Declan Rice lauded praise on England midfield partner Kobbie Mainoo for his leadership qualities during his run in the side at Euro 2024.
Mainoo has started alongside Rice in the Three Lions three knockout games against Slovakia, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
The Manchester United midfielder, who enjoyed a breakthrough season under Erik ten Hag, made history in England s semi-final win over Ronald Koeman s side.
At 19 years and 82 days, Mainoo became the youngest player to play for England in the semi-final of a major tournament.
Mainoo received the man of the match award, starring in midfield as he made more tackles (two) and interceptions (two) than any other Three Lions player in Dortmund.
The winner of last night s fan vote
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Barcelona have confirmed their board has approved an operating income budget of €1.255billion for the 2022-23 season.
LaLiga giants Barca have been battling financial difficulties over the course of several seasons, with president Joan Laporta aiming to steady the ship, though it has not stopped them spending big in the transfer market.
Though Lionel Messi left the club in 2021, Barca this year signed Robert Lewandowski, Jules Kounde and Raphinha for big money, while also adding Andreas Christensen, Franck Kessie, Hector Bellerin and Marcos Alonso on low-cost deals. Ousmane Dembele was handed a new contract, too.
Barca sold 25 per cent of their TV revenue for the next 25 years to private equity group Sixth Street in two separate deals in June and July, while …
Gerard Pique remains confident Barcelona can overhaul their six-point deficit to Real Madrid in LaLiga following Saturday s 1-1 Clasico draw and is taking inspiration from Luis Enrique s first season as coach.
Barca looked set to cut Madrid s lead at the summit to three points after Luis Suarez put them ahead at Camp Nou, only for Sergio Ramos to head home an equaliser 12 seconds from the end of normal time to rescue a point for Zinedine Zidane s men.
Though Madrid are still in command of the title race, Pique believes Barca can replicate what they achieved in Luis Enrique s maiden campaign in 2014-15.
Madrid led the way by four points in late February, only for Barca to turn things around and win the league by two points.
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FC Barcelona and Manchester United are the two best sides of Europe, according to this year s edition of the Champions League. How did these two giants get to the final though? A quick overview.
FC Barcelona
Third preliminary round
Aug 13 Home 4-0 Wisla Krakow (Pol)
Aug 26 Away 0-1 Wisla Krakow (Pol)
Group Phase
Sep 16 Home 3-1 Sporting Lisbon (Por)
Oct 01 Away 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukr)
Oct 22 Away 5-0 FC Basel (Sui)
Nov 04 Home 1-1 FC Basel (Sui)
Nov 26 Away 5-2 Sporting Lisbon (Por)
Dec 09 Home 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukr)
Position: 1 (13 points)
Second round
Feb 24 Away 1-1 Olympique Lyon (Fra)
Mar 11 Home 5-2 Olympique Lyon (Fra)
Quarter finals
Apr 08 Home 4-0 Ba…
The Detroit Lions are still looking for their first win of the 2021 NFL season as they head into their annual Thanksgiving Day matchup — this year against division rival Chicago Bears.
Chicago hasn’t been much better but NFL betting odds still opened with the Bears as 3-point road favorites for this Week 12 Turkey Day showdown.
With nothing but pride — and maybe a job or two — on the line between these NFC North rivals, here are our best free NFL picks and predictions for Bears vs. Lions on Thursday, November 25, with kickoff at 12:30 p.m. ET.
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NFL Week 3 odds are moving as we’re now into gameday Sunday, and while the player prop markets have pretty much settled, there are still a couple of lines that offer some intriguing value.
Today, I’m looking at both sides of the same game: keying in on a very talented Seattle wide receiver who is set to get more downfield targets… and then a Falcons running back that should get back to doing damage in the passing game.
Check out the breakdown below with my latest free NFL picks and Week 3 player prop bets.
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The Miami Dolphins and Denver Broncos have had dramatically different starts to their respective seasons with the Dolphins shooting up the Super Bowl odds board, while the Broncos have already dropped two games as a home favorite. The teams will face off in South Florida on Sunday with the Dolphins favored by 6.5 points with a total of 47.5, according to the latest NFL odds.
Each team’s quarterback will be under the microscope for different reasons as Tua Tagovailoa has skyrocketed to being the league favorite in NFL MVP odds, while Russell Wilson will be desperate to show he can return to his old self.
Let’s dig into what we’ve seen out of the teams this season and how they match up against each other. Here are my NFL picks and predictions f…
Following their Week 12 loss in Denver, the banged-up Cleveland Browns have stayed out west ahead of their meeting with the Los Angeles Rams, who enter as 3.5-point home chalk. The visiting team could be without Myles Garrett, and are turning to 38-year-old Joe Flacco at quarterback.
With some questionable QB play and other members of the offense not practicing this week, could Jerome Ford be leaned on even more for an Browns offense that will be lacking game-changing talent on Sunday?
I break down the Week 13 edition of the NFL odds and offer my free NFL picks for Browns vs. Rams on Sunday, December 3.
Browns vs Rams odds
Browns vs Rams predictions
Despite a loss, a negative game script, and…
Week 10 matchups are on the board, headlined by the final NFL international series game that features the New York Giants and the Carolina Panthers in Munich, Germany.
NFL odds also include the Philadelphia Eagles traveling to Jerry World to take on their NFC East rivals, while the Detroit Lions take on the upstart Houston Texans on Sunday Night Football.
NFL Week 10 odds, lines, and spreads
These are the NFL odds for Week 10, including the Giants and Panthers squaring off in Germany.
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The Caesars Superdome will play host to Thursday Night Football in Week 7, with the New Orleans Saints looking to snap a four-game skid by topping the visiting Denver Broncos.
New Orleans is dealing with a number of injuries to key offensive starters, and my NFL picks for the Alvin Kamara odds expect Denver’s defense to hold the dynamic running back in check on October 17.
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