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Real Madrid Team News vs Liverpool FC (UEFA Champions League Final)

May 26, 2022 By Stuart Kavanagh Leave a Comment

Real Madrid faces Liverpool at the Stade de France this weekend at the UEFA Champions League final. Los Blancos are chasing their fourteenth European Cup victory. This is the third time these two sides have faced off in the world’s biggest match in club football. Liverpool won the first UCL final between the two clubs back in 1981, a game played in France. Madrid hit back in Kyiv in 2018 to lift Ol’ Big Ears that time around.

Real Madrid wrapped up their 35th La Liga title a few weeks ago. With that title victory, manager Carlo Ancelotti became the first manager to win the title in the five top European leagues.

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Filed Under: Football/Soccer, Liverpool, Real Madrid

The Best NBA Picks and Predictions This Spring

May 26, 2022 By Jason Verduzco Leave a Comment

Sports betting is one of the most loved and participated in para-sports activities in the United States. Pulling from the largest recreational market learning how to place bets on sporting events is more than just a pastime. With the right tools and the proper information, you can make well-informed decisions that actually result in actually benefit.

When it comes to betting on sports, there’s a lot to consider and it can seem overwhelming. The world of professional sports itself is a huge, varied, and dynamic one all its own. Finding ways to capitalize on this betting market and do more than just be a hobbyist is hard work. That’s where finding the proper tools, like professional-grade NBA picks, and staying invested in your sport of choice both in and off-season comes into play.

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Sports Betting: Smart Tips from Professional Bettors

May 26, 2022 By Jason Verduzco Leave a Comment

More and more people decide to join the world of betting. To succeed in this, they may need some guidelines. Instead of trying to figure out everything on their own, they get smart tips from professional bettors.

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Can Rajasthan Royals Win IPL Title After 14 Years?

May 26, 2022 By Jeff Trudeau Leave a Comment

Sanju Samson has been leading the Rajasthan Royals squad since 2021. With the experience gathered from the previous year, he has been leading the team in this year’s IPL tournament too.

In the IPL 2022 mega auction, Rajasthan Royals has picked some veteran stellar performers like Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Prasiddh Krishna, and Shimron Hetymer, and Ravichandra Ashwin in the team. Chahal and Ashwin are veteran spinners who have already brought in another dimension to the attacking side of the Rajasthan Royals bowling unit. Besides, they already have names like Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson to star in their team. These batsmen are known for their power-packed performance in smashing bowlers like never before.

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$5.5B Chelsea Sale to Dodgers Co-Owner Todd Boehly Approved by UK Govt

May 25, 2022 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

The long-running saga of the Chelsea FC sale is now finally, officially, over. Yes, the southwest London club has now changed hands, for the low low price of just £4.25 billion ($5.33 billion), as the United Kingdom government has now granted to the consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake.

Chelsea was placed on the trading block after Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government for his strong financial ties to Vladimir Putin following Russia’s illegal invasion of the Ukraine.

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Tottenham Giving Antonio Conte a Massive Transfer Window War Chest

May 25, 2022 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

According to a statement from Tottenham Hotspur Foootball Club, their corporate parents ENIC Group, owned by 85-year-old British businessman Joe Lewis, will provide a massive financial investment into the sports franchise.

Yesterday saw an announcement that ENIC will be injecting £150 million ($187.64m) into the club to help manager Antonio Conte and his team challenge for trophies next season. The tremendous work that Conte did, to salvage a lost season and secure a return to the UEFA Champions League for next term, are going to be justly rewarded.

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How Would a Liverpool Treble Compare to Man United’s in 1999?

May 25, 2022 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

If Liverpool FC beat Real Madrid on Saturday, in the UEFA Champions League Final, it will make 2021-22 a trophy treble for them this season. Having already won the FA Cup and League Cup titles, it will be a “cup treble.” They almost had a chance at a quadruple, having come up just one point shy in the Premier League table to Manchester City. But how would this accomplishment compare and contrast to the treble that Manchester United won in 1989-99?

This very question was put forth on the CBS Sports UCL Final Preview press call yesterday, with United club legend Peter Schmeichel and Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher.

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Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher Wax Lyrical About Liverpool Star Luis Diaz

May 25, 2022 By Stuart Kavanagh Leave a Comment

There is no doubting the impact Colombian forward Luis Diaz has had on Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side. The 25-year-old has been nothing short of a sensation since joining the Reds this January. He already has three winners medals in his locker and could make it four if his side can defeat Real Madrid in the Champions League final this weekend.

He has made 13 Premier League appearances, with 7 score involvements (4 goals, 3 assists) for Liverpool this season. Those numbers don’t truly illustrate why he is universally accepted as the signing of the season. Two respected pundits waxed lyrical about the forward recently.

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Jamie Carragher Admires Mo Salah Being Honest About His UCL Revenge Motivation

May 25, 2022 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher admires Mohamed Salah for being blunt about his motivation in the UEFA Champions League Final on Saturday. Mo Salah said plainly, earlier this month, how he would rather see Real Madrid in the final match than Manchester City.

Although Salah didn’t say specifically why, the answer is obvious. In the 2018 UCL finale, when these same two teams met, Madrid central defender Sergio Ramos made an aggressive challenge on the Egyptian and knocked him out of the game.

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From relegation from the Bundesliga to the European Cup in 11 years! That’s the story of Eintracht

May 25, 2022 By Jonathan Roussel Leave a Comment

Wonderful transformation! But the soccer season doesn’t end there. Check out all match predictions for this weekend to stay up-to-date on all upcoming matches. There are still a lot of interesting things to come.

Eleven years ago Eintracht were relegated from the Bundesliga for the last time – with Theofanis Gekas, Khalil Altyntop and Alexander Meyer. They returned to the league the next season. That team featured current Eintracht captain Sebastian Rohde!

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