Olivier Giroud compared France s tense 2022 World Cup quarter-final win over England to their semi-final victory against Belgium four years ago.
France scraped past the Three Lions 2-1 at Al Bayt Stadium on Saturday, with Giroud s deflected header ultimately the difference.
Aurelien Tchouameni had fired the world champions ahead, but England responded strongly and levelled through a Harry Kane penalty.
Gareth Southgate s side might have equalised a second time following Giroud s goal, only for Kane to fire a second spot-kick over the crossbar.
Victory sends France through to a semi-final against surprise package Morocco, with Didier Deschamps side looking like favourites to retain their crown.
But this tie showed how hard it is to win the World Cu…
The Washington Football Team pulled out all the stops to steal a victory from the clutches of defeat last Sunday but now host a New Orleans Saints team playing with a chip on its shoulder and one finger on the panic button in Week 5.
The 2-2 Saints are slight NFL betting favorites in the nation’s capital, currently giving two points to the Football Team. This will technically be New Orleans’ fourth travel game in the first five weeks after losing the home opener to the Giants in Week 4.
Check out our NFL free picks and predictions for Saints at Washington on October 10.
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Football is king.
It doesn’t matter if we’re in the middle of October, or just kicking off mini-camps and OTAs in the spring: NFL news is non-stop and so is the action at the books, which is why we see more and more NFL odds coming out earlier and earlier.
Each week throughout the offseason, I’ll be digging into the biggest news across the league — and NFL betting landscapes — trying to connect the dots to available markets, like finding an NFL futures odds ticket worth a wager or an early-bird bet to place once we get game odds in the coming weeks.
We start the countdown to kickoff of the 2022 season (September 8) with our weekly NFL betting notebook.
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Officiating does not find its way into many handicaps but with the constant issues seemingly every week, coupled with Roger Goodell’s blind eye to the problems, maybe bettors should take some time and look at who will be in control of Super Bowl 57.
Carl Cheffers will be the head official Sunday, and that isn’t great news for Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, but bettors can find a few ways to cash in on the flag-throwing referee when making their Super Bowl predictions.
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Since going to London in Week 5, the Buffalo Bills have just not looked right offensively. The good news is they can get back on track this week vs. the New England Patriots, who have managed only 35 points over their last four games and enter the Week 7 odds as a hefty 8.5-point home underdog on the NFL odds board.
With the Bills having averaged over 400 yards and 123 points per game in the three games before the travel, can Josh Allen and the offense dominate Sunday on the road even in poor passing conditions?
Here are my free NFL picks and predictions for Week 7 Bills at Patriots on October 22.
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The Buffalo Bills have had to play back-to-back ga…
Wild Card odds are live, which means six thrilling sudden-death games — you lose, and you’re going home. We’re going to see teams battling with all their heart to reach the Divisional Round. As bettors we’re going to try and work out who is going to score first in some of these games and find value in the NFL odds.
We’re studying the First Touchdown Scorer markets to find three players who offer the perfect mix of value and opportunity to deliver some healthy returns.
Here are my best free NFL picks and predictions for Wild Card Weekend’s first touchdown scorers.
You can also check out our Wild Card Touchdown Props for the best anytime TD bets!
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The Kansas City Chiefs face off against the Atlanta Falcons in Sunday Night Football action this week. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs are no strangers to prime-time games and I’m betting on Andy Reid to rely on his superstar quarterback once again.
I’m also expecting a run-heavy approach from the Falcons in this Week 3 matchup, which has me backing Bijan Robinson and fading Kirk Cousins. Here are my three favorite Chiefs vs. Falcons props and NFL picks for Sunday, September 22.
For a full breakdown of the game, Josh Inglis is offering his Chiefs vs. Falcons predictions as well.
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Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich kept their hopes of a treble alive after beating Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Saturday to win the German Cup for the 20th time.
David Alaba gave Bayern the lead with a free-kick in the 16th minute after Robert Lewandowski was fouled at the edge of the box.
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Bayern doubled the lead when Joshua Kimmich released Serge Gnabry down the right channel and the winger’s uncontested shot nestled into the bottom corner for the 24-year-old’s 20th goal of the season.
Lewandowski made it 3-0 when he let fly a thunderous strike from range straight at Lukas Hradecky a…
Old acquaintances must be forgotten by Frank Lampard as he strives to keep Everton afloat against his previous employers, and the club where he cemented legendary status over a 13-year playing career. Having lost all seven away games under Lampard Everton, who could be five points adrift of Burnley come kick off, simply cannot afford to drop points in their three remaining home fixtures. Chelsea were wasteful in their draw at Manchester United on Thursday but possess enough attacking options to capitalise on the rising pressure at Goodison Park. Andy Hunter
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Liverpool have announced plans to partially open the upper tier of the new Anfield Road stand when Manchester United visit on 17 December.
The £80m project has been beset by problems and the upper tier had not been expected to open until 2024 after the main contractor, Buckingham Group, went into administration.
However, Buckingham’s replacement, Rayner Rowen Construction, are ahead of schedule and Liverpool hope to finally allow fans into the upper tier when United visit Anfield next month.
Approximately half of the upper tier is expected to open on 17 December, subject to Liverpool acquiring a safety licence. A public test event requiring 3,000 people will take place the week before an…