Football Federation Australia (FFA) has confirmed it will bid to host the 2023 Women s World Cup, with Australia s prime minister Malcolm Turnbull throwing his support behind the plan on Tuesday.
Turnbull was among the dignitaries at FFA s announcement at Parliament House in Canberra, with the governing body having secured an initial grant of $1million from the federal government to launch the bid.
A further $3m in funding will be made available following fulfillment of designated criteria and milestones an FFA statement said.
Australia previously bid for the 2011 Women s World Cup but withdrew from the race early, with FFA having been advised the event would incur a deficit of tens of millions , according to then CEO Ben Buckley.
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Paul Pogba hopes to add to his silverware haul at Juventus through a successful second-half to the season with the Serie A leaders.
The France international has won back-to-back Scudetti since moving to Italy in 2012 and he is keen to continue that run this year, while also challenging for a first UEFA Champions League title.
Serie A returns after the mid-season break this week with Juventus top of the table by three points from Roma.
Massimiliano Allegri s side host Inter in their first game back on Tuesday.
Pogba is looking forward to getting back to action, and knows it is important they start with a victory to provide early momentum.
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Italian defender Andrea Barzagli was ruled out of the rest of Euro 2008 on Thursday after injuring his left knee in training, the Italian Football Federation said Thursday.
The 27-year-old VfL Wolfsburg defender capped 23 times will undergo an operation in Vienna carried out by Andrea Ferretti, one of the two team doctors, as well as Austrian surgeon Christian Gaebler, on Friday in Vienna.
Barzagli, a former Palermo captain and a member of the 2006 World Cup winning squad, played in the opening 3-0 defeat by Holland but hasn t played since.
Italy play Spain in their quarter-final in Vienna on Sunday and are already without suspended midfielders Andrea Pirlo and Gennaro Gattuso.
In addition they have already had to come through their group games witho…
Fabrizio Romano has said on his that N’Golo Kante will leave Chelsea at the end of the season. The France international central midfielder is out of contract at the former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners, and well-known and well-respected journalist Romano has claimed that the 2018 World Cup winner with France will be at a new club thereafter.
Romano said: “The only way for Kante to stay at Chelsea is if Graham Potter will decide to keep him. But, as of now, the financial agreement is not in place between Chelsea and Kante.
“An important point to mention is N’Golo Kante would love to stay at Chelsea. He loves London, he loves the club, he loves the fans. He has a great relationship with all his teammates. So Kante would love to stay at the clu…
Luis Suarez La Liga s MVP / Image via espnfc.com
Call it a personal assessment, or perhaps even a biased one coming from a Liverpool fan, but Luis Suarez has this season been the very best football player in the Spanish La Liga.
Uruguay striker bagged a hat-trick at Granada to singlehandedly lead his team towards the new Premier League title and final match of the 2015-16 season has just been the fitting ending to what has been a brilliant season for Luis Suarez.
Numbers don’t lie
Not only did Luis Suarez dominate the Spanish championship this season, but the Uruguay striker topped the European charts with his incredible goal scoring exploits as well.
The 29-year-old forward found the net in La Liga on 40 occasions, which is two goals more than…
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The Philadelphia Eagles have developed into one of the best rushing attacks over the past four weeks and will put that ground game to the test against a run stop unit that has been the standard in the NFL for the past decade.
The Eagles host the New Orleans Saints in Week 11 and the NFL betting odds have installed Philadelphia as a 1.5-point favorite, coming off an impressive road win in Denver last Sunday. New Orleans, on the other hand, came up short on a 2-point conversion in Tennessee and has dropped back-to-back outings.
Check out our NFL free picks and predictions for Saints at Eagles on November 21.
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In what will surely be the final regular-season meeting between Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady, the two veteran passers take their patch-work pass catchers to Raymond James Stadium for a Week 3 game between the Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
NFL oddsmakers are expecting a tightly contested game, with the Bucs 1.5-point favorites as of Friday. The similarities between these two offenses, and the limited nature in which they both must operate, make this a fascinating game on the NFL player props market.
We break it down for you with our Green Bay vs. Tampa Bay prop picks, and check out our Packers vs. Buccaneers picks for more.
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We’re getting served up the New Orleans Saints vs. the Carolina Panthers this week in game one of two Monday Night Football games, and it’s a game that should give us plenty of action. I’ve studied the NFL player props, from every line at every bookie, to make sure I can offer you my three favorite NFL picks of the player prop variety, and give you the best number MNF odds have to offer.
Week 2 odds feature two games to bet on tonight, but you’re here to get my three best props and Saints vs. Panthers predictions — so let’s dive in shall we?
Also, be sure to check out our Bryce Young odds and props spotlight for more MNF analysis.
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The Monday following a major holiday like Thanksgiving can sometimes be dicey. Still, we have a great way to end the Week 12 odds with a solid NFC North matchup between the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Our Week 12 matchup has the Vikings as -3.0 favorites to defeat the Bears. Meanwhile, MNF odds hung a 44-point total on the board, suggesting a high-scoring affair.
Let’s shake the post-Thanksgiving return to work blahs with my free NFL picks in the player prop market for the Bears vs. Vikings on Monday, November 27.
Be sure to also check out our Bears vs. Vikings picks along with our favorite Justin Fields prop bets.
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