Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi acknowledged the moment of withdrawal is approaching after picking up a record sixth Ballon d Or crown at Monday s ceremony in Paris.
Messi saw off stiff competition from Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk to win the award for the first time since 2015, moving him one ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, who finished third.
The 32-year-old has scored 41 goals in 44 club appearances this calendar year, but he is unsure just how long he will be able to maintain his incredible goalscoring form.
Speaking on stage after collecting the prestigious accolade, a decade on from his first triumph, Messi said: To the journalists and my colleagues with whom I win and lose, I remember my first Ballon D Or in Paris, when I arrived with my brothers, now I…
Yesterday, UEFA held the draw to determine the group stages of the Champions League this season. Eighteen different countries were represented in the field, with Spain and England sending four teams each to the world s largest club football competition. Now let s take a look at the groups that were assembled in Monaco on Thursday.
Group A:
Bayern Munich
Villarreal
Manchester City
Napoli
Favourite: Manchester City
City have by far the most talented squad of Group A, in arguably a group that may well be the Group of Death. Manchester United s noisy neighbours must be considered the front-runners to top the group, especially since they have brought in Samir Nasri and Sergio Aguero this summer.
Group B
Internazionale
CSKA Mosco…
The race in the NFC East is tightening up and could get a little closer if the Washington Football Team can keep their four-game winning streak alive against the visiting Dallas Cowboys in Week 14.
Washington is one of the hotter teams in the NFL but is by no means blowing opponents away, winning each of its last two contests by scores of 17-15. Dallas snapped a two-game skid with an equally ugly victory at New Orleans last Thursday and is laying as much as 4.5 points on the road this Sunday.
Here are our NFL free picks and predictions for Cowboys at Washington on December 12.
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NFL fans will see if Tua Tagovailoa can be the elite quarterback he was before a Week 3 concussion derailed his season when the Miami Dolphins host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football.
Could we see a more conservative approach from Mike McDaniel in order to protect his QB Sunday night?
Find out in my free NFL player prop picks for Sunday Night Football between the Steelers and Dolphins.
Be sure to also check out Jason Logan’s full game betting analysis before kickoff!
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The regular season is coming to an end, and now we’re seeing teams start to rush to wrap up their spot in the playoffs. We’ve got a smaller NFL odds Sunday slate than usual with more games taking place earlier in Week 15, but we still have plenty of action to wager on.
We’re studying the first touchdown scorer markets to find three players who offer the perfect mix of value and opportunity to deliver some healthy returns.
Here are my best free NFL picks for first touchdown scorers on Sunday, December 17.
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As the Dallas Cowboys head to Sin City to take on the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 2 of the preseason, there are two very different quarterback situations set for this game.
On one side, the Cowboys are set to rest Dak Prescott, and on the other, there’s a full-fledged quarterback battle. That’s a big reason why our Cowboys vs. Raiders predictions give the hosts the edge.
Don’t miss my NFL picks and predictions for Saturday, August 17.
Cowboys vs Raiders prediction
My best betRaiders -6.5 (-110 at bet365)
My analysis
Normally, a spread this large in a preseason game is off-putting, but there’s a very specific reason that the Las Vegas Raiders are a near-touchdown favorite in this one.…
Neymar has urged Brazil fans to show patience after the host nation belatedly got their Olympic campaign up and running with a 4-0 win over Denmark.
Brazil were held to lacklustre 0-0 draws by South Africa and Iraq in their opening two Group A matches at Rio 2016 but booked a quarter-final spot with a resounding 4-0 win over Denmark on Wednesday.
Gabriel Barbosa scored a brace either side of Gabriel Jesus and Luan finding the net, while Neymar schemed inventively throughout.
We wanted to win from the beginning, but sometimes the results do not reach the targets, the Barcelona star told reporters.
I know it s hard, but I ask the fans to be patient and do not criticise. Support us because that s what we need – love and help from the people.
Ima…
SoccerWay.com will be offering you everything you need to follow all the Euro 2008 action and share the excitement with people from all over the world.
In previous final tournaments, SoccerWay has made it a habit to cover all matches live with all the latest action. Of course, we re not going to change that this year!
And while you read our live reports, which will be reloading every ninety seconds for your convenience, you can use our discuss option and share your opinion on the match with the rest of the world.
Of course, we will also offer you the latest results, statistics and odds, just the way you re used from us.
New this year is the possibility to watch virtual replays of each and every goal! Watch how Michael Ballack, Gianluigi Buffon or even th…
The number of football matches with suspicious betting patterns in world football decreased in 2018, a report published by STATS Perform has found.
The 2019 Suspicious Betting Trends in Global Football investigation shows 377 matches were identified as having suspicious betting patterns, compared to 397 in 2017.
The drop comes despite an increase in the number of games analysed, with 62,250 looked at in 2018 compared to 54,757 the year before.
Europe again saw the largest number of suspicious matches 227 in 2018. There were 69 in Asia, 24 in South America, five in Africa, four in North America and one in Oceania.
A further 47 international matches were identified.
Despite the positive drop in the overall number of suspicious matches, there were tw…
FIFA has condemned Fancy Bears for publishing a list of players who were allegedly permitted to use prohibited substances for medical reasons at the 2010 World Cup.
The hacker group on Tuesday leaked a document which claimed that Argentina s Carlos Tevez, Diego Milito, Juan Sebastian Veron and Gabriel Heinze were among 25 footballers who were granted Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) during the tournament in South Africa.
Netherlands forward Dirk Kuyt and Germany striker Mario Gomez were also named on the list, which detailed substances that certain players were granted permission to use due to health concerns.
There is no suggestion in the leaked document that any of the players named had breached anti-doping regulations.
In response, football s world go…