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Preview and odds for Premier League clash The weekend’s Premier League action gets underway in West London, where Fulham host Manchester United at Craven Cottage. This one could have ramifications at both ends of the table. Claudio Ranieri’s Cottagers desperately need points in a bid to avoid relegation, while in-form United are hoping to maintain […]

[ad_1] It was always one for the optimists, this. Those billing Manchester United’s visit to Craven Cottage as the upset to kick off Fulham’s survival miracle were steadfastly ignoring the form table, which United topped come kick off with their opponents third bottom, above only Brighton and Huddersfield. Fulham had lost all eight of their […]

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[ad_1] Isco’s time in Madrid looks to be coming to a close at the end of the season, but he’s not short of choice on his next move. The majority of Europe’s elite are looking to secure the services of the creative midfielder, with Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City battling it out at the front […]

“I never realised that to be a jockey you had to be a horse first.” Those were the words of Arrigo Sacchi when he was appointed Milan coach in 1987. At the time, he was a relative unknown in the world of football. Born in 1946 in Fusignano, a community of 7,000 people in the […]

Martin O’Neill goes into this weekend’s game against Brentford with a somewhat injury stricken defence and it won’t be great news to hear that after a disastrous start for Thomas Frank, his Brentford side have won their last three Championship matches and are unbeaten in their last five games in all competitions. It’s not all […]

With Equine Flu temporarily halting Racing in the UK until at least Wednesday of next week, Nick Luck’s attention turns to Ireland for this week’s blog, where he gives us his selections for Naas, on Saturday… Naas 2.10 – Pravalaguna I think Willie Mullins and his team will be a bit disappointed if Pravalaguna doesn’t […]

With UK racing on hold while the BHA get a handle on an outbreak of Equine Influenza within some training establishments, All-Weather action in Dundalk makes for an eerily quiet Friday on the horse racing front. At such a key point of the turf season, we can only hope this serious issue can be contained […]

Coral ambassador discusses the latest twists and turns When Manchester City lost at Newcastle last week, few would have thought that just eight days later they would be back on top of the League, because if Liverpool had beaten Leicester to go seven points clear, we’d probably be saying the title race was all over.  […]

Scudamore heads to Ireland on Sunday for two rides with UK racing off I first heard the news about the Equine Flu issue very late on Wednesday night. I think the BHA have handled it very well and the communication has been really good. We just have to hope that the swift action has got […]

Rotterdam club having a tumultuous season After winning the Eredivisie in 2016-17, the future looked bright for Dutch giants Feyenoord. But fast forward to early 2019, and things are looking far less rosy. Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men have lost three of their last five league games, with humbling defeats coming either side of a stunning […]

[ad_1] Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionEmiliano Sala’s sister said “I love you, tito” in a post on Instagram The family of Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala has paid tribute to him after police confirmed it was his body which was removed from a crashed plane. Argentine-born Sala, 28, was travelling to […]

[ad_1] Football is set to get tough on time-wasters by forcing substituted players to leave the pitch at the nearest touchline. The concept has been extensively researched and trialled by the International Football Association Board, the game’s rule-makers, across the world to stop teams using substitutions as a way to wind down the clock. IFAB […]

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[ad_1] Hazard the man most likely to join 6 February 2019 A new generation of Galacticos could soon be rocking up at Real Madrid, with 10 of the game’s biggest names priced up at 10/1 or shorter to join them this summer. Chelsea ace Eden Hazard has been hotly tipped to join Los Blancos for […]