Mikel Arteta has committed his future to Arsenal by penning a new long-term contract with the club.
Arteta took charge of the Gunners in December 2019 following Unai Emery s exit and has led them to successive second-placed Premier League finishes in the last two seasons.
The Spaniard, who made 150 appearances for Arsenal as a player between 2011 and 2016, also oversaw an FA Cup final victory over Chelsea in 2020 and has lifted the Community Shield on two occasions as the Gunners head coach.
Arteta had entered the final 12 months of his contract at the Emirates Stadium, but reports earlier this week claimed he had agreed a new deal to run until 2027.
Arsenal confirmed he had put pen to paper on Thursday, with co-chairman Josh Kroenke telling the club s we…
England reached their first European Championship final as an extra-time goal from Harry Kane sealed a 2-1 win over Denmark at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday.
The Three Lions had lost their only previous two semi-finals in the competition – against Yugoslavia in 1968 and Germany in 1996 – but Kane stroked home after his initial penalty had been saved by Kasper Schmeichel in the 104th minute to ensure they will face Italy in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday.
Mikkel Damsgaard had put Denmark ahead on the half-hour mark with a superb free-kick before Gareth Southgate’s side pulled level before the break when Simon Kjaer bundled into his own net under pressure from Raheem Sterling.
England were unable to find a winner inside 90 minutes, but Kane secured a m…
Arturo Vidal s trophy-laden run has continued at Barcelona after the Chile international collected an eighth straight league winners medal.
Ernesto Valverde s team sealed LaLiga glory by beating Levante 1-0 at Camp Nou, with Vidal a four-time Serie A winner with Juventus and a three-time Bundesliga champion at Bayern Munich having appeared in 30 of Barca s 35 games in his first campaign in Spain.
Andrea Barzagli and Giorgio Chiellini won the league for an eighth successive occasion with Juve this season, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the only other man to have clinched eight successive titles across multiple major European leagues.
Ibrahimovic s run from the 2003-04 season until 2010-11 featured triumphs with Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barcelona and AC Milan…
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has extended his contract with the German giants for another two years until the end of 2011.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge will stay until December 31, 2011 the contract was signed two or three months ago, club spokesman Markus Horwick told Germany s SID sports agency on Wednesday ahead of Bayern s Champions League tie here against Bordeaux.
The former German international has been chairman of Bayern since 2002.
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Everton risked the fury of their fans after appointing former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez as the replacement for Carlo Ancelotti on this day in 2021.
Benitez had enjoyed great success during a six-year spell at Anfield, including winning the Champions League in unforgettable circumstances in 2005 – as well as reaching the final two years later – and lifting the FA Cup in 2006.
His arrival at Goodison Park came following the departure of Ancelotti, who left four weeks earlier to return to Real Madrid.
Our new manager.
— Everton (@Everton)
The controversial appointment saw Benitez sign a three-year contract with the Toffees, making him only the second person to have managed both Liverpool and Everton after William Edward Barclay in the 189…
The NFL season is here and so are all the glorious prop markets that come with it. We are looking into every market to uncover some of the week’s best side, team, player and derivative prop bets. We do the heavy lifting so you don’t have to.
We came out of the gates cold to begin the season but are going to hit our stride in Week 3 and are already 1-0 SU after a Davis Mills Under passing yard win. This weekend, we’re finding a WR/CB mismatch in the Sunday-nighter, hitting an RB receiving yard total, and making sense of the Colts’ offense game plan.
We bring you our favorite free prop picks and predictions for Week 3 of the 2021 NFL season.
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A rivalry so nice, they’ve got to play it thrice.
The New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills get a rubber match in the AFC Wild Card Round after these divisional foes split their regular-season series – thanks in part to the wild winds of Orchard Park in Week 13, which helped New England grind out a 14-10 win. The Bills returned serve with an impressive 33-21 victory in Foxborough 20 days later.
A grudge match this bitter calls for a complementary climate with temperatures feeling like -4 degrees in Buffalo Saturday night.
Here are our free NFL betting picks and predictions for Patriots at Bills on January 15.
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If you thought regular season NFL lines were tough to beat, just wait until you get a load of these NFL Wild Card Round odds.
With a limited amount of playoff teams and a season’s worth of data, oddsmakers don’t give much wiggle room when it comes to the opening spreads and totals for postseason games.
We size up the first slate of playoff lines as they roll out here on Sunday, giving you the best NFL odds to bet now and the Wild Card lines you may want to bet later.
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The Philadelphia Eagles don’t have to travel far down I-95 for their Week 6 non-conference clash with the New York Jets.
While this will be Philadelphia’s second straight road game and third away tilt in four outings, all packed inside a 20-day window, oddsmakers are expecting another convincing win for the Eagles.
New York is coming off an emotionally charged win at Denver last weekend (avenging OC Nathaniel Hackett), which could leave the Jets flat in the Week 6 NFL odds. Gang Green, specifically QB Zach Wilson and the offense, has improved the past two showings, coming through for bettors against the spread.
I dissect the NFL odds and give my best NFL picks and predictions for Eagles at Jets on October 15.
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The Houston Texans playoff hopes are riding on winning this road divisional matchup behind their rookie quarterback, C.J. Stroud. Their season finale will be a Saturday night matchup on the road in Indianapolis, IN against the Indianapolis Colts.
The Texans are slight favorites in the Week 18 NFL odds and will be looking to win the battle of AFC South rivals with a playoff spot on the line for the winner.
We take a closer look at the C.J. Stroud odds and give our best free NFL picks for Texans vs. Colts on January 6.
Be sure to keep up to date on the NFL odds and check out our Texans vs. Colts predictions, along with our Texans vs. Colts props.
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