Liverpool undone in injury time in Europa League tie in Villarreal 

<div align="left" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A fortnight after an added-time winner put Liverpool into the last four of the Europa League, a similar fate befell them as they lost their semi-final first leg 1-0 in Villarreal.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The match appeared to be heading for a stalemate until substitute Adrian Lopez poked home two minutes into injury time.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">It was less dramatic than Dejan Lovren's header against Borussia Dortmund two weeks previously - Jurgen Klopp's side still have the home leg to come - but frustrating nonetheless as they had appeared to have ground out a draw.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Going to the El Madrigal, where the hosts have now won all seven Europa League ties this season and are unbeaten in the competition since matchday one on September 17, was always going to be tough - but the Reds seemed to have done the hard work until a momentary lapse in concentration cost them.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DR0_1AAuI7Q/VyMoaLaDGqI/AAAAAAAADJE/5nrrHsN42xMInzTWP3qgw23AFLUavVsQACLcB/s1600/77.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DR0_1AAuI7Q/VyMoaLaDGqI/AAAAAAAADJE/5nrrHsN42xMInzTWP3qgw23AFLUavVsQACLcB/s400/77.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Liverpool undone in injury time in Europa League tie in Villarreal 

A fortnight after an added-time winner put Liverpool into the last four of the Europa League, a similar fate befell them as they lost their...

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Away goals keep Sevilla on course for Europa hat-trick 

<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sevilla stayed on course for a third straight Europa League title by claiming a 2-2 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine in the first leg of their semi-final.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Unai Emery's side are looking to become the first to win a major European competition three years in a row since Bayern Munich 40 years ago.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">They had to come from behind after Vitolo's early goal was cancelled out by Marlos and Taras Stepanenko, with Kevin Gameiro's late penalty giving them two vital away goals.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">And, given their superb home record, Sevilla will fancy their chances of reaching yet another final.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The contrast between Emery's team at home and away is remarkable, with Sevilla managing just one win on their travels in Europe and none in the Primera Division.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">But it took only six minutes for the Spaniards to take the lead in Lviv. Gameiro released Vitolo and he was allowed to turn inside by Yaroslav Rakitskiy before finding the net.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fKwgjCb3vxU/VyMoObI2v1I/AAAAAAAADJA/9s3WVxnh4DA82_MVF7iMqvrg-iG5I4u9gCLcB/s1600/76.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fKwgjCb3vxU/VyMoObI2v1I/AAAAAAAADJA/9s3WVxnh4DA82_MVF7iMqvrg-iG5I4u9gCLcB/s320/76.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Away goals keep Sevilla on course for Europa hat-trick 

Sevilla stayed on course for a third straight Europa League title by claiming a 2-2 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine in the first l...

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Zidane doesn’t like James Rodriguez – Valderrama

<div align="left" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Former Colombia midfielder Carlos Valderrama says Real Madrid boss does not like James Rodriguez and the 2014 World Cup top scorer is in a difficult situation at the moment.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The 24-year-old, a 75-million-euro signing from Monaco following an outstanding showing at the tournament in Brazil two years ago, has found himself isolated from the team in recent weeks.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">He has made just one appearance in Real’s last five games and the less experienced Lucas Vazquez was picked ahead of him to replaced the injured Cristiano Ronaldo in the first leg of the Champions League semi final against Manchester City on Tuesday.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">James has four years to run on his contract but has been linked with a move away from the Santiago Bernabeu this summer with Manchester United and Chelsea both rumoured to be interested in the player.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KN2pDrkObno/VyMoowV4jVI/AAAAAAAADJI/fLWy_GYWiBUK3IwR-QCi2JpHZscFcLJKgCLcB/s1600/104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KN2pDrkObno/VyMoowV4jVI/AAAAAAAADJI/fLWy_GYWiBUK3IwR-QCi2JpHZscFcLJKgCLcB/s400/104.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Zidane doesn’t like James Rodriguez – Valderrama

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Man Utd on brink of signing Renato Sanches

<div class="mc_content" id="NewsContent" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <div style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Manchester United are believed to be closing in on the signing of Benfica's Renato Sanches.</span></div> <div style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Multiple news outlets are reporting that Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira arrived in Manchester on Thursday to finalise the £46million transfer.</span></div> <div style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">According to the Daily Mail, 18-year-old Portuguese ace Sanches will cost United an up-front fee of £31m, with a further £15m to be paid in add-ons.</span></div> <div style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sanches' agent, Jorge Mendes, has also been spotted in Manchester this week adding further fuel to the fire that a deal is set to be completed.</span></div> <div style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The box-to-box midfielder is rated as the most promising player from his country since Cristiano Ronaldo and is expected to sign a long-term deal with the Red Devils in the coming days.</span></div> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YTKJgEh2pW8/VyMpRO4rMXI/AAAAAAAADJY/sCzl0YdxUtkQv3kVYDAkf33Qj5aqknEOQCLcB/s1600/216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YTKJgEh2pW8/VyMpRO4rMXI/AAAAAAAADJY/sCzl0YdxUtkQv3kVYDAkf33Qj5aqknEOQCLcB/s400/216.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Man Utd on brink of signing Renato Sanches

Manchester United are believed to be closing in on the signing of Benfica's Renato Sanches. Multiple news outlets are reporting that...

