Category: Football

[ad_1] Manchester United have seen their odds of winning the Champions League tumble since appointing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as caretaker manager, according to our traders. Under Mourinho, United were out at 33/1 to claim Europe’s biggest club competition after the group stage, a price which drifted further to 50/1 after drawing Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16. The Red Devils form has picked up…

[ad_1] Marco Silva is in second place 11 February 2019 Maurizio Sarri’s time at Chelsea could be coming to an end, according to our latest odds. Sarri’s side were thumped 6-0 by Manchester City on Sunday. It’s the Blues’ third straight away defeat and their heaviest loss since 1991. The dismal display leaves Sarri 11/10 to be sacked. Everton boss Marco Silva is the…

If you’re going to do something for the first time, you might as well make it memorable. So when the maiden edition of the Champions League rolled into town in 1992-93, a backdrop of alleged bribes, Anglo-Saxon rivalry and a sprinkling of the era’s most iconic stars would make it difficult to forget. A name change from the European Cup to the Champions League…

It feels like an awfully long time ago that Burnley were taking part in continental competition. Last season’s seventh-place finish – their best performance in the top flight since 1973/74 – booked the Clarets’ spot in the Europa League qualifying phase, where they beat Aberdeen and Istanbul Basaksehir before suffering a 4-2 aggregate loss to Olympiacos in the play-off round. Falling at the final…

[ad_1] The race to win promotion from the Championship to the Premier League is as tight as ever with a full round of fixtures in midweek (Norwich 5/4 Leeds 6/4 Sheffield United 6/1 – Outright). Norwich City sit at the top of the table, two points clear of second-placed Leeds United, after their win in a fiery ‘Old Farm’ derby on Sunday in which…

[ad_1] The Premier League title race could be set for another huge twist this afternoon, as Manchester City welcome Chelsea to the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola’s men suffered their first league defeat of the season to the Blues back in December. Can they right that wrong today and keep pace with Liverpool at the top? Or will Chelsea enhance their Champions League credentials by…

Welcome to the BetBright STATZONE, where we give you the stats and you make the decisions! It’s back with the FA Cup this weekend as we lock ourselves in for the fourth round We’ve 16 teams remaining, but with only seven top-flight sides left then the lesser clubs will start to fancy their chances. Plenty to look forward to and some intriguing clashes, but…

[ad_1] Ernesto Valverde insists Barcelona will not be “taking risks” over Lionel Messi’s fitness as he considers his options to face Athletic Bilbao. Head coach Ernesto Valverde has revealed captain Lionel Messi will be handed a late fitness test ahead of Sunday’s La Liga clash at Athletic Bilbao (Bilbao 19/5, Draw 3/1, Barcelona 4/6 – Match Betting). Argentina international Messi was named on the…

[ad_1] A resurgent Manchester United will be the last thing Fulham wanted this weekend. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has racked up nine wins and a draw in his first 10 games as boss. But what a time this would be for the Cottagers to bag a result. Victory could drag them within four points of safety, if results go their way this weekend. Will the…

Karim Benzema knows what the whistling of the Santiago Bernabeu sounds like. Just as is the case with so many Real Madrid players, the Frenchman’s relationship with his own fans has been a difficult one over the years. At times, he has been hailed as something of a cult hero. At others, Benzema has been targeted. A scapegoat. Last season saw the 31-year-old swing…

[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 of the list according to our traders. The Parisians…

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 doom-and-gloom for Forest who have a 50% hit rate…

“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 province of Ravenna, Sacchi never really made it as…

[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 Cardiff in a light aircraft piloted by David Ibbotson,…

[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 as far back as anyone can remember! He’s 1/3…