A key reason cited by the Scottish Professional Football League for bringing an immediate end to this season is not backed up in detail in its accounts.
SPFL executives have said the organisation cannot risk loaning money to clubs struggling amid the coronavirus shutdown because a loan made to Gretna in 2008 was never fully repaid when the club went bust.
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The SPFL favoured ending the season now so it could distribute prize money across the four divisions according to league position and try to ensure no clubs go out of business. The bottom three tiers have already received money with their campaigns closed.
Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul saluted a good year for the club but hopes 2017 is better after the capital team progressed to the Copa del Rey last 16.
Saul and Co. made light work of minnows Guijuelo 4-1 in the second leg on Tuesday as they won the lopsided round-of-32 tie 10-1 on aggregate.
The comprehensive victory capped off a fine year for Atletico heading into the mid-season break, after the Spaniards reached the final of the Champions League, while they finished just three points behind LaLiga winners Barcelona in 2015-16.
Reflecting on 2016, Saul said: We could have won some titles that we fought for, but it s been a very good year for us.
We hope that 2017 is better.
Atletico are sixth in the LaLiga standings, six points adrift of se…
Mauricio Pochettino says it would not be the end of the world if he were to leave Chelsea at the end of the season.
The Blues have lost just one of their last 12 matches in the Premier League, and they thrashed West Ham 5-0 in their last game to make it four home wins on the bounce.
Chelsea now sit in seventh place with a place in Europe next season within their reach, but rumours continue to spread that Pochettino’s future at the club is not safe.
Pochettino stressed that he wants to be involved in the conversations about the club’s plans at the end of the season, which is when a decision will be made.
He said: If we are happy, perfect. But it is not only if the owners are happy or the sporting directors happy You need to ask us also, because maybe […
When talking about prolific goalscorers in Europe, most experts and fans tend to name the usual suspects. Names such as Mohamed Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar or Kylian Mbappe, just to name a few, tend to get recognition. However, one player that doesn’t get nearly enough praise as he deserves has been tearing it up in the 2019-20 Premier League season while featuring for Norwich City.
Yes, you have guessed it. We are talking about Teemu Pukki. The Finland international has been one of the best goalscoring threats in Europe’s top leagues in the beginning of the season.
Pukki, however, had to take the long road before making it to the top of European’s football. He had previously played for Sevilla (17 appearances / three goals), Schalke 04 (47/8) a…
Harry Kane s second goal against Southampton saw the Tottenham striker overtake Lionel Messi as Europe s top scorer in 2017 with 55.
The England international scored a hat-trick in Saturday s 3-0 win over Burnley to move to 53 goals for club and country in the calendar year.
That treble put him one behind Barcelona superstar Messi, who earlier that day scored a penalty in his final game of 2017 – a 3-0 defeat of Real Madrid in El Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Kane moved level with Messi by heading his first against the Saints at Wembley on Tuesday – breaking Alan Shearer s record of 36 Premier League goals in one year in the process.
And a stunning 12 months for the 24-year-old was capped off with his second, a simple tap-in from Son Heung-m…
The 2010 summer transfer window has been as exciting as ever and the columns kept filling up with the latest deals, but seeing the window has just closed, this looks like the perfect time to assess clubs’ dealings in the transfer market and see which deals are expected to prove the most profitable. In addition to that, the future candidates for the transfer flops of the season will also feature here.
Best summer signings
5.) Simon Kjaer (Palermo to Wolfsburg, €12 million)
After arriving to Palermo, Simon Kjaer quickly established his reputation as one of the brightest talents to have emerged from Denmark during the last decade and after two impressive seasons at Renzo Barbera, as well as a formidable showing at World Cup 2010, the 21-year-old became one of …
Gareth Southgate labelled Marcus Rashford at the World Cup as a completely different player to his England performances during the delayed Euro 2020.
The Manchester United forward missed a spot-kick in the penalty shoot-out in the European Championship final defeat to Italy before a wave of online racial abuse was targeted at Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho.
Rashford appeared out of form following the Euro 2020 heartbreak but impressive club performances for United ahead of the November break saw him secure a place in Southgate s 26-man squad for Qatar.
The 25-year-old scored as a substitute in the 6-2 victory over Iran and celebrated a brace after starting in Tuesday s 3-0 win over Wales to send England through as Group B winners.
That made Rashfo…
The 1-1 Tennessee Titans welcome the 0-2 Indianapolis Colts to the Nissan Stadium this Sunday and both teams will believe that they could, and should, have started the season better.
We know that Ryan Tannehill will be under center for the Titans but as of Thursday afternoon, there are doubts over the Colts’ Carson Wentz, who left their last game injured.
This Sunday, make sure you’ve done your research and read our NFL picks and predictions for the Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans on September 26.
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The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs clash in the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs on Sunday night, adding the next chapter to a budding rivalry between AFC heavyweights. The stakes are high and the winning team will face the Bengals next weekend.
Kansas City knocked off Buffalo in the AFC Championship Game last year and opened as 2.5-point NFL betting favorites for this postseason rematch, with that spread ticking down as low as -1.5 at some sportsbooks. The Bills were able to get a taste of revenge with a 38-20 win at Arrowhead back in Week 5.
Here are our free NFL picks and predictions for Bills at Chiefs on January 23.
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The Kansas City Chiefs are prohibitive favorites against the Jacksonville Jaguars in their first NFL playoff game this season. The Chiefs are clearly superior on paper, but that’s not the surface the game will be played on.
Isiah Pacheco opened some eyes this season in the Kansas City backfield, and he should play an important role in this game. Here are my top Pacheco NFL player prop picks for Saturday afternoon’s Divisional Round affair.
Also, be sure to check out our Jaguars vs. Chiefs props and Jaguars vs. Chiefs picks and predictions for more great analysis and bets!
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