Lauren Hemp believes Manchester City have transformed since the turn of the year and Sunday’s visit of Chelsea to the Academy Stadium offers the chance to show the progress made since back-to-back defeats at the start of the season which have seen City fly under the radar in the Women’s Super League title race.
“You’ve seen a different side to Man City, too,” the forward says. “A more dominating side. We’ve beaten Arsenal, which shows that we are capable of [beating the top teams] and it’s important that we carry that on. It did take a little while for those coming in to get used to everyone, to get used to the style of play, to find different connections and work well together. That has grown over the season. And it’s a pe…
this is one of the most eagerly anticipated games of any season, and this year is no exception, with only one point separating the two teams. Arsene Wenger will be hoping Ferguson s men are both physically and mentally exhausted after their high profile victory over Man City, while Sir Alex Ferguson will also hope Wengers men are lacking in confidence after their shock defeat to Stoke in midweek.
Arsene Wenger will know a lot rests on this game the sort of game where fans and pundits alike tend to write off your season if a loss comes your way. There will be confidence in the Arsenal camp though, with many believing Arsenal to have their most gifted squad for years. There are a few injury problems, with Van Persie some way off a return, and the latest victim being the almost ev…
River Plate (Argentina) and Flamengo (Brazil) will collide in the 2019 Copa Libertadores final. For the first time ever, the decisive match will be hosted in a one-legged tie on a neutral venue. After years of two-legged finals, the Copa Libertadores will replicate the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League system. This year, the venue will Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos in Santiago, Chile.
First, let’s a dive into the history of both sides in the tournament, as well as their head-to-head record in CONMEBOL competitions. The first thing we must take into account is that both sides already know what it feels to lift South America’s biggest club trophy.
Los Millonarios have won it four times – in 1986, 1996, 2015 and 2017. In fact, River Plate wi…
Barcelona star Lionel Messi believes his record of six Ballon d Or awards will be broken.
Messi, 32, claimed the prize for a sixth time in Paris on Monday, beating Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk and Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo.
While only Ronaldo has also won the award at least five times, Messi feels someone can get more than six.
I think so. I don t know who but it s possible, he told reporters.
Records are made to be beaten, but I don t know who or when. But at the moment I hold the record and I m very happy.
Sheesh!
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)
Messi won his first Ballon d Or in 2009 before his dominance led to him claiming the prize in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and this year.
The Argentina international sa…
The international break is set to conclude this week, but there are still many fixtures to be played. The bulk of these fixtures are scheduled for 6 September. Amongst these games are 2012 European Championship qualifiers, 2014 World Cup qualifiers (AFC and CONCACAF), and international friendlies. With 52 international matches scheduled for Tuesday, you need a place to check on all the fixtures taking place. For this reason, I have decided to provide the schedules for all of Tuesday s international matches here on SoccerNews editorials.
But before I overwhelm you with the 52 fixtures, let s take a look at the most intriguing games scheduled for Tuesday, 6 September.
Belgium v. United States
Jurgen Klinsmann will be keen on getting his first as the m…
Rarely have we been able to pat ourselves on the back during this NFL survivor pool season, but if you took our advice last Sunday and pumped the breaks on the Minnesota Vikings (our team to avoid), you’re welcome.
Minnesota was the most popular pick for poolies, taking on the winless Lions. But a nasty schedule spot and the Vikings’ bad habits in close games killed off a good chunk of pool players. We also guided you to winning survivor pool picks with Indianapolis (savvy pick) and the L.A. Rams (safe pick), who won their respective matchups by a combined score of 68-7.
So, what do we do for an encore?
Here are our Week 14 survivor pool picks.
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Giants vs Chargers Week 14 Picks and Predictions: G-Men's Lousy Offense Comes Up Short in California
The New York Giants head to La-La Land for a date with the Los Angeles Chargers. However, with a spread this big, bookies don’t expect a Hollywood ending. The Giants could be forced to start third-string quarterback Jake Fromm – a downtick for an offense that just can’t produce points.
Los Angeles, on the other hand, is coming off an impressive road win at Cincinnati but is one of the league’s most two-faced teams and runs the risk of a lookahead spot with a rivalry game against Kansas City looming next Thursday.
Here are our free NFL betting picks and predictions for Giants at Chargers on December 12.
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Smart football bettors don’t have just one way to handicap the NFL Week 8 odds. They layer in a number of angles and information to leave no edge unaccounted for.
Situational handicapping — also known as spot bets — is an effective way to unearth an impactful angle that advanced metrics and analytics just don’t measure. I run down the NFL Week 8 schedule and pick out the spots to watch.
Here are my best NFL spot bets: letdown, look-ahead, and schedule spots in Week 8.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s teaser time!
It brings me great pleasure to share that my teaser cold streak has come to an end, but I won’t dine out on that very long as I still have a hole to get out of with my 6-9 season-long record.
Week 16 odds feature plenty of great options for teaser bettors, with a few big favorites that you can tease inside of the key number of seven and a handful of underdogs that you can tease both three and seven.
Let’s get into this week’s NFL picks, where we’ll hopefully land on a winning pairing that can add a little joy to the holiday season and a little bit (or a lot) of cash to our bankrolls!
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NFL Week 15 is a quirky one. We have action on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
But no matter the day of the week, the assignment is the same: get the best NFL odds for your opinions.
That means jumping on opening odds when they hit the board and waiting for some movement to buy back the other side later. That’s the name of the game with my weekly “Bet Now, Bet Later” lines.
Here are spreads and totals to wager on immediately and a couple of lines to wait on in NFL Week 15.
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