Leeds United have confirmed that Marcelo Bielsa will remain as their manager for the 2019-20 Championship season.
The Argentinian was a surprise appointment prior to 2018-19 and came close to masterminding a long-awaited return to the Premier League.
After pushing for automatic promotion for much of the campaign, Leeds ended up in the play-offs and were dumped out by Derby County in the semi-finals.
The Elland Road club, though, have seen enough from Bielsa to suggest he can steer them towards promotion next season and activated their option to extend the 63-year-old s contract for another 12 months.
| are delighted to confirm that Chairman has exercised the option to extend Marcelo Bielsa’s contract for a second season
— Leeds United (…
Wayne Rooney believes there are exciting times ahead for England after he played a key role in securing their place at the FIFA World Cup.
The Manchester United striker s seventh goal in six Group H games put his country on course for the victory over Poland on Tuesday night that ensured they will board the plane to Brazil next year.
Skipper Steven Gerrard put the icing on the cake with a second goal to seal a 2-0 win on a nervous night for Roy Hodgson s side at Wembley.
The three points ensured England finished top of the group and avoided the play-offs, with Ukraine consigned to second spot.
And Rooney believes England can head to South America with great optimism.
He told ITV Sport: We have always remained positive. We have had a great belief in ourselve…
Didier Deschamps acknowledged Spain were superior as France suffered Euro 2024 elimination following their 2-1 semi-final defeat in Munich.
Les Bleus opened the scoring after just eight minutes through Randal Kolo Muani s header, though Lamine Yamal levelled with a long-range stunner, becoming the youngest scorer in major tournament history at the age of just 16 years and 362 days.
Dani Olmo seized on that momentum swing just four minutes later, dancing through the France defence before finishing past Mike Maignan as Jules Kounde was unable to clear on the line.
Spain held on to move into Sunday s final as France opened the scoring and lost for only the second time in a European Championship game, after a 3-2 defeat to the Netherlands in the 2000 group stages.
Getafe secured their first away victory in La Liga this season by scoring twice in two second-half minutes to win 2-1 at Sporting Gijon on Monday.
The visitors only had two points from their first eight matches on the road in 2015-16, but came from behind to move up to 13th in the table and open up a five-point cushion over Sporting, who stay in the bottom three.
Sporting had taken a 16th-minute lead when on-loan Roma forward Antonio Sanabria netted his sixth league goal of the season with a simple finish from Miguel Angel Guerrero s cut-back.
It looked like Getafe s chances of a comeback were over when Pedro Leon struck the foot of the post with a second-half penalty after Stefan Scepovic had been barged in the back by Jorge Mere six yards from goal.
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Santi Denia views Friday s Olympic gold medal match versus France as an opportunity for Spain to underline their status as European football s finest.
La Roja have enjoyed a terrific 2024 to date, with the country s senior and under-19 sides both claiming European Championship titles last month.
Those successes came on the heels of Luis de la Fuente leading the senior team to UEFA Nations League success in 2023, and his men overcame heavyweights Croatia, Italy, Germany, France and England on their impressive run to Euro 2024 glory.
Olympic hosts France lie in wait in Friday s gold medal match at the Parc des Princes, where Denia is backing his team to bring more pride to their country.
We are delighted that we are a benchmark in Europe and the world, it…
Week 17 used to keep NFL bettors up at night.
The former final week of the schedule was a mixed bag of motivation. Teams continued to push for the playoffs while others packed it in. Postseason-bound clubs rested starters as non-qualifiers planned for next season, kicking the tires on talent. You didn’t know what you were going to get.
But with the 2021 campaign stretched to 18 weeks of NFL betting action and the recent expansion of the tournament, Week 17 is the ugly duckling of the wagering world: emerging as a beautiful betting swan with unique angles and edges to measure when combing the NFL odds.
COVID has complicated things, but with the league constantly moving the goalposts on its pandemic position, teams have a much greater sh…
Everyone has their own betting strategy, but no matter the system, trend, or gameday animal sacrifice you follow, there’s no replacement for getting the best of the number to back up your bet.
This is especially true at this point in the season. Oddsmakers’ power ratings are humming with more than three months of data, so snatching a couple of extra points here and there can make the difference between a winning Sunday and eating Mr. Noodle for Monday’s lunch.
I run down the opening NFL odds for Week 14 and pinpoint which spreads and totals to bet now, and which ones you may want to wait on — depending on your early leans for Week 14.
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Finding the best value on NFL odds has become just a little bit easier, as most sportsbooks routinely offer odds boosts and sportsbooks promos on select betting markets.
These promotions are specially curated offers, which range from sportsbook to sportsbook, that can offer users enhanced prices on NFL player props, sides, totals, and NFL futures, popular parlays, or entice users a create an account at a new sportsbook.
Sometimes you get a 25% better value on a superstar to score a touchdown, or a chance to get more value on your favorite bet of the week — regardless of the offer, these promotions frequently provide bettors with a chance to extra value for their NFL Week 16 predictions.
However, these betting boosts are often time-sensitive,…
The wait is over! NFL action is finally back this week, with action on Thursday, Friday (!!!), Sunday, and Monday.
It’s a beautiful sight to behold, and the only thing more eye-catching is the bounty of NFL player props available to bet on this week.
I’m starting things off with a play for TNF and a bet for Friday, then fill out my card with some NFL picks from the Sunday early/mid slate. Welcome back, football friends!
Latest NFL prop picks
- Love o256.5 pass yards(-110 at bet365)
- Williams o2.5 receptions(-130 at bet365)
- Walker III o66.5 rush yards(-115 at BetMGM)
- Olave o63.5 rec yards(-104 at Caesars)
Check out full analysis of picks below, or click here to view the …
Denmark coach Morten Olsen will achieve one of his greatest managerial feats if he can secure a Euro 2012 quarter-finals berth for his country.
Olsen has been in charge of Denmark s national team since 2000 and his side s impressive form so far has the Danish FA (DBU) already talking about another contract extension.
With four other countries at the European Championships reportedly interested in Olsen, the DBU want to secure Olsen as Denmark s head-coach beyond the 2014 World Cup when his current contract expires.
Denmark shocked the Netherlands 1-0 in their opening Euro 2012 match and then fought back from two goals behind against Portugal to equalise before eventually losing 3-2.
The Danes can advance from Group B if they achieve a better result versu…