Manchester United s poor start to the season continued as they crashed out of the EFL Cup with a penalty shoot-out defeat at home to Derby County.
Paul Pogba watched on from the stands but again found himself as the centre of attention after manager Jose Mourinho confirmed reports which emerged earlier on Tuesday – that the France midfielder had been stripped of United s vice captaincy.
Mourinho insisted there was no problem between the duo but his latest move has been widely viewed as a powerplay to reassert his authority over an ailing squad.
Increasingly, it appears something has to give, but in whom should the Old Trafford hierarchy invest their hopes of future success? The World Cup-winning record signing or the serial trophy winner charged with restoring…
A clinical Croatia have hammered Turkey 3-0 in their Euro 2012 playoff first leg, while Republic of Ireland thrashed Estonia on Friday.
Hosts Turkey saw the majority of possession in Istanbul, but goals from Ivica Olic, Mario Mandzukic and Vedran Corluka gave Slaven Bilic s side a stranglehold on the tie.
Olic tapped into an open net after Corluka s cut-back on two minutes, and Mandzukic doubled their advantage after half an hour when he headed in Luka Modric s floated cross.
Turkey failed to break down a solid Croatian defence and the visitors made it 3-0 when Corluka headed in Darijo Srna s free-kick from the right.
Meanwhile, Ireland secured a resounding 4-0 away win over nine-man Estonia in Tallinn.
Robbie Keane s brace, along with goals from…
Can Paris Saint-Germain get back on track? Are champions Lille in contention again? Could any top French sides face the drop?
Stats Perform aims to answer all of these questions and more as the new Ligue 1 season gets under way.
The Stats Perform League Prediction Model, created by Stats Perform AI using Opta data, has analysed the division ahead of the new season to assign percentages to potential outcomes for each club.
The model estimates the probability of each match outcome (win, draw or loss) based on teams attacking and defensive qualities, which considers four years worth of results, with weighting based on recency and the quality of opposition. The season is then simulated 10,000 times to calculate the likelihood of each outcome.
What does that …
data-mm-id=”_94qd35lxk”>Throughout his time as NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver has built a nearly-infallible reputation both within the league and in public perception. According to ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski, that persona will be put to the test over the coming weeks. Appearing on Golic and Wingo, Wojnarowski discussed some of the tougher decisions Silver faces in the coming weeks as the NBA tries to figure out how/if it can resume its season following the coronavirus shutdown. Silver was praised for his decisive decision to shut the league down after Rudy Gobert tested positive (the NBA was the first major professional sports league in the US to halt play), but he could ruffle some feathers when he announces how the league will resume, so saith Woj. “He’s going to start ma…
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