Tag: Association football

Match of the Day 2 pundits Martin Keown and Jermaine Jenas discuss how the loss of Aymeric Laporte and Vincent Kompany from Manchester City's defence has left Pep Guardiola with a ‘mini-crisis' at the back, and how midfielder Fernandinho could be the answer to their defensive problems following their a 3-2 defeat to Norwich City in the Premier League. ============= SUBSCRIBE so you never…

BBC Sport travels to Turin, to find out whether a revolution at Italy's most successful club can lead to the “holy grail” of Champions League glory this season after losing five finals in the past 23 years. ============= SUBSCRIBE so you never miss out on our best videos ➡️➡️http://bit.ly/1sFodyu Uploads every Monday – Wednesday – Friday. ============= Find us here: BBC Sport: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport Facebook:…

Former England striker Michael Owen takes on the internets best stories about him, revealing if he really hates watching films, once accidentally ran over a rabbit and travelled to Newcastle every day in a helicopter. ============= SUBSCRIBE so you never miss out on our best videos ➡️➡️http://bit.ly/1sFodyu Uploads every Monday – Wednesday – Friday. ============= Find us here: BBC Sport: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BBCSport/ Twitter:…

Chelsea FC Women stars Carly Telford and Millie Bright take on Football Focus' Honesty Cards ahead of the new Women's Super League season and share their love for Sandra Bullock and David Beckham, and spill the beans on an awkward night involving Carly's sausage dog. ============= SUBSCRIBE so you never miss out on our best videos ➡️➡️http://bit.ly/1sFodyu Uploads every Monday – Wednesday – Friday.…

Before his loan move to Cercle Brugge, BBC Sport travelled to Monaco to meet England U21 defender Jonathan Panzo, who decided to leave Chelsea and join AS Monaco in search of first team football. What is life like in Monte Carlo for an 18-year-old player on the rise, and how hard is it to leave home behind in pursuit of your dream? ============= SUBSCRIBE…

Welcome to the BetBright STATZONE, where we give you the stats and you make the decisions! Love it or hate it we are back with some International football this weekend as the league action takes a backseat. So, we’ve more games in the UEFA Nations League but we’ve picked out the best of the bunch from the games spanning over Thursday, Friday and Saturday…

With Manchester United struggling for form and potentially set to finish outside of the top six, Alex Keble takes a look at the likely contenders to finish above them in the Premier League… Manchester United's comeback victory over Newcastle United at St. James Park might have saved Jose Mourinho's job in the short term, but the crisis engulfing the club is too large for…

Bookies have SLASHed their betting odds on a Sanchez departure from Man United in January. This is due to the weight of money coming in for the player to leave. [wp-stealth-ads rows=”2″ mobile-rows=”3″] Alexis Sanchez looks set to be the first departure for Man United come January. After reportedly being told he wouldn't play for Jose Mourinho again until his attitude changed, the bookies…

After landing an 11/1 treble last weekend, the Infogol experts return with a look at the European action, using expected goals (xG) data to select the best treble from the midweek fixtures… Fortuna to thwart Bayer Fortuna Düsseldorf vs Bayer Leverkusen Wednesday, 5.30pm Live on BT Sport and Betfair Live Video Fortuna Düsseldorf have made a good start to the season, having picked up…

PAUL POGBA IS ODDS-ON with Bookmakers to start for Man United against West Ham this weekend. Despite a reported training ground bust-up with Jose Mourinho earlier this week, the French midfielder is only 4/6 with the leading online bookmakers to find himself in United's starting line-up at the Olympic Stadium. Alex Apati Odds Trader said: “It may not be a decision Mourinho is happy…

Dan Fitch previews the Tuesday night EFL Cup action and anticipates that Manchester United will get back to winning ways when they host Derby. Goals should flow Bournemouth 1.60 v Blackburn 6.00; The Draw 4.00 Betfair Odds After a bright start to the season Bournemouth took a hammering against Burnley at the weekend. This provides an opportunity for the Cherries to bounce back, but…

After securing 3/3 winners last weekend, Kevin Hatchard's back with another trio of Bundesliga selections. Schalke's woes to continue Schalke v Bayern Munich Saturday 22 September, 17:30 Live on BT Sport 2 With success comes increased levels of expectation, and Schalke are labouring under the weight of that pressure at the moment. They have lost all three of their Bundesliga matches, and the clumsy…

 (0:01) A wonderful one-two between Luciano Acosta and Wayne Rooney leads to Acosta’s goal. (0:38) Yamil Asad sends the ball into the box and Acosta latches onto it and scores while getting flattened by Orlando City SC goalie Joe Bendik. It was originally ruled offsides, but it is ruled a goal upon video review. (1:28) Wayne Rooney hustles back on defense and his…