It s officially a World Cup year, that means footballers all over the globe will be hoping to get themselves into contention for their own shot at glory in Qatar.
Back in November, Stats Perform began their one-year countdown to the biggest show in football by identifying 11 uncapped players who could potential break into their respective national squads before Qatar 2022 got under way.
With February now upon us, we have revisited those players to see how they have been faring and whether a trip to World Cup looks any likelier…
Luis Maximiano (Portugal) – 23, goalkeeper, Granada
Having been one of LaLiga s form goalkeepers during the early stages of the season, Maximiano has been a little rocky lately. Since the start of December, he has conceded 10�…
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Declan Rice says England s Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy will haunt him forever and has urged the team to use it as motivation against Spain on Sunday.
England booked their place in the Euro 2024 showpiece with a last-gasp 2-1 win over the Netherlands in Dortmund on Wednesday.
In their last such final, they were beaten 3-2 on penalties at Wembley after playing out a 1-1 draw with Italy over 120 minutes.
Rice was one of those in the team that lost three years ago, and he is keen to put that result behind them by going one better this time around.
Seeing Italy lift that trophy will haunt me forever, said Rice.
We are now presented with another opportunity where we can write our own history, but we are up against another top side who we have to m…
While Tottenham might have been smelling the chance to open 2023 with a flurry on Sunday afternoon, Spurs were eventually hit with a worrying 2-0 loss at home against Aston Villa.
Missing out on the chance to break back into the Champions League spots, Antonio Conte s side were met by a chorus of boos at the final whistle after a second-half double from Emi Buendia and Douglas Luiz.
Still appearing to struggle in their bid to find some stability, Spurs largely failed to lay much of a blow on a Villa squad who are riding quite the wave of momentum on either side of the World cup break.
Now claiming three Premier League victories from their last four appearances, Unai Emery s new side have also skyrocketed themselves away from any potential relegation scrap.
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Chelsea s improvement under Antonio Conte was evident once again at Leicester City on Saturday – but was also demonstrated by a remarkable statistic following their 3-0 triumph at the King Power Stadium.
Marcos Alonso scored twice to add to a Pedro header as Conte s men cruised to another impressive victory and move seven points clear at the Premier League summit.
Their tally of 52 points from 21 games is more than they managed in the entire 2015-16 season a campaign that started woefully under Jose Mourinho before he was sacked with Guus Hiddink returning as interim boss.
Chelsea ended the season in 10th place with 50 points from 38 games.
It has been a different story this term and, although their 13-game winning run was ended at Tottenham in their pr…
Carrington, December 31, 2009. Alex Ferguson is spending his birthday, again, looking out at the training pitches.
United have just thrashed Wigan Athletic 5-0 to move to within two points of leaders Chelsea. They won t win the league this season. But they did the last. And they will the next.
Ferguson has no idea what will come in the next decade. Failure for United is second place, not three years without a trophy. The idea of three seasons out of the Champions League is preposterous. Finishing seventh is unimaginable. It s Manchester United, for goodness sake.
There is no way they could get to that point. Someone would notice. Someone would do something.
251 Only Manchester United (255 in the 2000s) have won more top-flight league m…
A coast-to-coast battle headlines Sunday Night Football in Week 11 when the Pittsburgh Steelers cross the country to take on the Los Angeles Chargers.
The NFL betting odds have L.A. as 5.5-point home chalk at time of writing with Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger being activated in order to return from COVID-19 protocols after missing last Sunday’s tie game with Detroit. The Chargers are in dire need of a course correction with only one win in their last four contests.
Check out our free NFL picks and predictions for Steelers at Chargers on November 21.
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One of the most highly-anticipated matchups in Week 3 of the NFL is an AFC East showdown between the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins.
These are two of just six teams remaining in the NFL that have yet to lose a game. Buffalo is the current Super Bowl betting favorite while the Phins are surging up the futures board after an incredible performance from Tua Tagovailoa last week.
The Bills are 5.5-point road favorites for this contest with the Over/Under sitting at 53. Here are my best free NFL betting picks and predictions for Bills vs. Dolphins on September 25.
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A Thursday night clash between the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers kicks off Week 3 in the NFL.
The 49ers have looked like world beaters in the first two weeks, winning by a total score of 60-30 in two road games. McCaffrey leads the league in rushing with 268 yards on the ground and will get to highlight his talent in primetime for the first time this season.
The 49ers are big home favorites in the Week 3 odds, but will McCaffrey be able to continue his torrid run against the Giants stout defensive line?
We break down the Christian McCaffrey odds, the TNF odds and give our best free NFL picks, for Giants vs. 49ers on Thursday, September 21.
Don’t forget to also look at our full-game Giants vs. 49ers predictions, …
The Indianapolis Colts welcome the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday. The Colts are 5-5 and looking to stay in the playoff race while the 4-6 Bucs will hope to snap out of a skid that has seen them drop five of their last six games.
NFL odds opened with Indy as a slim 1.5-point favorite before shifting to -2.5. Here are my best Buccaneers vs. Colts free NFL picks and predictions for November 26.
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Buccaneers vs Colts predictions
Colts quarterback Gardner Minshew hasn’t looked great lately, but head coach Shane Steichen does a good job of taking what the defense gives him, and the Buccaneers defense gets burned through the air. In fact, the Bucs are actually first in the …