Best odds: 10/13
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Seattle Sounders and San Jose Earthquakes will face each other at the Lumen Field in Seattle Wednesday evening, within the regular part of the 2023 season in the Western Conference of the American Major League Soccer.
It ll be match 16 of the 2023 season for the hosts, and 15th of the season for the visitors.
Seattle Sounders
It s been a much better campaign for the Sounders so far than the previous one when they finished 11th. At the moment, they top the table in the Western Conference with 26 points, though St. Louis in second place with 25 points have two games in hand, while third-place Los Angeles FC, also on 25, have three, and FC Dallas in fourth also have two. A victory in this match is obviously imperative for Seattl…
Thomas Tuchel has sensationally been sacked by Chelsea following Tuesday s 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League, the Blues have confirmed.
The German was appointed as the successor to club legend Frank Lampard in January 2021 and led Chelsea to Champions League glory with a 1-0 over Manchester City in May of the same year.
More success followed in the form of trophies in the UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup, but Tuchel also lost two FA Cup finals and an EFL Cup final – beaten in both domestic cup showpieces on penalties to Liverpool last term.
The UK government s sanctioning of former owner Roman Abramovich amid Russia s invasion of Ukraine eventually led to a change in ownership with a consortium led by LA Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly compl…
Best odds: 5/4
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Leicester City are set to welcome Legia Warsaw to the King Power Stadium for their meeting in the fifth round of the Europa League group stages. As things stand at the moment, both teams are facing a very realistic danger of ending their involvement in the competition early next month.
Leicester City
Though Group C certainly wasn t described an easy one to navigate, the Foxes will have been disappointed by sitting bottom of the table at this point. On the other hand, they have five points to their name, and a strong finish to the first part of the campaign could still see them qualify for the round of 32. After all, Spartak Moscow and Napoli, the two teams currently occupying the top two spots, have only seven points each.
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David de Gea is very excited to work under Erik ten Hag after the Dutchman was confirmed as Manchester United s new manager on Thursday.
Ten Hag will arrive from Ajax at the end of the season and take over from interim boss Ralf Rangnick on a three-year contract with an option to extend for another year.
The 52-year-old is on course to win a third Eredivisie title with Ajax this season and has been lauded for his possession-based style.
He guided Ajax to the Champions League semi-finals in 2018-19 and won two KNVB Bekers, though he was unable to make it a third last Sunday when his side were beaten 2-1 by PSV in the final.
De Gea is pleased to finally have clarity over United s managerial future and hopes they can focus on getting their push for a p…
Best odds: 8/13
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Defending champions Manchester City will welcome Brighton and Hove Albion to the Etihad on Saturday afternoon in the fourth round of this season s Premier League campaign. It will be a fixture reversed from the one that saw City confirm their 2018/19 title at the Amex Stadium on May 12th, one which they won by 1-4.
Manchester City
The Citizens have been as relentless as ever under Pep Guardiola in their wish to claim the title once more. Even in their 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur, they utterly dominated the proceedings and were extremely unlucky to see a Gabriel Jesus stoppage-time winner ruled out by VAR for defender Aymeric Laporte s handball in the buildup.
Nonetheless, they will see those two points lost as exactly t…
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe backed Ryan Fraser to shine in the new Premier League season following his stellar start in the 2-0 win over Cardiff City.
The Scotland international scored midway through the first half before Callum Wilson atoned for a penalty miss to seal victory in stoppage time at the Vitality Stadium.
Fraser s goal was his ninth in the Premier League and he would have capped the performance with an assist had David Brooks, an off-season signing from Sheffield United, not fluffed a gilt-edged header after half-time.
Howe reserved special praise for both wingers.
David Brooks is young, talented and you saw a glimpse of his potential. I was really happy with his contribution overall, the Cherries boss told reporters.
With Ryan…
Borussia Dortmund have continued their recruitment drive with the signing of Salih Ozcan on a four-year deal, the club confirmed on Monday.
The midfielder joins from boyhood club Cologne, with German publication Kicker reporting Dortmund have paid a €5million release clause to land the 24-year-old.
Dortmund, who parted company with head coach Marco Rose at the end of a Bundesliga season in which they finished eight points adrift of champions Bayern Munich, have been busy freshening up their squad ahead of a fresh assault on the title next term.
With Erling Haaland departing for Manchester City, Dortmund acted quickly to bring in Karim Adeyemi from Salzburg, while Niklas Sule signed on a free from Bayern and Nico Schlotterbeck arrived from Freiburg.
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Argentina have suffered several disappointments since they lost the 2014 FIFA World Cup final against Germany. They lost both the 2015 and 2016 Copa America on penalties against Chile, and were eliminated during the Round of 16 of the 2018 FIFA World Cup by France. All of this while having the world’s consensus best player, Lionel Messi, leading the way.
But things have changed for Argentina of late. Jorge Sampaoli left the managerial position after the 2018 World Cup fiasco, and Lionel Scaloni replaced him as an interim manager. The former Deportivo La Coruna defender was “on trial” until the 2019 Copa America, but he led La Albiceleste to a third-place finish. As a result, he got the job on a full-time basis.
There has been a lot of criticism directed towards Sc…
Alexis Sanchez has signed a two-year deal to return to Udinese after leaving Inter as a free agent.
Sanchez s contract with the Serie A champions expired in July, and he has chosen to return to Udinese 13 years after leaving.
He initially joined I Bianconeri in 2006 but spent two seasons on loan back in South America before establishing himself in the first team.
The 35-year-old made 112 appearances in his first spell at Udinese, netting 21 goals and registering 20 assists.
He has since played for Barcelona, Arsenal and Manchester United, winning nine trophies along the way, including LaLiga, Serie A and the Club World Cup.
Sanchez could make his first start in their Serie A opener against Bologna next Sunday.
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Gary Lineker has paid a warm tribute to the late Leicester City owner and chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
Leicester confirmed on Sunday that Srivaddhanaprabha died when his helicopter crashed outside the King Power Stadium around an hour after Saturday s 1-1 Premier League draw against West Ham.
All five people on board the aircraft were killed.
Former England striker Lineker starred for Leicester during the early stages of his career and remains a passionate supporter of his hometown club.
Deeply saddened to hear the confirmation that @lcfc chairman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was one of five people to lose their lives in the helicopter crash on Saturday evening, Lineker wrote in an Instagram post.
A quiet, unassuming man who will always b…