United States forward Megan Rapinoe has announced she will retire at the end of the season.

Rapinoe, 38, helped the USA win the last two World Cups as well as a gold medal at the London Olympics in 2012.

Following the upcoming World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Rapinoe will play out the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League campaign at long-time club OL Reign before hanging up her boots.

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“I’ve been able to have such an incredible career and this game has brought me all over the world and allowed me to meet so many amazing people,” Rapinoe said on ussoccer.com.

“I feel incredibly grateful to have played as long…

France and Portugal remain locked together at the top of Nations League Group A3 after playing out a goalless draw at the Stade de France.

Facing each other for the first time since Eder proved Portugal s unlikely hero in the final of Euro 2016 at the same venue, a pair of all-star attacks found no way through against similarly elite defences.

Didier Deschamps hosts, who enjoyed the backing of 1,000 socially distanced fans within the cavernous arena, were unable to relocate the free-scoring form that saw them demolish Ukraine 7-1 in a midweek friendly.

Portugal followed up their 0-0 draw against Spain with another stalemate, although Pepe thought he had headed a 74th-minute winner, only to see the offside flag raised.

Lucas Hernandez made a last-ditch blo…

It’s been a tough week for both the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts after both teams were involved in narrow Week 5 losses. The Texans lost to the Patriots and the Colts lost that tense Monday Night Football game against the Ravens.

Both teams sit on a 1-4 record, two wins behind the Titans in the AFC South and both teams probably need to win Sunday in order to maintain hopes of winning the division.

This Sunday you need to make sure you read our free NFL betting picks and predictions for the Texans vs. Colts.

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The Minnesota Vikings face the Las Vegas Raiders in Vegas this afternoon as they look to kickstart their season. For the Raiders it’ll be their second game having beaten the Jaguars in the Hall of Fame game. It gives us our first chance to see Kevin O’Connell as an NFL Head Coach.

For this game you need to read our NFL picks and predictions for the Vikings vs. Raiders.

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While traditional NFL Draft props such as who will be the first overall pick will always be popular, they may not provide as much value as some other markets, including who will be the first player selected from a specific position group.

The big-name position groups like quarterback and wide receiver will always have plenty of eyes on them, but this year some of the most interesting position groups heading into the 2023 NFL Draft look like offensive line, tight end, and linebacker.

I break down the 2023 NFL Draft odds and give my insights on who could be the first player selected from all the major position groups, and where the value could lie.

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Looking to bet on the 2023 N…

The Atlanta Falcons have won two of their last three and have a chance to increase their lead in the NFC South as they travel to Nashville to take on the Tennessee Titans as 2.5-point road favorites according to this week’s NFL odds.

The Titans were already one of the lowest-scoring offenses under Ryan Tannehill, and now will be throwing out Will Levis and Malik Willis to face one of the best defenses in football. Even out of the bye, it’s tough to be optimistic about the Tennessee offense in the Week 8 odds.  

Here are my free NFL picks for Falcons vs. Titans on October 29. 

Falcons vs Titans odds

Falcons vs Titans predictions

Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel told reporters on…

This weekend’s Wild Card odds slate reaches its conclusion tonight when the Philadelphia Eagles visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — a surprising playoff pairing in the NFC.

Philadelphia seemed destined for at least the No. 2 seed in the conference as an early-season Super Bowl odds leader, but a late-season freefall has the Eagles lugging a 1-5 SU slump (0-6 ATS) into the postseason. 

Tampa Bay, on the other hand, was able to do enough to secure the NFC South title and the home playoff game that comes with it, closing the regular season on a 5-1 SU streak (4-2 ATS). Despite the hot form, the NFL odds have the Buccaneers as home underdogs for this 8 p.m. ET kickoff.

I dissect the spread and betting total for Monday night’s Wild Card matchup and g…

Week 3 in the NFL finishes this evening with a pair of games on Monday Night Football, including a showdown between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills. 

Although Jacksonville is 0-2 to start the year, my Jaguars vs. Bills predictions aren’t expecting the Jags to roll over. Read on to see why the Jags covering are among my best NFL picks for tonight’s clash. 

Jaguars vs Bills MNF prediction

My best betJaguars +5.5 (-110 at FanDuel)

My analysisThis bet really comes down to two things: the long-term trend of 0-2 teams covering the spread as underdogs in Week 3 and the fact that Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence isn’t as bad as he’s played so far this year.

Lawrence has completed just 51% o…

It is a mark of Neymar’s versatility as a brand vehicle that he has been able to lend his commercial presence to such a wide range of products, from Neymar-approved financial services, to the selection of a Neymar-endorsed bacterial mouthwash partner. This portfolio has raked in at least €100m since his move to Europe. It might also – among other things – go some way to explaining why so many people seem to dislike him; and dislike him to such an extreme degree.

Admittedly some of these tie-ins are a better fit than others. The car battery campaign still seems jarring, with its central portrait of Neymar in sleek tailored overalls, eyes bright, cheekbones clenched, clutching a fresh battery to his chest in sexy-determined-mechanic mo…

Serie A lost some stars, but the football on the pitch still sparkled. Without Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku, Achraf Hakimi, Gianluigi Donnarumma or Antonio Conte the league simply had to make do with one of its most compelling title races for decades.

It ended as a duel between Milan and Inter, two halves of the same city, clubs who share a stadium and the black stripes on their shirt but are divided by the red and the blue. Rivals who have emerged together from a decade in the wilderness, reminding themselves and each other that this league did not always belong to that lot down the road in Turin.

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