Rangers manager Steven Gerrard remains supportive of playing international football despite a huge rise in players who will be unavailable for their clubs this weekend after contracting Covid-19 on international duty. Gerrard’s men travel to Celtic for the first Old Firm derby of the season on Saturday, but their cross-city rivals could be without four key players due to coronavirus restrictions. Odsonne Edouard, Nir Bitton and Hatem ElHamed all tested positive when away with their national… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Fantasy Football experts reveal their top DFS lineups for Week 6
Week 6 of the 2020 Fantasy Football season is here, and our six experts have revealed whom they would choose in their Yahoo Daily Fantasy lineups this week using a budget of $200. The ultimate goal: To build the perfect lineup. [Week 6 Fantasy Rankings: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | FLEX | DST | Kickers] It seems Deshaun Watson is back in our good graces, as he’s in a couple of our analysts’ lineup this week ahead of a matchup against the Titans. You’ll also find Alexander… Source link
Read More »Longoria appointed Marseille head of football
Marseille have confirmed the appointment of Pablo Longoria as their new chief football officer. Longoria replaces fellow Spaniard Andoni Zubizarreta, who left the Ligue 1 club in May amid uncertainty over the future of head coach Andre Villas-Boas. It has since been confirmed that Villas-Boas will remain at Stade Velodrome and he will be joined by the 33-year-old Longoria. Marseille revealed the former Valencia sporting director will oversee the “the entire sports sector”, from the team… Source link
Read More »European football and survival up for grabs in Premier League finale
London (AFP) – The Premier League will finally reach the end of its longest season on Sunday with plenty still on the line at both ends of the table. Manchester United and Leicester face each other in a shootout for a place in the Champions League next season with Chelsea also hoping to secure their place in the top four. Wolves and Tottenham are vying for one place in the Europa League. And at the bottom it could not be closer with one goal separating Aston Villa just outside the relegation… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Sports: “Hope is being vanquished” for football in the fall
After another record weekend of coronavirus cases in America, confidence in college football happening this fall continues to dwindle. Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel just published a particularly bleak article on the matter featuring quotes from Power 5 coaches, athletic directors, and high ranking officials. Under the cloak of anonymity, all said that the prospect of football this fall is a pipe dream. “Ultimately, no one is playing football in the fall,” said a high-ranking college… Source link
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