A Week 4 slate highlighted by Tom Brady’s return to New England is here, but Brady won’t get to share the stage with another returning Patriots legend. Rob Gronkowski is just one of a number of players sidelined this weekend, as the 2021 season puts a month of football behind it.
This week’s NFL Cheat Sheet will give you all the information you need for Sunday, as Covers checks in on NFL Week 4 injuries, weather, consensus picks, and more.
Neymar needs to lift the World Cup with Brazil to etch his name as a Selecao great, so says Mauro Silva, who referenced Lionel Messi s global success with Argentina.
Messi powered Lionel Scaloni s Argentina to their first World Cup triumph in 36 years after lifting the coveted Jules Rimet trophy at the Qatar World Cup in 2022.
Neymar and his Brazil team-mates were eliminated from that edition of the world s top international tournament in a quarter-final defeat to Croatia on penalties.
The Selecao forward equalled Pele s scoring record for Brazil in the Croatia loss, and subsequently broke the landmark with two goals against Bolivia in Friday s World Cup qualifier.
But former Brazil and Deportivo midfielder Silva believes Neymar must achieve glory in the …
Crystal Palace have made contact with Manchester United over the possibility of bringing Aaron Wan-Bissaka back to Selhurst Park, and West Ham have made enquiries too, but according to David Ornstein of , the 20-time English champions have no intention of selling the right-back or allowing him to leave on loan before the window closes on Thursday evening. Therefore, both approaches were turned down without a second s thought.
Wan-Bissaka has lost his place in the starting XI to Diogo Dalot, who has been putting in fine performances indeed recently. Nonetheless, United manager Erik ten Hag is adamant about having two reliable options for the right defensive flank, which means a replacement would have to be identified and signed in less than three days if Wan-Bissaka was to leave…
Antoine Griezmann will return for Atletico Madrid against Espanyol but head coach Diego Simeone insisted his focus is on the team dynamic and ensuring his talented attacking options click, rather than individuals.
The France forward made a remarkable move back from Barcelona, initially joining the reigning LaLiga champions on loan with either club holding the option to extend for a further year.
Griezmann scored 133 goals across 257 games in his first spell before that ultimately ill-fated €120million move to the Catalan giants in 2019, and Simeone revealed his new loanee is relishing a homecoming.
I found [Antoine] Griezmann eager to return to Atletico Madrid, very enthusiastic about the situation of returning to the team, Simeone told reporters on Saturday.<…
Unai Emery believes Arsenal was a test for Aston Villa to understand where they are in the season and how they can build on that going forward.
Second-half strikes from Leandro Trossard and Thomas Partey earned the points for Arsenal in a 2-0 win at Villa Park on Saturday.
However, it could have been a much different story for Emery s men, as Ollie Watkins missed a glorious chance in either half, while Amadou Onana struck the bar.
While the Spaniard was left frustrated by the result, he was left optimistic by the performance in their first home game of the season.
You have to accept Arsenal they are more experienced, more mature. They are strong, Emery told Sky Sports. Today was a test for us to understand who we are.
We competed, we faced them,…
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Hoping to extend on their recent League One flurry, Cambridge will welcome Exeter to Abbey Stadium on Friday night.
Starting with the hosts, while Cambridge might have signed off November in the midst of a struggle, Neil Harris’ side have come roaring back in an eye-catching fashion. Last seen mounting a stellar comeback as they secured a 2-1 victory at home against Blackpool, the former Millwall boss will be calling on his squad to make another statement here. Unbeaten in all of their previous three appearances across all competitions, the U’s should also be excited by their continued success on home soil. Extending on their FA Cup adventure earlier in the month as they stormed their way to a 4-0 romp against Fleetwo…
Everton manager Sean Dyche is focused on the club s fight to avoid relegation after the Toffees were referred to an independent commission over an alleged breach of the Premier League s financial rules.
Last week, the Premier League alleged Everton had broken the competition s profitability and sustainability rules during the 2021-22 season, which they finished in 16th place.
Everton ended last season four points clear of the relegation zone, but the Merseyside club have found themselves embroiled in another battle to stay in the top flight this term.
With reports suggesting Everton could face a point deduction, a club statement said the Toffees were prepared to robustly defend their position.
Asked about the alleged breach on Thursday, Dyche said: There …
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Chile and Denmark will meet for the second time in their history, in what will be a massive game for both countries. Chile will try to confirm all the good things they evidenced against Sweden last week, while Denmark will try to take another step in the right direction in their 2018 World Cup preparations after winning 1-0 over Panama the last time out.
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Denmark are coming off a 1-0 win over Panama in their most recent friendly, but players and pundits were not happy with the team s performance. In fact, Tottenham s star Christian Eriksen said the team should have closed the game out sooner against the CONCACAF side, so they will likely try to play at a higher level here. Even though the team …
According to Fabrizio Romano, Raheem Sterling has agreed to join Arsenal from Chelsea if the two clubs manage to reach an agreement. The talks are believed to be in the final stages at the moment.
Chelsea considered the possibility of swapping Sterling for Manchester United s Jadon Sancho, but they re currently on the verge of signing the former Borussia Dortmund winger directly, without sending anyone the other way.
Meanwhile, there s obviously no place for Sterling in the plans of Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca, whose squad needs plenty of trimming done before the transfer window closes. It remains to be seen what his role would be at Arsenal, where he d be competing against the likes of Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard for a place in Mikel Arteta s tea…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice from the penalty spot as Al Nassr beat Al Ittihad 5-2 in the Saudi Pro League.
The clash provided a reunion for former Real Madrid team-mates Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, who joined Al Ittihad in the summer transfer window.
Al Ittihad took an early lead through Abderrazak Hamdallah in the 14th minute, but Al Nassr were soon awarded a spot-kick which Ronaldo dispatched down the middle to level five minutes later.
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Talisca sent Al Nassr ahead in the 38th minute but Hamdallah equalised six minutes into the second half.
Ronaldo scored from the spot again in the 68th minute to retake the lead and bag his 53rd goal of 2023.
Al Ittihad were reduced to 10 men in the 66th minu…
“I don t know. I have an idea but not even had contact from anyone in terms of that because, during the season, I am not too much ready to think about that. Of course, we have to do something because David (Silva) is leaving and in some positions, we are going to do it, but I don t know how many or how much because the market is always difficult and still there are two or three months, and two or three months can change a lot of things.”
Those are the words of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola who noted that his side have yet to really start thinking about what’s going to happen during the summer transfer window.
While the Premier League title race is all but done with Liverpool being 22 points ahead of City right now, they’ve still got three other com…