England manager Sam Allardyce wants Great Britain to play football at the Olympic Games, feeling the opportunity to play on such a stage cannot be squandered.
Britain was represented by both men s and women s football teams when the country hosted the Games at London 2012.
The men s squad featured the likes of Ryan Giggs, Aaron Ramsey, Daniel Sturridge and Craig Bellamy but suffered a quarter-final exit at the hands of South Korea in a penalty shoot-out.
Canada knocked the women s team out in the last eight, with neither side reformed for Rio 2016, where Great Britain have so far won 66 medals.
But Allardyce told the BBC: I think it is a fantastic venue, once every four years, and to turn it down is a great shame.
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Titleholders Greece crashed out of Euro 2008 here on Saturday as they were beaten 1-0 by Russia in their Group D match.
Konstantin Zyryanov scored the only goal of the half in the 33rd minute to ensure the Greeks went out.
The Greeks have no points after two matches having also lost to Sweden and face group winners Spain on Wednesday.
The Greeks become the fourth ever European champions to go out at the first hurdle and third in the last four championships the other three being Czechoslovakia in 1980, Denmark in 1996 and Germany in 2000.
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Luke Shaw has been handed his first start of Euro 2024 with the left-back replacing Kieran Trippier for England s showdown with Spain in Berlin.
Shaw, who missed the last three months of the 2023-24 season, did not feature in any of England s first four matches.
However, after coming on as a substitute against Switzerland in the quarters and then again against the Netherlands in the semi-finals, the 29-year-old was included in Gareth Southgate s starting XI for Sunday s final.
Trippier, who had filled in on the left, has dropped to the bench. Shaw s inclusion was the only change for Southgate from the team that started against the Dutch, meaning the semi-final matchwinner Ollie Watkins had to settle for a place among the substitutes yet again.
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Manchester United generated the greatest revenue of all clubs in Europe during the 2016 financial year, according to a detailed study carried out by UEFA.
The Premier League giants, playing catch up to neighbours Manchester City on the pitch this season, top that particular table ahead of LaLiga behemoths Barcelona and Real Madrid.
However, United s financial might comes with the caveat of recording the highest net debt on the continent, while City fans can point to the numbers in the argument over who possesses the superior squad among Europe s heavyweights.
Below, we ve broken down the salient points from UEFA s extensive review.
UNITED THE BIGGEST KID IN THE PLAYGROUND
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Arsenal had beaten Barcelona at the Emirates in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 by 2-1, but lost the rematch at the Camp Nou by 3-1 and were consequently knocked out.
Lionel Messi had given the Catalans the lead in the dying seconds of the first half, only to see it cancelled out by a Sergio Busquets own-goal. Even though Barcelona were dominating the proceedings, the aggregate score was still favoring Arsenal when Robin van Persie received his second yellow card of the evening and was sent off for kicking the ball after the referee had stopped the game.
The Gunners striker tried to tell the referee that it was impossible for him to hear the whistle with over 99,000 people in the stands making extreme noise, but it was no use.
A goal by Xavi He…
The NFC West hogs the primetime stage in Week 10’s finale, with the San Francisco 49ers welcoming the Los Angeles Rams to the Bay Area for a battle in Levi’s Stadium.
Bookmakers go all out for the Monday Night Football odds, including a massive menu of NFL prop betting options. We’ve combed the Rams-49ers props, alternative odds and derivatives for our favorite betting picks — beyond the spread and total — for tonight’s divisional dance.
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The Chicago Bears enter this classic NFC North rivalry in rare air Sunday night. It’s only Week 2 but the Bears own the better record of the two division rivals as they visit the Green Bay Packers.
Chicago stunned the San Francisco 49ers in a wet and wild home opener last Sunday, while Green Bay was blown away by the Minnesota Vikings. Those results, however, have had little impact on the point spread for this primetime clash. The total, on the other hand, has undergone notable adjustments.
We break down the spread and Over/Under odds and give our best NFL picks and predictions for Bears vs. Packers on September 18.
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After a disappointing night in the NFL opener last Thursday night, Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Jacksonville Jaguars for the third time since last November. The Chiefs have bounced around from a 3- to a 3.5-point favorite on the NFL Week 2 odds board with a Week 2-high total of 51.
With the Chiefs on extra rest, possibly getting some more bodies back in the lineup, and facing a Jacksonville team with a banged-up O-line, is getting the -3 the best move in the NFL odds heading into the weekend?
Here are my free NFL Week 2 picks for Chiefs vs. Jaguars.
Chiefs vs Jaguars odds
Chiefs vs Jaguars predictions
The Kansas City Chiefs missed Travis Kelce in Week 1 but they also let the…
The Indianapolis Colts welcome the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday. The Colts are 5-5 and looking to stay in the playoff race while the 4-6 Bucs will hope to snap out of a skid that has seen them drop five of their last six games.
NFL odds opened with Indy as a slim 1.5-point favorite before shifting to -2.5. Here are my best Buccaneers vs. Colts free NFL picks and predictions for November 26.
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Buccaneers vs Colts predictions
Colts quarterback Gardner Minshew hasn’t looked great lately, but head coach Shane Steichen does a good job of taking what the defense gives him, and the Buccaneers defense gets burned through the air. In fact, the Bucs are actually first in the …
The Kansas City Chiefs face the San Francisco 49ers tonight in Super Bowl 58. While it’s a rematch of Super Bowl 54, a lot has changed in four years — starting with the 49ers being led by quarterback Brock Purdy.
The “Mr. Irrelevant” of the 2022 NFL Draft, Purdy has become a star in San Francisco and was the MVP front-runner until he threw four picks against the Ravens in Week 16.
Purdy’s Super Bowl odds are expected to be a highly debated option in the NFL player props market. While he’s surrounded by game-changing weapons, an inexperienced signal-caller facing one of the league’s top defensive units still adds an element of uncertainty.
I break down the Brock Purdy odds and give my best NFL picks and predictions for how he’ll perform …