Roberto Mancini s Manchester City have failed to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League for a second year in a row.
English champions Manchester City are out of the Champions League, after drawing 1-1 with Real Madrid in Group D.
The Spanish champions made a far brighter start than the home side and took the lead in the 10th minute.
Argentinian winger Angel Di Maria crossed to the far post for French striker Karim Benzema to score from close-range.
Real had numerous chances to extend their lead in the first half, but failed and went in at the break one goal up.
City came out much stronger in the second half. However the equaliser didn’t come until the 75th minute. Sergio Aguero went down in the area under a challenge from Alvar…
While Manchester United might have come under real scrutiny for their display at St. James Park earlier in the week, the Reds didn t miss out on another golden chance on Thursday night.
Knowing that they couldn t afford another slip-up at Old Trafford, Ralf Rangnick s men secured a 3-1 victory against relegation scrappers Burnley in their final appearance of 2021.
Managing to find what was a much-welcomed boost after a testing few days for the former Premier League champions, we have taken a look at the main talking points from Thursday s contest.
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Knowing that they were lucky to have left Newcastle with a 1-1 draw to show for their troubles on Monday night, there is no doubt that Rangnick was calling on an immediate respo…
The Cleveland Browns let a road victory slip through their fingers in Week 1, while the Houston Texans easily won at home in their season opener.
Get a good look at the Texans ahead of the Browns in the standings: This might be the only time we see it all season, as a course correction is expected this week, with NFL betting odds having Cleveland as a double-digit favorite at home.
Will Cleveland, a team with Super Bowl aspirations, get into the win column against a team that’s projected to battle for the No. 1-overall pick? Get our thoughts in our Texans vs. Browns picks and predictions for Sunday, September 19.
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The stakes couldn’t be higher as the Los Angeles Chargers travel to Las Vegas to face the Raiders with an AFC playoff spot on the line.
The Chargers are field-goal favorites for this “win-and-in” primetime showdown despite the Raiders’ three-game winning streak. Los Angeles knocked off Vegas 28-14 at home back in Week 4 – the first time in the past five meetings these AFC rivals haven’t had a game decided by a single score.
Buckle up for a wild night in Vegas, as we give our free NFL betting picks and predictions for Chargers at Raiders on January 9.
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It’s a massive AFC showdown at Paycor Stadium Monday night as the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals both put their lengthy winning streaks on the line in Week 17’s marquee game.
Joe Burrow will get a full stable of pass-catchers, which is something he hasn’t been able to say in while despite his team stacking wins. We could see some rain, but the wind (the more important factor) won’t be an issue.
Here is my NFL prop picks for Monday Night Football’s battle between the Bills and Bengals. Also, be sure to check out Jason Logan’s full MNF betting preview.
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The Philadelphia Eagles head to the West Coast to take on the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday afternoon. The Eagles have managed to avoid the dreaded Super Bowl hangover and are off to a 4-0 start while the Rams are 2-2 straight up but have gone 3-0-1 against the spread.
NFL odds have Philadelphia installed as a 4-point road favorite with the Over/Under at 50.5. Here are my free NFL picks for the Eagles vs. Rams on October 8.
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Quarterback Matthew Stafford suffered a hip contusion while leading the Los Angeles Rams to a gritty overtime win against the Colts last week. The tough veteran will be back in the lineup however and he’ll be joined by All-Pro wideout Cooper Kupp wh…
“Somehow, Palpatine returned.”
That gem from “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is one of the laziest written plot devices in movie history, and you could say one week of NFL football is equally lazy when it comes to calling for the heads of coaches across the league.
Which is why, with seats already hot, we’re seeing Bill Belichick next team odds pop up at sportsbooks, ushering in the potential return of the NFL’s evil Emperor.
Sportsbooks are throwing gas on those office chair fires, setting NFL odds for Belichick’s next team. Cue the “Imperial March”.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjær has admitted Manchester United lost their heads for 15 minutes when Manchester City beat them in January but said his team had learned from the Carabao Cup defeat at Old Trafford.
United host City in Sunday’s league match, which is the 182nd derby and a fourth meeting with their crosstown rivals this season. Solskjær’s side have won two – 2-1 in December’s reverse league fixture and a 1-0 in the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg – but in the home defeat United were overrun during the first half and fortunate to trail only 3-0 at the interval.
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Solskjær said: “For 15 minutes definitely, our heads went…
The players’ union, Fifpro, has called for a more holistic and coordinated approach to match calendars around the world after its new report found that professional players in the women’s game are suffering from “underloading” as a result of not playing often or consistently enough, competing in an average of 22 matches in the 2019-20 season.
The 2021 annual workload study has found that, even at the very top of the women’s game, the low number of games is preventing the growth and development of players and the sport generally.
Data from 85 female players analysed by the Fifpro Player Workload Monitoring platform found that 14% of all minutes played by an average player came in non-competitive friendly ma…
On the one hand, Chelsea were much the better side for the last half hour of the first half at West Ham on Sunday. They scored an equaliser, missed a penalty and had plenty of other chances. Raheem Sterling looked back to something near his best, Enzo Fernández glided about finding space and angles and Carney Chukwuemeka scored a very fine goal, his first for the club. On the other, they lost 3-1, meaning they have won only one of their last 16 games.
It’s not quite 15 months since the Clearlake consortium fronted by the US businessman Todd Boehly completed its takeover of Chelsea, since when 24 players have been signed at an outlay of $1.1bn. Soccer has never seen anything remotely like it. Of the 23 players in the matchday squad when Ch…