The Ukrainian Football Association will appeal to FIFA in a bid to get Iran thrown out of the Qatar World Cup.
A statement from Ukraine’s FA on Monday confirmed its executive committee want Iran to be excluded from the tournament for possible involvement of Iran in the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine .
Ukraine was invaded by Russia in February. The country s football team reached the final stage of UEFA s qualification play-offs but were beaten by Wales in June.
FIFA and UEFA subsequently banned Russia from playing international football.
The chief executive of Ukrainian Premier League side Shakhtar Donetsk, Sergei Palkin, last week urged FIFA to prevent Iran from competing in Qatar, suggesting Ukraine replace them.
A statement on …
Japan s World Cup opener on Tuesday offers the Asian side an opportunity for revenge against Colombia, as they look to finally banish the bad memories of the 2014 edition in Brazil.
Four years ago, Japan met Colombia in their final group outing knowing they still had a chance of reaching the knockout phase, but they were crushed 4-1 by the South Americans.
As it turned out, any victory that day in Cuiaba would have sent the Samurai Blue through at the expense of Greece.
And Eiji Kawashima, who let those four goals in, says it is time to for Japan to make amends, with retribution on their minds ahead of the meeting in Saransk.
Obviously they have a lot of talent, Kawashima said. They ve got a scorer [Radamel Falcao], they ve got a passer [James Rodriguez]…
Manchester United battered Barcelona for nine minutes, with Cristiano Ronaldo roving maniacally in apparent pursuit of some sort of Champions League final shots record.
It was time for Pep Guardiola to again make the switch that helped to destroy Real Madrid earlier that month: Lionel Messi inside to false nine – a long forgotten position his exquisite Barca team and mercurial forward were beginning to revive.
Samuel Eto o shuffled from centre-forward to the right of the front three and duly opened the scoring. Messi belied his diminutive stature to net a wonderful second-half header and Barcelona unseated reigning European kings United 2-0, adding the most satisfying part of a historic 2008-09 treble.
Ten years on, the ripples from that captivating night at Ro…
Covers is throwing an entry into the Circa Million Pro Football contest for the 2021 season and Adam Chernoff has been tabbed to make the weekly picks so let’s dig right in.
Here are his five ATS picks for Week 12 of the Circa Million betting contest.
Week 11 record: 3-2Season to date: 33-22Place: T-428 / 4,086
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Like a wise Chicago high schooler once said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
These days, life is moving like Tyreek Hill riding a cheetah jacked up on Mountain Dew with rocket roller skates strapped on its paws. Can you believe we’re making Week 4 NFL picks and predictions already?
The calendar went from September to October in a blink, but as you already know, life seems to speed up the older you get. This phenomenon has everything to do with learning.
When you’re young, you’re learning how to do pretty much everything for the first time. That keeps your brain active and storing memories like mad. But as you hone those life skills and things become easie…
In Week 3’s Sunday Night Football showdown between two of the most storied franchises in NFL history, the Pittsburgh Steelers head to Sin City to take on the Las Vegas Raiders in a game between two of the worst 1-1 teams imaginable.
The Sunday Night Football odds have the Steelers as 2.5-point road underdogs coming off their bizarre win over the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night Football while the Raiders just got pushed around by the Buffalo Bills. That sets this game up for the winner to come out looking like a potential AFC Wild Card contender.
Find out where our best bets lie in our Sunday Night Football NFL prop picks for Steelers vs. Raiders on Sunday, September 24. And be sure to check out our Steelers vs. Raiders predictions and Davante Adams spot…
A few weeks ago, this Monday Night Football odds matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Jacksonville Jaguars was a must-watch, must-wager game on the Week 13 odds board.
But with Cincinnati losing star quarterback Joe Burrow to a season-ending wrist injury in Week 11, tonight’s AFC affair went from a look-ahead line of a pick’em to hovering around a double-digit spread in favor of Jacksonville.
The Jaguars have won two straight and have only one loss since Week 4 while the Bengals stumble into Florida on a three-game losing skid with a backup QB calling the shots.
I dive into the spread and Over/Under for Monday Night Football and give my best NFL picks for Bengals vs. Jaguars on December 4.
Additionally, check out our spotlight o…
Caleb Williams’ first game for the Chicago Bears is right up there with “Deadpool & Wolverine” among the must-see events of the summer.
The first overall pick has hopes soaring in the Windy City and the NFL odds buzzing. The Bears have a season win total of 8.5 (Over -160) and look-ahead lines peg Chicago as a favorite in 10 games this year. To put that betting market into perspective, the Bears have been a favorite just 10 total times in the past three seasons.
Williams ranks among names like Manning, Luck, and Burrow as surefire franchise quarterbacks, and the Bears have given him one of the best receiving corps in the entire league to work with. However, it will take more than big names on the backs of those blue and orange jerseys to …
We’re past the opening third of the schedule with NFL Week 7 odds open for business.
Football bettors have a fun slate in store, starting with the “Sean Payton Bowl” when the Denver Broncos battle the New Orleans Saints on Thursday.
The New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars go to war in Wembley Stadium on Sunday morning, followed by an NFC North showdown between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings. The main event of Week 7 is a Super Bowl rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers in the 4:25 p.m. ET slot.
The prime-time schedule is packed with the New York Jets visiting the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night and a Monday Night Football double-feature, starting with the Baltimore Ravens at Tampa Bay Buc…