After Leicester City produced quite a coup by lifting the league trophy last season, the top sides all took notice and not only reinforced their respective squads with quality footballers, but also lured some of world’s leading managers to England.
Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola and Antonio Conte will all be looking to lead their sides to the title, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Nolito and Michy Batshuayi just some of the high-profile footballers to have joined Premier League clubs this summer.
And as we get closer to what could be one of the most exciting Premier League seasons yet, it’s time to take a look at some interesting outright markets that could offer good value for money.
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Mauricio Pochettino feels continuity will be key for Chelsea ahead of his second season in charge, ruling out the prospect of another clear-out at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea clinched European qualification on the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday, a 2-1 win over Bournemouth ensuring they beat Newcastle United and Manchester United to sixth place.
The Blues finished the campaign with five straight victories, the first time they have achieved that feat since doing so in March 2022 under Thomas Tuchel.
A positive end to Pochettino s debut campaign has quietened talk of his job being under threat, and he wants to see evolution rather than revolution ahead of 2024-25.
Does the club need new signings? Always, you can improve, Pochettino said afte…
Germany have been relegated from League A of the inaugural Nations League, as a dreadful 2018 for Joachim Low s side got even worse.
Netherlands impressive 2-0 home victory over world champions France in Rotterdam on Friday ensured Germany will finish bottom of Group 1 in League A, which is the UEFA competition s top tier.
Georginio Wijnaldum s strike just before half-time and a stoppage-time penalty from Memphis Depay sealed the 2014 World Cup winners fate.
Germany s relegation comes with a game to spare – they still have to host Netherlands on Monday having only picked up one point from their three Nations League games to date.
They join Iceland and Poland in being relegated from the top tier. Croatia or England will join that trio in League B next …
Islam Slimani ensured Leicester City ended a dream 2016 with a much-needed 1-0 victory over West Ham at the King Power Stadium.
The Foxes completed a scarcely believable Premier League title triumph last season, but a run of just one win in nine league outings had left Claudio Ranieri s men just three points above the drop zone prior to Saturday s match.
However, the champions will enter 2017 with a welcome confidence boost, thanks to Slimani s thumping 20th-minute header from Marc Albrighton s teasing cross.
Slimani had already hit the post for the Foxes, who survived a scare towards the end of the first half when Michail Antonio rattled the crossbar and Dimitri Payet s free-kick was well saved by Kasper Schmeichel.
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Pep Guardiola took off Erling Haaland against Slovan Bratislava to take care of Manchester City s superstar striker.
Haaland scored in the 58th minute to make it 3-0 to City in Slovakia on Tuesday.
He was taken off two minutes later, to be replaced by James McAtee, who went on to score his first City goal and round off a 4-0 Champions League rout.
With focus now switching back to the Premier League, and Saturday s clash with Fulham, Guardiola explained the substitution was made to protect the striker, who has already netted 10 goals in England s top flight this season.
Asked if Haaland had been frustrated to be taken off, Guardiola told City s media channels: Erling is never disappointed with his manager.
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Bayern Munich unsurprisingly picked up a number of awards at the UEFA Champions League draw on Thursday.
Here s Thomas Muller, announcing the best goalkeeper, the best defender, the best forward and the best coach.
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One of the NFL’s best rivalries in recent memory will play out in the Bay Area, as the struggling Seattle Seahawks fly south to take on the San Francisco 49ers.
Seattle, fresh off one of the flattest losses of the Pete Carroll-Russell Wilson era, won’t be looking at an easy get-right spot with a San Fran team eager to get over its Sunday Night Football heartbreaker playing host.
Read on for our free NFL betting picks and predictions for Seahawks vs. 49ers, with kickoff set for October 3.
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Trilogies have a history of falling short of expectations by the third go-around. But with a ticket to the Super Bowl on the line, the third meeting between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams promises to be an instant classic — especially if their Week 18 war is any indication.
The Rams, who blew a 17-0 lead and eventually lost in overtime to the 49ers in a thrilling season finale (allowing San Francisco into the playoffs), are 3.5-point NFL betting favorites in the NFC Championship Game.
Here are our free NFL picks and predictions for 49ers vs. Rams on Sunday, January 30.
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After nine seasons, a handful of playoff trips, and even some franchise records, Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders will officially part ways in the near future.
The divorce between quarterback and team comes after Josh McDaniels and Vegas brass made the decision to move on before the end of the regular season, sitting him in favor of Jarrett Stidham.
A long-anticipated breakup meant potential suitors were quickly identified, and NFL odds for Carr’s next spot quickly followed. We’ve got the odds and the spotlight on some favorites below.
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The Buffalo Bills are back from across the pond following a disappointing loss to Jacksonville. Now they get a primetime matchup in the SNF odds when they face off against the struggling New York Giants.
The Bills are massive favorites in the Week 6 odds and set up nicely for a big Josh Allen performance. He will be looking for a big bounce-back game to get himself back into the MVP conversation and for his team to remain Super Bowl contenders.
We take a closer look at the Josh Allen odds and give our best free NFL picks for Giants vs. Bills on October 15.
Also, be sure to check out our full Giants vs. Bills predictions and SNF prop picks!
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