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Back unders at St Andrew's

<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Birmingham v Middlesbrough</span><br />Friday, 19:45</span></span><br /> <div id="yui_3_1_1_1_146192273041253" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">Match Odds</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boro are just <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="1" oldtitle="4/7" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.57</span></span> to win this with the home side still available at a whopping <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="2" oldtitle="6/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">7.20</span></span>, having been as big as <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="3" oldtitle="7/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">8.00</span></span> earlier in the week, and the draw priced at <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="4" oldtitle="16/5" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">4.20</span></span>. As my colleague Mike Norman noted in <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; transition: color 0.2s;">his preview</span> of last Saturday's 3pm games, at this stage of the season sides <span style="font-weight: 600;">are often over-bet</span> and consequently too short when it's deemed they 'need' to win a match. He was bang on the money about Boro and Hull against Ipswich and Leeds respectively and this game fits into that category for me too.</span></div> <div> <div id="yui_3_1_1_1_146192273041254" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">Over/Under 2.5 Goals</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unders is <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="5" oldtitle="5/6" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.85</span></span> here with Overs <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="6" oldtitle="11/10" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">2.12</span></span> and I'm surprised that we can get that big a price about Under 2.5 Goals. At this stage of the season I can't see it being anything other than a <span style="font-weight: 600;">very tight game</span> and under Rowett the Blues' have always been solid enough at the back, while they have only managed 50 goals this season - that's the same total as 20th-placed Bristol City and less than Rotherham to pick out just two examples.</span></div> </div> <div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span id="yui_3_1_1_1_146192273041256" style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recommended Bets</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Under 2.5 Goals @</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="7" oldtitle="5/6" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">1.85</span> *best bet<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s initial initial;">Back 0-1 Correct Score @</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; transition: color 0.2s;"> </span></span><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="8" oldtitle="11/2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; transition: color 0.2s initial initial;" title="">6.60</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HprWYPC6m4s/VyMrqQ7bRsI/AAAAAAAAF8s/fJbiHsOdqXgZ4WszytrK4jI-3G2skAy6QCLcB/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HprWYPC6m4s/VyMrqQ7bRsI/AAAAAAAAF8s/fJbiHsOdqXgZ4WszytrK4jI-3G2skAy6QCLcB/s400/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="8" oldtitle="11/2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; transition: color 0.2s initial initial;" title=""><br /></span></span></div> </div> <div> <br /></div>

Back unders at St Andrew's

Birmingham v Middlesbrough Friday, 19:45 Match Odds Boro are just  1.57  to win this with the home side still available at a whopping  7...

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Juve eye Prem hot-shot

<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Juventus are pondering a move for one of the Premier League’s best strikers, Arsenal have been linked with a bid to sign a Bayern Munich star, while Theo Walcott could be heading to Serie A, according to Wednesday’s transfer rumours.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pw9V50bFdTw/VyHFuEpIAWI/AAAAAAAADII/1ieu1j_p6NEBz8NfSvmNrKGGMIU-VfCoACLcB/s1600/214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pw9V50bFdTw/VyHFuEpIAWI/AAAAAAAADII/1ieu1j_p6NEBz8NfSvmNrKGGMIU-VfCoACLcB/s400/214.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Juve eye Prem hot-shot

Juventus are pondering a move for one of the Premier League’s best strikers, Arsenal have been linked with a bid to sign a Bayern Munich st...

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Man Utd to wear away kit in FA Cup final

<div class="mc_content" id="NewsContent" style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Manchester United will wear their away kit in the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace on May 21, it has been confirmed.<br style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />A coin toss was made, due to the club's kits clashing, and United lost, meaning they will wear white, in a repeat of the 1990 final between the two clubs.</span></div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">United drew with Palace 3-3 on that occasion at Wembley, with the Red Devils going on to win the replay 1-0.</span></div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">That trophy proved to be the first of Sir Alex Ferguson's incredible 26-year reign and Louis van Gaal will hope to stage a repeat next month.</span></div> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Dutchman has come in for criticism for his management thus far this term, with Jose Mourinho heavily tipped to replace him this summer, but may well secure the FA Cup for the first time since 2004.</span></div> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-attachment: initial; 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Man Utd to wear away kit in FA Cup final

Manchester United will wear their away kit in the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace on May 21, it has been confirmed. A coin toss was ma...

