Marco Giampaolo is the latest in a string of hopeful appointments by AC Milan in their bid to bring the glory days back to the red side of San Siro, and his tenure begins away to Udinese.
The Rossoneri have not finished in the top four since 2012-13 and have gone through numerous coaches in recent years, with Clarence Seedorf, Filippo Inzaghi, Sinisa Mihajlovic, Cristian Brocchi, Vincenzo Montella and Gennaro Gattuso all failing.
Gattuso narrowly missed out on Champions League football last season and stepped down, with Giampaolo coming in as his replacement from Sampdoria.
Although Krzysztof Piatek and Lucas Paqueta showed promise after their January arrivals last term, Milan have only added Theo Hernandez and Rade Krunic to their squad this close season.
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As we reach the climax of the season, this will be one of the most pivotal games we will see. Manchester are absolutely desperate to claim three points to attempt to push Chelsea to the final day of the season, but they come up against an in form Tottenham, searching for their first top four finish in years and having notably scalped the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea in recent weeks.
Alex Ferguson will have been dancing a jig when Tottenham convincingly beat Chelsea but an hour or two after the game his thoughts will have switched to how to beat a team with pace, verve and a tidal wave of confidence. Fortunately for Man United fans, it looks as though their talismanic striker Wayne Rooney is again available for selection, and few would argue that they have looked a shadow of the…
Jurgen Klopp said the only word he could use to summarise Liverpool s memorable 2019 is wow .
The Reds were crowned champions of Europe for a sixth time with a 2-0 win over domestic rivals Tottenham in June s Champions League final.
An enthralling 2018-19 title race saw Liverpool miss out on Premier League glory by just a solitary point to Manchester City but Klopp s men are 10 clear with a game in hand as they aim to go one better this time around.
Liverpool also added Super Cup and Club World Cup glory trophies to their collection under Klopp, who – while saying he is not a man to look back – reflected on a proud 12 months and described his players as mentality monsters .
It is, naturally, a time to briefly reflect on an incredible year for these b…
For the first time since 2013, neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo will feature in the Champions League final.
Messi s Barcelona capitulated at the hands of Liverpool on Tuesday, losing the semi-final second leg 4-0 to go down 4-3 on aggregate.
That shock result ended an astonishing run of dominance for the star duo when it comes to Europe s top club competition. Since 2013, one of Messi or Ronaldo were involved in five successive finals – with the latter winning three straight titles and four in total.
But Ronaldo, who left holders Real Madrid at the start of the season, saw his Juventus team crash out at the quarter-final stage to Ajax in the 2018-19 tournament.
Final whistle at Anfield. Liverpool qualify for the final.
(4-0, agg 4-3)
Only one win separates these two teams, with the Seahawks and their two wins just ahead of the Jaguars’ one. That probably doesn’t give a fair indication of the differences between the two teams, given that the Seahawks are in the fiercely competitive NFC West.
Can Trevor Lawrence continue to showcase the skills that got him picked at first overall in this year’s NFL draft? Consult our NFL picks and predictions for the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, October 31 to find out.
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An old rivalry will renew on Sunday but with a new twist.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals have done battle in the AFC North for decades but traditionally, it has been Pittsburgh playing the role of the big brother to Cincinatti’s helpless little brother.
This season, however, will begin with the Bengals wearing the divisional crown while the Steelers look at a daunting trip around the quarterback carousel.
With two intriguing offenses clashing on the Ohio River, we take a look at the Steelers vs. Bengals with our best NFL player prop picks.
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The final week of the NFL preseason is upon us, and the Steelers and Falcons will kick off the action tonight.
Pittsburgh claimed victory in its first two preseason contests, scoring exactly 27 points in each outing. Head coach Mike Tomlin said his starters will play an undetermined amount of time against Atlanta, who have a win and a tie in its two preseason contests. The Falcons have not said who exactly will start, or how long the first unit will play.
Those decisions will directly impact the way this game shakes out, and we discuss how that affects your betting strategy in our Steelers vs. Falcons preseason NFL picks and predictions for Thursday, August 24.
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There will be no love lost this evening when the Cincinnati Bengals tangle with the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday Night Football. These longtime AFC North rivals have met 56 times since 1996 and have practically played each other to stalemate. The Ravens hold a narrow 29-27 edge in this heated series and enter tonight’s game as 3.5-point favorites after downing Cincinnati by three points in a memorable Week 2 skirmish.
While there are a number of different subscription-based TV channels and streaming services available to watch this game… did you know that you can also live stream Bengals vs. Ravens directly from legal sports betting sites?
In Canada, bet365 is one of our most trusted NFL betting sites — and the premier platform that offers NFL l…
Chris Jones and the Kansas City Chiefs will look to repeat as Super Bowl champs on Sunday when they take on the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas.
Although Jones factors prominently in our Super Bowl predictions, the All-Pro defensive tackle will headline 2024’s crop of free agents and could find himself in a new zip code when next season kicks off.
Join us as we dissect the latest NFL odds surrounding Jones’ future, and provide you with our NFL picks for where the star DT will land.
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The “revenge game” tag can be thrown around too loosely at times, but it feels just right for Stefon Diggs heading into this marquee Week 5 matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans.
These teams enter with matching 3-1 records, and my Bills vs. Texans predictions expect the offenses to show up in H-Town. Check out my top NFL picks and betting tips for this October 6 battle.
Make sure to also check out our favorite Bills vs. Texans prop picks before placing your bets!
Bills vs Texans prediction
My best betOver 47 (-115 at BetMGM)
My analysisThe Buffalo Bills offense came to a stunning halt in Week 4 with a 35-10 loss to the Ravens, but I’m not wavering on Josh Allen’s ability to put 30+ poi…