Market: Sydney FC win
Odds: 8/11 @
Looking to sign off their A-League campaign with a flurry on home soil, Sydney will welcome Newcastle to the Allianz Stadium on Saturday morning.
Starting with the hosts, while Sydney might have found themselves enduring an A-League blip prior to March’s international break, Steve Corica’s side have come roaring back in some style. Last seen putting in another professional display as they claimed a 2-0 victory away at Brisbane, the Sky Blues have secured back-to-back top-flight wins for the first time since the start of February. Unbeaten in each of their last four A-League appearances and storming their way to a stellar 4-1 romp against Perth on April 15th, the former champions have found a real clinical edge in the final …
Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois does not know whether his stay with the club will be extended beyond this season.
Belgium international Courtois is on loan at Estadio Vicente Calderon from Premier League side Chelsea.
The 21-year-old has spent the previous two seasons with Atletico following his move from to Chelsea from Genk in 2011.
Courtois has great affection for Atletico, but admitted he is unaware as to where his future lies.
We must wait, time will tell, he told Sportium.
This year I wanted to stay because I wasn t sure if I would play at Chelsea.
Besides, I was excited to play in the Champions League with Atletico and wanted to be a starter with a view towards the World Cup.
But now everything depends on Chelsea. I had a conv…
Andre Onana hopes Manchester United can still finish in the top four despite dropping more points in their dramatic 1-1 draw at Brentford.
Substitute Mason Mount fired the visitors ahead against the run of play with his first United goal six minutes into stoppage time.
But three minutes later Kristoffer Ajer converted Ivan Toney’s cross to secure a fully-deserved point for the Bees.
United are now 11 points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa, albeit with a game in hand, and eight behind Tottenham in fifth as their Champions League hopes faded again.
“I feel sad because we are Manchester United, so it doesn’t matter who you play. Everywhere we go, we have to win,” goalkeeper Onana told MUTV.
“We gave away this game in the end. We did a fant…
Laurent Blanc has confirmed that he is set for discussions with Paris Saint-Germain with a view to taking over as their new manager.
Blanc is one of many candidates to have been linked with the position at the Parc des Princes, which will become vacant when Carlo Ancelotti completes his highly-anticipated move to Real Madrid.
The former Bordeaux boss has been out of work since parting company with the French national team in June 2012 after a disappointing campaign at the UEFA European Championships last year.
However, the 47-year-old now appears set to be named as Ancelotti s successor in the near future, with a one-year contract with an option for a second the deal rumoured to be in the offing.
I ll be in Paris on Monday for talks, he told Le Parisien. There is…
Romelu Lukaku declared it s like coming home after he returned to Inter from Chelsea on Wednesday.
Lukaku completed a season-long move back to San Siro on Wednesday less than a year after leaving the Nerazzurri to become Chelsea s record signing for a fee of £97.5million.
The Belgium striker only scored eight goals in 26 Premier League appearances for the London club in the 2021-22 campaign.
Lukaku found the back of the net 64 times in 95 games during his first spell with Inter, winning the Serie A title last year before signing for Chelsea for a second time.
The 29-year-old, who has picked 90 as his new shirt number, had made no secret of his desire to play for Inter again and feels he is back where he belongs.
He told the club s official …
While many of Europe’s elite will soon take a winter break, Sunday’s promises a string of heavyweight affairs from across the continent.
With a host of blockbuster showdowns from the likes of La Liga and the Premier League, we have found a trio of interesting betting markets that are available throughout Sunday.
Sunday, November 26th
BST 12:00 Aberdeen vs Rangers
While Rangers might find themselves facing a real uphill battle if they are to dethrone Celtic this season, Sunday’s guests mark their return from November’s international break riding a major wave of momentum. Only continuing to shine since they appointed new boss Philippe Clement last month, the Scottish heavyweights will be looking to make another statement here. Heading into the fortnight…
Bradley Carnell has warned his St. Louis City side they can t get comfortable despite a four-game unbeaten run.
Carnell s men last lost in March, since winning one and drawing three to leave St. Louis ninth in the Western Conference, just three points behind sixth-placed Austin FC.
As his team prepares to host the Chicago Fire this weekend, Carnell has cautioned his players not to become complacent.
We can speak so many nice positives, especially with our three clean sheets in four and there are so many good moments, Carnell said.
But I also don t want to get comfortable with that. I don t want to be used to getting draws. I don t want to hype up getting ties.
Carnell s side will look to extend their unbeaten run against a Fire team winless in …
Liverpool s frustrating run continued as they slipped to a 1-0 Premier League defeat against Southampton, handing further impetus to Manchester United and the chasing pack.
Having drawn their final two games of 2020 to West Brom and Newcastle United, Liverpool were downed by an early goal from their former striker Danny Ings at St Mary s.
They remain top, above United on goal difference having played a game more ahead of a crunch clash between the two old rivals at Anfield on January 17.
Ings earliest goal of his Premier League career came after Liverpool switched off from a James Ward-Prowse free-kick.
Southampton might have added to their lead before half-time, but although Jurgen Klopp s champions dominated after the restart, they could not avoid a …
The Football Association will “100%” reject any offers for Sarina Wiegman, its chief executive, Mark Bullingham, has said in the build-up to the Lionesses’ first World Cup final, against Spain on Sunday.
After USA were eliminated at the last-16 stage of the World Cup, American fans and journalists have argued that US Soccer should go all out to recruit the back-to-back Euros winning manager Wiegman to replace Vlatko Andonovski, who resigned this week.
“We’ve seen lots of rumours, and look, she is a special talent. We know that,” said Bullingham. “From our side, she’s contracted through until 2025. We think she’s doing a great job.
Teenage sensation Selma Paralluelo can fire Spain to World Cup gl…