Mario Gotze acknowledges he was wrong to reject a move to Liverpool upon leaving Bayern Munich in 2016, when the Reds were at the beginning of their rebuild under Jurgen Klopp.
Gotze returned to the Bundesliga this month, joining Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt after spending two seasons with Eredivisie giants PSV Eindhoven.
The creative midfielder, who scored the only goal of the game as Germany overcame Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final, became one of European football s hottest properties during a four-year spell with Klopp s Borussia Dortmund between 2009 and 2013, winning two Bundesliga titles and reaching a Champions League final.
Eintracht Frankfurt have signed Mario Götze from on a three-year contract until 2025.
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It’s been very busy in Las Vegas over this past week, as we’ve seen the news and subsequent fallout from the leaked Jon Gruden emails. This Sunday, the Raiders will be led by Rich Bisaccia as they travel to Denver to face the Broncos.
Both teams sit on 3-2 records but it feels like both franchises are going in different directions. Who will win on Sunday, though?
Don’t miss our free NFL betting picks and predictions for the Las Vegas Raiders vs. Denver Broncos, and find out.
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It’s not exactly Thursday Night Football season yet, but the Seattle Seahawks will host the Chicago Bears at Lumen Field tonight for preseason Week 2 action.
Drew Lock was set to start and play the first half for the Hawks but health and safety protocols has sidelined him, so the home side will roll with Geno Smith and likely Jacob Eason.
Even with Overs going 14-3 in Week 1, I’m not expecting much offensively Thursday night with both teams on a quick turnaround. Find out why in my free NFL picks and predictions for Bears vs. Seahawks below.
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The 2023 NFL Draft begins tonight, and hoo boy what a wild ride it’s been over the last week.
There has been a ton of changes in NFL Draft odds leading up to the offseason’s premier event, including the No. 2-overall pick seemingly getting a new favorite every day with each new piece of news, speculation, and general misdirection being thrown out.
Also aiding in the confusion is the plethora of experts in the industry posting their NFL mock drafts, which look wildly different from each version to the next.
Now, with less than 12 hours until the Carolina Panthers are on the clock, we’ve got the latest betting splits and market updates for some of the most popular NFL Draft props.
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While it may not be a marquee matchup on the NFL Week 8 odds board, football bettors get a battle between the top two quarterbacks selected in the 2023 NFL Draft.
C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans visit Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers, with the home team getting a field goal from the NFL odds this Sunday afternoon.
Stroud is off to a stronger start to his pro career, helping Houston bring a 3-3 record (4-2 against the spread) into their Week 7 bye. Young, on the other hand, has struggled through a 0-6 start (1-5 ATS) but hopes a change at play-caller coming out of the bye week can wake up the Panthers’ passing game.
I break down the point spread and Over/Under total for this non-conference clash and give my best NFL picks and predictions fo…
After a Wild Card Weekend plagued by winter weather, the NFL Divisional Round hopes to stay dry and warm on the West Coast when the Green Bay Packers visit the Super Bowl odds leading San Francisco 49ers.
That could be a tough ask, with the extended forecast for Santa Clara calling for less “fun in the sun” and more “pain in the rain” for this 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff on Saturday night.
My Packers vs. 49ers weather report breaks down the pending elements for this NFC Divisional Round dance and how they’ll impact the NFL odds — helping you make smarter NFL picks.
For more playoff coverage, be sure to also check out our Divisional Round odds breakdown!
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Highlighting the NFL Week 4 odds is a massive AFC matchup on Sunday Night Football with the Buffalo Bills visiting the Baltimore Ravens.
Buffalo is on a short week after blasting the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday night and gets its toughest test yet in a Baltimore squad that is much stronger than its 1-2 record would lead some to believe.
I’m leaning toward the Ravens playing keep away as I dig into the opening spread and total for Sunday Night Football and give my early Bills vs. Ravens predictions and NFL picks for September 29.
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Early spread leanRavens -1.5 (-115 at bet365)
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The NHL announced Tuesday which teams will head to the Czech Republic, Finland and Germany for games this fall. The league's 2024 Global Series will feature the Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils opening the 2024-25 season with two games in Prague on Oct. 4 and 5. The Sabres will also play a preseason game against Red Bull Munich on Sept. 27 in Munich, opening the German club's new home arena. Then, the Florida Panthers and Dallas Stars will head to Tampere, Finland, for a pair of games Nov. 1 and 2 to conclude the international series. Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov and Dallas forward Roope Hintz are both from the Tampere area and live there in the offseason. "It's more than a dream come true because you don't even dream about this," Barkov s…
Fulham have made their first signing since winning promotion to the Premier League, buying Antonee Robinson from Wigan Athletic for £1.9m.
Robinson, who has impressed at left-back for Wigan, was a target for several Premier League clubs. West Ham scouted him at the end of last season and the USA defender was close to joining Sheffield United until Fulham, who earned an instant return to the top flight after beating Brentford in the Championship play-off final, came in for him.
The 23-year-old is highly rated and was on the verge of joining Milan for £6m during the January transfer window before the deal was called off after an irregular heartbeat was detected during his medical. However interest in Robinson has no…
Olivia Moultrie made history on Sunday night by becoming the youngest goalscorer in National Women’s Soccer League history.
The 16-year-old scored in the 74th minute for the Portland Thorns, the third goal in a 4-0 rout of the Houston Dash at BBVA Stadium in Houston, Texas.
Sophia Smith took advantage of a careless turnover from Houston in their own final third and squared the ball for Moultrie, who tapped home her historic first goal.
“Obviously, I’m extremely excited to be able to score my first goal, but more importantly just how big of a win that was for us as a team and what we’ve been working on,” Moultrie said afterward. “All around, just a very exciting moment.”
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