Gabriel Jesus goal deep into stoppage time at Southampton gave Manchester City a 1-0 final-day win to bring up another landmark in the Premier League champions incredible season, and the club s hierarchy has duly rewarded head coach Pep Guardiola with a two-year contract extension.
The Catalan leapt on to the field jubilantly on Sunday to join the celebrations in the knowledge his team had become the first in English top-flight history to reach 100 points in a single campaign.
City have made a habit of breaking new statistical ground while turning the title race into a procession, and their rivals may have to get used to witnessing more of the same, with Guardiola now contracted to the club until the conclusion of the 2020-21 campaign.
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Germany ended Denmark s hopes of a quarter-final berth with a 2-1 victory at Lviv Arena and confirmed top spot in the process.
The Germans had won their opening two games heading into the Group B fixture, while Denmark were sitting on three points, needing a win to secure a passage to the knockout phases.
But goals from Arsenal-bound striker Lukas Podolski and Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender made it three wins from three in the group stages for Germany.
Podolski opened his Euro 2012 account with a 19th-minute goal before Denmark hit straight back to level proceedings through Michael Krohn-Dehli four minutes later, however Bender s 80th-minute goal sent Germany through unbeaten.
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Jurgen Klopp believes Euro 2022 hosts England are favourites to triumph against his native Germany in the final, but feels women s football is the winner whatever the result.
The Lionesses will compete in their first major tournament final since 2009 after three consecutive semi-final exits over the past decade, where they will face the competition s most historically successful nation.
Yet buoyed by home advantage and a string of utterly remarkable results – including a 4-0 demolition of top-ranked side Sweden in the last four – Sarina Wiegman s side likely enter Sunday s final at Wembley Stadium at shorter odds.
Liverpool boss Klopp will see his Reds side play their FA Community Shield clash with Manchester City at Leicester s King Power Stadium on Sat…
Sergio Ramos has described the prospect of returning to Luis Enrique s Spain squad for the World Cup as a dream after enjoying a strong start to the season with Paris Saint-Germain.
Ramos has won an incredible 180 caps for Spain – more than any other player in the country s history – and has played at each of the past four World Cups.
However, the defender was left out of Luis Enrique s squad for Euro 2020 after an injury-plagued final season with Real Madrid, and only made eight Ligue 1 starts in his first campaign with PSG.
Having already made 10 league starts this season, Ramos is targeting a first international appearance since March 2021 against Kosovo and believes he will play at the highest level for several more years.
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Brazil defender Thiago Silva is relishing captaining his country once more in Friday s World Cup Group E clash with Costa Rica in St Petersburg.
The experienced Paris Saint-Germain centre-back was skipper for the 2014 World Cup on home soil but missed the 7-1 semi-final humiliation against Germany through suspension and was stripped of the armband when Dunga replaced Luiz Felipe Scolari in the aftermath.
Current head coach Tite has opted to rotate the captaincy and Real Madrid left-back Marcelo led the Selecao during their opening 1-1 draw against Switzerland.
Silva told a pre-match news conference at Krestovsky Stadium: To me it s not a problem, I think the main thing is to give your best regardless of whether you re the captain or not. Everyone has a great resp…
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Week 12 is a crucial stop in the schedule for the Carolina Panthers and Miami Dolphins, who meet in South Florida this Sunday, with both teams holding on to postseason hopes.
The NFL betting odds paint a tight contest with the opening spread bouncing between Dolphins -1 and +1 before money showed up on the Panthers on Tuesday and pushed this line to Miami +2.5 despite the Fins riding a wave of momentum from a three-game winning streak. Carolina is coming off a tough loss at home to Washington in Cam Newton’s homecoming.
Here are our free NFL picks and predictions for Panthers at Dolphins on November 28.
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The Cincinnati Bengals got their act together in Week 3 while the Miami Dolphins used the Florida heat and questionable safety protocols to upset the Bills. Will the Dolphins’ defense be gassed after playing over 40 minutes in the heat Sunday and a quick turnaround? Are the Bengals back or was the win in Week 3 more due to the Jets’ defense? Can Tua Tagovailoa get over his “back” issue and suit up?
Find out where my best bets lie in my free NFL player prop picks for Thursday Night Football between the Dolphins and Bengals.
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The calendar turns to December as we prepare for Sunday’s NFL Week 13 odds, and there’s no shortage of solid opportunities.
My free NFL picks for this week will focus on my three favorite traditional wagers of the day — two spread plays and one total — before moving onto a same-game parlay featuring a potential preview of the NFC Championship game in 49ers vs. Eagles.
Without further ado, here are my best NFL odds parlays for Week 13.
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Here we go again.
Seven-time Super Bowl champion and future Hall of Fame QB Tom Brady dropped a bombshell on Thursday when he revealed in a YouTube interview that he’s “not opposed” to coming back to the NFL.
Speaking on DeepCut with VicBlends, Brady said, “I don’t know if they’re gonna let me if I become an owner of an NFL team, but… I’m always gonna be in good shape, (I’ll) always be able to throw the ball. So, to come in for a little bit, like [Michael Jordan] coming back? I don’t know if they’d let me, but I wouldn’t be opposed to it.”
Could we see Brady make another comeback? And if so, which team will it be with? Here are the latest odds on Tom Brady to un-retire from …