Michael Bradley s brace of goals lifted the United States to a 2-0 victory over Mexico, while Andy Furtado struck twice for Costa Rica in a 2-0 World Cup 2010 qualifying win over Honduras on Wednesday.
El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago played to a 2-2 draw in the remaining match on the slate as the six-nation final phase of qualifying for the North and Central America and Caribbean region got underway.
In Columbus, Bradley opened the scoring in the 43rd minute and added another goal in the 90th after Mexico had been reduced to 10 men with the sending off of Rafael Marquez in the 65th minute.
Bradley gave the hosts the lead late in the first half after a corner kick by DaMarcus Beasley found Landon Donovan at the far post.
Donovan headed the ball back a…
Antonio Conte is back in Italian football and is charged with restoring the glory days to Inter after several years of underachieving.
The former Italy, Juventus and Chelsea coach represents a significant coup for Inter, who ditched Luciano Spalletti at the end of last season.
Inter only just scraped a Champions League spot on the final day of the previous campaign and are now nine years on from their most recent Serie A success.
The squad has been bolstered by some new arrivals, with Nicolo Barella, Stefano Sensi, Valentino Lazaro and Diego Godin among those to join, while Matteo Politano s purchase option was triggered and George Puscas returned from loan in the hope of having a squad role.
Despite the investment – and aside from the potential purchas…
Colorado Rapids head coach Chris Armas is adamant his team will bounce back from defeat when they face LA Galaxy in MLS on Wednesday.
The Rapids suffered a 3-0 defeat to Minnesota United on Saturday, only managing one shot on target in an underwhelming performance.
They have already clinched a playoff spot, sitting fourth in the Western Conference, but have now lost two of their last three outings (winning the other one).
And Armas is confident his team will once again bounce back from defeat, based on their mentality throughout the season.
I can tell you that our group responds, they respond when we have losses, Armas said. We ve done it all year in a big way.
So, we ll look to do that again. We around here at the Rapids this year, from the ver…
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The first decision when looking at Group B for many spread punters to make is how Argentina are going to fare under former captain Diego Maradona. During his playing days, El Diego was a peerless national hero and an international icon. Having won a total of 91 caps, he scored 34 goals and also led his country to glory at Mexico 1986 the World Cup that witnessed his infamous Hand of God goal against the late Sir Bobby Robson s England.
Spread bettors looking to buy the South American side s Group B index at 19.5 with Sporting Index (winner: 25pts; runner-up: 10pts; third: 5pts; fourth: 0pts) will hope that he can prove just as inspirational in…
When Joao Felix signed for Atletico Madrid in 2019, it s fair to say there were plenty who doubted it would be a happy marriage.
Atletico shelled out €126million on the Portuguese talent who had taken the Primeira Liga by storm in his first season, scoring 15 times despite not even being in the Benfica first team when the campaign had begun.
But how was this technical virtuoso going to fit into an Atletico side characterised by its work rate? How would he adapt to the demanding principles implemented by Diego Simeone?
Maverick talents known more for their technical attributes than anything else had often been seen as Simeone s blind spot, hence some trepidation about whether he was the right man to nurture Joao Felix.
The Portugal international s Atlet…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was appointed Cardiff manager on this day in 2014.
The former Manchester United striker had been Cardiff chairman Mehmet Dalman’s first choice candidate, despite his relatively limited managerial experience with Norwegian club Molde.
He replaced the sacked Malky Mackay, who was was dismissed six days earlier after a series of disputes with club owner Vincent Tan.
BREAKING: are delighted to confirm the arrival of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as first team manager.
— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC)
Solskjaer, then aged 40, denied he had reservations about working with Tan, or that his former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson had advised him to turn down the job.
“I have had good contact with the gaffer (Ferguson…
The Bills come into this game fresh off a bye week, during which their lead in the AFC East lessened after a Patriots win. They’ve scored more and given up fewer points than every other team in the AFC and face a Dolphins team on a six-game losing streak.
With the Dolphins sitting on a 1-6 record and now facing arguably the best team in the conference, is there any hope for Brian Flores and Tua Tagovailoa? Get ready for the big game by reading our NFL picks and predictions for the Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills.
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Despite a Super Bowl ring and the bulk of the Los Angeles Rams’ standouts returning (including head coach Sean McVay), oddsmakers are lukewarm on L.A. in 2022.
Los Angeles isn’t an instant frontrunner to repeat, sitting behind three clubs on the Super Bowl futures board and tied with another as the fourth overall choice to become the first repeat Big Game champ since 2004.
Bettors seem a little blasé on the Rams as well, fading Los Angeles from a 1-point home favorite vs. Buffalo (the Super Bowl favorite) in the season opener to as far as +2.5 for this huge Thursday nighter.
And it’s not just Week 1 where we see movement away from the Rams. The opening lookahead lines had Los Angeles as a favorite in as many as 13 ga…
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers could gain clarity on their quarterback situation as they visit the New York Jets as NFL odds underdogs for a preseason showdown on Saturday night.
Tampa Bay (0-1) is still looking to determine whether they’ll be giving the starting quarterback job to veteran Baker Mayfield or former Florida Gators quarterback Kyle Trask. They’ll both have work to do against a Jets (1-1) defense that held the Carolina Panthers scoreless last week.
The Jets are once again expecting to play without Aaron Rodgers, instead giving Zach Wilson and Tim Boyle the ball against Tampa Bay. We’ll discuss how these decisions might impact Saturday’s game in our free NFL picks and predictions for Buccaneers vs. Jets on August 19.
NFL Week 10 odds give us a Thursday Night Football matchup featuring two bottom-dwelling organizations in the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears. Both clubs are currently leading the way in terms of drafting high at the 2024 NFL Draft.
Despite the lack of competitive quality, there are plenty of angles from a TNF odds perspective to make this matchup both interesting and worth watching.
Continue reading for my free NFL picks for the Panthers vs Bears on November 9th.
If you’re looking for a full-game breakdown, be sure to check out our Panthers vs. Bears predictions as well as our Bryce Young odds spotlight.
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NFL Week 10 odds give us a Thursday Night Football matchup featuring two bottom-dwelling organizations in the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears. Both clubs are currently leading the way in terms of drafting high at the 2024 NFL Draft.
Despite the lack of competitive quality, there are plenty of angles from a TNF odds perspective to make this matchup both interesting and worth watching.
Continue reading for my free NFL picks for the Panthers vs Bears on November 9th.
If you’re looking for a full-game breakdown, be sure to check out our Panthers vs. Bears predictions as well as our Bryce Young odds spotlight.
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