Willian understands the frustration Arsenal will have after their failure to push on for the Premier League title, but believes the Gunners can challenge again next season.

Arsenal came close to ending a 19-year wait for a top-flight title before a late-season collapse saw incumbent holders Manchester City seize another crown.

The manner of Arsenal s faltering finale represented a dramatic downturn after they had led the Premier League table for 248 days of the season.

Willian, who spent a single campaign at Emirates Stadium during the 2020-21 season, has backed his former club to be challengers again soon enough.

When I was there, I could see that Arsenal had a bright future ahead of them very close because of the way [Mikel] Arteta was working, the Ful…

After Russell Wilson’s offseason of discontent, the Seattle Seahawks and their star quarterback will open the 2021 NFL betting season with an out-of-conference visit to the Indianapolis Colts.

New Colts passer Carson Wentz knows all about discontent following an ugly divorce with the Eagles, with the former No. 2 overall pick seeking a fresh start in Indianapolis. August foot surgery put Wentz’s Week 1 availability in doubt but he is ready to go for Sunday, and he’ll lead the 2.5-point underdog Colts into Lucas Oil Stadium.

Here are our free NFL picks and predictions for Seahawks vs. Colts on Sunday, September 12.

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For the first time in NFL history, we will have a Week 18 of the regular season. It provides the same challenges of any regular season finale – some teams already have playoff positions secured and seeds clinched, while others are competing for seeding or a playoff spot. On top of it all, every team will be playing matchups centered within their own division. 

Here’s a look at my favorite NFL parlay picks across both Saturday and Sunday in Week 18.

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This Christmas Day we have three NFL games giving us a real festive present. Roger Goodell might have thrown us a lump of coal with the Denver Broncos at the Los Angeles Rams, the only game in the entire NFL this week featuring two teams have already both been eliminated from the playoffs.

Don’t worry because even though this game might be a dud, we gamblers still have plenty of betting angles to explore. Don’t miss our NFL player prop picks for the Denver Broncos vs. Los Angeles Rams.

Be sure to also check out our Broncos vs. Rams picks and predictions!

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The Dallas Cowboys are again riding on a high after their fall from grace two weeks ago. But now they get a prime-time matchup on Sunday Night Football in Santa Clara, CA against the undefeated San Francisco 49ers. 

The matchup is a huge spot for Dak Prescott to quell the haters in the national spotlight against a top Super Bowl contender. He’ll need to put up a great performance in order to do just that and beat the Week 5 odds. 

I take a closer look at the Dak Prescott odds and give my best NFL picks for the Cowboys vs. 49ers on October 8. Be sure to keep up to date on the SNF odds and check out our Cowboys vs. 49ers betting preview, along with our Cowboys vs 49ers SNF prop picks.

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A pair of NFC South rivals face off with plenty at stake today as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the New Orleans Saints. The Buccaneers can clinch the division title and a playoff spot with a victory, but the Saints could steal it if they win out and the Tampa loses again next week.

NFL odds for this Week 17 clash opened with the Bucs as 3-point home faves before slimming to -2.5. Here are my best free NFL picks for the Saints vs. Buccaneers on December 31.

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New Orleans Saints wideout Chris Olave was limited in practice with an ankle injury on Wednesday, but he was dealing with that last week and still snagged nine of 13 targets for 123 yards against…

It’s an AFC East showdown on Thursday Night Football with the Miami Dolphins hosting the Buffalo Bills at Hard Rock Stadium, and we’ve got you covered with our top NFL props for the Tua Tagovailoa odds.

Buffalo has largely held Tagovailoa in check for the past two years, and we’re expecting more of the same out of the Miami quarterback.

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Nizhny Novgorod concluded hosting duties for the World Cup this week when it staged France s 2-0 quarter-final win over Uruguay.

Antoine Griezmann was the star of that game and earned plenty of kudos on social media later for his gracious comments about how important the South American country has been to him in his career.

Elsewhere, Omnisport decided to slap the notion of a rest day square in the face by sending a reporter up and down the famous Chkalov Staircase, complete with some inspirational backing music.

There was some far more impressive marching from France fans, too, as you can see in our collection of Nizhny s best week-three moments below.

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Kenya should gain financially from teams planning to come to the country to acclimatise before proceeding to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup finals.

The country is strategically placed to attract teams who want to take advantage of the high altitude and visit world-famous tourist sites ahead of the tournament.

However, due to a lack of adequate international stadiums and never-ending political wrangles, there could be problems.

Football Kenya (FKL) technical director Patrick Naggi said Kenya, being a tourist hub in Africa had shot itself in the foot through its approach at marketing itself and the failure to upgrade its sports facilities to attract teams.

We have not done enough as a nation. There is too much bickering among the politicians over pet…

There was a sense of justice and vindication about Italy reaching the final of Euro 2020. They had been arguably the most entertaining side at the tournament and attracted near-universal levels of acclaim for their performances.

Added to that, there was an inspiring narrative that followed their every step, how they d recovered from the failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, started from scratch with a new coach and philosophy, and seen it all come together at their first major tournament since.

But they were fortunate to get beyond Spain in the semi-finals, eventually coming through on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

La Roja did more than enough to win the match, their 1.5 xG almost double the 0.8 that Italy recorded, highlighting the greater quality chances cre…