Leicester are the 5/1 favourites in bwin’s Championship winner odds as they look to bounce back to the Premier League at the first time of asking. The 2021 FA Cup winners are back in the second tier for the first time since the 2013-14 season, having been relegated seven years on from their remarkable Premier League title triumph.
Bukayo Saka’s hat-trick against North Macedonia was the 12th this century by an England men’s player. Here, we take a look at the other 11, scored by just six players.
Celtic have announced the return of Brendan Rodgers as manager on a three-year contract. Rodgers replaces Ange Postecoglou four years and four months after his sudden departure to Leicester after winning seven out of seven domestic trophies with the Hoops.
Pep Guardiola has cemented his status as one of the best managers of all-time by winning the treble with Manchester City. City’s victory over Inter last Saturday earned Guardiola a third Champions League title and a second personal treble.
Manchester City’s opening-day reunion with Vincent Kompany and Burnley forms part of a friendly-looking start to the 2023-24 Premier League fixtures list for the treble winners. The top-flight schedule was released on Thursday morning, with Kompany’s side hosting City on August 11 in the opening match of the season.
Spain are fancied to prove just too sharp for Croatia in Sunday’s Nations League final at De Kuip in Rotterdam. La Roja were runners-up to France two years ago but can go one better this time after seeing off Italy in the semis, following Croatia’s extra-time defeat of hosts Holland.
Italy were edged out 2-1 by Spain in the Nations League semi-finals a couple of years ago but may turn the tables in the Netherlands this time around. The Azzurri, who beat La Roja on penalties at the same stage of the delayed Euro 2020, have a more experienced squad than their opponents here.
Netherlands reached the inaugural Nations League final in 2019 and will hope home advantage helps them get there again on Wednesday night. The Dutch are hosting this year’s finals and head into the first semi-final as favourites in Rotterdam but they are up against Croatia.
Manchester City reached the pinnacle of the European game with victory in the Champions League final on Saturday, which also saw them complete the treble. Here we look at what could come next for the club and the latest Man City betting odds.
Ange Postecoglou will be the first Australian to manage in the Premier League after taking up the reins at Tottenham. Australia will be the 25th nation to provide a permanent Premier League boss and one of nine to be represented by just a single manager.
Saudi Arabia and sport have become increasingly intertwined in recent years and the growing influence of the country took arguably its most significant step yet last week. The LIV Golf series, backed by the finances of the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), is merging with the PGA and DP World Tours to create a new vehicle which will manage the commercial interests of top-level golf.
Manchester City emulated Manchester United’s 1999 trophy treble with victory in the Champions League final against Inter Milan. Having seen off United at Wembley to add the FA Cup to their Premier League title, City’s 1-0 victory over Inter Milan means they have matched the feat previously only achieved in English football by their cross-city rivals.
The missing piece in the Manchester City jigsaw can be added when Pep Guardiola’s team face Inter Milan in the 2023 Champions League final in Istanbul. City have been the dominant force in English football for the last decade and have won the Premier League and FA Cup double this season but they are yet to conquer Europe, with this being only their second appearance in the final.
Manchester City take on Inter Milan in the Champions League final in Istanbul on Saturday and head into the game as clear favourites. They could hardly have been more impressive in reaching the showpiece occasion for a second time as we look back at the Man City Champions League results on their route to the final.