Willian confirmed he has left Fulham following the expiry of his contract at Craven Cottage, the Brazilian announced in an Instagram post on Friday.
Willian, who made 67 appearances across two years in all competitions for Fulham, scored five goals for Marco Silva s side last season.
The Brazilian played 317 times for three different sides in the Premier League, first arriving in England after joining Chelsea from Anzhi Makhachkala in 2013.
He spent a year with Arsenal before joining Corinthians, returning to London in 2022 with Fulham on an initial one-year contract, extending it by a further year last July.
I would like to thank Fulham for a wonderful two years, Willian wrote. It was special to return to the Premier League and be part of this histor…
Tottenham have handed highly-rated young defender Kyle Walker-Peters a new contract until 2023, the club confirmed on Monday.
Walker-Peters came through Spurs academy and featured for the club for the 11th time on Saturday, replacing the injured Serge Aurier as they beat Leicester City 2-0.
The right-back made 10 appearances in the first team last term and impressed with his technical ability and eagerness to get forward.
Capped at Under-21 level and a world champion with England s Under-20s in 2017, Walker-Peters has long been seen as a future first-choice right-back for Spurs.
With his future now seemingly secure until 2023, the defender s next target is surely usurping Kieran Trippier and Aurier to become Mauricio Pochettino s usual option on the right…
Zinedine Zidane described 2016 as the dog s b******* after Real Madrid lifted the Club World Cup after extra time in Yokohama on Sunday.
A hat-trick from Cristiano Ronaldo after an early strike from Karim Benzema sealed a hard-fought win over a spirited and dangerous Kashima Antlers side to secure the trophy and extend Madrid s unbeaten run to 37 games.
The triumph capped a remarkable year for the capital club, who won the Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup before building a six-point lead at the top of LaLiga prior to their victorious trip to Japan.
And Zidane, who replaced Rafael Benitez as head coach in January, does feels their achievements could scarcely have been better.
2016 has been the dog s bollocks! he told a media conference. For eve…
It was Liverpool s SAS partnership that dominated the Premier League scoring charts last season, with magnificent Luis Suarez finishing the campaign as top scorer with 31 goals in 33 fixtures. Seeing as how the Uruguayan has since moved to Spanish La Liga, it will be up to usual suspects Daniel Sturridge, Sergio Aguero, Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney as well as new boy Diego Costa to decide on Luis Suarez s successor.
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
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With Robin van Persie missing a big chunk of the previous league campaign, Wayne Rooney was United s top scorer last term, netting 17 goals despite not being deployed as an out-and-out striker, and chances are the new Red Devils captain can hope for a similar ret…
England manager Sarina Wiegman has named her squad for this summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Sixteen of the 23-player contingent were part of the team that won Euro 2022, but there are some notable absentees through injury, form or retirement.
Here, the PA news agency compares the two squads.
Experience
Wiegman’s World Cup squad is far less experienced than her Euro 2022 selection, with a total of 733 caps at an average of 32 per player compared with 973 – 42 per player – among their predecessors.
Six players have fewer than 10 caps, compared with only four of last year’s contingent, while another half-dozen have amassed at least 50 caps – versus nine of the Euros squad.
Four of the five most-capped players who feature…
Wayne Rooney, England’s top scorer before he was eclipsed by Harry Kane in March this year, announced his retirement from international football with immediate effect, on this day in 2017.
No outfield player has won more England men’s caps than the 37-year-old, who netted a then-record 53 goals across 120 appearances for his country.
Rooney had been offered a reprieve by England boss Gareth Southgate after a fine return to his boyhood club Everton, but decided the time was right to call it a day.
In a statement released to the PA news agency, Rooney said: “It was great that Gareth Southgate called me this week to tell me he wanted me back in the England squad for the upcoming matches. I really appreciated that.
“However, having already thought lon…
Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens will look to stay in first place in the AFC North and win their fourth consecutive game when the Indianapolis Colts travel to M&T Bank Stadium to wrap up the Week 5 slate.
Baltimore, which has responded with three straight wins after dropping its season-opening game, is 7-point home chalk for the Monday Night Football contest against the Colts, who are off to a slow start but won their first game of the season in Week 4.
Check out our best free NFL betting picks and predictions for Colts vs. Ravens on October 11.
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Much like pineapple on pizza, there are those that love the Las Vegas Raiders in 2022, and those that don’t.
If the Silver and Black want pineapple, they’re going to have to work for it. On top of being part of the QB-rich AFC West — six division games against top-flight passers — Las Vegas draws the NFC West in non-conference collisions. All of this goes down under the watch of a retooled front office and brand-new coaching staff.
The Raiders’ NFL odds don’t have nice things to say about the team’s postseason chances after just squeaking into the tournament last year. Let’s find out which side of the Sin City fence we sit on with our Las Vegas Raiders 2022 betting preview.
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The football world has been in the dark about Aaron Rodgers’ career plans, which is the way he likes it apparently. But the future Hall of Fame quarterback shed light on his 2023 situation, announcing on the Pat McAfee Show that he will be joining the New York Jets this upcoming NFL season.
The four-time MVP was rumored, reported, rescinded, reported again, and now finally confirmed to be on his way to New York, which has watched its Super Bowl odds bounce around like Adam Schefter every time the phone rings.
While Wednesday’s news is huge, it won’t have too much of an impact on the Jets’ futures, as books have been padding those NFL odds more than a giant foam cheesehead on a brisk Wisconsin winter day.
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Variety is the spice of life, and it’s so much easier to have a variety when your options are plentiful.
With the NFL odds board boasting a full 16-game schedule, there is no shortage of NFL player prop options — and advantageous matchups — to choose from.
After my first three NFL picks this week featured bets on receiving yards for a running back and a quarterback’s rushing total, I’m going back to the RB receiving well, while also taking a tight end to do well against a tough defense… and then a superstar to do his thing.
Here are my full favorite player props from the Sunday slate of Week 8 odds.
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