Alisson has become the first goalkeeper to win the Samba d Or Award, beating Liverpool team-mate Roberto Firmino to the prize with Neymar only fifth.
The stopper took 35.54 per cent of the vote for the best Brazilian player in Europe with Firmino in second spot with 23.48 per cent.
Liverpool won the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup in 2019 while Brazil claimed Copa America glory.
Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva came third with another Liverpool player, midfielder Fabinho, finishing fourth in the voting.
Congrats to goalkeeper being voted the best Brazilian player in Europe for 2019 and becoming the winner of the 11th edition of the Samba Gold!
— Sambafoot (@Sambafoot)
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Kai Havertz became the first player to score his maiden Champions League goal in the final since Ilkay Gundogan in 2013 when he broke the deadlock for Chelsea against Manchester City on Saturday.
Germany international Havertz – a big-money signing from Bayer Leverkusen ahead of the 2020-21 campaign – put Thomas Tuchel s side ahead three minutes before the interval in Porto.
The 21-year-old had made 20 appearances in the competition with the Blues and Leverkusen without scoring prior to that strike.
He was teed up by Mason Mount, who became the first English player to provide a Champions League final assist since Manchester United s Wes Brown against the Blues in 2008.
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When compared to all the advanced stats and computer-learning power ratings out there, situational handicapping can seem a bit… passé.
But tell that to the Cincinnati Bengals and our “schedule spot” for Week 8.
Spot bets are an additional layer to your handicapping, going beyond what the analytics tell you and digging into how the schedule can rattle the psyche of NFL teams. Before you make your NFL betting picks, check out my favorite letdown, lookahead and schedule spot bets for Week 9.
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Sunday football is back, and we have a pair of important debuts!
Matt Ryan spent 13 years in Atlanta, demanded a trade, and wound up with an Indianapolis Colts side in win-now mode after a late-season meltdown cost them a shot at the playoffs.
Lovie Smith becomes the fourth head coach over their last four seasons, and he’s in charge of the Houston Texans’ rebuild with a number of highly touted rookies.
Who will have the better debut, Ryan or Smith? Find out in my free NFL football betting picks and predictions for this Week 1 showdown between the Colts and Texans on Sunday, September 11.
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With the regular season just around the corner, the Seattle Seahawks will look to seal a 3-0 record in the preseason as they visit the Green Bay Packers on Saturday.
The Seahawks have flipped the script with a more productive August after going 1-5 in its last two preseasons — and that’s largely thanks to big contributions from Drew Lock and a pair of sharp defensive outings. A strong first half against the Dallas Cowboys last weekend paved the way for a 22-14 win.
Matt LaFleur and the Packers are unlikely to risk Jordan Love for many snaps here, just as Geno Smith’s minutes will surely be limited for the visitors. However, that should mean more opportunities for Green Bay backup Sam Clifford and dynamic running back Emmanuel Wilson as the ho…
This Sunday serves up our final game in Europe of the NFL season with the second of two contests in Germany. The Colts and Patriots are meeting in Frankfurt in Week 10, with the Pats considered the home team while sitting as 1.5-point underdogs in the NFL odds.
We’re going to have a deep dive into Patriots’ QB Mac Jones this week. Let’s discuss the best ways to bet on Mac Jones odds for the final Germany game with our free NFL picks for Week 10.
You can also check out our Colts vs. Patriots picks for a full matchup breakdown, and Colts vs. Patriots player prop picks for more player-based wagers.
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The Detroit Lions will try to reach their first Super Bowl in franchise history on Sunday when they visit the San Francisco 49ers in Conference Championship odds.
Rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs has played a huge role in getting the Lions this far, and has seen his usage become even more important in the postseason. While Super Bowl odds have San Francisco as the clear favorite to head to Las Vegas, Gibbs is a weapon that could change the outcome in the blink of an eye.
We’ll look at a few ways in which that could happen in my NFL player prop picks for Jahmyr Gibbs’ odds.
Do you want to dig deeper into the NFL odds? Be sure to read our Lions vs. 49ers betting preview, as well as our Lions vs. 49ers props.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers head to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium to face the Atlanta Falcons in Thursday Night Football this evening.
Kirk Cousins led the Falcons to a win against the Saints last week, and I’m betting on him to lead the charge as I dive into the NFL player props for the Week 5 showdown. Here are my three favorite NFL picks and Buccaneers vs. Falcons predictions for October 3.
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Veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater will retire at the conclusion of the NFL season, he told the Detroit Free Press in a report published Saturday. A first-round draft pick by the Minnesota Vikings in 2014, Bridgewater missed the 2016 and part of the 2017 seasons because of a torn ACL and dislocated knee. A starter his first two seasons with the Vikings, he now is the backup quarterback to Jared Goff with the Lions — his sixth NFL team. He has played just a single snap this season. "When I got hurt, I realized that I'm only a football player for three hours on a Sunday afternoon," Bridgewater, 31, said. "Outside of that, I'm Theodore Bridgewater, so it just put everything into perspective, and it really helped me not even have to think about not being a st…
Everton should fear Liverpool. Their abysmal record in the Merseyside derby would suggest that is a given but, surprisingly, it was Carlo Ancelotti who called for Everton to approach Anfield with trepidation as he discussed overcoming the mental block that has contributed to the club’s failure to win there for 22 years or win any derby in any competition since Roy Hodgson managed Liverpool in 2010.
“A derby is a special game,” said the veteran of local spats in Milan, Madrid and now Merseyside. “If you think it is a normal game then you are wrong. Special games bring more pressure, and sometimes more fear. Fear is not a bad thing in my opinion, because if you don’t have fear then you are going in front of the lion thinking it is a …