Serge Gnabry is regarded as an automatic starter by Germany coach Joachim Low and he might have attained that status earlier had a serious knee injury not prevented him from featuring at the 2014 World Cup.
Gnabry was considered a prodigious prospect at Arsenal after signing from Stuttgart as a youngster in 2011, breaking into the Gunners first-team squad the following year at just 17.
He then featured 14 times across all competitions before suffering a bad injury against future employers Bayern Munich in the Champions League in March 2014, ruling him out of first-team action until the 2015-16 season.
An unsuccessful loan spell at West Brom followed in that campaign, but Gnabry got his career back on track after moving to Werder Bremen, earning a switch to Bayern…
England were beaten 3-2 by Croatia at Wembley on this day in 2007 to end their hopes of qualifying for Euro 2008 and seal the fate of manager Steve McClaren.
Their failure to qualify for the Euros meant the writing was on the wall for McClaren, who was dismissed as boss a day later after 18 months in charge.
McClaren had watched the dismal defeat unfold in the pouring rain at Wembley from under an umbrella and was dubbed the “wally with a brolly”.
England only needed a draw to book their place at the finals in Austria and Switzerland but found themselves two goals down at the break, Scott Carson letting Niko Kranjcar’s 25-yard effort slip through his grasp for the first before former Arsenal striker Eduardo made it two.
David Beckham came off the be…
Whisper it quietly but the Buccaneers’ trip to Indianapolis to face the Colts could end up being the best game this Sunday. The Bucs got back to winning ways on Monday Night Football and they’ll need to be at their best against a Colts team that dismantled the Bills last week.
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In a rematch of Super Bowl LV, the Kansas City Chiefs will look to avenge their championship loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday night in a game that will take place in Florida following Hurricane Ian.
The Bucs are getting healthier on offense and face a Kansas City team that might be thin at wide receiver. Can Mahomes rebound vs. this defense Sunday night? Find out in my free NFL player prop picks for Sunday Night Football between the Chiefs and Buccaneers.
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In what can only be described as a cursed primetime football game, the New England Patriots are visiting the Pittsburgh Steelers in a battle of backup quarterbacks. Despite the potential ugliness of this game, the NFL odds have the Steelers as six-point favorites.
The difference in this one is the playmakers the Steelers have with taking the field, something Bill Belichick’s team has been in search of all season. While he hasn’t been consistent, George Pickens has the talent to be the biggest game-changer in what will likely be a defensive stalemate.
You can see how I’m betting on the Steelers wide receiver as we dive into the TNF odds in my free NFL picks below.
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The Atlanta Falcons want to win now and that shows in the Brinks truck they backed up for new quarterback Kirk Cousins.
The veteran passer instantly vaults the Dirty Birds to the top of the NFC South (-120 to win division) and makes them a -190 favorite to qualify for the playoffs. But that aggressive move also stirs memories of a similar swap a couple years ago.
Former Atlanta QB Matt Ryan made the Indianapolis Colts a contender in 2021, bringing a proven passer to a promising roster on the verge of greatness. Sound familiar? Indy’s win total was 9.5 with the Over juiced heavily — just like the 2024 Falcons — and things did not go according to plan.
Atlanta’s expectations are sky-high in the eyes of the betting markets, as…
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Real Madrid will have a women s team in Spain s top division next term after completing a takeover of CD Tacon.
The capital side were promoted last term and Los Blancos announced the merger in a statement on Tuesday.
Madrid are reported to have paid a €500,000 for the deal to go through, with the women s side set to compete with clubs from Barcelona and Atletico Madrid among others next season.
During the course of next season, the 2019-20 campaign, the CD Tacon first team will train and play their matches at Real Madrid City as a part of the transitory collaboration between the two clubs, a Madrid statement said.
Atletico claimed the title last season after winning 28 of their 30 matches to finish six points clear of Barcelona.
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Antonio Conte left Juventus moderately satisfied with Napoli s goalless draw on Saturday but stressed the need to make the most of attacking opportunities.
Napoli arrived in Turin on the back of a three-match winning streak in Serie A but fell short of capitalising on several good chances.
Conte s side came closest to snatching a winner, with Scott McTominay s long-range shot pushed away by Michele Di Gregorio in the first half before Romelu Lukaku failed to pounce on the rebound.
The former Inter, Chelsea and Tottenham head coach acknowledged a hard-fought point, though still saw room for improvement at Allianz Stadium.
I realise the difficulty of getting a draw away to Juventus, a team that was 18 points away from Napoli last season, Conte told DAZN.
UEFA have released a statement confirming that the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy is set to go ahead despite disruption caused by fans jumping perimeter barriers in the build-up to kick-off.
Videos of supporters appearing to break through perimeters set up by stewards at Wembley Stadium have been widely shared across social media prior to Sunday s game.
However, UEFA insist that no fan has managed to enter the stadium without a ticket and so the game should take place as scheduled.
UEFA s statement read: Fans have been jumping over barriers but there has been no access to the stadium. No concern that any protocol will come into place in which the stadium will be shut down.
There is no concern this final will not go ahead.
A spokespers…