Competition: Premier League
Market: Everton to beat Newcastle
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The Premier League returns almost immediately after yet another enthralling round of games at the weekend. The league table has continued to mutate, and it will do so further with another cluster of matches in midweek, as the busy festive period begins to gather pace. With this in mind, rejuvenated Everton travel to face Newcastle on Wednesday.
Newcastle have been struggling massively this season and they are in danger of letting their good start come to nothing. After 16 games they find themselves in 16th-place in the league with 15 points, just two clear of the relegation zone. They have taken just one point from a possible 15 in their last five games, which has seen the pres…
Market: Cincinnati win
Odds: 7/10 @
Looking to extend their stay at the top of the Eastern Conference table this weekend, Cincinnati will welcome Charlotte to the TQL Stadium in the early hours of Sunday.
Starting with the hosts, laying down another sensational marker last weekend as they stormed their way to a 6-1 romp against Inter Miami, Cincinnati are in the midst of another major MLS purple patch this season. Once again leading the chase at the top of the Eastern Conference table, Pat Noonan’s men find the mood in their camp at a red-hot high. Opening July with an action-packed 3-2 victory away at DC United, the Garys have rightfully received a string of plaudits since opening up the 2024 campaign. In fact, along with winning all of their previous three M…
Matthijs de Ligt s protracted move to Juventus has finally been completed, with the defender becoming one of football s priciest teenagers.
The Ajax captain will play for the Serie A champions next term after Juve saw off competition from clubs including Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Manchester United.
De Ligt s star rose last term with Ajax reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, as well as claiming a domestic double under coach Erik ten Hag.
But he now faces justifying a fee of €75million, rising to €85.5m, that makes him the most expensive under-20 defender of all time. Omnisport takes a look at the 10 biggest teenage transfers and how they fared.
LIGTS | Matthijs de Ligt officially signs for Juventus!
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Gareth Bale should leave Real Madrid and move back to the Premier League, according to his former Tottenham team-mate Dimitar Berbatov.
Bale has endured another injury-hit season at the Santiago Bernabeu, but he came off the bench to score a winning penalty against Levante on Sunday.
The Wales forward did not celebrate and shrugged off Lucas Vazquez s attempted hug, although Santiago Solari insisted he was happy to see Bale s anger at having to settle for a cameo role.
And Berbatov, who spent the 2007-08 season with Bale at White Hart Lane, believes that the 29-year-old should now be looking to make a return to English football, adding that he seems to be a scapegoat for Madrid s issues.
Another rumour doing the rounds this week has been a Premier L…
Paris Saint-Germain will struggle to fight back against Real Madrid in the Champions League due to the LaLiga side s threat on the counter-attack, according to Andre Villas-Boas.
PSG led at the Santiago Bernabeu through Adrien Rabiot s goal, but Cristiano Ronaldo struck a brace before Marcelo wrapped up a 3-1 first leg victory for Madrid to give Zinedine Zidane s men a two-goal lead to take to the French capital.
Neymar is an injury doubt for the March 6 return match after the Brazilian sustained an injury to his right ankle during a Ligue 1 win over PSG s rivals Marseille on Sunday, although coach Unai Emery is optimistic the world s most expensive player will be passed fit.
Regardless of whether Neymar is able to play, former Chelsea, Tottenham and Zenit coach …