Former England, Lazio and Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died at the age of 76 after a battle with cancer.
A statement on his official website confirmed he had died on Monday morning, surrounded by his family.
The Swede, who had been battling cancer, was the first foreign manager of the English national side, taking charge of 67 matches from 2001 to 2006.
He led England to the quarter-finals of three major tournaments in succession, including the World Cups of 2002 and 2006.
He was appointed after a successful career in club management, notably in Italy, where he won a Serie A and cup double, as well as the European Cup Winners’ Cup, with Lazio.
He returned to the World Cup with Ivory Coast in 2010 and also had spells in charge…
Aston Villa chief Damian Vidagany has revealed that the Premier League club came close to being docked points in the summer for breaching PSR rules.
Ahead of the summer transfer window, it was widely reported that were one of the Premier League clubs at risk of breaching Profit and Sustainability rules for the 2023/24 campaign.
Everton and Nottingham Forest were docked points last season,
The deadline for Premier League clubs to submit their accounts for the 2023/24 season was June 30 and Aston Villa avoided a points deduction by selling Douglas Luiz to Serie A giants Juventus for around £42m.
Luiz was one of Villa s shining lights last season as he grabbed nine goals and five assists in the Premier League but he was let go as part of a cash-plus-play…
Paul Merson says Chelsea will sell Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson as that s the whole idea behind their current transfer model.
The Blues have spent over £1billion since a Todd Boehly-led consortium bought the Premier League club in May 2022 with Chelsea going on a spending spree ever since.
Enzo Maresca admitted during the summer that training separately from his first-team squad with Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell one of the 15-20 players doing their work elsewhere.
Sterling was eventually allowed to leave to Arsenal on a loan deal until the end of the season, while others also managed to leave before the transfer deadline.
is the latest off-field problem that Maresca is dealing with, and now Merson reckons he could lose some of his best players …
Manchester United are reportedly planning to return to the negotiating table for Jarrad Branthwaite in 2025, with the exits of Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof said to be coming.
United currently have six centre-backs on the staff. Two of those Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt were signed this summer, their transfers totalling over £90million.
But while they signed two new centre-backs very recently, United are not ready to stop improving the position.
Indeed, , the Red Devils fully plan on moving for Everton centre-back Branthwaite again in 2025. They moved for him in the summer, lodging two bids, with the latest totalling £50million both were shot down.
The Toffees were hoping to secure a fee in the region of £70million for their star centre-back, so…
At Draftkings, Manchester United is priced as a -240 favorite for a home win against its Spanish visitors. Meanwhile, Real Betis is rated a huge outsider at +650 in the Manchester United vs Real Betis odds.
Moreover, the draw is listed at +390. The game kicks off at 3:00 pm ET. Among the to win the trophy, Manchester United is the favorite at +225.
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Before the defeat by Liverpool, Manchester United had scored 11 times in its previous five EPL fixtures.
It also scored four times in its two meetings …
This week s four-team teaser picks sees us taking three teams that are all short favorites and flipping them all the way to touchdown underdogs. Those teams are the Colts, Bengals and Chargers. We ve also bet up the Bucs to double-digit dogs instead of +3.
NFL Week 9 Teaser Picks
When it comes to Week 9 teaser picks, I feel we have way more options so let s go bigger here and lump four teams into our picks.
Buccaneers vs Texans
Pick: Buccaneers +10.5
The in this game make the Texans 3-point home favorites. Truthfully, that number alone still looks appealing to bet on the Bucs in any of your NFL upset picks. Have the Texans really done anything to warrant being 3-point favorites? Both teams are 3-4 SU as well as both being 4-3 ATS here and Houston just lost to the pre…
The 2024 SBC Summit North America kicked off with a bang, as CNBC s Contessa Brewer discussed future in the U.S. with CEO Adam Greenblatt.
Greenblatt noted the company will focus on building up its sports betting customer base in hopes of crossover opportunities into its iGaming platform.
While iGaming will certain take time for legalization, and it does pose some risks, it will eventually happen in the U.S., he said.
Matter of When, Not If for iGaming
While BetMGM has recently been overtaken in the U.S. iGaming market by both FanDuel and DraftKings, Greenblatt noted the company will continue to focus on building up its sports betting costumer base as crossover opportunities will come from that retention.
More than 60% of sports betting customers crosso…
Just several weeks after receiving a cease-and-desist notice from the Commission, Bovada has officially restricted West Virginia users from its online gaming services.
The illegal, offshore online sports betting and casino company now restricts users from eight states from its services. John A. Myers, director of the West Virginia Lottery, last week revealed the lottery is also investigating other potential violators in the state.
“Our laws are designed to protect our players, and we regulate with those individuals in mind. We are currently investigating other possible violators operating in similar manners,” he said.
Out in West Virginia
Myers today confirmed the news to Sports Betting Dime, but revealed Bovada still needs to take several steps to complete…
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Manchester City icon Sergio Aguero has revealed who gets his vote to win this year's Ballon d'Or – with Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham snubbed.
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- Ballon d'Or nominees announced
- Rodri, Bellingham and Vinicius Jr shortlisted
- Aguero reveals who gets his vote
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