Harry Kane should not be blamed for England s embarrassing Euro 2016 showing, with Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino pointing the finger at former boss Roy Hodgson.
England endured a tournament to forget in France, sensationally eliminated by minnows Iceland in the round of 16.
Kane was heavily criticised following England s exit after he failed to score in four matches.
But Pochettino leapt to the defence of his star Tottenham striker ahead of the new Premier League season.
When you analyse England against Iceland there is no reason to lose but football is football and sometimes it s difficult to find the reason. For me, it s difficult to speak about England, Pochettino said.
I was very surprised about the criticism [of Kane] because th…
Phil Foden cemented his place as a Manchester City great after his two goals helped the club to a record-breaking fourth successive Premier League title, according to former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand.
Pep Guardiola s side made history as they maintained their grip on the Premier League trophy following a 3-1 victory over West Ham at the Etihad Stadium on the final day of the season.
Foden recently named the division s Player of the Year played another starring role for the Citizens with a brace, including a 25-yard thunderbolt after just 78 seconds, while Rodri s second-half strike completed the victory.
Ferdinand, who won three consecutive Premier League titles with United between 2007 and 2009, believes the attacking midfielder has joined a panth…
Maxi Gomez insists there is a strong spirit within the Valencia squad despite a turbulent few weeks at Mestalla.
The positivity of last season, when Valencia secured a Champions League spot before beating Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final, has mostly evaporated in the early weeks of 2019-20.
Head coach Marcelino was sacked last month and replaced by Albert Celades, who lost his first match in charge 5-2 away to Barca in LaLiga.
Marcelino suggested he lost his job partly because he won the Copa, a competition he claimed the club s hierarchy considered a distraction from fighting for a Champions League place.
Valencia started their European campaign with a 1-0 win at Chelsea but were dispatched 3-0 at home to Ajax this week on matchday two, meaning they h…
Already in another class, Juventus are even more formidable with Higuain s arrival. (Photo: Eurosport)
18 rounds down, 20 to go. Juventus, Roma, Napoli, Lazio, and AC Milan occupy the top five spot in the table. Meanwhile, Fiorentina and Inter continue to have their ups and downs whilst Crotone s debut season has been an exercise in frustration. The Serie A season has currently gone on hiatus for the Christmas break, but there are still plenty of talking points regarding the first half of the present campaign.
So what have we learned from part one of the current Serie A term? Let s have a look.
Both AC Milan and Inter still have a long way to go, but Milan appear to be on the right path
2011 was the last time a team other than Juventus won the Scudetto. It goe…
Manchester City got their Champions League campaign up and running with a 4-0 rout of Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday, with Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland and James McAtee scoring.
The Premier League champions set up camp in Slovan s half and laid siege to their goal for the duration of the contest at the Stadion Tehelne Pole.
They only needed eight minutes to make the breakthrough as Gundogan scored his first goal since returning to the club after a single season at Barcelona, with his shot deflecting in off Kyriakos Savvidis.
Foden then doubled City s lead with his first goal of the season in the 15th minute, latching onto a pass from Jeremy Doku and curling a strike into the bottom corner.
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And breathe.
The longest season in English top-flight history came to its conclusion on Sunday, with both Manchester United and Chelsea confirming their places in next season’s Champions League, while Bournemouth and Watford joined Norwich in ending their stays at England’s top table.
It was a season that nobody was even certain would finish a matter of months ago, an unprecedented campaign that will be remembered for right and wrong reasons. A season that saw a one-horse race to the title, two Englishmen leading the charge for the Golden Boot and three managers sacked at just one club.
As some sides begin their break before the new season starts in September, others look to finish their campaigns in style, be it in the FA Cup Final on Saturday or in Eu…
The New Orleans Saints finally get to play at home after Hurricane Ida sent them packing to open the season. Sean Payton’s club will welcome a struggling and injured New York Giants team that has been held to 14 points or fewer twice to open the year.
The Saints head into their Week 4 matchup as 8-point home favorites which is more indicative of the state of the Giants than it is of how well the New Orleans offense is playing. Despite the hefty chalk, this game has one of the lowest totals on the board at 43.
Check out our free NFL betting picks and predictions for Giants vs. Saints on October 3.
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On Sunday Night Football we see an all-NFC West clash as the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams meet with a spot in Super Bowl 56 at stake. Old friends Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay are ready to go to battle again at SoFi Stadium.
No matter which of these divisional rivals you think will win we’ve got you covered with a great same-game parlay for each team. Don’t miss out on our same-game parlays for the San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams.
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The curtain falls on the NFL Divisional Round this Sunday night with a showdown between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers.
The Cowboys are road underdogs, so they’ll need Dak Prescott to be at his best if they want to beat a Niners team that’s won 10 in a row. With that in mind, here are my favorite NFL player prop picks for Prescott.
For more, check out our Cowboys vs. 49ers picks and predictions, as well as our Cowboys vs. 49ers props.
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Coming out of the bye and getting some key players healthy, the Seattle Seahawks head to Cincinnati this Sunday to prove that the Bengals are past their early-season struggles. The NFL odds favor the Bengals at -3 with the total in the potential windy and wet meeting sitting at 45.
With Geno Smith looking better than the last time he played and Joe Burrow creating some recency bias vs. one of the worst defenses in football last week, should bettors be taking the points this Sunday, especially with the move from 2.5 to 3 in the Week 6 NFL odds?
Here are my free NFL picks for Seahawks vs. Bengals on Sunday, October 15.
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Joe Burrow and the C…