Mikel Oyarzabal proved Spain s hero in the Euro 2024 final, sealing a job well done for the La Roja substitute against England.

Real Sociedad s Oyarzabal scored with four minutes remaining after coming on as a second-half substitute, helping Luis de la Fuente s team to their fourth European Championship crown.

That is more than any other nation has managed in the competition s 64-year history as Spain were indebted to Oyarzabal s deft finish from Marc Cucurella s left-wing delivery.

The 27-year-old refused to take the acclaim for his heroics against Gareth Southgate s side, however.

I have done my job. I did what I had to do at every moment to try to help, Spain s match-winner told reporters after Sunday s 2-1 win.

I was lucky enough to give the…

Hugo Lloris says there will be no repeat of any complacency shown by France at Euro 2016 when they face Croatia in the World Cup final on Sunday.

Paul Pogba suggested Les Bleus almost took beating Portugal in the final on home soil for granted after seeing off world champions Germany in the last four, only for Eder to snatch a surprise 1-0 win for Fernando Santos side.

But Lloris has vowed there will be no such arrogance in the showdown with Zlatko Dalic s Croatia in Moscow, even though he does not think all the players truly expected to beat Portugal.

No, I don t think it ll happen again, he told a news conference at Luzhniki Stadium.  The Euros was new for many players. In the Velodrome against the world champions, we had this communion with the public but …

Roy Hodgson was confirmed as the new manager of Liverpool on a three-year contract on this day in 2010.

The then 62-year-old signed a deal to replace Rafael Benitez, who left the club by mutual consent after six years at Anfield.

Hodgson guided Fulham to the Europa League final before trading west London for Merseyside, but his stay with Liverpool was short-lived.

He only managed seven wins from 20 Premier League matches before leaving the club by mutual consent in January 2011.

After his exit, Hodgson admitted that the job was one of the most testing in his entire career.

He said: “I have found the last few months some of the most challenging of my career.

“I am very sad not to have been able to put my stamp on the squad, to be given …

We’re more than halfway through the 17-game season, and at this point, wins and seeding become even more pivotal. Looking at Week 11 as a whole, there are a lot of evenly-matched contests – seven games have spreads of less than a field goal, which could really set apart the “good” teams from the “great.”

Here’s a look at my favorite spreads and total bets I’ll be targeting for Week 11’s NFL parlay picks.

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After two weeks of results, it’s a real crap shoot outside of the Top 10 of the NFL power rankings, with some teams forgetting to get off the bus in Week 2 or just failing to protect multi-score leads. Quarterback issues are shaking up the standings while the Colts and Broncos continue to frustrate bettors. It would also be great if someone could protect Joe Burrow, starting in Week 3. 

In games on a neutral field, every higher-ranked team would be favored or, at least, a pick ’em on the in this format. For two teams ranked closely together, the difference in the spread would be a home-field advantage (if any), which varies slightly from team to team.  

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It’s a short week for the Buffalo Bills but the NFL odds have tabbed them as -9.5 point home favorite vs. a cross-country traveling team in the Las Vegas Raiders. Are these Do these Week 2 NFL odds mean a victory is more than guaranteed at Highmark Stadium, especially with some injury concerns on the Las Vegas offense?

With the game script in his favor and Josh Allen coming off a poor decision-making game vs. the Jets, James Cook could be leaned on heavily between the 20s and bettors are starting to pile on his rushing total, but has the number passed the buy point?

Here are my free NFL Week 2 picks for Raiders vs. Bills. 

Raiders vs Bills odds

Raiders vs Bills predictions

James Cook took 12 of…

We’ve already had four Week 12 odds opportunities but there are still 12 games remaining on the NFL betting board heading into Sunday. That includes a marquee matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles where I’m eyeing a pair of defensive player props.

I’m also diving into the NFL odds for Monday Night Football where I’m backing one of the league’s best pass rushers in a juicy matchup against a division foe. Here are my favorite sack and tackle NFL picks for Week 12.

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Every year Covers releases its free Super Bowl prop bet sheet. 

Our free printable Super Bowl prop bet sheet is ready-made for your Big Game watch party. Print it, research your Super Bowl props, fill it out, and follow along on Twitter @Covers for live prop sheet updates during the game!

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Following the game, we’ll post a fully-graded prop sheet to check against. Click the link below to download your copy of the Covers’ 2023 Super Bowl Party Prop sheet! Print it off and share it with your friends.

1. Length of the national anthem (in seconds, Covers’ time to be used): OVER

2. Will the coin toss be Heads or Tails? HEADS

3. The first offens…

It’s kitchen sink time for the Cincinnati Bengals with their season on the line in this Sunday Night Football matchup against the injury-hit New York Giants.

Cincinnati is facing an uphill battle at 1-4, but my Bengals vs. Giants predictions hint at a much-needed boost for the visitors at MetLife Stadium.

Check out my NFL picks for the spread, total, and more ahead of this October 13 showdown.

Bengals vs Giants SNF predictions

• Bengals -3.5 (-110 at bet365)
• Under 46 (-110 at bet365)
• Darius Slayton Over 50.5 receiving yards (-110 at bet36)
• Ja’Marr Chase anytime TD (+105 at bet365)

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Calum Chambers has agreed a two-year contract extension to keep him at Arsenal until 2021, the club have confirmed.

The versatile defender joined Arsenal from Southampton in 2014 for £16million after breaking through as a teenager and impressing under Mauricio Pochettino.

Initially he made a good start to life at the Emirates Stadium, playing 23 times in his first Premier League campaign at the club – one more appearance than he managed at Southampton the previous year.

However, the emergence of Hector Bellerin coupled with injuries and poor form meant Chambers became a bit-part figure at the club and he was sent out on loan to Middlesbrough last season, where he managed 24 league appearances in a campaign that ended in relegation to the Championship.

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