John Terry was banned for four matches and fined £220,000 after being found guilty of racially abusing QPR’s Anton Ferdinand, on this day in 2012.
The Chelsea captain denied the charge but a Football Association regulatory commission ruled he was guilty of misconduct during his side’s 1-0 Premier League defeat to QPR at Loftus Road on October 23 2011.
The 31-year-old England defender announced his retirement from international football a week before the FA’s decision and decided not to appeal against it.
An FA statement read: “An independent regulatory commission has today found a charge of misconduct against John Terry proven and has issued a suspension for a period of four matches and a fine of £220,000, pending appeal.
“The Football Associa…
It’s been another difficult week for the Las Vegas Raiders and yet again they have to dust themselves down to face the New York Giants in East Rutherford this Sunday.
Despite a rocky season off the field, Las Vegas surprisingly sits atop the AFC West and is a 2.5-point NFL betting road favorite over the Giants, who sit at rock bottom of the NFC East.
The Giants nearly beat the Chiefs last week — could this be a tighter clash than people think? Find out in our free NFL picks and predictions Raiders vs. Giants on Sunday, November 7.
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Those NFL schedule makers know what they’re doing.
Thanks to the non-conference carousel, Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season comes to a close with the Denver Broncos visiting the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football.
Of course, one of the biggest events of the offseason was Seattle trading franchise quarterback Russell Wilson to Denver, instantly making the Broncos a Super Bowl contender and setting up one of the most intriguing games on the season-opening slate.
Denver has drawn a ton of money and bet count heading into this contest, causing a significant adjustment in the spread from the opener in the spring. That movement likely isn’t done yet, as this Monday nighter will be a key game for bookies and bettors.
We analyze the …
There’s no bet type I like more than a 6-point teaser in the NFL. Betting spreads alone is hard enough, so I love the extra breathing room we get by slapping an additional six points to the spread in the NFL odds.
I’ve developed a modest following for my teaser content, so naturally, I’ll be doing an article dedicated to my favorite bet type every single week.
Here’s how it works: I’ll rank my five favorite teaser legs of each week, with the top two being my official teaser bet for that week’s games. Pretty simply.
When making my selections, I follow basic teaser strategy of crossing key numbers — most notably three and seven, which are the most common margins of victory in the NFL. We also don’t tease thr…
Thanksgiving marks a pivotal point in the NFL schedule, as the official playoff race begins in Week 12.
The NFL odds are tighter than your belt line after taking down third helpings of turkey, which means getting the best number for your NFL picks is as vital as a Costco-sized tub of Pepto-Bismol this weekend.
I kick the tires on the opening Week 12 odds and early action, highlighting some spreads and totals to bet now and some wagers to may want to wait on until later.
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Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are always going to be the top on-field stories when it comes to the Kansas City Chiefs, but Steve Spagnuolo and his stellar defense are earning their share of the spotlight — and their share of the Super Bowl odds buzz — once again this year.
Heading into Super Bowl 58, the Chiefs are rolling defensively. They held the Baltimore Ravens to 10 points in the AFC Championship Game, and an airtight secondary is giving the Kansas City front seven more pass-rushing opportunities.
That brings us to George Karlaftis, who’s jumped off the screen in his second NFL season. The signs were there in the latter part of his rookie season — 5.5 sacks in his final seven regular season games that year — and now…
The 2024 NFL schedule barely broke into October before the first head coach was handed his walking papers.
The New York Jets said “so long” to Robert Saleh on Tuesday morning following the team’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings in London this past weekend. Saleh, who was +2,500 in the first head coach fired odds heading into Week 5, will be replaced by defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich for the time being.
This move leaves Gang Green looking for a new HC and has sportsbooks prompting opening NFL odds on just who that will be. Here’s a look at the favorites to be the next head coach of the J-E-T-S.
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Emma Raducanu used England s comeback win over Slovakia at Euro 2024 as motivation ahead of her Wimbledon opener.
Raducanu was handed a boost on Monday when her planned first-round opponent world number 22 Ekaterina Alexandrova withdrew due to illness.
But the 2021 US Open champion did not put in the most convincing display as she beat lucky loser Renata Zarazua 7-6 (7-0) 6-3 on Centre Court.
Nevertheless, Raducanu got the job done, much like Gareth Southgate s side as Jude Bellingham s stunner and Harry Kane s header secured an extra-time win over Slovakia in Germany, despite another poor display.
Raducanu, however, believes England s progress to the quarter-finals at Euro 2024 shows that winning ugly is sometimes the way forward.
I was nervous,…
Eder is a little bit sorry that he scored Portugal s winner in the Euro 2016 final against France after receiving a negative reaction from supporters in Ligue 1.
The forward s extra-time goal was enough for Portugal to claim a first major honour and deny the hosts on their own soil at the Stade de France in July.
Eder plies his domestic trade in Ligue 1 for Lille and has received a backlash from the terraces in the early stages of the season.
The 28-year-old hopes that in time the situation will settle down.
I m a little bit sorry to have scored against France. I have many friends here. I play in Ligue 1, he told L Equipe.
But I ve done the best I could for my country. I didn t know it would cause such an outcry. I m trying to play the best I ca…
Day ten of Euro 2008 saw Germany take on Austria needing a point to qualify and Croatia, already group winners and through to face Turkey in the quarter-finals, take on Poland.
The group was delicately balanced with any of the three other teams able to join Croatia, but with Germany being hot favourites as they needed only a point.
Before the games, German captain Michael Ballack spoke of the tension in the German camp. Everybody is a tense after this loss. If it were different, there would be no reaction. But we go into the game with the pressure to win, which brings more percentage points out of you. We have this pressure but we have shown in the past that we can deal with it. Football is not always harmonious. I hope that we show a reaction and win the game.