A new season is always a fresh start in the NFL but for the Washington Commanders, it’s their opening game with a new name for the franchise.
The scheduling gods have been kind to the Commanders, giving them an opening game that is winnable and in which they’re favorites, but should they be?
Find out in our free NFL picks and predictions for the Jaguars vs. Commanders, with kickoff on September 11.
Former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Miguel Angel Gonzalez has died at the age of 76.
Miguel Angel played for Madrid for 18 seasons between 1968 and 1986, winning two UEFA Cups, eight Spanish league titles, five Spanish Cups and one League Cup.
He was also capped 18 times by Spain, and played in both the 1978 and 1982 World Cups.
Comunicado Oficial: fallecimiento de Miguel Ángel.
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid)
Following his playing career Miguel Angel held various roles at Real Madrid, including working as goalkeeper coach and director of the former training complex Ciudad Deportiva.
Miguel Angel was diagnosed with ALS, a form of motor neurone disease, in December 2022.
In a statement on Tuesday morning, the club said: “…
Putting in yet another worrying performance at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon, Manchester United slumped to a toothless 1-0 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace.
Set to come under even more scrutiny and crashing back down to earth here, it was Danish defender Joachim Andersen who powered home midway through the first-half following a small deflection off of a helpless Diego Dalot.
With the frustration palpable around Old Trafford, the Red Devils are set to come under even more scrutiny as they slumped to their fourth Premier League defeat from their opening seven appearances.
Failing to find any kind of fluidity on either side of the half-time break, Erik ten Hag faces another public backlash.
While Saturday’s 1-0 win at Old Trafford might have be…
A group of unnamed Chile players have been fined following a breach of the Copa America s strict coronavirus protocols, the Football Federation of Chile (FFC) announced on Sunday.
Chile s preparations for Monday s clash with Uruguay have been thrown into disarray after a number of players were sanctioned for inviting a barber into their team bubble in Brazil amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, Spanish news outlet Marca reported there was a further breach, with at least five players allegedly inviting several women to the team hotel.
The FFC did not confirm or address the claims in the statement released amid doubts over the future of head coach Martin Lasarte.
The Chilean Football Federation and the coaching staff of the Chilean men s national team rec…
Nottingham Forest are interested in signing Raphael Onyedika from Club Brugge in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Forest are among a number of clubs who are keen on Onyedika, and that Belgian side Brugge could sell him.
Onyedika has been on the books of Club Brugge since the summer of 2022 when he joined from Midtjylland. The Nigeria international midfielder has been superb for the Belgian side and has established himself as one of the best and most important players in the team. The 22-year-old has made 17 starts and two substitute appearances in the Jupiler Pro League this season.
Club Brugge are third in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League table at the moment with 45 points from 27 matches, as many as 20 points behind leaders Royale U…
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Cruzeiro Esporte Clube and CR Vasco da Gama will lock horns with each other in Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A this week. The match between Celeste and Cruzmaltino will be held at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto and is scheduled to kick off at 10 pm Uk time on Wednesday.
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube are one of the biggest and most well-known clubs in Brazil. Now owned by Brazilian legend Ronaldo, Cruzeiro have won the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A as many as many as four times in their history and have already clinched Campeonato Mineiro 38 times.
However, things are not going so well for Cruzeiro at the moment. They are without a head coach now and are as low a…
FA Cup holders Manchester City have been handed a trip to Tottenham in the fourth round.
Elsewhere, sixth-tier Maidstone will head to Sky Bet Championship promotion-chasers Ipswich, while Chelsea host Premier League rivals Aston Villa.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at five ties to watch.
Tottenham v Manchester City
Holders Manchester City swept past Huddersfield 5-0 on Sunday, when Kevin De Bruyne made a return to action during the second half from a hamstring injury which had kept the Belgian out since August.
Spurs, meanwhile, had booked their place in the fourth round with a 1-0 win over Burnley on Friday night with a fine late goal from Pedro Porro.
Fans will be hoping the FA Cup tie proves as entertaining as when the two sides met in…
“Even I, who seemed to be mentally strong. After the World Cup it seemed like it all fell apart.
“I think the therapist, like it or not, saved me, saved my life. I only thought rubbish. Even on Google, I only searched for rubbish, I only wanted to see rubbish about death.
“Before I went to training, I wanted to go home, I wanted to go back to my room because, I don’t know what was going through my head. I even went and told my dad I was going to give up.
“It’s kind of sad to talk like that, you know? What I went through after the World Cup, discovering things here at home from people who had lived with me for over seven years. It is crazy.
“To go to my father, who was the guy who chased my dream with me, and say, ‘Dad, I want to give up,�…
Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Mykhailo Mudryk are among the club’s biggest buys but while Pochettino insisted in July there is “no patience” in football, Hasselbaink has called for calm.
LiveScore ambassador Hasselbaink told the PA news agency: “Look, it is a project. Chelsea is a project and it will take time.
“You need to give time. They have a lot of players, a lot of talented players but they need to gel and that takes time. It doesn’t matter how much money you throw at it.
“The only way they will learn is by playing and having that pressure. You will see some of them will make it and be able to handle it, but some, as always is the case, they won’t handle the pressure. That is the nature of the beast.
“I do think Chelsea have b…
England have the right squad composition to be a force at upcoming major tournaments, according to former Three Lions winger Shaun Wright-Phillips.
Gareth Southgate led his side to the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2018 and England are among the bookmakers favourites for glory at the rescheduled Euro 2020 taking place between June and July this year.
The England boss has plenty of selection headaches to contend with, especially among attack-minded midfielders, where the likes of Mason Mount, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish and James Maddison all harbour realistic hopes of making the squad.
Ex-Manchester City and Chelsea winger Wright-Phillips, a member of England s 2010 World Cup squad, believes the strength in depth and unity among the team makes the Three Lions a f…
Sadio Mane scored his 50th Premier League goal for Liverpool in Saturday s clash with Leicester City at Anfield.
The Senegal star reached the milestone on his 100th league appearance for the club, racing onto James Milner s pass and slotting beyond Kasper Schmeichel.
Mane s average of a goal every two games for the Reds underlines his impressive form in his three years since joining from Southampton.
The goal also means Liverpool now have 10 different players to reach 50 in the Premier League, which is more than any other club can boast.
So, how does Mane compare to Liverpool stars past and present in terms of how quickly he reached his half-century? Here are the 10 in full
50 Sadio Mane has scored his 50th Premier League goal for Liverpool. He s…