Gareth Southgate does not believe in fairytales, but the England manager is a firm believer in dreams, so he said on the eve of the Euro 2024 final.
England take on Spain with history on the line in Berlin on Sunday.
Win, and the Three Lions will end a 58-year wait for a second piece of silverware. Spain, on the other hand, could become the first team to win the European Championships on four separate occasions.
England lost to Italy on penalties in the final of Euro 2020 three years ago, and while they have stuttered their way through in Germany, Southgate wants to create a special moment in time.
I m not a believer in fairytales, but I am a believer in dreams, he said.
We ve had big dreams and felt the importance of that, but you ve got to mak…
Luka Modric says he is not thinking about any international retirement call ahead of Croatia s Nations League clash with Denmark.
The Real Madrid veteran is looking to skipper his country through to next year s finals in their last major pre-Qatar 2022 World Cup run-out.
Four years on from reaching the final at Russia 2018, Modric is among the elder statesman of the world game on the pitch, at 37, with many wondering if this year s tournament will be his international swansong.
But speaking ahead of their Group A1 encounter at Stadion Maksimir, the playmaker has poured cold water over any imminent exit talk and suggested whatever decision he makes will likely wait for the new year.
I m not thinking about that, Modric stated. I haven t made any decisions.…
Diego Simeone has no regrets over selecting Diego Costa for the 2014 Champions League final likening the Spain striker s influence over Atletico Madrid at that time to Lionel Messi s at Barcelona.
Costa helped to fire Atletico to a stunning LaLiga title win in 2013-14, scoring 36 goals in all competitions.
However, a thigh injury dogged him during the final weeks of the campaign and he lasted only nine minutes against rivals Real Madrid in Lisbon.
It would prove to be Costa s final appearance for Atleti before moving to Chelsea, and his team-mates went down to a 4-1 extra-time defeat after Sergio Ramos equalised for Madrid deep into stoppage time.
If I had it all over again, he d play the final from the start again. How could our best player not play? Si…
Spain headed into their World Cup semi-final with Germany here on Wednesday having been warned they would have to overcome a much stronger side than the one they beat in the Euro 2008 final.
German striker Lukas Podolski has spoken of his desire to avenge the defeat by the Spaniards in Vienna two years ago, when Fernando Torres s strike settled a match in which Podolski was head-butted by David Silva in an incident missed by the officials.
Xavi Alonso, the Real Madrid midfielder, insisted that any hangover from that match would have no impact on Wednesday s contest.
Once you go on to the pitch, history is not important, the former Liverpool star said.
The important thing is how we plan to handle this match, our motivation and attention to even the slig…
The holiday slate picks up a little with the 4:30 p.m. ET game as the Dallas Cowboys play host to the Las Vegas Raiders. Jerry’s Boys are 7.5-point favorites in the holiday tradition with the highest total of the Turkey Day three-pack at 50.5.
Can the Cowboys get the ground game going in the absence of receiving options? Can the Raiders’ offense come to life after scoring just four TDs over its last three games? Find out in our free props and predictions for the Raiders vs. Cowboys.
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There are a lot of moving parts to Monday Night Football’s divisional battle between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants at MetLife Stadium.
Dak Prescott is recovering quicker than projected, Micah Parsons was held out of Friday’s walkthrough with an illness, and the Giants’ are thin in the secondary and might not have Kadarius Toney available for this game.
Find out where my best bets lie in my free NFL player prop picks for Monday Night Football between the Cowboys and Giants.
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The 2-0 New Orleans Saints ride a short week into Lambeau Field, set to take on the Green Bay Packers who sit as a slight 2-point home favorite with a total of 42.5 according to NFL odds.
There are plenty of underlying metrics that show Jordan Love is a quarterback who shouldn’t be leading the league in passer rating and he’s someone I’m looking to fade in Week 3. But is his likely regression enough to take the Saints as a short dog in Wisconsin?
Here are my free NFL picks for the Saints vs. Packers on Sunday, September 24.
Saints vs Packers odds
Saints vs Packers predictions
Jordan Love currently leads the NFL in passing touchdowns and passer rating but the underlying numbers show a qua…
It had already been a rough year for NFL underdogs, with point-spread pups covering at a 48% clip in the first 11 weeks of play. And then Week 12 happened.
The Thanksgiving Week slate was “Judgement Day” for dogs — like a skeleton clinging to a chain-link fence, T2 style. When the smoke settled, teams getting the points finished 4-12 against the spread in Week 12.
It was one of the worst weekly records for NFL underdogs in the history of tracking ATS results. That made for a fine run for the betting public — which gravitates toward the favorites — but served as a kick to the junk for anyone taking the points.
I guess I should consider myself lucky to escape with a 1-2 ATS finish for my NFL Underdogs column bets l…
The NFL made some big news in announcing that Netflix would be broadcasting both Christmas Day games… then wasted zero time announcing who would be playing.
The Week 17 NFL odds boast a Christmas Day doubleheader, starting with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs taking on Russell Wilson and the Steelers… followed by Lamar Jackson and the Ravens visiting C.J. Stroud and the Texans.
The rest of the NFL odds for Week 17 include the San Francisco 49ers taking on the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium, and the Saints visiting Lambeau Field to battle Packers on MNF.
NFL Week 17 odds, lines, and spreads
These are the current NFL odds for Week 17, highlighting the best odds available from regulat…
Kevin O’Connell and the Minnesota Vikings have been one of the biggest early-season surprises, as the offensive guru has led the Vikes to a blazing 5-0 start.
However, his team isn’t the only one who has started fast, as first-year Washington Commanders HC Dan Quinn enters Week 7 at 4-2 — putting him second on the 2024-25 Coach of the Year odds board. See who else stands among the sideline’s elite in the latest NFL odds.
NFL Coach of the Year odds
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