Inter must improve defensively if they are to go on and retain their Serie A crown this season, so says Simone Inzaghi.
Marcus Thuram s hat-trick propelled Inter to a 3-2 victory over 10-man Torino on Saturday.
It was Inter s second 3-2 win on the spin in Serie A, moving them up to second.
Inter only conceded seven shots, but five of those were on target, with Torino s 1.61 expected goals (xG) showing the visitors created decent openings at San Siro, where Nikola Vlasic converted a late penalty to set up a grandstand finale.
Clearly, we need to improve in some aspects, we pay a heavy price for every tiny distraction, said Inzaghi, who has seen Inter concede two goals in successive league matches for the first time since May 2023.
We worked reall…
England striker Wayne Rooney believes that the Three Lions can lift the Euro 2012 trophy this year.
The 26-year-old is banned for his side s first two group games following his kick-out at Montengro defender Miodrag Dzudovic in the final game of qualifying.
However, he says Roy Hodgson s squad should go into the tournament in Poland and Ukraine with the belief that they can win it.
I think you go into a tournament hoping you can win it, he told BBC s Football Focus.
That s the main thing. In the past two tournaments (World Cup 2006 and 2010), they ve ended in disappointment. Now is the time to put that right.
The Manchester United forward also described England s recent failures at major tournaments as an underachievement.
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Dignity and restraint, even in the wake of a scintillating victory or a disastrous loss, are essential during Euro 2008, says Austria s etiquette guru Thomas Schaefer-Elmayer.
The director of the prestigious Elmayer dance school, which prepares dozens of debutantes annually for the traditional Viennese Opera Ball, has laid down ten rules on how to behave during the Euro.
And dress is of course a primary concern, he says, noting that it is no longer necessary for men to wear a tie to the stadium, as was the custom up until the 1960s.
Today, casual attire is enough, he told the daily Die Presse.
But of course, one must come clothed to the stadium, even on hot days. Arriving only in swimming trunks or bare-chested is not appropriate, he said.
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Luka Modric has been crowned the Ballon d Or winner for 2018, beating Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann to claim the prize on Monday.
The Croatia midfielder was the star of the show in his country s run to a first ever World Cup final this year, while he played a major role in Real Madrid winning a third consecutive Champions League crown.
Modric s win ends a decade of dominance for Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who had won the Ballon d Or five times each over the past 10 years.
Omnisport takes a look at the Opta numbers for 2018 to see how each of Griezmann, Ronaldo and Modric made it into the top three for the Ballon d Or.
Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
Atletico Madrid s Europa League hero Griezmann was the first player to sc…
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Spain ended their 44-year wait for a major international title with a 1-0 victory over Germany at the Euro 2008 final here on Sunday.
Fernando Torres scored the only goal of the game in the first half as football s perennial underachievers finally banished that unwanted tag to the history books.
It was the first time Spain had won the European title since 1964 and their first final since 1984.
They seemed to start tentatively and a mistake from Sergio Ramos gave Miroslav Klose a glorious opportunity after just four minutes, but after taking the ball past Carles Puyol his next touch was too strong and he ran the ball out of play.
Spain gradually started to settle but three-time champions Germany still had the next chance, Thomas Hitzlsperger hitting a…
England won the SheBelieves Cup for the first time with a 3-0 win over Japan on this day in 2019.
A 2-1 victory against Brazil and a 2-2 draw against hosts the United States saw the Lionesses set up a winner-takes-all final-match showdown with Japan at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
Lucy Staniforth, Karen Carney and Beth Mead were all on the scoresheet in the first half as England were crowned champions of the invitational round-robin tournament.
A team who selfies together, stays together //
— Lionesses (@Lionesses)
Staniforth put the Lionesses ahead in the 12th minute, collecting a flicked pass from Jodie Taylor before finishing low in the bottom-right corner of the net.
Taylor recorded her second assist of the game shortly af…
Sunday Night Football for Week 4 features the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots — and has become one of, if not the most, heavily bet regular-season game in NFL history.
Tom Brady and the Bucs, who have moved off the -6.5 and are now a touchdown favorite, are taking a ton of money and creating record liability for sportsbooks.
However, that’s not concerning us so much in the NFL prop world as we’ve set our betting sights on a trio of (hopefully) profitable player props ahead of Sunday night’s historic game.
We bring you our favorite free Buccaneers vs. Patriots prop picks and predictions for Sunday, October 3.
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With kickoff right around the corner is the Cincinnati Bengals’ fairytale story about to come crumbling down on the grandest stage of all?
Super Bowl LVI has the vibe of a classic “David vs. Goliath” tale, as the Cinderella Bengals aim to best the glitz of the Los Angeles Rams. To heighten the drama, this battle will play out on the Rams’ home turf at SoFi Stadium.
Super Bowl odds hit the books with Los Angeles listed as a 4-point NFL betting favorite for tonight’s Big Game. That rose to -4.5 at some sportsbooks, with the bulk of the early money siding with the Rams, before Cincy rode a wave of support, moving back down. The Bengals, who have snared the greater ticket count, defeated a duo of top AFC seeds en route to the Super Bowl.
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UPDATE: Football fans woke up to the sight of a tearful Tom Brady this morning as the seven-time Super Bowl champion announced that he was hanging up his cleats… again.
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— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) February 1, 2023
Brady’s latest retirement announcement comes one year to the day after he first bid adieu to the sport he loves on February 1, 2022. However, not everyone is convinced he can stay away from the game. Within moments of publishing his tweet a multitude of sportsbooks began offering odds on whether TB12 will remain on the sidelines.
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