Manchester City and Liverpool have together redefined what was thought to be possible in a two-way race for the Premier League title this season.
Generally, hauls in excess of 90 points mean a dominant side cantering alone to glory, comfortably clear of the chasing pack.
But Liverpool s 97 points this time around is at once the third best in English top-flight history and only good enough for second place.
It is also the most points ever acquired by any team other than Pep Guardiola s City, who are the first side to retain the Premier League since Manchester United a decade ago.
Here s how they backed up last season s 100-point haul with a formidable challenger matching them step for step.
Flying out of the blocks
In a recor…
The Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal defended his country s tactics in the 2010 FIFA World Cup final, ahead of their rematch with Spain.
The Dutch were widely lambasted four years ago in South Africa for their physical approach in the final in Johannesburg, which Spain won 1-0 in extra time.
In a performance that was in direct contrast to the traditional Dutch style of football, the Netherlands under then coach Bert van Marwijk tried to knock Spain off their game with referee Howard Webb dealing out five yellow cards in the opening half-hour, including three to the men in orange.
Nigel de Jong s flying kick to Xabi Alonso was the most controversial with Webb later admitting he should have shown a red card to the Dutch defensive midfielder.
In all, eight Dutch pla…
Week 15 has all 32 teams in action across what is now five days as NFL Saturdays come back. On Saturday, we’ll see a good rivalry contest as the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts do battle, while in a bonus Monday game, the Las Vegas Raiders meet the Cleveland Browns – two teams on the edge of the AFC playoff race. Due to health & safety regulations, two more games have been postponed until Tuesday as well.
To help navigate all the commotion, here’s a look at my favorite spread and total NFL parlay picks I’ll be targeting in Week 15.
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Week 9 of the 2022 NFL season brings us the thinnest NFL odds slate of the year due to bye weeks, with six teams sitting idle. But there’s still a copious amount of wagering opportunities, which I’ve combed over to bring you the best bets you can make this Sunday.
I’m keen on four road teams this week — two favorites, and two underdogs. I’ve grouped them into two separate NFL parlay picks, which I’ll outline below.
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The wheels have completely come off for the Washington Commanders, who have stumbled to 4-9 after starting the season off with two feel-good wins over the Cardinals and Broncos.
With the offense in the abyss, a Week 15 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams is looking like a daunting one. Can Washington ride its defense to, at the very least, cover the NFL odds for it’s backers?
Let’s get right into it with our in-depth preview and free NFL picks for Commanders vs. Rams on Sunday, December 17.
Commanders vs Rams odds
Commanders vs Rams predictions
In theory, this is a very troublesome spot for the Washington Commanders. There’s a decent chance starting running back Brian Robinson will miss this …
It’s a Sunshine State showdown for the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers to wrap up their preseason schedules on Friday night.
Miami has won two straight to start exhibition play, while Tampa has gone 1-1 and will give No. 1 quarterback Baker Mayfield another tune-up ahead of the regular season.
The Mayfield news has moved the Bucs’ line and the total significantly, and I’ll attack the latter with my free Dolphins vs. Buccaneers predictions and NFL picks for Friday’s preseason finale.
Dolphins vs Buccaneers prediction
My best betUnder 38 (-110 at Caesars)
My analysis
There has been a major move to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ side in this game, and I’m aligning it with the announcement …
According to Mundo Deportivo, Cristiano Ronaldo has urged Al-Nassr to sign Kevin De Bruyne when the contract between the Belgian playmaker and Manchester City expires at the end of this season.
Come next summer, De Bruyne will have spent exactly a decade with the Premier League champions, having joined from Wolfsburg back in 2015. Since then, he s made an unbelievable total of 274 goal contributions (103 goals, 171 assists) in 388 matches in all competitions for City, winning six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, five League Cups, and the 2023 Champions League, followed by the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
Rightly considered among the best attacking midfielders in the world, it s easy to understand a goalscorer like Ronaldo wanting such a playmaker in hi…
Xherdan Shaqiri said there is nothing more brutal than losing on penalties after Switzerland s dream run at Euro 2024 was ended by England in the last eight.
Having eliminated champions Italy in the last 16, Switzerland were on course for a semi-final berth when Breel Embolo put them ahead with 75 minutes played on Saturday.
However, Bukayo Saka dragged the Three Lions level within five minutes, and after another 40 goalless minutes, Gareth Southgate s men held their nerve from 12 yards.
Manuel Akanji was denied by Jordan Pickford from Switzerland s first penalty, with every other kick being converted as England won on spot-kicks for just the fourth time in their history and the second time versus Switzerland (also in the Nations League in 2019).
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With Real Madrid lifting the title, another great Champions League season draw to a close.
A year of great football in Europe’s elite club competition is behind us with plenty of memorable moments and some fantastic goals.
A youtube user Compella composed a list of 75 best goals in the Champions League this season so sit back over the next 12 minutes and enjoy.
Also, do tell us about your favourite in comments below:
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Sunderland Portsmouth is an interesting match up with Portsmouth looking much better under new boss Avram Grant and Sunderland hoping to maintain their impressive home form and steer away from lacklustre performances the fans have seen on the road.
It s been an up and down campaign for Sunderland so far this year with high profile wins against the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal at The Stadium of light somewhat nullified by poor away performances against the Wigan and Birmingham. Steve Bruce will be hoping for a reaction to last weeks defeat at the hands of Fulham and will be looking for a forty five thousand strong crowd to get right behind their team, knowing that the true Sunderland team has only really shown up at home games this season. Sunderland have their injury difficul…