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Saul Niguez winner gives Atletico Madrid advantage over Bayern Munich

<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Saul Niguez's first-half solo strike proved enough to hand Atletico Madrid a narrow 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final at Vicente Calderon.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Spain Under-21 international's early wonder goal handed the Spanish side the edge ahead of next week's second leg at the Allianz Arena.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Arturo Vidal came closest to netting an equaliser for Pep Guardiola's side but the home defence worked hard to keep his and his team-mates' efforts out as they recorded their fifth consecutive clean sheet.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Diego Simeone's hosts began to press from the start and Fernando Torres came close to opening the scoring in the first five minutes but his drilled shot from 20 yards out was blocked by David Alaba.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1VY39BVQ8Gw/VyHExkZwYfI/AAAAAAAADH4/JIRSMQqYWqUxH47njzwbZNxWmFKgEfg-ACLcB/s1600/94.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="273" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1VY39BVQ8Gw/VyHExkZwYfI/AAAAAAAADH4/JIRSMQqYWqUxH47njzwbZNxWmFKgEfg-ACLcB/s400/94.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Saul Niguez winner gives Atletico Madrid advantage over Bayern Munich

Saul Niguez's first-half solo strike proved enough to hand Atletico Madrid a narrow 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the first leg of ...

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Barcelona lead race to sign Atletico star Saul

<div class="mc_content" id="NewsContent" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <div style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">La Liga leaders Barcelona have a first-option clause in the contract of Atletico Madrid's rising star Saul Niguez, according to Sport.</span></div> <div style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The 21-year-old midfielder has enjoyed a breakthrough year at the Vicente Calderon this term and scored the only goal of the game with a sublime solo effort in his side's 1-0 win over Champions League semi-final opponents Bayern Munich on Wednesday.</span></div> <div style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The clause was inserted into the midfielder's terms back in 2013 when David Villa joined Atletico from Camp Nou.</span></div> <div style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Saul's current deal reportedly runs until 2020 and includes a €60 million release clause. Should Atletico receive a bid from an opposing club, Barca will have the option to equal or raise it.</span></div> </div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jQ9sS1DolGg/VyHFH70hmiI/AAAAAAAADIA/wXTNEIvtw9MsdmmZRf7RzQdPsdmMWO5CACLcB/s1600/103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jQ9sS1DolGg/VyHFH70hmiI/AAAAAAAADIA/wXTNEIvtw9MsdmmZRf7RzQdPsdmMWO5CACLcB/s400/103.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Barcelona lead race to sign Atletico star Saul

La Liga leaders Barcelona have a first-option clause in the contract of Atletico Madrid's rising star Saul Niguez, according to Sport....

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Expect a touch of Madrigal magic

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Villarreal v Liverpool</span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; line-height: 21px;">Thursday April 28, 20:05</span></span><br /> <div id="yui_3_1_1_1_146183213492953" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">Match Odds</span></span></div> <div> <div id="yui_3_1_1_1_146183213492954" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Liverpool are <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="1" oldtitle="11/5" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">3.15</span></span>, so you could back them <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Draw No Bet</span></span> at <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="2" oldtitle="6/5" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">2.20</span></span>, but there are other markets to pursue.</span></div> </div> <div> <div id="yui_3_1_1_1_146183213492955" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Over/Under 2.5 Goals</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Given Villarreal's defensive record in this competition, and the fact that ten of Liverpool's 12 UEL games have featured fewer than three goals, Under 2.5 Goals looks fairly priced at <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="3" oldtitle="4/6" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.66</span></span>. However, I'm quite tempted to back <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Both Teams To Score</span></span> at <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="4" oldtitle="1/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">2.02</span></span>.</span></div> </div> <div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet</span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Both Teams To Score at</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="7" oldtitle="1/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">2.02</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Cedric Bakambu</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="8" oldtitle="13/8" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">2.68</span> and Philippe Coutinho <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="9" oldtitle="11/4" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">3.70</span> to score</span> (half a point each)</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ykc9FlmBJ2g/VyHKgVD8LxI/AAAAAAAAF8Y/MDlfx9Qzu7IRvGBS79_WcHN-N1yP9HZFgCLcB/s1600/75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ykc9FlmBJ2g/VyHKgVD8LxI/AAAAAAAAF8Y/MDlfx9Qzu7IRvGBS79_WcHN-N1yP9HZFgCLcB/s400/75.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> </div> <div> <br /></div>

Expect a touch of Madrigal magic

Villarreal v Liverpool Thursday April 28, 20:05 Match Odds Liverpool are  3.15 , so you could back them  Draw No Bet  at  2.20 , but th...

