Georgia s Euro 2024 breakout star Georges Mikautadze has joined Metz on a permanent basis but could yet be sold on, with West Ham, Newcastle United and other clubs reportedly interested.
Mikautadze enjoyed an excellent campaign with the major tournament debutants, who reached the last 16 but were beaten 4-1 by Spain on Sunday.
He scored three goals in the group stage, two of them from the penalty spot, and remains joint-top of the competition s goalscoring charts, alongside Germany s Jamal Musiala and Slovakia s Ivan Schranz.
The 23-year-old s strikes came from a total of 2.26 expected goals (xG) – currently the second-highest figure at the tournament behind Kai Havertz s 3.7.
His conversion rate of 50% (six shots taken), meanwhile, is the fourth-best o…
Antoine Griezmann has urged France to put the memories and anguish of Euro 2016 behind them ahead of their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign.
Griezmann top-scored with six goals and was named Player of the Tournament as the hosts reached the final of Euro 2016, only to lose 1-0 to Portugal in extra time.
Didier Deschamps men take on Italy in a friendly on Thursday before beginning qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia with a tricky away game against Belarus next Tuesday.
And Atletico Madrid forward Griezmann said at a media conference: I think we have to forget the Euro. We must move on. We must think about the World Cup, which is our goal.
You have to put aside the Euro. It was beautiful, it was in France, but we must move on.
It s n…
Spain coach Luis Aragones admitted he will make changes to his side for their final Euro 2008 Group D match against Greece on Wednesday.
Spain sewed up top spot in the group with a game to spare after David Villa s injury time goal condemned Sweden to a 2-1 defeat on Saturday.
That coupled with Russia s 1-0 victory over Greece means that no-one can catch the Iberians in the group.
They will play either world champions Italy, France or Romania in the quarter-finals in Vienna.
And Aragones admitted he will consider resting players to keep some of his star performers fresh for the knock-out phase.
We are lucky and some other players will have the chance to play, he said.
There will be room for other players and we will rest players tha…
Jesus Navas confirmed he will retire from international duty following Spain s Euro 2024 final showdown with England on Sunday.
The 38-year-old, who will bring the curtain down on an international career spanning 15 years, is the last remaining member of La Roja s 2010 World Cup and 2012 European Championship-winning sides.
Navas has appeared three times for Spain during this tournament, captaining the side in their final Group B game against Albania, while deputising for the suspended Dani Carvajal at right-back in the semi-final win over France.
The Sevilla wing-back, who will call time on his professional career later this year, admitted he has played through the pain barrier in recent years.
Speaking ahead of Sunday s final, Navas highlighted similari…
Juventus have wrapped up a seventh consecutive Serie A title, holding off a strong challenge from Napoli to defend the Scudetto again.
Massimiliano Allegri has led the club to a fourth straight domestic double during his time at the club, with the Juve coach being linked with succeeding Arsene Wenger at Arsenal.
If Allegri does depart, he will go out on a high, Juve adding the Serie A crown to the Coppa Italia title they won against AC Milan on Wednesday thanks to a 4-0 victory at the same Stadio Olimpico venue where the league title was clinched.
Here, we assess the key Opta numbers in yet another successful season for the Bianconeri.
7 Juventus have now won the Serie A title for the seventh time in a row – a new record in the Serie A history. Queen.
On this day in 2011, Obafemi Martins scored a late winner for Birmingham to beat Arsenal 2-1 in the Carling Cup final.
Nikola Zigic headed the Blues in front in the 28th minute before Robin van Persie found the equaliser with a volley.
The game looked destined for extra time when a mix-up at the back from Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny and goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny proved costly.
Szczesny spilled Zigic’s header after Koscielny mis-kicked the ball and the loose ball rolled into the path of an unmarked Martins.
Happy Obafemi Martins Day!
10 years to the day since that unbelievable afternoon at Wembley.
— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC)
The substitute then tucked the ball home into an empty net to seal victory and he describe…
Editor’s note: This preview was written prior to news that Kyler Murray is dealing with an ankle injury and is trending towards not playing this Sunday.
The Arizona Cardinals turned heads with a big win last weekend despite missing stars Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins.
The Cardinals expect to have those standouts back in Week 10 and the NFL betting odds are laying it on thick, giving plenty of points to the visiting Carolina Panthers, who will be without their starting quarterback this Sunday. Sam Darnold will miss time with a shoulder injury, leaving backup QB P.J. Walker to face Arizona’s aggressive defense.
Check out our NFL free picks and predictions for Panthers at Cardinals on November 14.
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The Cincinnati Bengals look to rebound from a game they gave away as they head to AT&T Stadium to take on the Dallas Cowboys in Week 2 of NFL action.
The Cowboys also failed to win in their season opener, but their biggest blow came in losing franchise quarterback Dak Prescott to a thumb injury. With backup Cooper Rush taking over at QB for the next several weeks, NFL betting lines hit the board with “America’s Team” as a 7-point home underdog for Sunday’s showdown.
Here are my best free Bengals vs. Cowboys NFL picks and predictions for September 18.
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