Eyes rolled unimpressively as Cristiano Ronaldo got crowned – for the second time in a row – the Best Player of the Year in 2017 by FIFA.
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The Portuguese was an obvious choice and a foreseen winner in front of his arch rival Leo Messi as two of the world’s best players continued to scoop individual honours and extend their global dominance.
Perhaps an eye-roll here and a yawn there came as underappreciation for Cristiano Ronaldo’s impressive achievements over the course of past 12 months. As Portuguese superstar moves closer to (highly likely) sweeping the Ballon d’Or prize as well, a recap of numbers in 2017 is in order – if nothing else than at least – to act as a reminder of Cristiano Ronaldo’s ongoing brilliance both for club and coun…
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A study has shown that over 55 per cent of players who featured in the finals of Euro 2020 and this year s Africa Cup of Nations were abused online.
The independent report, released by FIFA five months prior to the start of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, identified that homophobic and racist comments were the two main areas of concern.
Over 400,000 social media posts were examined, spread across Twitter and Instagram, and 541 cases of direct discrimination or other forms of abuse were discovered.
The majority of hate comments were found to have originated from the home countries of targeted players, with 38 per cent having been made in the United Kingdom.
The study showed that 40 per cent of abusive messages contained homophobic content, and 38 per …
By now, the New Orleans Saints must have this travel thing fine-tuned to George Clooney “Up In The Air” levels. The Saints are playing their third straight game away from home when they visit New England this Sunday.
The NFL betting odds have New Orleans as a 3-point road underdog, coming off a one-sided loss at Carolina last weekend — a stark contrast to its 38-3 Week 1 victory over Green Bay (in Jacksonville, after being displaced due to Hurricane Ida).
Here are our free NFL picks and predictions for Saints vs. Patriots on Sunday, September 26.
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Aaron Rodgers and the Packers come into this game fresh out of a bye week, now they’re welcoming the 49ers to Lambeau Field. The Niners came through a tough game against the Cowboys by playing smart and more disciplined football.
The Packers are a different beast though and we’ll need to see a Kyle Shanahan masterclass to out-scheme the Packers and the future MVP. Don’t miss out on our Wild Card prop bets and same-game parlay for the San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers.
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The Wild Card weekend is here, and I’ve rounded out my NFL prop bets with a pair of rushing Unders despite positive game scripts and getting in on Minnesota’s high projected passing volume.
I break it all down in my best NFL prop picks for Wild Card weekend below.
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Monday Night Football offers a non-conference clash between two teams with Super Bowl aspirations — the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Chargers.
Unfortunately, both teams have not lived up to their preseason hype with 3-2 and 2-2 records, respectively. Tonight’s game presents an opportunity for both teams to jump-start their season, and there is little to choose between them on the NFL odds.
While there are a number of different subscription-based TV channels and streaming services available to watch this game… did you know that you can also live stream Cowboys/Chargers directly from legal sports betting sites?
Caesars, BetRivers, and Fanatics Sportsbook are three of our most trusted NFL betting sites — and the only platforms t…
The New Orleans Saints host the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday in what could be a high-stakes Week 18 clash. Both of these teams will be hoping that the Panthers do them a huge favor by upsetting the Bucs, which would give the winner of this contest the NFC South title and a playoff spot.
NFL odds have the Saints installed as 3-point home favorites with the Over/Under at 42. Here are my best free NFL picks and predictions for Falcons vs. Saints on Sunday, January 7.
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Falcons vs Saints predictions
The Atlanta Falcons pulled off their most impressive win of the season in Week 16, beating the Colts by 19 points, then promptly suffered their worst loss of the season last week by falling 37-17 …
Feathers will fly tonight when the Atlanta Falcons swoop into Lincoln Financial Field to take on the Philadelphia Eagles.
Philly opened as -3.5-point favorite way back in May, and that line has grown by two points following the team’s thrilling 34-29 victory over the Green Bay Packers in Sao Paulo.
Atlanta, meanwhile, is still searching for its first win of the season after getting grounded by the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1. New Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins was picked off twice in his debut and admitted to feeling rusty as he returns from a major Achilles injury.
There are a number of subscription-based TV channels and streaming services available to watch this evening’s game, but did you know you can also live stream the action…
Argentina are out of the Olympic football tournament after being held to a 1-1 draw by Honduras on Wednesday.
The gold medal winners in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 went behind to Anthony Lozano s goal and Mauricio Martinez s injury-time equaliser was not enough to see them climb above Honduras in Group D.
Goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli saved Bryan Acosta s first-half penalty, but Angel Correa failed to take advantage, turning his own spot-kick onto the post early in the second half.
Lozano made no mistake when Alberth Elis won his and Honduras second penalty of the game, however, striking the ball confidently past Rulli to put the Central Americans in the driving seat.
Argentina surged forward in search of salvation and Martinez s deflected free-kick offer…