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Hosts to strike first blow

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Shakhtar Donetsk v Sevilla</span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; line-height: 21px;">Thursday April 28, 20:05</span></span><br /> <div id="yui_3_1_1_1_146183214687754" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sevilla coach <span style="font-weight: 600;">Unai Emery</span> is a master of the two-legged tie, and he has a glut of quality players, but this is a huge test for a team that just isn't performing as well as it can on the road. In all competitions Sevilla have played 27 away games, and they have won a grand total of four matches. 12 of those matches have been lost, including three of the last four.</span></div> <div id="yui_3_1_1_1_146183214687753" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Match Odds market is split down the middle, but I fancy Shakhtar to get a result against a Sevilla side that is coming up short on the road time and time again. We can back the hosts Draw No Bet at <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="1" oldtitle="20/21" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.97</span></span>, which sees our stake returned if the match ends in stalemate.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Shakhtar Donetsk Draw No Bet at</span><span style="color: #1e1e1e;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"> </span></span><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="2" oldtitle="20/21" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; transition: color 0.2s;" title="">1.97</span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gs_ldixRC-M/VyHJ9ZDYwvI/AAAAAAAAF8U/j8F9nqLfkxMiAWzOwdvOx2xhNIPNbXX1ACLcB/s1600/74.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gs_ldixRC-M/VyHJ9ZDYwvI/AAAAAAAAF8U/j8F9nqLfkxMiAWzOwdvOx2xhNIPNbXX1ACLcB/s400/74.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;"><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="2" oldtitle="20/21" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; transition: color 0.2s;" title=""><br /></span></span></span></div> <div> <br /></div>

Hosts to strike first blow

Shakhtar Donetsk v Sevilla Thursday April 28, 20:05 Sevilla coach  Unai Emery  is a master of the two-legged tie, and he has a glut of qua...

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Bonucci non-committal on Chelsea transfer links

<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Juventus centre-back Leonardo Bonucci remains non-committal over his long-term future at Juventus after failing to confirm whether or not he would be interested in a move to Chelsea.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The 28-year-old Italy international has emerged as one of the Blues primary transfer targets in the summer as Antonio Conte looks to bolster his backline with an experienced international class defender.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Conte has worked alongside Bonucci for the past five years – between 2011-14 with Juventus and with the Italian national team in the last two years – and is known to be a big admirer of his talents.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Although Chelsea, unlike Juventus, will not play Champions League football next season, Bonucci refused to deny whether or not he would be staying put in Turin.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WaRqCsd0szc/VyCIs49pWrI/AAAAAAAADHA/eTFgfzVgd4wyaGkt-8F66ucBzXb7ljWlQCLcB/s1600/81.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WaRqCsd0szc/VyCIs49pWrI/AAAAAAAADHA/eTFgfzVgd4wyaGkt-8F66ucBzXb7ljWlQCLcB/s400/81.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Bonucci non-committal on Chelsea transfer links

Juventus centre-back Leonardo Bonucci remains non-committal over his long-term future at Juventus after failing to confirm whether or not h...

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Manchester City weather late Real Madrid storm as Etihad clash finishes goalless

<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Manchester City survived a late onslaught from a Real Madrid side lacking Cristiano Ronaldo to draw the first leg of their Champions League semi-final 0-0.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Manuel Pellegrini's men came under heavy pressure in the second half at the Etihad Stadium as a previously subdued Real finally found their teeth.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">City goalkeeper Joe Hart again proved their saviour, producing fine reflex stops from Casemiro and Pepe, while Jese also hit the bar as the visitors upped the tempo in the latter stages.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">City held on to give themselves a fighting chance heading into next week's second leg at the Bernabeu although the watching Ronaldo, who unexpectedly failed a fitness test, will hope to feature.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The occasion was a tense one, although there was some amusement on the touchline as Real coach Zinedine Zidane split his trousers.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EEqj9GdOn1g/VyCIi0wPLmI/AAAAAAAADG8/amSADmFwUuIgXi_irFlQrT-2VahxhgfPQCLcB/s1600/93.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EEqj9GdOn1g/VyCIi0wPLmI/AAAAAAAADG8/amSADmFwUuIgXi_irFlQrT-2VahxhgfPQCLcB/s400/93.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Manchester City weather late Real Madrid storm as Etihad clash finishes goalless

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Guardiola, it's happening again!

