Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says Ryan Gravenberch still has “a lot to prove” in his new position as the team’s holding midfielder.
The 22-year-old, the last signing of the Jurgen Klopp era, was handed the pivotal number six role in last weekend’s victory over Ipswich.
Although he has played all across the centre of the park in his relatively short career with Ajax and Bayern Munich he had not been tested in the role at Anfield until this summer when Slot took over.
A couple of appearances in pre-season enabled him to move ahead of Wataru Endo, a genuine deep-lying midfielder, in the pecking order in the position which had earmarked for before the Spain international had a change of heart over a move.
But despite a promising second half at Po…
Rio Ferdinand has branded Jamie Carragher s criticism of Manchester United star Casemiro highly disrespectful .
Casemiro had enjoyed a decent start to the season in United s opening two games and could even have been considered, as Ferdinand says, the Red Devils best player across those two fixtures.
But the Brazilian was deemed to be at fault for the first two goals Manchester United conceded in before being hooked at half-time by Erik ten Hag.
Casemiro was also criticised for big chunks of last season, including after a defeat to Crystal Palace in May, leading .
That line did the rounds on social media after Sunday s defeat and Ferdinand took great issue with Carragher s opinion, presumably unaware that it was four months old.
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Raheem Sterling was dreaming of a phone call to join Arsenal and prove his doubters wrong, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta has said.
Sterling, who has signed a season-long loan deal from Chelsea, is poised to be handed a mouth-watering debut for his new side when they travel to rivals Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday.
Speaking ahead of the crunch north London derby, Arteta revealed he was convinced Sterling was in the right frame of mind to join Arsenal’s push for silverware after just 10 seconds on the phone to the 29-year-old England international.
“His first words were: ‘I was dreaming about this call’,” said Arteta. “That’s it. That tells you that he really wants it and was already thinking about the possibility and he could see himself here…
Since enjoying a whirlwind of a summer in Germany at the ripe old age of 16, turning just 17 a day before the final, Lamine Yamal has continued his excellent Euro s form into club football where he has scored four times and assisted five in La Liga and the Champions League.
, and ahead of the Spanish giants clash against Getafe on Wednesday night, Flick dubbed Yamal as the best .
Flick said: Quality is not related to age. He is doing incredible things. He is the best.
Yamal and have enjoyed a 100 per cent record in La Liga this season, sitting at the top of the table, with other La Masia products such as Pau Cubarsi and Hector Fort contributing to their early season success.
Giving talented, homegrown academy players their chance was also something Fli…
Penn Sports Interactive and Barstool Sportsbook have been approved for a license after intense questioning from members of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission regarding the company s responsible gaming strategy and diversity goals.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission unanimously approved the tethered online sports betting license application for Penn Sports Interactive (PSI), which operates Barstool Sportsbook. The license is dependent on several conditions, much like the retail sports betting license , which uses the Barstool brand for its sportsbook.
The commissioners agreed that Barstool Sports will have to fully cooperate with a thorough background and suitability investigation from the Massachusetts Investigation and Enforcement Bureau (IEB) when it is acquired by P…
To stay or not to stay, that is the question for .
All eyes are on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia as it weighs a potential stay of its mandate to restore a 2021 Florida Gaming Compact, which gives sports betting exclusivity to the Seminole Tribe, and also allows craps and roulette in tribal-owned casinos. Today was the date the court s original mandate was to go into effect.
If a stay is not granted, the D.C. Circuit Court s mandate will go into effect, clearing the way for a Florida sports betting launch. If a stay is granted, it likely means another long period for the state with no sports betting.
We ll update throughout the day with any new information that comes available.
Will a Stay Be Granted?
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As if it wasn t obvious before, the NCAA has announced it will seek a country-wide ban on college player prop bets.
NCAA President Charlie Baker announced today that starting this week the NCAA will contact officials across the country to remove college player prop bets from all betting markets. Maryland, Ohio, and Vermont have most recently banned the player prop bets from their markets.
Sports betting issues are on the rise across the country with prop bets continuing to threaten the integrity of competition and leading to student-athletes and professional athletes getting harassed, Baker said in a released statement.
Protecting Student Athletes
Baker and the NCAA started their push to ban the bets earlier this year as a way to protect student-athletes from h…