Marco Reus is desperate to bring silverware to the LA Galaxy after making a flying start to his time in MLS, with St. Louis City the destination for his first road game on Sunday.
Reus registered a goal and an assist on debut last week as the Galaxy beat Atlanta United 2-0, maintaining their grip on top spot in the Western Conference.
The Galaxy are five points clear of local rivals Los Angeles FC at the top of the standings ahead of Sunday s trip to St. Louis, who are 13th and 10 points adrift of the playoff picture.
Reus arrival in Los Angeles has caused plenty of fanfare, but he is focused solely on the team s collective aims.
It s not about me, it s about the team, he said. We want to be champions. So we take it game by game.
Besides the tra…
The date of January 1 is typically the time for New Year s resolutions but for some footballers in Europe s top five leagues it signals the day they can plot a lucrative move to a new club.
A number of top players, including Barcelona s Lionel Messi, are out of contract at the end of the 2021 season and from the start of the year are free to open talks with other teams.
Messi, of course, will be the one that takes the limelight but there are some other big-name players who will be free to leave their clubs for nothing in six months.
Here s the best players (and a couple of pretty good second choices) who are out of contract in 2021 and make up a free transfers XI.
FREE TRANSFERS XI (4-3-3)
GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Marko Dmitrovic)
The youngest g…
AC Milan boss Massimilliano Allegri is under pressure after his side drew 1-1 with Malaga at the San Siro
Tuesday’s Champions League games produced 22 goals and a host of talking points. Group D produced some of the biggest talking points.
Manchester City had to come back from two goals down to claim a 2-2 draw with Ajax at the Etihad Stadium.
The away side made a dream start, as Siem de Jong opened the scoring after just 10 minutes from an acute angle. It got even better for the visitors on 17th minute with De Jong heading home his second from a Christian Eriksen corner kick.
City were back in the game on 22 minutes, midfielder Yaya Toure controlling superbly on his chest before firing past Kenneth Vermeer in the Ajax goal. Sergio Aguero was denied an…
Reading have been charged by the EFL with multiple breaches of its financial regulations for repeatedly failing to pay their players in the 2022-23 season.
The charges relate to three separate occasions on which players’ wages were not paid on time and in full as the team were relegated from the Championship.
Owner Dai Yongge has also been charged with allowing the club to be in breach of the EFL’s financial rules.
EFL Statement: Reading FC
— EFL Communications (@EFL_Comms)
Reading were docked six points in April for breaking profit and sustainability rules which ultimately led to them finishing in the bottom three and dropping into League One.
Manager Paul Ince was sacked later that month with the club on a winless run of eight ga…
It’s a dead rubber with nothing to play for, except that’s never really true in the National Football League. The Washington Football Team and New York Giants are locked into the third and fourth spots in the NFC East — that can’t change, but both teams will be hungry to end the season on a high.
The game might not matter when it comes to the playoffs, but there are plenty of bets to be won, so don’t miss our NFL picks and predictions for Washington vs Giants on Sunday, January 9.
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Have you ever stumbled upon an old CD that you really loved (yes, I’m dating myself here), go back and listen to it… then remember there are like three or four absolute bangers that you hammer on repeat like 10 times?
That’s me — and should be all of us — in hammering play, err, bet, on the Overs for CeeDee Lamb props this week.
Now, I get it: He may not exactly be as old as a classic CD, but taking a good look at his NFL player props this week reveals a couple of markets that really stand out against a pitiful (and beaten down) Titans secondary.
Both our Cowboys vs. Titans betting preview and best TNF prop picks are keying oi on the action on the ground… but my free NFL picks are looking at Dallas’ aerial attack — with Lamb’s perf…
It’s New Year’s Eve which means it’s the perfect time to end 2023 in style by breaking down the NFL odds and cashing on on some first touchdown scorers. We’ve got a fun slate to choose from among the Week 17 odds and we’ll hopefully land a winner or two. Last week none of our three hit but two of them did end up finding the endzone in their respective games. Let’s improve on that this week.
We’re studying the NFL player prop markets to find three players who offer the perfect mix of value and opportunity to deliver some healthy returns.
Let’s take a look at my NFL picks for Week 17 first touchdown scorers.
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Like most people from planet Earth, I rarely agree with Aaron Rodgers… other than feeling the need to sit in silent darkness after a long summer of entertaining my kids.
But with the 2024 NFL season kicking off this week, I can’t help but share some sentiments with the New York Jets’ veteran quarterback.
Rodgers, who enters Year 20 in the NFL, has a calm and patient approach to Week 1. That’s kind of how I feel, entering my 20th NFL season with Covers.
It’s not a lack of urgency or excitement, but more a controlled confidence that can only come with those years of service. While the young guys work themselves into a frenzy for the first full slate of “real” NFL action since January, I enter the opening we…
Comoros will be forced to start an outfield player in goal for their Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 clash against hosts Cameroon on Monday, as their three goalkeepers are all absent.
First choice Salim Ben Boina is missing through injury after being stretchered off in their win over Ghana, while his understudies, Moyadh Ousseini and Ali Ahamada, have tested positive for Covid.
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It is a huge blow for the team as their build up to arguably the biggest match in their history. They have a total of seven players absent due to Covid, severely depleting their ranks.
An unnamed outfield play…
West Ham are concerned about the delay to Harry Maguire’s move from Manchester United and are drawing up alternative targets in central defence.
The club are gearing up for a busy end to the transfer window and, along with trying to strengthen their defence, are preparing for the likelihood of losing Lucas Paquetá to Manchester City by looking for replacements in attacking midfield.
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West Ham, who could offer Jesse Lingard a contract after inviting the free agent to build his fitness by training with them, are interested in Mohammed Kudus and have contacted Ajax about the Ghana international. The move is not advanced and West Ham, who h…