Following today's UEFA Champions League group stage draw, the most prominent European football/soccer competition is ready to kick off. And so is betting on the same. In this article, we will review all the groups and present them to you. Manchester City is the top contender for winning the trophy, and … Read More... about UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw Completed
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One of the best stories of France ’19 could be over before it begins. The hosts might have made the same mistake as Nationalelf did last summer. I have to break a good-faith rule of sports journalism to explain. Announcers are a crashing boor when they constantly compare and relate a women’s international team to the players’ male counterparts in the same sport. “Well, … [Read more...] about 6 Underdogs Who Could Win Their Groups at the FIFA Women’s World Cup
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