<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Atletico Madrid </span><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="1" oldtitle="2/1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">3.05</span><span style="color: #1e1e1e;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> v Bayern Munich </span></span><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="2" oldtitle="7/4" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">2.70</span><span style="color: #1e1e1e;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">; The Draw </span></span><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="3" oldtitle="9/4" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">3.25</span><br />Wednesday, 19:45</span></span><br /> <div id="yui_3_1_1_1_146175093037153" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 600; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">Match Odds</span></div> <div> <div id="yui_3_1_1_1_146175093037154" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2013/14, his Bayern squad, who he inherited as tournament holders, were humbled 5-0 on aggregate by Real Madrid. They lost another first leg in Spain last year 3-0 to Barcelona, so<span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="4" oldtitle="2/1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; transition: color 0.2s;" title="">3.05</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; transition: color 0.2s;"> </span>is a tasty price on Atletico Madrid completing a hat-trick.</span></div> </div> <div> <div id="yui_3_1_1_1_146175093037155" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 600; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">Atletico Madrid Win to Nil</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On first reading, this looks like <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; transition: color 0.2s;">one of the bravest</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="5" oldtitle="7/2" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">4.60</span> bets imaginable, yet once you start studying the statistics, you can't help suddenly becoming swelled with courage.</span></div> </div> <div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span id="yui_3_1_1_1_146175093037157" style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recommended Bet:</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 600; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Atletico Madrid to win @</span><span style="color: #1e1e1e;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; transition: color 0.2s;"> </span></span><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="6" oldtitle="2/1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; transition: color 0.2s;" title="">3.05</span></span></div> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pg9cO3N3-Bs/VyCMlqgHtMI/AAAAAAAAF8E/qEPT02Jrx-0wbKcXeLRx-vTh2y1MlkK9ACLcB/s1600/93.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pg9cO3N3-Bs/VyCMlqgHtMI/AAAAAAAAF8E/qEPT02Jrx-0wbKcXeLRx-vTh2y1MlkK9ACLcB/s400/93.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Guardiola, it's happening again!

Atletico Madrid  3.05  v Bayern Munich  2.70 ; The Draw  3.25 Wednesday, 19:45 Match Odds In 2013/14, his Bayern squad, who he inherite...

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NRL Preview South Sydney Rabbitohs v Wests Tigers Thursday, April 28, 8pm (AEST), ANZ Stadium, Sydney

<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> A battle between two teams in utter crisis, it has been a long time since either the Rabbitohs or Tigers have tasted victory. With both coaches under immense pressure, each side needs to step up in what is really a desperate situation for both clubs.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Selection Notes</strong>Souths welcome back George Burgess and Kyle Turner with Paul Carter dropped and Hymel Hunt out with a season-ending pec injury. Kirisome Auva’a starts in the centres. Adam Reynolds is in doubt with a jaw injury. Jason Taylor has dropped only Nathan Milone with Tim Simona returning from suspension.</div> <figure style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.williamhill.com.au/rugby-league/18375763/d/parramatta-vs-brisbane#offcanvas" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0188c2; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">NRL 2016: The Ultimate Guide</strong></a><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> </div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">History</strong>South Sydney have won 15 of 26 against the Wests Tigers all-time and have won 7 of their last 9. The two teams split their two matches evenly last year with Souths winning 20-6 early in the season before the Tigers turned the tables with a 34-6 victory. The teams have met 11 times at ANZ with Souths holding a 6-5 edge. Six of the last seven matches have tallied more than 38 points. The Tigers have former Rabbitoh Tim Grant starting at bookend while coach Jason Taylor is a former Bunnies mentor. James Tedesco has scored 5 tries in 6 games against Souths.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> </div> </figure><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Form</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />South Sydney have dropped three straight and have won just 1 of their last 6 since two dominant wins in their opening two matches. Their 11.67 points per game over the last six matches is a clear second worst while their 25.5 points conceded is third worst. Three of their last four losses have been by 20 points or more. Souths have fallen to 11<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">th</sup> on the ladder with an attacking rank of 9<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">th</sup> and a defensive rank of 10<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">th</sup>. The Wests Tigers have lost six straight and have the 10<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">th</sup>best attack and 14<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">th</sup> ranked defence. They come into this off a 60-6 loss in Canberra and now sit 14<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">th</sup> with a 2-6 record. Since Round 3 they have the worst defence and third worst attack in the NRL.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <a href="https://www.williamhill.com.au/rugby-league#offcanvas" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0188c2; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Round 9 NRL Odds</strong></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Key Matchup</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Greg Inglis v James Tedesco. Inglis has had an exts Tedesco. Inglis has had an extremely quiet year to date but with Souths in dire straits he needs to pick up his game this week. He looks tired and beaten-up but with their season on the line he must find. Tedesco was desperately unlucky to miss out on Test selection and has been the only consistent, high-level player the Tigers have. If the Tigers are to escape their rut, it will be on Tedesco’s back.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Stats That Matter</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />South Sydney are 2-6 ATS with a 4-4 over-under number while the Wests Tigers are 3-5 ATS with a 4-4 total number. Underdogs of 6.5 or more off a loss are 58-40 ATS Rounds 5-10 since 2008. Those teams are 5-9 ATS when they conceded 40 points the week prior. Teams who conceded 50 points the week prior are 31-18 ATS since 2008 (30-19 over) while those who conceded 60 are 5-1 ATS (4-2 over). Teams off six straight losses are 30-51 ATS since 2008 with a 47-34 under number. Souths have failed to cover their last five after conceding 30 points in a game while the Tigers are 3-6 ATS in their last nine in the same situation. Souths have covered just 3 of their last 12 at ANZ but have covered 3 of their last 4 when favoured by over a converted try. The Tigers have covered just 3 of their last 11 at the ground.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><a href="http://blog.williamhill.com.au/nrl/nrl-behind-curtains-round-9/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0188c2; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;">Behind The Curtains</a></strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Final Thoughts</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />These are two bad teams who are well and truly off their coaches. The Wests Tigers hit rock bottom last Saturday though while South Sydney are still tearing themselves up. Teams off monster floggings tend to bounce back the week after and it would take a game punter indeed to lay 7.5 points to be with the Bunnies. James Tedesco should be stinging after being overlooked for Test duty and seems set for a big game with a big upset brewing.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">How It’s Shaping Up</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Wests Tigers by 2</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Best Bet</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><a href="https://www.williamhill.com.au/rugby-league/23062713/d/south-sydney-vs-wests" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0188c2; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;">Wests Tigers +7.5 ($1.90)</a></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Best Exotic</strong><a href="https://www.williamhill.com.au/rugby-league/23062713/d/south-sydney-vs-wests" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0188c2; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;">Wests Tigers 1-12 ($4.25)</a></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Best First/Last Tryscorer</strong><a href="https://www.williamhill.com.au/rugby-league/23062713/d/south-sydney-vs-wests" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0188c2; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;">James Tedesco ($11.00)</a></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Other Recommended Bets</strong><a href="https://www.williamhill.com.au/rugby-league/23062713/d/south-sydney-vs-wests" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0188c2; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;">Wests Tigers ($3.00)</a></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GKAtat5iaJk/VyAKWkWzILI/AAAAAAAAAJo/n_5iwCuxWN4saA_5oJR_Nks1Y2E906STgCLcB/s1600/115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GKAtat5iaJk/VyAKWkWzILI/AAAAAAAAAJo/n_5iwCuxWN4saA_5oJR_Nks1Y2E906STgCLcB/s320/115.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <br /></div>

