Three Games to Watch During 2019-20 UEFA Champions League Week 6

Week 6 of the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League will take place between Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Here are the three top matches to watch during this week’s slate, which signals the end of the group stage.

Salzburg vs Liverpool (Tuesday – 17:55 GMT)

Salzburg have been one of the biggest surprises of the 2019-20 Champions League, as no one expected them to be alive for a Round of 16 berth before the final matchday of the group stage (seven points, W2, D1, L2). As if that wasn’t enough, the Austrian Bundesliga champions also own the third-best scoring record of the tournament with 16 goals. They are not going to be pushovers ahead of this Tuesday matchup against Liverpool.

The reigning champions have not qualified yet (10 points, W3, D1, L1), but a draw here wou…

25 September 2011: Transfer Rumours Sunday

 

Transfer Rumours Sunday is finally here! Let s kick off the day by looking at the latest transfer rumours in European football.

We start by looking at speculation surrounding Manchester United.

Manchester United Rumours

According to The Sun, Manchester United are targeting 27-year-old Villarreal holding midfielder Bruno Soriano. Soriano is rated at £10 million despite not scoring in his 123 appearances for Villarreal in La Liga.

He is by definition a defensive midfielder, a position that United lack quality or experience in. Bruno would surely be a good fit at Old Trafford, but will Sir Alex splash £10 million for a 27-year-old holding midfielder?

In other news, Manchester United are reportedly targeting Dundee Unit…

Seahawks vs Texans Week 14 Picks and Predictions: Seattle's Resurgence Continues Against Houston

The Seattle Seahawks finally got the offense rolling last week and will look to make it back-to-back wins when they travel to Houston to take on the Texans who’ll be starting Davis Mills at quarterback. Russell Wilson & Co. enter the Week 14 contest as 7.5-point road favorites following Houston’s zero-point performance a week ago.

Can the Seahawks run the table and finish 9-8? Can the Texans be anything other than a tune-up game for their opponents, especially with Mills under center? Find out in our free picks, predictions and NFL odds for the Seahawks vs. Texans. 

Ravens vs Buccaneers TNF Prop Bets: Gus Edwards Benefits From Run-Heavy Gameplan

Tom Brady enters Thursday night as a home dog for just the 13th time in his NFL career as the embarrassed Tampa Bay Buccaneers host Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens in primetime.

The Ravens have fully committed to the run with Gus Edwards back and could have success as the Bucs were torched on the ground by D’Onta Foreman and Chuba Hubbard last week. Mike Evans and the passing game also have a great matchup vs. this Baltimore secondary.

We’ve covered all the bases in our Ravens vs. Buccaneers picks and predictions but I also give you my best NFL prop picks below. 

Steelers vs Colts Odds, Picks, and Predictions Week 15: Over and Out

A pair of 7-6 SU teams face off indoors this afternoon as Mitch Trubisky and the rested Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Indianapolis Colts, who sit as -2.5-point favorites on the NFL odds board. 

With an indoor setting, Trubisky and this offense getting more time, the Indy defense struggling to stop anyone, and the Steelers’ defense banged up and not looking great in prime time, should bettors continue to pile on Colts Overs?

I break down the Week 15 NFL odds and offer my free NFL picks for Steelers vs. Colts on December 16. 

Make sure to also check out our favorite Steelers vs. Colts player props and Zack Moss prop picks for more great wagers!

Steelers vs Colts odds

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Packers vs Broncos Prediction, Picks & Odds for This Week’s NFL Preseason Game

It may just be the preseason but the Green Bay Packers continue to surprise people after convincingly beating the Browns last week, handing them just their second preseason loss in their last seven games.

This week, they’ll take on the Denver Broncos, a team they faced last October but with a very different quarterback at the helm. I break it all down in my Packers vs. Broncos predictions and NFL picks below.

Packers vs Broncos prediction

My best betBroncos -7 (-105 at Caesars)

My analysisIf there’s one thing we know about the post-Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers, it’s that they continue to surprise people.

No one expected the Packers to make the playoffs, let alone win a game. No one expected Jordan Love to hav…

Rio 2016: Rose welcomes Luis Figo´s Olympic golf interest

Gold medal winner Justin Rose says the congratulations he received from former football superstar Luis Figo demonstrates the reach made possible by golf s return to the Olympic Games.

Great Britain s Rose defeated Henrik Stenson of Sweden by two strokes after a duel that went to the final hole in Rio on Sunday.

And the 36-year-old claimed that attracting attention from the likes of Wayne Rooney and Figo, the 2000 Ballon d Or winner, demonstrates the value of competing at the quadrennial showpiece event.

I didn t even know he was a golfer, per se, Rose told Sky Sports when asked about former Real Madrid and Barcelona superstar Figo.

So when someone like that comes out of left field, it just shows what a huge reach the Olympic Games has. 

I d im…

Day three of Euro 2008 – France 0-0 Romania, Italy 0-3 Holland.

In the games on day three of the Euros we went from the sublime to the ridiculous. Actually it was the other way round as the early game between France and Romania was quite dreadful and the evening game between Holland and Italy was superb.

One of the pundits on the BBC in England described the France against Romania game as the worst game of football he has ever seen. I wouldn’t have gone quite that far but it really was bad. The Romanians will be pleased that they set out to get a point and achieved their goals. The French will be devastated that they produced so little.

In some ways, Romania may actually be slightly disappointed because the French were so bad that had they shown any adventure whatsoever they may well have taken all three points rath…

Bayern Munich 2017-18: A tale of responding to adversity

Saturday s 4-1 over Augsburg confirmed Bayern Munich s status as Bundesliga champions for a sixth season in succession.

Bayern have won the title at a canter their glory was secured with five matches still to play. Success has looked a formality for a long time, with Jupp Heynckes whipping the side into shape.

But at the start of the season there were few indications the campaign would go as it has, as Borussia Dortmund sat at the top of the pile while Bayern looked sluggish and fell behind.

Yet here we are at the start of April, with Bayern and Heynckes lifting the trophy while soaked in Paulaner.

However, that does not tell the whole story of how Bayern cruised to a 28th Bundesliga title.

 

CIAO, CARLO

Carlo Ancelotti s Bundes…

Tomas Rosicky expected to miss out until 2009

It was announced here last night that Czech Republic and Arsenal winger was rushed to hospital in the capital after having, what was originally believed to be a bad reaction to the injections administered to him in his knee. He had complained of feeling sick and agonising headaches.

He had been on the road to recovery after last having played for Arsenal in January of this year.

It was revealed at the hospital that he has been diagnosed with bone-marrow edema.

It is extremely unlikely that he will ready before the end of the year.