Thomas Tuchel has been confirmed as the new England boss, the Football Association announced on Wednesday.
Tuchel had been out of work since leaving Bayern Munich at the end of last season but will now become the 16th permanent manager to take charge of England.
The German becomes the first non-English boss to lead the Three Lions since Fabio Capello in 2012, and only the third overall, following the Italian and Sven-Goran Eriksson.
In a statement released by the Football Association, Tuchel said: I am very proud to have been given the honour of leading the England team.
I have long felt a personal connection to the game in this country, and it has given me some incredible moments already.
To have the chance to represent England is a huge priv…
The United States lost on penalties to Sweden in the quarter-finals of the Rio 2016 women s football tournament on Friday, while hosts Brazil dramatically booked their spot in the final four.
Defending champions USA lost out to Sweden 4-3 in a shoot-out, after the match had ended level at 1-1 following extra time, marking the first time since the women s game was added to the Olympic programme that they have failed to make the final.
Sweden took the lead in the 61st minute, when Stina Blackstenius beat USA defender Julie Johnson on the counter-attack and slid a shot past goalkeeper Hope Solo.
USA equalised 13 minutes from time, Alex Morgan taking advantage of a loose ball in Sweden s area that ricocheted off the face of defender Jessica Samuelsson to score …
The second day of the European Championships followed a very similar pattern to the first.
The joint hosts Austria, like Switzerland before them, put up a decent showing against one of the ‘outside bets’ for the tournament, Croatia, who like the Czech Republic before them, looked far from impressive. The hosts lost the game 1-0.
In the second game one of the favourites, Germany, like Portugal before them, played well and looked pretty impressive against one of the outsiders, Poland, who like Turkey before them, huffed and puffed and played well, but had no penetration. The favourites won the game 2-0.
On the positive side, and most of it has been very positive so far, all four games have contained some excellent football. On the n…
Manchester City got back to winning ways in style at Tottenham and Manchester United s shock 1-0 loss to rock-bottom West Brom at Old Trafford handed their bitter rivals Premier League glory with five matches to spare.
The general brilliance of Pep Guardiola s side domestically this season has meant the destination of the title has long been a formality.
Having equalled United s best mark from 2000-01 of sealing the title with five games remaining, City are on course to break a clutch of Premier League records as long as their recent slump is not revisited before the end of the campaign.
Here, we look back at some of the key factors behind a dominant triumph.
7 Pep Guardiola has won the top-flight league title in seven of his nine seasons as a manager,…
Bayern Munich begin their 2009 campaign with a testing last-16 German Cup tie at Stuttgart, the same team who held the German champions to a 2-2 draw in their last match of 2008.
After a one-and-a-half-month winter break, a training camp in the Dubai sunshine and five wins from five friendly matches, Bayern must steel themselves for a return to competitive action.
The Bavarian giants, second in the German championship on goal difference behind leaders Hoffenheim and into the last 16 of the Champions League, need to step up another level in order to win trophies , according to president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
Bayern s league campaign resumes with a trip to Hamburg on Friday.
The team, unbeaten in sixteen matches and reinforced by the arrival of American m…
NFL betting fans will have to wait for this matchup between the Las Vegas Raiders and Cleveland Browns, after the game was postponed until Monday due to health & safety protocols decimating the Browns roster.
Things got moderately better for the Browns, who gained a couple of bodies back that would not have played Saturday, but their top two quarterbacks — plus a host of other key players — are still sidelined.
The Raiders have lost five of six games and are coming off an utter humiliation against Kansas City. They opened as 6.5-point NFL betting road dogs but have seen the line flip them to favorites, as they are facing a somewhat-unrecognizable Cleveland roster — on both sides of the ball.
Here are our best free NFL pi…
The Green Bay Packers will look to build off of their stunning Week 10 victory over the Cowboys and their combination of deep targets and heavy run game will be put to the test vs. the Tennessee Titans’ elite defense. With a projected slow pace of play, heavy-volume passing numbers from either side shouldn’t be expected.
Here are my free NFL prop picks — to go along with our free NFL picks and predictions — for Titans vs. Packers for Thursday Night Football.
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In a wide open NFC playoff race, the Los Angeles Rams have been surging in recent weeks and since the return of Matthew Stafford from injury, Sean McVay’s team has gone 4-1 in its last five heading into the Week 16 odds opener.
However, now Stafford & Co. will have to deal with a New Orleans Saints defense that’s been one of the best in the league this season and is equally hungry for a playoff berth.
You can see how I’m betting on Matthew Stafford’s odds as I dive into the TNF odds to bring you my free NFL picks below.
For more TNF coverage, check our Saints vs. Rams predictions and our best TNF prop bets!
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Joni Mitchell taught us that, “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone”.
In the case of Aaron Rodgers, the New York Jets only got four snaps with the veteran quarterback but now know what they’ve got: an elite defense, a bruising rushing attack, and a passing game ready to pop after being held back by rotten QB play in 2023.
The promise of Rodgers carried weight with the betting markets last summer and the bar is even higher in 2024. Gang Green lays points in 14 games, according to look-ahead lines, and their win total is at 10.5. New York is -175 to make the playoffs, a co-fave to win the AFC East, and among the second tier of Super Bowl contenders.
This is the Jets we’re talking about, however. So,…