NRL Preview South Sydney Rabbitohs v Wests Tigers Thursday, April 28, 8pm (AEST), ANZ Stadium, Sydney

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Juventus crowned Serie A champions after Napoli suffer late defeat at Roma

<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Juventus were finally able to celebrate winning their fifth straight Serie A title after nearest challengers Napoli lost 1-0 at Roma on Monday afternoon.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ever since the Bianconeri, who have won 24 of their last 25 games, replaced Napoli as league leaders back in February the destination of the Scudetto has appeared to be Turin, and indeed Juve had pulled 12 points clear at the top by beating Fiorentina in Tuscany 18 hours earlier.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Massimiliano Allegri and many of his players watched from the comfort of their Vinovo training base as a late goal from Roma's Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan at the Stadio Olimpico irrevocably ended Napoli's dream of landing a first Italian championship since 1990.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">When the festivities die down in Piedmont, Juve can resume their empire building as head coach Allegri is set to sign a new contract with the club he took to the Champions League final last year.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TQf_Jgbj_Dg/Vx80Md0u4HI/AAAAAAAADF0/LFOFq_nHTRc1zbnk5ebgofudfzBzZRtSACLcB/s1600/81.png" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TQf_Jgbj_Dg/Vx80Md0u4HI/AAAAAAAADF0/LFOFq_nHTRc1zbnk5ebgofudfzBzZRtSACLcB/s400/81.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Juventus crowned Serie A champions after Napoli suffer late defeat at Roma

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Spurs slip means Leicester could wrap up title success at Old Trafford on Sunday

<div align="left" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Leicester will be crowned Barclays Premier League champions with a win next weekend after Craig Dawson's header held Tottenham to a 1-1 draw against West Brom.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Spurs' surprise slip-up at White Hart Lane means Leicester are seven points clear with three games remaining and the Foxes' fairytale will be complete if they beat Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mauricio Pochettino's men looked on course for another comfortable victory when Dawson bundled in a first-half own-goal but the defender redeemed himself, heading home with 18 minutes left to leave Tottenham's title hopes hanging by a thread.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A disappointing night for Spurs could become worse too as Eric Dier was forced to leave the field following a clash of heads with Dawson in the second half, while Dele Alli may face a retrospective ban for appearing to punch West Brom's Claudio Yacob.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Alli began the night collecting his PFA Young Player of the Year award in front of the Tottenham supporters but the midfielder let his frustrations boil over early on with an unnecessary act of petulance.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i-FBhZzwZ6g/Vx80f_4IevI/AAAAAAAADF8/ZeUY8RyU64IEcU9tK5pe4bjfvfeBfXM6QCLcB/s1600/213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i-FBhZzwZ6g/Vx80f_4IevI/AAAAAAAADF8/ZeUY8RyU64IEcU9tK5pe4bjfvfeBfXM6QCLcB/s400/213.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

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Iago Aspas boosts Celta Vigo to victory over Granada

