Barcelona have confirmed Samuel Umtiti has extended his contract until 2023, ending speculation the defender could leave the club.
Umtiti will formally sign the five-year deal on Monday, before Barca hold a news conference.
The Catalan giants have not confirmed the new release clause in Umtiti s contract, which previously would have allowed clubs to buy the France international for a cut-price €60million.
Premier League sides Manchester United and Manchester City were among the teams reportedly ready to meet the release clause, but Barcelona will now hold on to the centre-back.
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We are delighted to announce has renewed his contract at until 2023!
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)
Umtiti signed from Lyon in 2016 and he…
The 2014 World Cup participants Mexico and USA start their preparations for the tournament finals with friendly matches against Korea Republic, one of the first sides from Asia to have secured their place at the tournament in Brazil.
Mexico vs. South Korea at Alamodome, San Antonio, Jan 29, 2014.
El Tri will play the first of five warm-up matches against Taegeuk Warriors on January 29 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, making their first appearance at the venue since 2004, when they ran out 2-0 winners against Guatemala. Tickets to the high-profile friendly can be purchased here:
Following a somewhat disappointing qualifying campaign, Mexico clinched the World Cup berth by defeating New Zealand 9-3 on aggregate in the play-offs and have subsequently been drawn in…
England are into a second consecutive Euros final after another comeback win.
The Netherlands may have drawn first blood in Dortmund through Xavi Simons, but the Three Lions produced their best performance of the tournament so far to turn that around.
Harry Kane drew them level in the first half from the penalty spot, but it was Ollie Watkins who proved the hero, scoring in the 90th minute to send the England fans into raptures.
The Oranje could not have hoped for a better start to their 100th major tournament match as Simons scored the earliest semi-final goal at the Euros (seven minutes) since Alan Shearer against Germany in 1996 (third minute).
They could not hold onto their lead for long though, as Denzel Dumfries gave away a spot-kick, and Kane made …
Fabrizio Romano has said on his that N’Golo Kante will leave Chelsea at the end of the season. The France international central midfielder is out of contract at the former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners, and well-known and well-respected journalist Romano has claimed that the 2018 World Cup winner with France will be at a new club thereafter.
Romano said: “The only way for Kante to stay at Chelsea is if Graham Potter will decide to keep him. But, as of now, the financial agreement is not in place between Chelsea and Kante.
“An important point to mention is N’Golo Kante would love to stay at Chelsea. He loves London, he loves the club, he loves the fans. He has a great relationship with all his teammates. So Kante would love to stay at the clu…
Luis Suarez La Liga s MVP / Image via espnfc.com
Call it a personal assessment, or perhaps even a biased one coming from a Liverpool fan, but Luis Suarez has this season been the very best football player in the Spanish La Liga.
Uruguay striker bagged a hat-trick at Granada to singlehandedly lead his team towards the new Premier League title and final match of the 2015-16 season has just been the fitting ending to what has been a brilliant season for Luis Suarez.
Numbers don’t lie
Not only did Luis Suarez dominate the Spanish championship this season, but the Uruguay striker topped the European charts with his incredible goal scoring exploits as well.
The 29-year-old forward found the net in La Liga on 40 occasions, which is two goals more than…
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Just a few days ago, a Week 11 matchup between the Washington Football Team and Carolina Panthers would be far from must-see TV for football fans.
But since the Panthers blew the dust off the No. 1 jersey and brought back the former face of the franchise, Cam Newton, interest has peaked in this game. NFL betting odds have Carolina as a 3.5-point favorite with Newton expected to start at quarterback against his former coach Ron Rivera and the WFT.
We try to make sense of this crazy contest with our NFL free picks and predictions for Washington at Carolina on November 21.
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It’s already been a thrilling NFL season, and we’re just two weeks into the 2022 campaign! We’re expecting some offensive fireworks in a pair of early-window games this Sunday and are fairly confident in a pair of late-afternoon favorites to get the job done for chalk players.
Without further ado, here are our two top parlay plays for the third Sunday of the NFL season.
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We have an exciting AFC North matchup for the second leg of an NFL Week 2 Monday Night Football doubleheader when the 1-0 Cleveland Browns head to Pittsburgh for a divisional battle with the 0-1 Steelers.
The MNF odds for this crucial early season encounter list the Browns as a -2.5 favorite to win this game, and the NFL prop markets are bustling with several interesting prop bets for this AFC North encounter.
Please continue reading to find out our free NFL prop picks for Browns vs. Steelers tonight. And be sure to check out our Browns vs. Steelers predictions and Kenny Pickett odds and props spotlight.
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At this point in the NFL season, every club has played at least 10 games, giving handicappers a solid baseline to assess. Yet, there can still be some statistical anomalies courtesy of a relatively small sample size.
Case in point: the globetrotting Tennessee Titans, who will play only their fourth true home game of 2023-24.
Overarching trends are the theme of this week’s free NFL parlay picks as I rely on the Eagles’ rock-solid play at home, the Ravens’ scoring proclivity, and the rise of C.J. Stroud, who doesn’t seem to be getting enough credit against a Jaguars team that bettors might be backing based on preseason expectations.
I’ve parsed through the Week 12 odds so you don’t have to. Join me as I outline my favorite NFL odds selections this S…