It has certainly been a year for the football underdog.

Leicester City stunned the world by surging to a remarkable maiden Premier League title last May, before Iceland made it to the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 in their first appearance at a major international tournament and Wales went one better to reach the final four.

Finland s IFK Mariehamn winning the Veikkausliiga for the first time in their history may not appear to be on a par with those achievements, but theirs is a story undoubtedly worthy of similar, if not greater, recognition.

Finland s former Barcelona and Liverpool midfielder Jari Litmanen branded Mariehamn the Finnish Leicester for the triumph they completed last Sunday. It is a tag that club chairman Robert Soderdahl accepts, but he feels his s…

The 2014 FIFA World Cup was a tournament of contrasting halves but sustained intrigue.

When Mario Gotze fired Germany to extra-time glory in Sunday s final at Rio s iconic Maracana, Brazil 2014 equalled France 1998 as the highest-scoring World Cup of all time.

That statistic owed much to the vibrant, almost devil-may-care nature with which numerous teams launched their campaigns during the group stages.

The first of many spine-tingling moments arrived before a ball was even kicked, when Brazil s fans and team roared their national anthem in unison at a fervent Arena de Sao Paulo.

Two goals from poster boy Neymar secured a 3-1 opening win over Croatia and, although those strikes papered over obvious cracks in Luiz Felipe Scolari s team, it was impossible t…

Kieran Trippier says England cannot use tiredness as an excuse for their Euro 2024 heartbreak after losing the final to Spain.

The Three Lions fought back through Cole Palmer after Nico Williams early second-half opener but conceded a late Mikel Oyarzabal goal in their 2-1 defeat to La Roja.

It is the second consecutive European Championships final England lost, with Gareth Southgate admitting after Sunday s match that some players were a little bit short of their physical peak .

However, Trippier, who started all six of their games en route to the final, says that is not an excuse.

The team that we ve got is fit, the right-back said. If you see the running stats, I think we re probably the highest in the whole tournament. So that s not an excuse.

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James Rodriguez is set to start a Real Madrid match for the first time since May 2017 as Los Blancos welcome Real Valladolid in LaLiga.

Colombia international James spent the last two seasons out on loan with Bayern Munich, with his Madrid career seemingly over.

However, Bayern opted against triggering their purchase option and James has been integrated back into the Madrid squad with Zinedine Zidane s men having so far failed to offload him.

The playmaker slots into the midfield in place of Luka Modric after the Croatia international was sent off in Madrid s season opener last weekend – a 3-1 win at Celta Vigo.

833 James Rodriguez will make his first start for Real Madrid in all competitions in 833 days, last starting on May 14th 2017 against Sevilla i…

We’re coming off our third profitable TD week with a 2-2 SU +1.7 unit Week 4. For our Week 5 bets, we’ve identified some strong tight end and running back options that we’re confident will help us cash in again. 

Nick Chubb at even money is not something we’re going to turn down and we’re also riding with touchdown machine James Conner for the potent Arizona Cardinals.

We’ve fallen smitten over this week’s TD prospects and feel we have a great mix of value plus matchups on this week’s card.

Here are our favorite TD prop picks for Week 5.

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The NFL regular season may be 18 weeks long, but the league stays at the forefront of the sporting world 365 days a year.

That’s because the NFL schedule simply doesn’t stop, with key dates littered throughout the offseason, regular season, playoffs, and beyond. Whether it’s the trade deadline mid-season, the Super Bowl, or even players reporting to training camp in late July, you can count on the NFL dominating the news cycle at any given time. 

With so much noise around the National Football League year-round, there are bound to be some inflection points that stand out as more important than others. We’ve cut through the noise for you here, outlining key dates for the 2022-23 NFL season. 

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The Philadelphia Eagles were an outstanding rushing team in the regular season, and that success has made the transfer to the playoffs so far.

Miles Sanders captains the backfield for the Eagles, so naturally, his rushing (and receiving) Super Bowl player props are of great interest.

Check out my Super Bowl picks for Sanders below, including an additional same-game parlay. 

Need more insight? Check out our Super Bowl odds and Super Bowl predictions.

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Will the real Buffalo Bills please stand up? Sports bettors are still waiting for Josh Allen & Co. to show their true identity this season after the team fell to 4-3 with a disheartening loss to the underdog New England Patriots on Sunday. Are the Bills a sleeping giant just waiting to emerge, or are they closer to a hit-and-miss .500 team? We’re likely to find out tonight when Buffalo hosts the 3-3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football.  

While there are a number of different subscription-based TV channels and streaming services available to watch this game… did you know that you can also live stream Buccaneers vs. Bills directly from legal sports betting sites?

In Canada, bet365 is one of our most trusted NFL betting sites — …

It appears the weather in Western New York was just a little too “wild” for NFL Wild Card Weekend, forcing the league to postpone Sunday’s showdown between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills to Monday afternoon.

High winds and lake-effect snow in the Orchard Park area quickly became a threat to public safety and state and league officials decided to move the game Saturday afternoon, with Monday’s forecast a little friendlier.

That sent shockwaves through the NFL odds, with sportsbooks having to adjust their numbers — markets that were bet into on the premise that game-day conditions would be extremely disruptive.

That left many bettors, who tried to factor the weather into their handicapping, holding tickets that did…

The Miami Dolphins have to travel cross country without their starting quarterback, which means we could see a heavy workload for the run game. 

My Dolphins vs. Seahawks predictions focus squarely on De’Von Achane and his ability to rack up yards out of the backfield. 

Find out why in our NFL picks for September 22.

Dolphins vs Seahawks prediction

My best betDe’Von Achane Over 49.5 receiving yards (+333 at BetMGM)

My analysis

With Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, the Miami Dolphins are in a league of their own when it comes to downfield threats. However, visiting Lumen Field on the heels of a quarterback change puts Mike McDaniel in a tough spot.

Can he trust Skylar Thompson to make those deep pl…