay down another early European marker here. Likewise, putting in another eye-catching performance over the weekend as they secured an action-packed 3-2 victory away at Torino, the Sky Blues have certainly…
Serhiy Sydorchuk is hopeful of keeping Ukraine s fairytale journey at Euro 2024 alive heading into their final group game against Belgium.
The Blue and Yellow conclude their Group E campaign in Stuttgart on Tuesday, knowing a win will secure their place in the last-16 of the tournament.
Slovakia face Romania in the other game, and with all three sides level on points heading into Matchday 3, the emphasis on winning has heightened.
Sydorchuk said his team know a triumph in their first meeting with the Red Devils would see them through to the last-16 as one of the top two, but he did not want to tempt fate.
When you say something very loudly, the echo will be very loud as well, so I think we should be silent and we should do what we can do, and we ll se…
Thomas Frank refused to discuss the future of striker Ivan Toney, instead choosing to focus on the players he definitely has at his disposal at Brentford.
Toney has been the subject of interest from Saudi club Al-Ahli, while Chelsea have long been admirers of the striker and have reportedly made a move this week.
The England international has been left out of Brentford s first three games of the season.
And Frank did not want to entertain the subject after Brentford s EFL Cup third round win over Colchester on Wednesday.
He said: Similar to yesterday. I am not speaking about Ivan.
I want to speak about the 21 lads in the dressing room who did well to get through to the next round of the EFL Cup against a Colchester team who deserve a lot of prais…
Atalanta defender Robin Gosens is unaware of any interest from Barcelona but suggested he is open to discussing a move now that Germany s Euro 2020 campaign is over.
The left wing-back produced one of the standout performances of the tournament with a goal and an assist in Germany s 4-2 victory over Portugal in the group stage.
He started all four of his nation s matches, including 87 minutes of the 2-0 loss to England that brought an end to their campaign at the last-16 stage.
Only Joakim Maehle, Thomas Meunier and Luke Shaw (all three) have played a direct part in more goals among defenders than Gosens so far at Euro 2020.
The two big chances created by the 26-year-old, meanwhile, is behind only Jordi Alba and Shaw (both four), which includes that assi…
England and Italy will contest their first competitive fixture for 15 years in the last quarter-final of Euro 2012 on Sunday.
Roy Hodgson s England defied gloomy pre-tournament predictions to top Group D and avoid an early meeting with holders Spain in the last eight.
They kicked off their campaign in Poland and Ukraine with a somewhat fortunate 1-1 draw against France.
That was followed by a rollercoaster 3-2 victory over Sweden, in which England took the lead, fell behind, and then rallied to take all three points, thanks to goals from Andy Carroll, Danny Welbeck and substitute Theo Walcott.
They were outclassed for long periods of their final Group D match against Ukraine, who were desperate for victory to continue their participation in the tournamen…
Vancouver, the western Canada city which will play host to next year s Winter Olympics, will be home to a Major League Soccer expansion team starting in 2011, the US-based league said on Wednesday.
The city was among four candidates for two new clubs set to open in two years for which MLS had been seeking 40 million dollars. St. Louis, Portland and Canadian capital Ottawa still chasing the other expansion club.
Vancouver s approval as the 17th MLS club, the second in Canada after the 2007 debut of Toronto FC, comes on the eve of the debut of the 2009 season and the league s 15th club, the Seattle Sounders.
A 16th MLS team, Philadelphia, is set to begin play next year.
Vancouver will play at BC Place Stadium, which is set to undergo about 365 million doll…
Leonardo Bonucci has continued to rub salt into the wounds of England after Italy s success in the Euro 2020 final, saying Declan Rice played a part in motivating the tournament winners.
West Ham midfielder Rice said ahead of the final in July that England would be 10 times more ready than their opponents for the Wembley showpiece.
Those words, and the repetitive playing of England s Three Lions song after the country s semi-final win over Denmark, fuelled Bonucci and his team-mates, who ultimately won the competition on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
We didn t pay much attention to it [the Three Lions song] until the Spain game, Bonucci, who ridiculed England s It s Coming Home catchphrase on the pitch after Italy s win, said in an interview with The Athletic.…
Former England and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard announced his retirement from international football on this day in 2014.
Gerrard was one of the best midfielders of his generation, making 114 appearances for England, which places him fourth on the men’s all-time list.
But while he regularly tops fan polls as Liverpool’s greatest player, Gerrard rarely hit the same heights for England during his 14-year international career.
His decision came after England’s dismal showing in the 2014 World Cup, where Roy Hodgson’s side crashed out at the group stage after defeats to Italy and Uruguay and a 0-0 draw against Costa Rica.
Gerrard was handed his debut by Kevin Keegan aged 20 in a 2-0 win over Ukraine at Wembley in 2000 and was named in the squad fo…
There is a sweet science to picking NFL underdogs.
You have to make sure not to overreact to the last thing you saw and be wary of getting too high or too low in your opinions. Forking through the injuries, situational spots, and coach speak is a must to kick up any hidden advantages. And line value plays a big part, making sure you’re grabbing as many points as you can, in and around those key numbers.
But sometimes, making NFL underdog picks is as simple as selecting the best team getting the points. That’s where I find myself with the NFL Week 8 pointspread picks, siding up to some solid teams wearing the dog tags this weekend.
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A soft end to 2021 nearly cradled the Miami Dolphins all the way to the playoffs, but the 2022 slate is not as cushy. If the Dolphins want to make the tournament, they’ll have to crawl over hot coals and battle sub-zero wastelands in the final two months of the season.
Miami’s NFL odds have them on par with last year, even with Mike McDaniel taking over the head coaching chair after an ugly exit from Brian Flores. McDaniel has surrounded quarterback Tua Tagovailoa with dangerous speed and installs his zone running schemes and all the misdirection and RPO that comes along with it.
We see how things will shakedown in South Beach with our Miami Dolphins 2022 betting preview.