Bayern Munich will launch their Bundesliga title defence with a home match against Hertha Berlin.
That match gets the campaign under way on Friday, August 16, and was announced when the new season s fixtures were released on Friday.
The champions head to Schalke on the second weekend before returning to the Allianz Arena to face Mainz.
Borussia Dortmund, who faded badly in the second half of last term, could field new signings Thorgan Hazard and Nico Schulz in their first outing at home to Augsburg.
Lucien Favre s side then meet two promoted sides in Cologne and Union Berlin. Union Berlin s top-flight debut begins with a visit from Julian Nagelsmann s RB Leipzig.
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Houston Dynamo set a new club record for road wins in a single season last time out, and Ben Olsen is hoping to see more character when they travel to Seattle Sounders.
Their 1-0 victory over Austin FC last weekend was their eighth away victory of the season, and it lifted them to fifth in the Western Conference on 48 points.
Houston are unbeaten in their last five outings in MLS and have won their last four road games on the bounce.
Despite their impressive recent run, Olsen is still pushing his team, with a playoff spot not yet secured.
The road wins situation is great it shows we re growing in character, Olsen said.
To win on the road in this league, you need personality, along with talent and game plans. We always ask the guys for that, and …
Italy captain Giorgio Chiellini insists his side were deserved winners in Sunday s Euro 2020 final against England after dominating from the moment they fell behind.
The Azzurri recovered from Luke Shaw s strike after one minute and 57 seconds – the earliest ever European Championship final goal – to win the competition for a second time.
Leonardo Bonucci levelled up for Italy with 67 minutes played, becoming the oldest scorer in a Euros final, and it was Roberto Mancini s side who prevailed 3-2 on penalties for their sixth major tournament title.
England had just 34.4 per cent of the ball, the Three Lions lowest figure at Wembley since drawing 2-2 with Spain in November 2016.
Italy also outshot their opponents 19 to six across the 120 minutes and C…
Italy and England combined to produce a nail-biting finale to Euro 2020, which was enjoyed by an average audience of 6.4 million viewers in the United States.
Those staggering viewership numbers meant the 2020 showpiece became the most-watched European Championship final in the USA, surpassing the previous record from the Euro 2012 final (4.5 million for Spain v Italy). Viewership increased 43 per cent on the 2016 final.
Even the first two games of the NBA Finals failed to produce better viewing figures, with the USA appearing to have savoured a memorable European Championship.
In fact, as Gianluigi Donnarumma s shoot-out heroics clinched Italy s first European Championship title since 1968, the audience in the United States peaked at 8.1 million, according…
Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is elated with how his year went, and is aiming for even more success in 2013.
The goalkeeper was a crucial member of the Serie A-winning Juve team under Antonio Conte and helped Italy reach the final of Euro 2012, where they were beaten comfortably by Spain.
The 34-year-old wrote on his Facebook page: 2012 gave me a lot of joy.
Juventus bounced back to win the Scudetto, I had a beautiful European adventure with the national team, I lifted my first trophy as captain and then (Juve had) a really superb beginning to this season.
This group aims higher in every competition. In 2013 I hope to convey all my determination and confidence so that the team keep being able to fight on every front.
Juve currently sit …
One of the biggest spreads on the NFL betting board for Week 1 is a clash between the San Francisco 49ers and Detriot Lions, with the Niners installed as 8-point road favorites.
San Fran had an injury-plagued 2020 season and aims to bounce back with a return to the playoffs. The Lions might be ideal early-season fodder as they rebuild with a new quarterback and coach, and have the second-lowest win total of 2021 at an O/U of 4.5.
Here are our best free 49ers vs. Lions picks and predictions for Sunday, September 12, with kickoff at 1 p.m. ET.
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We’re into Week 6 in NFL betting, and the schedule makers have served up a potential game of the year with the Bills heading to Arrowhead to face the Chiefs.
While that potential AFC title game preview will capture the viewership and imagination of the late afternoon audience, there’s no shortage of worthwhile NFL player prop picks around the league to focus in on.
Before Sunday’s action kicks off, I’m bringing you two of my favorite plays, looking at the league’s best receiving back — who has been given new life — and an unstoppable force at tight end. Check out my latest NFL prop picks below.
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Blink and you’ll miss it, but we’re already into NFL Week 5 odds.
October is here and with it comes a clearer idea of what teams are truly made of. It also means the oddsmakers’ are sharpening their edges with fewer imperfections on the board and in their power ratings.
Getting the best number is betting basics and it’s what I focus on every Sunday night with my “Bet Now, Bet Later” lines.
Here are some NFL picks to tackle right away and others you can let sit in the slow cooker to soften as the week goes on.
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Milestone and Alt Overs are a great way to find big plus-money plays. Whether you want a nobody to hit 25 yards or a stud to go off, there is every market you want at bet365 for milestones, and NFL Week 14 props are no different.
For Week 14 odds, I’m hitting a tight end who is making his return to the lineup in prime time, looking for a century mark from one of the best wide receivers in football, and betting on plenty of running in Baltimore.
Read on for my favorite milestone NFL picks for Week 14.
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To the uninitiated, betting on NFL preseason odds seems like something only a “degenerate” gambler would do. That, however, depends on how you approach those NFL preseason bets.
If you’re waiting to wager on exhibition games just before kickoff, color yourself a nice “degen” shade of green. But if you’re among the “sharper” set that loves to get down on these tune-up tilts, you know the real work is done in the days leading up to those preseason games.
At no other point in the NFL season will teams and coaches reveal their plans for that week’s games: from quarterback rotations to the playing time of starters to the focus of the offense and defense.
All that information is out there to fi…