<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Iago Aspas netted twice as Celta Vigo beat strugglers Granada 2-1 at home to move up to fifth place in the Primera Division.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Aspas converted a 16th-minute penalty to put Celta ahead, then added a fine strike in the 76th, seven minutes after the visitors had levelled when substitute Fran Rico's shot went in via a touch off Youssef El Arabi.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The result sees Eduardo Berizzo's men leapfrog Athletic Bilbao into fifth, while Granada remain 17th, a point clear of the relegation zone, with three rounds of matches to go.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A lively opening to the game saw Celta forward John Guidetti's shot saved by Andres Fernandez, seconds before Isaac Cuenca sent a delivery across the home box just inches from the goal-line, with no one there to finish.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ugqJRoa5420/Vx8zzEoANrI/AAAAAAAADFw/LTH0GTVPW6oGm35tC3JqQTyZRpOtLA9qQCLcB/s1600/101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ugqJRoa5420/Vx8zzEoANrI/AAAAAAAADFw/LTH0GTVPW6oGm35tC3JqQTyZRpOtLA9qQCLcB/s400/101.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Iago Aspas boosts Celta Vigo to victory over Granada

Iago Aspas netted twice as Celta Vigo beat strugglers Granada 2-1 at home to move up to fifth place in the Primera Division. Aspas conver...

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Aguero to relish reunion with familiar foes

<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Man City </span><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="1" oldtitle="2/1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">3.00</span><span style="color: #1e1e1e;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> v Real Madrid </span></span><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="2" oldtitle="6/4" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">2.54</span><span style="color: #1e1e1e;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">; The Draw </span></span><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="3" oldtitle="13/5" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">3.60</span><br />Tuesday, 19:45</span></span><br /> <div id="yui_3_1_1_1_146166341336153" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 600; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">Match Odds</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Real Madrid have won more of their last dozen games than any other club still in the Champions League, getting the job done on 11 occasions, although it can't be ignored that their sole screw-up in that sequence came in the <span style="font-weight: 600;">away first leg</span> of their quarter-final against Wolfsburg.</span></div> <div id="yui_3_1_1_1_146166341336156" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 600; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">To Score</span></span></div> <div> <div id="yui_3_1_1_1_146166341336157" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sergio Aguero is once more proving that he is a man for a run-in by firing five times in his latest three appearances. Whereas his <span style="font-weight: 600;">fondness for springtime</span> has been somewhat wasted this year and last in the Premier League as Man City compete for consolation prizes, this Champions League challenge presents him with an opportunity to maximise his gift like it's the final day of 2011/12 all over again.</span></div> </div> <div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span id="yui_3_1_1_1_146166341336158" style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recommended Bet:</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 600; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Aguero to score @ <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="5" oldtitle="7/5" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">2.40</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0eBQZaIgQQI/Vx821-OMxHI/AAAAAAAAF70/bnu8f517Q-QGopdYZmb_yoK1l6zUl2aSgCLcB/s1600/92.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0eBQZaIgQQI/Vx821-OMxHI/AAAAAAAAF70/bnu8f517Q-QGopdYZmb_yoK1l6zUl2aSgCLcB/s400/92.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 600; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;"><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="5" oldtitle="7/5" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> </div> <div> <br /></div>

Aguero to relish reunion with familiar foes

Man City  3.00  v Real Madrid  2.54 ; The Draw  3.60 Tuesday, 19:45 Match Odds Real Madrid have won more of their last dozen games than ...

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Sevilla continue their domination of rivals Real Betis with 2-0 home success

<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sevilla defeated rivals Real Betis for the third time this season with a 2-0 win at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Second-half goals from Kevin Gameiro and substitute Andujar Coke gave Unai Emery's team a first La Liga victory in six outings.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sevilla, who won both legs of the Copa Del Rey tie between the two sides earlier this campaign and have not lost in the derby in the league since May 2012, dominated for large periods but were wasteful in front of goal during a first half which was high on passion but low on quality.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Betis began brightly and Charly Musonda wanted a penalty after 13 minutes after going to ground under a challenge from Filho Mariano but he was shown a yellow card for diving. Television replays showed it was the correct decision.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mUzSlaP8v-w/Vx3JBuSp2UI/AAAAAAAADEs/-_EsaX58urk6EoM5S4IbUCmOFUiWeIOcACLcB/s1600/100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="241" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mUzSlaP8v-w/Vx3JBuSp2UI/AAAAAAAADEs/-_EsaX58urk6EoM5S4IbUCmOFUiWeIOcACLcB/s400/100.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Sevilla continue their domination of rivals Real Betis with 2-0 home success

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Juventus move to brink of fifth straight title

