There is a brazen directness to Angeliño that is equally evident when he speaks as when he plays. On the field, he tears up the left flank with pace and precision, the full-back who also happens to be RB Leipzig’s second highest scorer this season. Off it, he speaks with a blunt and often brutal honesty: no punches pulled, no hidden agendas, just calling it as he sees it. Both feel equally refreshing.

Perhaps time alone has allowed him to focus his thoughts. Holed up on his own in his Leipzig home, cut adrift from his family back home in Galicia, the 24-year-old has spent much of his pandemic-enforced downtime watching box sets and pacing the floors. His partner returned to Spain with his young son, whom he misses terribly. “When you li…

Croatia won 1-0 against Moldova at the coastal town of Rijeka on Saturday in their first warm-up match ahead of next month s Euro 2008 finals.

Croatian captain Niko Kovac scored the goal in the 30th minute, shooting home after Ivan Rakitic headed the ball on to him from the right.

The game lacked a competitive edge as both coaches were clearly trying out different combinations of players on the run-up to the June 7 to 29 championships.

Croatian coach Slaven Bilic is still searching for his top strike duo after Eduardo da Silva was injured, and tried Ivic Olic and Igor Budan in the first half, and Ivan Klasnic and Nikola Kalinic after the break.

Arsenal striker da Silva suffered a compound fracture of his left leg in an horrific tackle by Birmingham d…

Tottenham striker Harry Kane is among the five latest players to be named on the 30-man Ballon d Or shortlist, along with Eden Hazard and Antoine Griezmann.

Real Madrid playmaker Isco and Chelsea midfielder N Golo Kante have also been revealed as nominees for France Football s prize.

Kane scored 41 goals in all competitions for Spurs last season before winning the Golden Boot at the World Cup with six strikes in England s run to the semi-finals.

Chelsea and Belgium star Hazard is included after impressing for club and country throughout the last year, while Griezmann, a Europa League and World Cup winner with Atletico Madrid and France respectively, is one of the favourites for the award.

Kante was also part of France s victorious side in Russia, while Is…

Arsene Wenger is starting to sense he has the chance to pick up major silverware for the first time in years with the Premier league in his sights, whilst gianfranco Zola may be pleased with his side s movement away from the drop zone, but he won t feel like he is out of the woods just yet.

Arsenal have had a superb second half of the season so far and they currently lie top of the league s form table. They are also third in the league proper, just two points behind leaders Man United, and Level on points with Chelsea. If they can continue their upward trajectory then you would have to say that they have a great chance of success this year. They of course continue to deal with set backs such as the long term injuries of Aaron Ramsey and Robin Van Persie, but it has to be said t…

Erik ten Hag is not thinking about the possibility that Manchester United will sack him after their dreadful start to the season continued with Sunday s 3-0 loss to Tottenham.

United suffered yet another humiliating Old Trafford defeat on matchday six, with Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke scoring in a routine win for Spurs, while the Red Devils saw captain Bruno Fernandes sent off shortly before half-time.

Ten Hag s side were also beaten 3-0 by Liverpool on their last home Premier League outing, making this the first time they have lost back-to-back home league games without scoring since November 2021.

Those two matches – a 5-0 thrashing at the hands of Liverpool and a 2-0 loss to Manchester City – proved to be Ole Gunnar Solksjaer s fi…

Lille midfield playmaker Renato Sanches claims he almost moved to the club s Ligue 1 rivals Paris Saint-Germain in 2018.

The Portugal international joined Lille from Bayern Munich for a club-record €25million in August.

However, the 22-year-old revealed he would have been playing in France sooner had Bayern been prepared to sell him to PSG the previous year.

It is true that I had a serious offer from PSG, Sanches told Telefoot.

But my club and my former coach Niko Kovac did not want let me go.

Renato Sanches vs Montpellier

1 goal

5 shots (4 on target) : record of the game

10 dribbles completed : record in Ligue 1 2019/20

8 touches in the opponent box : co-record of the game

8 recoveries : co-record…

Roberto Mancini agreed a new five-year contract with Manchester City on this day in 2012.

However, just 10 months later the City dream had soured and the title-winning manager wound up being sacked.

The Italian manager took charge at the Etihad Stadium in 2009 and helped accelerate the club’s revolution under owner Sheikh Mansour.

Mancini was rewarded with a long-term new deal after steering City to their first top-flight title in 68 years, when the Manchester side won the 2011-12 Premier League.

Sergio Aguero’s last-ditch winner toppled QPR and saw City edge out rivals and neighbours Manchester United to claim the league crown.

Mancini replaced Mark Hughes in December 2009, leading his side to the 2011 FA Cup before swiping the English champi…

The Dallas Cowboys are coming off a statement win last Sunday night and host the Denver Broncos as big NFL betting favorites in Week 9.

The Cowboys, who knocked off Minnesota without starting quarterback Dak Prescott in Week 8, are 10-point favorites this Sunday, expecting to have Prescott under center against a Broncos team that just traded away the face of the franchise. That has this contest lining up as a motivational mismatch, with Dallas pushing for the postseason and Denver possibly packing it in.

Here are our free NFL picks and predictions for Broncos at Cowboys on November 7.

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The Denver Broncos will visit the Seattle Seahawks for the opening Monday Night Football game of the 2022 season, or as some have been calling it, the Russell Wilson “revenge” game.

After 10 seasons in Seattle, Wilson has moved on to the Mile High City. Whether it was because the Emerald City squad wasn’t offering him enough green, or he just needed a change of scenery, Wilson is now favored to go in and beat Pete Carroll and his troops in front of the “12th Man” at Lumen Field. 

Oddsmakers are of course offering a slew of prop plays involving Wilson in this game, and we’ve taken a long look at each of them. Here are our three favorite Russell Wilson prop picks for Monday, September 12. 

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The first game of a brand-new NFL season is like a blank canvas. It sets the tone for the rest of the year, presenting endless possibilities and opportunities for teams to showcase their skills and make a lasting impression. 

That’s especially true tonight, as football fans could be in for a masterpiece when the Detroit Lions take on the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. TNF odds opened with the Chiefs as 6.5-point favorites with the highest Week 1 odds total at 54.5.

Patrick Mahomes’ artistry will surely shine for KC, but who will step up for Detroit? I’m putting my money on rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who appears poised to eclipse his projected receiving yard total, even after sharps moved the NFL odds.

Here are my…