‘Guten Tag. Wie geht’s?” “Sehr gut, und dir?” At which point, Georgia Stanway and I have pretty much exhausted our meagre supply of German. It’s not entirely our fault: as any Brit living in Germany will tell you, it is virtually impossible to learn the local language when everyone is intent on chattering away at you in English. Since moving to Bayern Munich last summer Stanway has been taking weekly lessons, but admits she’s “still waiting for that click”. The coach, Alexander Straus, conducts his team meetings in English. The training ground instructions are in English. The WhatsApp group is in English. Mercifully, so is the rest of this interview.
Still, for a Barrow girl there are times when Munich feels a long way from…
Burnley will look for their first league win since the appointment of Brian Laws, while Chelsea will attempt to continue their steamrollering of the Premierleague.
Burnley haven t exactly struggled since Brian Laws took charge, with only a couple of tough games under their belt, but they face another very challenging afternoon at home to Chelsea. The Squad looks to be in good shape ovrall, but I think Burnley will miss the experience and quality of Caldwell and Bikey in defence, with both suffering from injuries. The Burnley players will be looking to impress their new coach with the january window drawing to a close, and I think we might see a real battling performance from the players.
Chelsea s season goes from strength to strength and any neutral would expect to see…
Week 3 of the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League will take place between Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Here are the three top matches to watch during this week’s slate.
Galatasaray vs Real Madrid (Tuesday, 20:00 BST)
On paper, Los Merengues look like massive favourites to win this match given their depth, quality and experience. However, it is not going to be an easy fixture for Los Merengues. Especially playing on the road since teams have always struggled when playing on Turkish soil. And the fact that Galatasaray are in dire need of a win shouldn’t make things easier for Zinedine Zidane’s men.
After the first two matches, both Real Madrid and Galatasaray sit out of the qualification zone with just one point, after posting identical D1, L1 marks. The main differe…
Lionel Messi received the Ballon d Or trophy from 2018 winner Luka Modric on Monday, with the Real Madrid midfielder then congratulating Barcelona s forward on social media.
Modric ended Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo s 10-year duopoly on the prestigious prize last year having helped Croatia reach the World Cup final after winning a third successive Champions League with Real Madrid.
It was Messi s turn to win the award again this year, though, as he claimed a record sixth Ballon d Or having scored 41 goals in 44 club appearances so far across the calendar year.
Messi was LaLiga s top scorer in 2018-19 as Barcelona beat Real Madrid to the title, though that did not stop Modric praising a star on the other side of the Clasico divide.
Sports and football are…
With the transfer deadline upon us, I will take the next two days to touch basis on the latest rumours and speculation in world football. Let s get started.
Arsenal
This should come as no surprise to anyone who follows football. Following a humiliating 8-2 defeat at the hands of Manchester United at Old Trafford, Arsene Wenger is finally looking to strengthen his squad.
The latest reports have Brazilian left-back Andre Santos (Fenerbahce S.K.), Florent Malouda (Chelsea FC), Alex (Chelsea FC), Yossi Benayoun (Chelsea), and Gary Cahill (Bolton Wanderers). By the looks of it, Wenger is trying to sign all of Chelsea s B team. Is that really going to help the Gunners versus the biggest clubs in the Premier League? I highly doubt it.
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When you’re this far down the NFL betting rabbit hole, you can’t just rely on numbers to lead you to profits.
Factors beyond the analytics and power ratings rear their ugly heads in the home stretch of the schedule, with teams pushing for the playoffs, some counting down the days to the offseason, and all feeling the grind of the longest NFL slate ever.
That’s where situational capping comes in, better known as spot bets. I comb this week’s schedule for the best NFL Week 14 spot bets and angles with our letdown, lookahead and schedule spots to know.
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For the second time in less than a month, the Las Vegas Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs will meet in an AFC West battle.
The first meeting, in Week 10, represented a high-point of Patrick Mahomes’ season but also helped to extend a winning streak that is now five games, as Kansas City’s defense has hit its stride. On the other side, Las Vegas has continued to struggle since that loss, with just one win in its last five.
Here are our NFL picks and predictions for Raiders vs. Chiefs, with kickoff on December 12.
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Shopping for the best Week 8 odds is a lot like trick-or-treating. You want to hit the houses with the full-sized chocolate bars first, knowing they’ll run out of candy quickly. And then it also pays off to stay out a little later as folks are more apt to dump out whatever leftover treats they have in your bag.
We take the same approach with NFL spreads and totals, grabbing the good lines quickly and waiting for the value to show up later on. Here are my best lines to bet now and the ones you should bet later.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars’ adventures across the pond continue on Sunday with a second straight London game — and I’m taking a closer look at the NFL odds for their tasty matchup against the Buffalo Bills.
The Jaguars may not have the British accent down pat yet, but they’ve been in the UK for more than a week and should head into this Week 5 odds battle with an edge on the Bills when it comes to travel and time zones.
Jet lag might be the only thing to slow down this Buffalo team after a 48-20 statement win over the Miami Dolphins last Sunday, and the Bills will be one of the popular NFL picks this weekend.
Read on for my favorite NFL player props for the Jaguars vs Bills. Be sure to also check out our Jaguars vs. Bills betting preview…
In what might end up being the difference in the NFC East, the Philadelphia Eagles are heading to AT&T Stadium in Week 14 odds to take on the Dallas Cowboys in one of the most anticipated games of the season.
The NFL odds currently have the Cowboys as 3.5-point favorites thanks in part to the Dallas passing attack led by Dak Prescott’s MVP-level play, but the Eagles have the playmakers out wide to keep up too.
Let’s dissect the SNF odds and find out where our best bets lie in our NFL picks for Eagles vs. Cowboys on Sunday, December 10.
Make sure to also check out our Eagles vs. Cowboys betting preview and Dak Prescott spotlight picks!
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