<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Juventus could be crowned Serie A champions for the fifth year in a row on Monday after emerging victorious from a gritty encounter with Fiorentina.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A 2-1 victory at the Stadio Artemio Franchi pushed Juve 12 points clear ahead of second-placed Napoli, who must triumph at Roma to retain any mathematical chance of catching the leaders, although this Scudetto is realistically beyond their grasp.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Gianluigi Buffon once again played the role of saviour for the Bianconeri with a double save from Nikola Kalinic's last-gasp penalty to secure all three points.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Juve were certainly made to battle hard for the vital win - Kalinic had responded to Mario Mandzukic's opening rocket before substitute Alvaro Morata managed to stab home the winner.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Professionalism will forbid Juve from celebrating yet another title win on Sunday evening, but come mid-afternoon on Liberation Day there will almost certainly be exuberant festivities on the streets of Turin.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Determined to avoid suffering the ignominy of allowing Juve to celebrate a title party at their base, Fiorentina took their bitter rivals to task from the start.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S-th3S1_jc8/Vx3JNEoAgiI/AAAAAAAADEw/7BQlcjocd1wCfCTDtl5eSNMO-mRYdq0wQCLcB/s1600/80.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S-th3S1_jc8/Vx3JNEoAgiI/AAAAAAAADEw/7BQlcjocd1wCfCTDtl5eSNMO-mRYdq0wQCLcB/s400/80.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Juventus move to brink of fifth straight title

Juventus could be crowned Serie A champions for the fifth year in a row on Monday after emerging victorious from a gritty encounter with Fi...

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Leonardo Ulloa at the double as Leicester take step towards title

<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Leicester are a step closer to making their dream a reality after Claudio Ranieri's men swatted aside Swansea to tighten their grip on the Premier League title.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Supposed relegation fodder and considered a 5,000-1 shot for the title, the Foxes edged towards a first ever top-flight crown to the tune of the King Power Stadium's thunderous roar on Sunday.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Riyad Mahrez's opener was complemented by a Leonardo Ulloa brace and a Marc Albrighton strike as Swansea were beaten as soundly as a 4-0 scoreline suggests, moving City eight points clear of Tottenham ahead of the second-placed side's clash with West Brom on Monday.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Anything but a home victory at White Hart Lane could see the Foxes clinch the title at Manchester United next weekend, wrapping up one of the most remarkable triumphs in sporting history - never mind football.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w6Du59YaSWE/Vx3JcrrrGvI/AAAAAAAADE0/CjoohNUab4oo6us9HChXBYRNhUCET91eQCLcB/s1600/212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w6Du59YaSWE/Vx3JcrrrGvI/AAAAAAAADE0/CjoohNUab4oo6us9HChXBYRNhUCET91eQCLcB/s400/212.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Leonardo Ulloa at the double as Leicester take step towards title

Leicester are a step closer to making their dream a reality after Claudio Ranieri's men swatted aside Swansea to tighten their grip on ...

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Comfortable home win for the title chasers

<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Tottenham v West Brom</span><br />Monday, 20:00</span></span><br /> <h2 id="yui_3_1_1_1_146157192258354" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">Match Odds</span></span></h2> <div> <div id="yui_3_1_1_1_146157192258355" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you fancy a shock then you can choose to lay the home side at <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="3" oldtitle="1/4" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.25</span></span>, back the Draw at <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="4" oldtitle="6/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">6.80</span></span>, or back an away win at <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="5" oldtitle="17/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">18.00</span></span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"></span></span></div> <h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">Over/Under 2.5 Goals</span></span></h2> </div> <div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px;">The market suggests we'll see at least three goals and I agree, though my gut feeling is that Tottenham will get them on their own, and if that's the case then we're best looking at other markets to try and profit from this game rather than take the </span><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="6" oldtitle="8/11" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background: rgb(255, 184, 12); color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; line-height: 21px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.72</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px;"> that's available on </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; line-height: 21px;">Over 2.5 Goals</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px;">.</span></span></div> <h2 id="yui_3_1_1_1_146157192258361" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">To Score</span></span></h2> <div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px;">For those who like to back a player to score I think by far the best option is to back </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; line-height: 21px;">Harry Kane</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px;">in this market at around </span><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="10" oldtitle="4/5" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background: rgb(255, 184, 12); color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; line-height: 21px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.80</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px;">.</span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; line-height: 21px;">Recommended Bets</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Tottenham to Win 3-0 @</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="12" oldtitle="7/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">8.00</span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Any Other Home Win @</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="13" oldtitle="7/2" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">4.40</span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s initial initial;">Back Harry Kane To Score @</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; transition: color 0.2s;"> </span></span><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="14" oldtitle="4/5" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; transition: color 0.2s initial initial;" title="">1.80</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ukkVwK0xTEc/Vx3Ru2LLfKI/AAAAAAAAF7k/fCDYipLYDU0kFOFEkUMcBoIRQoOgUU_NgCLcB/s1600/157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ukkVwK0xTEc/Vx3Ru2LLfKI/AAAAAAAAF7k/fCDYipLYDU0kFOFEkUMcBoIRQoOgUU_NgCLcB/s400/157.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Comfortable home win for the title chasers

Tottenham v West Brom Monday, 20:00 Match Odds If you fancy a shock then you can choose to lay the home side at  1.25 , back the Draw a...

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