In what looks set to be a mouth-watering night of Champions League action, four European heavyweights will certainly steal centre stage.
On the same night that Manchester City welcome Real Madrid to the Etihad for their second-leg showdown, Arsenal will travel to Bayern Munich with a famous semi-final spot hanging in the balance.
So, for those of you who are looking to stick on a midweek flutter, we have found a pair of eye-catching Champions League betting markets.
20:00 Manchester City vs Real Madrid
Making real history last season as they finally got their hands on a maiden Champions League crown, Manchester City have their sights firmly set on defending their European title this time around. Now sat firmly in pole position to claim a fourth consecu…
The Premier League takes its first break for international fixtures over the next two weeks.
But we had plenty of thrills and spills on matchday three.
Everton were 2-0 up in the 87th minute against Bournemouth on Saturday, only for Sean Dyche s team to lose 3-2. Manchester City continued their perfect start, while Arsenal were held by Brighton, with Declan Rice sent off.
On Sunday, Newcastle United overcame Tottenham and Chelsea drew with Crystal Palace, while the headline fixture of the weekend saw Liverpool hammer Manchester United.
But which teams were lucky, and unlucky, on MD3?
87 Everton were leading by 2+ goals until the 87th minute – the latest a team has ever been 2+ goals ahead in a game they’ve gone on to lose in Premier …
Crewe boss Lee Bell appeared to point the finger at Harrogate following a freak injury to matchwinner Zac Williams, who tripped over a frost sheet.
Williams’ 31st-minute header secured a 1-0 win for Alex but he limped out of the action at the end of the first half after falling over and twisting his ankle.
It was an incident that Bell thought could have been avoided, arguing that the sheets had been deliberately positioned to combat Mickey Demetriou’s long throw, which proved the source of Williams’ goal.
“They put the frost sheets down because of Mickey’s throw-in, which we ended up scoring the winner from anyway,” the Crewe chief claimed. “I spotted them when we went out and moved them because they were too close to the touchline and we said that …
There are a total of 11 announced bids, including combined bids, for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, FIFA said Tuesday after the deadline for candidates expired on Monday.
England, Australia, joint bids from Belgium/Netherlands and Spain/Portugal, also the USA, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico and Russia have applied for both tournaments while South Korea and Qatar have targeted solely 2022.
We are very satisfied with the enormous enthusiasm which our top competition has engendered and to see that all the countries who initially declared their interest have officially confirmed their bids, said FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
Countries were asked by world football s governing body to bid for one of the two tournaments or submit proposals to stage both events.
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Sean Longstaff has challenged Newcastle to mount a charge for FA Cup glory after launching their campaign with a morale-boosting derby victory over Sunderland.
The Magpies went into Saturday’s clash with their arch-rivals having lost seven of their previous eight games in all competitions and knowing the potential for a third-round exit at the hands of lower league opposition for a third successive season was a very real possibility if they were not at their best.
In the event, Eddie Howe’s men eased past the Black Cats with the minimum of fuss, securing a 3-0 victory which rekindled memories among the 6,000 travelling fans at the Stadium of Light of last season’s Carabao Cup final trip to Wembley and increased hope of an end to a 69-year wait for a major domestic …
LaLiga is set to use the much-discussed video assistant referee (VAR) system from next season.
VAR has been rolled out in the Bundesliga and Serie A this term, often sparking controversy, while its roll-out for selected games in England s FA Cup has also been far from seamless.
FIFA remain committed to using the technology at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and Spain s top flight will be the latest major division to get on board.
In a statement, LaLiga confirmed it had reached an agreement with the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to introduce VAR in 2018-19.
Recently retired referees Carlos Velasco Carballo and Carlos Clos Gomez will head up training for match officials, which begins immediately, while Mediapro will be responsible for providing the …
Harry Kane scored twice on his 100th England appearance to propel Lee Carsley s team to a 2-0 Nations League win over Finland.
Kane, who donned a pair of golden boots, was celebrated before kick-off at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday, as he became the 10th player to feature in 100 matches for the Three Lions.
And after seeing a diving header disallowed for offside in the first half, Kane ensured he marked his milestone appearance in style with a second-half double.
Having been denied by the excellent Lukas Hradecky, who made six saves in total to keep Finland in the contest amid England s domination, Kane finally broke the deadlock with a wonderful strike that cannoned in off the underside of the crossbar in the 57th minute.
3 Harry Kane is the third player to…
Belgium and the Netherlands joined Italy in booking their place in the knockout stages of Euro 2020 with victories over Denmark and Austria respectively.
The world s top-ranked side Belgium had to bounce back from a goal down to beat an inspired Denmark, with both teams paying tribute to Christian Eriksen after 10 minutes as the midfielder continues his recovery from a cardiac arrest.
Roberto Martinez s side need a point in their final Group B match to make certain of top spot, but the Netherlands are already through as Group C winners after seeing off Austria.
Ukraine also picked up all three points against North Macedonia in Thursday s action – just their second-ever victory at the European Championships.
Using Opta data, we take a look at some of the…
Football s world governing body FIFA is in talks with authorities in Brazil about staging the 2010 World Cup there should South Africa be unable to host the event, a Spanish sports newspaper claimed on Thursday.
The South American country, which was chosen to organise the World Cup in 2014, has become the first option if South Africa is not able to organise the 2010 edition, the sports newspaper AS said.
FIFA has informed the South African government of its decision to consult the (Brazilian Football Federation) on the possibility of organising the next two tournaments, it said, without indicating its sources.
South African organisers remain confident of the nation s readiness for the first football World Cup to be held on the continent, despite delays in the…
Star goalkeeper Jan Oblak has extended his contract at Atletico Madrid through to June 2023.
The Slovenia international still had two years to run on his previous deal, but LaLiga side Atletico have moved to secure his future for the next four seasons.
The fresh agreement reportedly includes a release clause set at around €100million.
Oblak joined Diego Simeone s side from Benfica in July 2014 and has established himself as a worthy successor to Thibaut Courtois.
The 26-year-old has started all 32 of the club s league matches this term and his signature comes as another significant boost following Antoine Griezmann s commitment to a long-term deal during last year s World Cup.
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