Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench to keep Portugal s hopes of automatic World Cup qualification alive, breaking the deadlock in a hard-fought 2-0 win away to Andorra in Group B.
Ronaldo, one booking away from a suspension, was named among the substitutes on Saturday by coach Fernando Santos ahead of the crunch clash against Switzerland on Tuesday.
But, after a goalless first half, Santos was forced to turn to his star man and risk Ronaldo getting a yellow card that would see him missing that crucial concluding fixture.
The Real Madrid superstar thrived on the pressure by scoring his 15th goal of the qualifying campaign to draw level with Poland s prolific Robert Lewandowski 18 minutes after his introduction, poking in a Joao Mario cross from close range.
Real Madrid have offered over 45 million euros (65 million dollars) for Valencia striker David Villa, the top scorer at Euro 2008 which was won by Spain, Spanish media reported Monday.
The amount which the club, which is looking for a possible replacement for Brazilian striker Robinho who has said he wants to join Chelsea, are willing to pay for the 26-year-old varies between 47 and 48 million euros, the web sites of sports dailies Marca and AS reported.
Valencia has so far rejected the offer but a meeting between officials from both clubs and the player s agent has been scheduled for Tuesday, AS reported.
Real s German coach Bernd Schuster has insistently demanded that the club recruit a striker if Robinho leaves the Spanish champions as he has said he would…
The touchdown market has become one of the most popular and potentially profitable props in the NFL betting world. Each week, we’re going to throw down three to four units as we uncover some of the best weekly NFL TD props and dig into the matchups that surround them.
We’re hoping Santa brings us some touchdowns this Christmas because the COVID landscape is making things difficult in the TD prop market world. With that said, we’ve still dug up a handful of TD plays for Sunday that we hope to have better returns than that pair of new socks.
Without further ado:
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NFL fans and bettors were treated to a Thanksgiving Day three-pack, but Week 12 is just getting started. There are still 13 games left to be played on Sunday and Monday, with several strong sides that stand out.
We’ll group together a pair of undervalued road favorites, then take an Over with a low bar to clear along with a heavy favorite that should still cover with ease.
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An epic stretch of schedule mercifully meets its conclusion for the Philadelphia Eagles in the Monday Night Football odds.
Like Frodo and Sam clawing their weary bodies up the side of Mount Doom, Philadelphia travels across the country to play the Seattle Seahawks in the Week 15 odds finale — the last of a gauntlet of games that started way back in Week 7.
This chunk of the calendar has taken its toll on the reigning NFC champs, with the Eagles losing the past two games by a combined score of 77-32. To add insult to injury, quarterback Jalen Hurts is questionable for tonight’s tilt due to illness.
Seattle is mired in a slump of its own, losing four in a row and five of its last six since Week 9. However, the Seahawks may act more like buzzards and…
Sunday’s matchup between the Arizona Cardinals and Denver Broncos gives us a final chance to see these teams before the regular season, although both will be without their starting quarterbacks and key starters.
That has our Cardinals vs. Broncos predictions anticipating a low-scoring affair in our latest NFL picks for August 25.
Cardinals vs Broncos prediction
My best betUnder 33.5 (-105 at FanDuel)
My analysis
It’s been a pleasing summer for the Denver Broncos, who have seen rookie Bo Nix cement himself as the team’s starter. This year’s 12th overall pick has played lights-out during the preseason at camp and locked down that startin…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 150th Serie A goal as Milan inflicted José Mourinho’s first home defeat in the Italian top flight with a 2-1 win over Roma at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday to keep pace with Serie A leaders Napoli.
The 40-year-old striker rifled a low free-kick into the bottom corner in the 25th minute to put the visitors ahead after a lively start, his 400th goal in total in domestic leagues.
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Ibrahimovic had a brilliantly finished second ruled out for offside after the break, just like teammate Rafael Leão in the first half, before going down under Roger Ibañez’s challenge to earn a spot kick that Franck Kess…
Ask anyone what they enjoy about attending professional women’s football and the answers will be similar: they are reeled in not only by the quality but the atmosphere, friendliness and inclusivity. With the women’s game growing, the toxicity around men’s football, especially for travelling supporters, is an even more glaring contrast. As the season ends, the Guardian spoke to fans of clubs across the Premier League and EFL who reported offensive chants, language, behaviour and sexual assaults. For women, families, black, Asian and minority ethnic and LGBTQ+ fans, following their team on the road can be difficult and uncomfortable.
One female supporter spoke of experiencing sexual assaults regularly when following her team and going to…
The writers at Deadspin asked their moms and dads what they thought of the site in 2017. Here are their unedited responses. Lauren’s mom: As a huge sports fan, I’ve really enjoyed reading Deadspin since Lauren wrote her first article last year. As a mom, however, it’s been tough to read hate mail directed at my kid. I knew Vin Scully was beloved, but – wow! The abuse directed at Lauren after that post really touched a nerve and got my adrenaline going. The upside came while scrolling through the comments from the regular Deadspin readers, which are always fun to read. By the time I finished those, I was laughing out loud and my blood pressure was back to normal. I guess I’ll have to get used to the fact that not everyone in the world appreciates Lauren like her mom does. Le…
The Deadspin staff pick their favorite sports moments from 2014, and explain what made them so special. Here they are. Madison Bumgarner's Game 7
When I played little league baseball, we had a kid on our team named Paul who was the best pitcher in the league. Paul wasn't really bigger or stronger than any of the other kids in the county, but he could throw much, much harder than any kid his age should.
We were basically guaranteed to win every third game or so, because Paul would take the mound, throw fireballs right past a bunch of kids who looked like they were about to pee their pants, and rack up 10-12 strikeouts. Those of us in the infield would stand around and crack jokes with each other until the game was over. To this day, Paul is still the most dominant athlete …