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The Week 11 odds are on the board and early action is already pushing point spreads and totals around in the hours after opening.
Getting the best number for your NFL picks is Step 1 in building your bankroll and that’s the name of the game with my weekly “Bet Now, Bet Later” lines.
I look at the opening odds for Week 11 and give you two bets to make now and two to make later, after oddsmakers adjust to early action.
Antoine Griezmann scored a double, including a goal direct from a corner, as Atletico Madrid won 2-1 at Real Betis on Sunday to move up to third in LaLiga.
The visitors struggled to create chances but took the lead early in the second half when Griezmann s inswinging set-piece somehow found its way into the net, before the France international added a second following a neat move down the right.
Manuel Pellegrini will have been frustrated to lose a game in which his Betis side were arguably on top prior to falling behind, and they gave themselves hope when Nabil Fekir scored a late free-kick, but were unable to find another goal.
The win moves Diego Simeone s Atletico above Real Sociedad after their defeat at Real Valladolid on Saturday.
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Mikel Arteta was unable to offer any further update on the progress of a deal to sign Martin Odegaard as the Arsenal boss defended the performances of under-fire duo Nicolas Pepe and Willian.
Media reports suggested the Premier League club could complete the loan signing of midfielder Odegaard on Friday.
However, the Norway international still remains a Real Madrid player for now at least, while his prospective new club exited the FA Cup on Saturday away at Southampton.
After the holders bowed out 1-0 following a Gabriel own goal at St Mary s Stadium, Arteta revealed he expects to receive further news about potential signings.
When quizzed over the situation regarding Odegaard, he replied: I don t know. Obviously we played today.…
The sadness is great, the pain is immense and the crying is constant, he wrote.
Once again I will stop for a while doing what I love the most in life, which is playing football.
Sometimes I feel bothered by my style of play, dribbling and always end up being caught [by challenges].
I don t know if it s me or what I do on the field. It really makes me sad.
It makes me so sad to hear from a player, coach, or commentator fall down , cry baby , spoiled etc.
I just want to be happy playing football. Nothing else.
Neymar has often suffered untimely injuries at a similar time in previous seasons during his stint at PSG.
In 2018, he sustained a broken toe in February, meaning he missed almost three months of action, with PSG losing …
Ineos Group chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe has agreed to buy a 25 per cent stake in Manchester United and inject around £236million into the club, the Red Devils have announced.
Ineos, who will assume delegated responsibility for the club’s football operations, and United have entered an agreement under which he will acquire 25 per cent of the Class B shares held by the Glazer family and up to 25 per cent of the Class A shares while investing 300 million US dollars (£236.7million) into its infrastructure.
A club statement said: “Manchester United announces that it has entered into an agreement under which chairman of Ineos, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, will acquire 25 per cent of Manchester United’s Class B shares and up to 25 per cent of Manchester United’s Class A shares a…
In the summer of 2020, Matt Doherty left Wolverhampton Wanderers to join Tottenham Hotspur, and two and a half years later, he went on to Atletico Madrid on a short-term deal. With that now expired, he s back at the Molineux again.
If you re a Wolves fan, enjoy a compilation of his best goals for the club.
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Prediction: Bayern Munich to win 2-1
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The stand out clash of the UEFA Champions League quarter finals takes place on Friday evening as Barcelona clash with Bayern Munich at the Estadio da Luz.
Two of the favourites to lift the trophy this season, a thrilling tactical battle should be in the offing.
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Quique Setien s troops will be boosted coming into this clash having impressively dismissed of Serie A side Napoli at the Camp Nou 3-1 last time out and 4-2 on aggregate to reach the tournaments quarter-final stage in Lisbon. That victory also meant that the Catalans had only lost one game since the resumption of football, that solitary defeat coming against Osasuna on the penultimate matchday of the La Liga season. Throu…
Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci has completed a move to Union Berlin after leaving Juventus.
Bonucci, 36, still had one more year on his contract with the Bianconeri, but was not in the plans for the new season.
Having made more than 500 appearances for Juve over two spells, Bonucci leaves the Italian giants having won the league title eight times as well as four Italian Cups.
Remember this, Unioner. There are few people on earth who understand the art of defending better than this man. It is a great honour and a privilege to have him here. Eisern!!!
— 1. FC Union Berlin (English) (@fcunion_en)
Bonucci was part of the Italy side which beat England on penalties to win the Euro 2020 final at Wembley and hopes regular football again will help con…
Al Ahly booked a return to the CAF Champions League final with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Wydad Casablanca in the second leg of their last-four clash.
The eight-time champions took an early lead and never looked like missing out on a 13th appearance in the showpiece as they went on to seal a 5-1 aggregate triumph at Cairo International Stadium.
Just as they did in the first leg, Al Ahly quickly opened the scoring when Marwan Mohsen tucked the ball past Ahmed Tagnaouti in the fifth minute and a VAR check showed the offside flag had been incorrectly raised.
Hussein El Shahat doubled the Egyptian side s advantage when he turned Yahia Attiyat inside out, and Yasser Ibrahim s header before the hour mark effectively ended the tie as a contest.
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Hannah Dingley’s appointment as caretaker head coach of Forest Green sees her take another step forward in an already ground-breaking career.
Her historic elevation to the top job at New Lawn on Tuesday night means she has become the first woman to manage a professional men’s team in England.
“I’m really excited for this next step of my career,” she told the club website.
We can confirm that Hannah Dingley has been named our Caretaker Head Coach.
Dingley will take charge of the team for tomorrow night’s friendly at Melksham Town.
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“Pre-season has just begun, and the full season kicks off very soon. It’s an exciting time in football.
“I am grateful for the opportunity to st…
Domenico Tedesco does not believe he has anything to prove on his return to Germany with new side Belgium after previously being sacked by RB Leipzig and Schalke.
Leipzig parted company with Tedesco in September 2022, nine months after he took up the position, despite winning the DFB-Pokal in the 2021-22 campaign.
The 37-year-old was also ousted by Schalke in March 2019, a year on from guiding the club to a second-place finish in the Bundesliga.
But ahead of Belgium s friendly with Germany in Cologne on Tuesday, Tedesco insists he is content with what he achieved across his two spells in the country where he grew up.
I love my job and I am happy with what I have already achieved, he said at Monday s pre-match press conference.
I always want to …