Manchester United and Netherlands goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar is currently preparing for his fourth European Championship.
Fresh from his match – winning save from Chelsea’s Nicolas Anelka on Wednesday night in the UEFA Champions League final in Moscow, van der Sar is eagerly awaiting the European Championship competition to be held jointly by Austria and Switzerland.
The thirty seven year old goalkeeper sees this as his last opportunity to lift a trophy for his national team.
He began his career at Ajax Amsterdam in 1993 when he broke through the ranks to become the clubÂ’s number one keeper.
He won his first international cap against Belarus in 1995.
He had since played for Juventus and Fulham before joinin…
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema and Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson are among the first five players named as nominees for the 2018 Ballon d Or.
Manchester City s Sergio Aguero, Madrid star Gareth Bale and Paris Saint-Germain forward Edinson Cavani are the three other players to have been revealed by France Football.
Benzema s inclusion comes as something of a surprise, the 30-year-old having scored just five LaLiga goals throughout last season as Madrid finished 17 points behind champions Barcelona.
However, he did score five times in nine appearances as they won the Champions League for a third season in a row.
Team-mate Bale is nominated after playing a key role in that European triumph, which included two goals in the 3-1 final victory over Liverpool, …
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez will be hoping his Liverpool renaisance can continue, while Portsmouth will continue what looks to be an impossible battle to stay in the Premierleague.
Liverpool have finally started to show some form this season and now find themselves just a point behind Manchester City in 6th place. They really have some work to do to reach that crucial fourth placed spot in order to gain champions league football, but it s only in recent weeks that the have looked like being able to put a run of results together. A lot is down to the returning form and fitness of Steven Gerrard and Fernndo Torres. Any team stripped of its two prize assets will struggle, and Liverpool are no different. However, now they have both players back with a few games under their belts, I…
Cole Palmer became the first player in Premier League history to score four goals in the first half of a game on Saturday, as Chelsea beat Brighton 4-2 at Stamford Bridge.
Palmer netted all of Chelsea s goals in a game featuring six first-half goals and none after the break, with Georginio Rutter and Carlos Baleba on target for the visitors.
No player had ever previously scored four times in the first half of a Premier League match, while Palmer s first three goals came within a span of just nine minutes and 46 seconds.
Only five other players have previously scored a quicker hat-trick in the competition, with Sadio Mane s remarkable two-minute, 56-second treble for Southampton against Aston Villa in 2015 the fastest.
Gabriel Jesus previously held the rec…
Manchester City midfielder Rodri is not giving up on retaining the Premier League title after Sunday s 3-1 loss to Liverpool, highlighting the Reds inability to hold on to their lead last season.
A thrilling encounter at Anfield left Liverpool with a nine-point lead over City, their most likely long-term challengers.
Many feel City now have too much ground to make up if they are to retain their crown, but they found themselves in a similar situation last season.
Although Rodri was not at the club at the time, the Spain international is well aware of how City fought back from being seven points behind the Reds to lift the trophy for a second successive season in 2018-19.
When asked if defeat at Anfield ended City s Premier League chances, Rodri told report…
Michael Laudrup vowed that Swansea would continue to play their traditional passing game following his appointment as manager on this day in 2012.
The former Denmark international was named as successor to Brendan Rodgers, agreeing a two-year contract with the Premier League club.
Laudrup won five Spanish league titles with Barcelona and Real Madrid in the early 1990s, and the creative midfielder was one of the players of his generation.
“Everyone knows the style of football Swansea play, and it suits my way of thinking,” Laudrup told Swansea’s official website.
“It is going to be a new experience for me, and I am really looking forward to it. I have spoken to many people about Swansea and watched a number of their games on DVD – with many more …
The Saints beat their divisional rivals, the Buccaneers, last Sunday to get within one win of Tom Brady’s team in the standings. Sadly, the Saints lost Jameis Winston to a season-ending injury, which has put their Super Bowl hopes in doubt.
Can they fight through that quarterback injury and beat the Falcons in Sunday’s NFC South clash? Be sure to read our NFL picks and predictions for the Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints on Sunday, November 7.
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If Week 2 of the NFL season is known for anything, it’s overreaction.
Football bettors can get a little trigger happy with one week of results, which means there is line value either jumping on the openers or waiting for the market to make those moves. We plan out our point spread and Over/Under NFL bets for Week 2 with our first “Bet Now, Bet Later” of the 2022 season.
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There will be no love lost this evening when the Cincinnati Bengals tangle with the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday Night Football. These longtime AFC North rivals have met 56 times since 1996 and have practically played each other to stalemate. The Ravens hold a narrow 29-27 edge in this heated series and enter tonight’s game as 3.5-point favorites after downing Cincinnati by three points in a memorable Week 2 skirmish.
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