Best Odds: 20/21
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In what looks set to be a heavyweight Serie A showdown on Sunday night, Napoli will make the trip to Turin when they meet Juventus.
Juventus
Starting with the hosts, after having their 15-point deduction temporarily overturned earlier in the week, Juventus find themselves sat in pole position to claim a top-four finish this season. However, while the Old Lady might have extended on their Europa League adventure in midweek after edging past Sporting Lisbon thanks to a 2-1 aggregate win, Massimiliano Allegri’s side are seeking some recent stability. Eventually having to settle for a second-leg 1-1 draw in Portugal a few days ago, the Italian giants have recorded just a single win from their last five appearances across all competitio…
Competition: Euro 2016
Market: Germany and Italy to draw
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Germany and Italy lock horns at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux for their Euro 2016 quarter-final clash tonight.
As World champions, Germany are slim favourites to progress, but Italy have already beaten Belgium and Spain to make it this far, while unbeaten in all their competitive meetings against Germany so they shouldn’t be underestimated.
Germany have made it this far after finishing top of Group C with seven points from a possible nine. Joachim Loew’s men beat Northern Ireland and the Ukraine, while drawing to Northern Ireland in the group, and went on to comfortably dispatch of Slovakia in the last-16.
As for their opponents, Italy have surprised many with their form in th…
Chelsea and AC Milan, the two oldest European Soccer clubs are coming to South Florida. The last meeting of these two prestigious teams was in 2009; three years after, they will face each other again for the first time. Be present at the ; this match is part of the World Football Challenge. Another first on this match is the fact that it will be the first time in 23 years that a major English team has played in South Florida. The last time was in 1989 when Arsenal played Argentina at the then Joe Robbie Stadium now Sun Life Stadium.
According to Mike Dee, the CEO of the Miami Dolphins, Miami is a soccer hotbed; the announcement continues the tradition of bringing world-class events to our facility. Sun Life Stadium is the home of the Miami Dolphins and it has hosted five Super…
Chelsea open their 2018-19 Premier League campaign against Huddersfield Town before hosting London rivals Arsenal.
Antonio Conte s squad will hope for better fortunes when they visit Newcastle United on September 25, having lost 3-0 at St James Park on the final day of last season.
The FA Cup holders welcome back former boss Jose Mourinho when Manchester United visit Stamford Bridge on October 20, with the return fixture not until April the following year.
Chelsea make the short trip to Watford on December 26 before beginning 2019 with a home fixture against Southampton.
They head to reigning league champions Manchester City and host local rivals Tottenham in February, with their campaign concluding with an away game at Leicester City.
And here s…
A top Czech football association official said Thursday that he believed national manager Karel Bruckner had begun talks to bring back Juventus midfield star Pavel Nedved into the national squad for the Euro 2008 championships.
I believe that some communication is going on there But the situation is not so advanced that I could say that Nedved is returning to the national squad, first deputy president of the Czech and Moravian Football Federation Vlastimil Kostal said in an interview with radio station Frekvence 1.
The Juventus midfielder, with 18 goals from 91 caps to his name, called time on his international career after the 2006 World Cup.
But pressure has mounted for the 2003 European Footballer of the Year to return to the national fold especially in th…
CAF has decided to move the Africa Cup of Nations back to January for the 2021 edition of the tournament, which is to be held in Cameroon.
The 2019 tournament – hosted by Egypt and won by Algeria – was held in July, as CAF elected to move the tournament to fit in line with the northern hemisphere summer, meaning clubs in Europe s major leagues were unaffected.
However, sweltering conditions in Egypt led to the decision to switch to tournament to June and July being questioned.
Now, it has been confirmed by hosts Cameroon that the 2021 AFCON shall take place in January and February due to concerns over the weather should the tournament have taken place later in the year.
La se jouera au du 9 janvier au 6 février 2021. Date modifiée pour des raison…
Spain took a giant leap to securing Nations League quarter-final progression after Tuesday s comfortable 3-0 victory over Serbia.
Luis de la Fuente s side will need just a point from their last two games in the competition next month after a routine win in Cordoba.
Aymeric Laporte opened the scoring after just five minutes, heading into the far corner after a well-worked corner routine allowed Pedro Porro space to deliver.
Mikel Merino s header from Alex Baena s cross was denied by the post soon after, before Spain missed a glorious chance to extend their lead after the interval.
Porro s vicious shot was adjudged to have been handled by Veljko Birmancevic, but Alvaro Morata blazed over with a disappointing 54th-minute penalty.
Captain Morata made …
Stoke City striker Peter Crouch refused a spot on the Euro 2012 standby list, according to England manager Roy Hodgson.
The 31-year-old target man has been left out of Hodgson s first two World Cup qualifiers, despite injuries to both Wayne Rooney and Andy Carroll and doubts over Daniel Sturridge s fitness.
And the veteran manager revealed that it was the former Liverpool and Tottenham man s decision to avoid involvement in the summer tournament and not his.
I selected him for the Euros but he didn t want to come, Hodgson said.
He made it clear that unless he was in the squad he didn t want to be considered.
As a result, we ve selected squads since that time when I felt I didn t need him here. I m not going to bring him here to fill up the ben…
Market: Over 2.5 goals
Odds: 1/1 @
Already securing their spot at next year s World Cup finals, France will be hoping to end their qualifying campaign with a flurry when they make the trip to Finland on Tuesday night.
Starting with the hosts, while Finland might open Tuesday s finale sat in pole position to secure a spot at next year s World Cup finals, they could have a nervy night on their hands. Sat holding just a two-point buffer over the chasing Ukraine in that lucrative play-off spot, Head Coach Markku Kanerva will be desperate for his side to show their resolve. Although the Whites might have been left heartbroken after their 2-1 defeat against Ukraine last month, they have managed to bounce back. Picking up some perfect momentum over the weekend as they …
Jamie Vardy scored for the 11th match in a row on this day in 2015 to break Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Premier League record and earn Leicester a 1-1 draw with Manchester United.
The England forward opened the scoring against Manchester United in the 24th minute to surpass Van Nistelrooy’s 10-game mark, which had stood since 2003.
Vardy found his 14th goal of the season when he got on the end of Christian Fuchs’ pass and rifled past David De Gea from close range and become the first player to score in 11 consecutive games in the Premier League era.
Manchester United managed to find an equaliser when Bastian Schweinsteiger cancelled out Vardy’s opener with a powerful header from close range to make it 1-1.
The 28-year-old started the run of consecutive …