Two of America’s best athletes are getting married after Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird announced their engagement.
The couple boast an impressive list of achievements. Rapinoe has won two World Cups and an Olympic gold medal with the US national team, and picked up the Ballon d’Or Féminin for the world’s best women’s player in 2019. Bird, meanwhile, is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. This month, the 40-year-old won her fourth WNBA title to go alongside her four Olympic gold medals with Team USA. She has also carved out a successful career in Russia, winning five EuroLeague titles with Spartak Moscow and UMMC Ekaterinburg.
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Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, who led Brazil to World Cup glory in 2002, stressed on Saturday that he would not be coaching any national teams between now and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
In an interview with the monthly football review Trivela, Scolari, 60, added that he would only return to Brazil when his coaching career was over, to visit his best friends .
But he also did not rule out pursuing his club coaching career.
Scolari in April turned down the job as Mexico coach, and press here have often linked him as a potential successor to incumbent Brazil coach Dunga.
Scolari s track record is certainly impressive: he won the 2002 World Cup with Brazil before taking Portugal to the final of Euro 2004 where they were beaten 1-0 by Greece…
Antonio Conte s Serie A return with Inter will come at home to promoted Lecce, while Juventus title defence starts with a trip to Parma.
Serie A announced the fixtures for the new campaign on Monday, with the 2019-20 season set to begin on August 25.
It has been an intriguing close season in Italy, with many of the country s top clubs changing coaches.
Conte is now at Inter and former Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri is back in Serie A with defending champions Juve after leaving Chelsea.
AC Milan swapped Gennaro Gattuso for Marco Giampaolo and Roma are now under the tutelage of Paolo Fonseca.
Sarri s new side begin by travelling to Parma, while Milan go to Udinese and Roma host Genoa on the opening weekend.
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With the summer transfer window set to officially open on 1 July, let s review the latest English Premier League transfer news and rumours surrounding England s biggest football clubs.
Arsenal
France international Yann M Vila has revealed that he likes Arsenal and the Premier League, fueling speculation that the Rennes midfielder will join the Gunners in the summer transfer window.
I have heard Arsenal are interested in me, . I like Arsenal and I like the Premier League.
I don t know what is happening with the clubs, but yes, I would be interested in the Premier League and Arsenal.
The 21-year-old started two games for France at Euro 2012, including the quarter-final match against reigning European champions Spain.
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German pay-TV channel Premiere, recently saved from bankruptcy by US media baron Rupert Murdoch, said it would not return to profitability until 2011 as subscriber numbers plunge.
Premiere said its net loss in the first three months of the year was nearly four times worse than during the same period last year at 80 million euros (108 million dollars), compared to 28.1 million euros in 2008.
The channel continued to bleed subscribers, with 2.37 million at the end of March, 28,000 fewer than at the end of 2008.
Premiere has been struggling since losing the rights to show German top-flight football in 2005, although it recently secured the rights for the next four seasons.
The firm was saved from bankruptcy in December by Murdoch, whose News Corp now owns 3…
Karim Benzema has revealed he asked Kylian Mbappe to take France s penalty against Belgium in Thursday s Nations League semi-final so his team-mate could banish the memories of missing from the spot at Euro 2020.
Mbappe missed the crucial kick in France s shoot-out defeat to Switzerland in June s Euro 2020 last-16 tie as Les Blues suffered a shock early exit from a tournament they were deemed favourites to win.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward made no mistake from 12 yards against Belgium, though, thumping the ball into the top-right corner to level things up before Theo Hernandez s late winner set up a showdown with Spain in Sunday s final.
Benzema started France s comeback from two goals down and the Real Madrid striker was more than happy to let Mbappe take th…
On this day in 2014, former France, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham defender William Gallas retired at the age of 37.
After beginning his career with Caen, Gallas moved to Marseille before being signed by the Blues in 2001.
During his time at Stamford Bridge, the defender won two Premier League titles under manager Jose Mourinho, but left under a cloud in 2006 when he joined Arsenal as part of the Ashley Cole transfer the other way.
Gallas then spent four years with the Gunners and was made captain by Arsene Wenger before moving to Tottenham in 2010.
He spent three seasons with Spurs before transferring to Australian A-League side Perth Glory, his final domestic club.
Representing France, Gallas won 84 caps for Les Bleus and played in their 2006 Wo…
Halloween night brings us the week’s highest point total when the Dallas Cowboys visit the Minnesota Vikings. Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott is highly questionable, which obviously affected the prop markets, but even with the uncertainty, we’ve put together three solid props that we feel confident in regardless of Prescott’s availability.
We bring you our favorite free prop picks and predictions for Sunday night’s Week 8 matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings.
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The Cincinnati Bengals’ AFC title and Super Bowl showing have to be one of the biggest stunners in NFL betting history, considering this team was pegged as an underdog in all but two games heading into last season.
The 2022 Bengals are now in uncharted waters, with lofty expectations and an orange and black target on their backs. Oddsmakers are split on Cincy’s success in 2022, with a win total bouncing around double digits and the lookahead lines landing between nine and 11 wins, depending on where you bet.
Cincinnati is trying to capture lightning in a bottle with this current squad, quickly addressing glaring weaknesses like the offensive line and secondary this offseason. But is that enough to keep the momentum and — more importantl…
Bettors might actually see something resembling an NFL football game Saturday night as both Mike Tomlin and Sean McDermott will be giving their No.1 offenses the first quarter Saturday night in Pittsburgh where the total sits at a Week 2-high 42 points with the Bills a slight favorite on the NFL odds board.
With Pittsburgh’s offensive starters playing in a second straight game and seeing a longer leash than last week combined with Josh Allen and some competent quarterback depth on both teams, should bettors be looking at the Over that has already seen some money?
Here are my free NFL preseason picks and predictions for Bills vs. Steelers.
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