Beyond the clear challenge of rebuilding the team, new Barcelona manager Hansi Flick also faces the task of assigning the number 10 shirt for the next season. This shirt was left vacant during the 2023/24 season after Ansu Fati was loaned to Brighton and Hove Albion. Ansu will now return to Barcelona after an unimpressive season, and it seems unlikely …
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Morning. Let’s do a few Friday bits. In a week dominated by the finances of one big club, David Ornstein reports in The Athletic (£) that the Premier League failed to close a loophole which allows clubs to sell assets in their portfolio to offset losses/financial fair play breaches. This was in focus because the owners of Chelsea sold two …
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June 7 – Bulgaria’s Botev Plovdiv has renewed its contract with the Italian sports equipment manufacturer Macron, a partnership that began 2022. The Bulgarian club announced that the new contract with the Italian company “will provide Botev with significantly better conditions.” Next season, Botev Plovdiv return to European club competition in the Europa League having qualified by winning the Bulgarian …
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June 7 – San Diego and Portland Thorns of the NWSL have been drawn in the same group with Club America of Mexico for the inaugural WConcacaf Champions Cup. Panama’s Santa Fe FC and the winners of the premliminary round play-in will make up the five-team group. In Group B NJ/NY Gotham will face the LigaMX duo of Tigres, CF Monterrey. …
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Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the Arsenal podcast. In this episode I’m joined by Charles Watts to discuss the latest transfer stories, including Benjamin Sesko’s reportedly imminent decision about his own future, what might happen in midfield and how much that depends on who stays and what Declan Rice’s role is next season, other midfield targets, possible …
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Some thought the NBA and its viewership might have some trouble during the 2024 postseason. Mainstays and playoff regulars like LeBron James and Stephen Curry were eliminated early in this year’s process, and the lack of star power was thought to have an effect on the interest surrounding this particular iteration. No MVPs In NBA Finals For First Time Since …
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Canadian rapper Drake is a known sports enthusiast, and one of the more public sports bettors on social media. Through the Stake betting app, he regularly posts screenshots of his wagers, which are typically placed on the biggest of games and matchups, and this year is no different with the NBA Finals looming. Rapper Drake Bets On Dallas To Win …
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Tonight, the final chapter of the 2023-24 NBA season will start as Game 1 of the NBA Finals is here. The Dallas Mavericks are the last team standing in the West. Boston represents the East in the 2024 Finals. The Celtics are the heavy-betting favorites heading into this matchup. Sportsbooks have them at (-210) to win it all. However, Luka …
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The Dallas Mavericks will enter the 2024 NBA Finals as sizeable underdogs, with a designation of +175 to win the championship outright. And given the value that their betting odds bring, it appears as though the general betting public is leaning heavily on Luka Dončić and company to take home the hardware within the next couple of weeks. Money Is …
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The 2024 Stanley Cup Finals matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers is predicted to be a somewhat evenly matched affair. Florida is the home team, and they are listed as the slight favorites at sportsbooks across the country, with their designation coming in somewhere around -135. Bobrovsky Could Be The Difference In Stanley Cup Finals Sergei Bobrovsky in …
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