Women’s World Cup qualifiers, play-off contenders

Women’s World Cup qualifiers, play-off contenders

Scotland, Norway, Germany and Sweden have joined hosts France, England, Italy and Spain in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup finals after the seven groups ended; Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland are in the play-offs.Qualifying group resultsFinal standingsThe seven group winners qualified to join France in the finals from 7 June–7 July 2019, with the draw in Paris on 8 December.The four runners-up with the best records against the sides first, third and fourth in their groups will advance to the play-offs, drawn ... UEFA.com - News

Champions League group stage draw: Pot 1

Champions League group stage draw: Pot 1

Real Madrid (ESP) UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2017/18): 1How they qualified: UEFA Champions League winnersBest European Cup performance: winners x13 (most recently 2017/18)In a nutshell: Champions for three seasons running but, curiously, an unknown entity now that Zinédine Zidane has been replaced by Julen Lopetegui and Cristiano Ronaldo is in Turin. How will Lopetegui cope? Who will fill Ronaldo's 450-goal void? Will Madrid's European dominance continue or has the bubble burst?Atlético Madrid (ESP)UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2017/1... UEFA.com - News

How UEFA honours multiple European Cup winners

How UEFA honours multiple European Cup winners

Real Madrid and Liverpool can both further embellish their UEFA badge of honour with victory in the UEFA Champions League final."It may not be a masterpiece, but everybody in football is keen to get their hands on it." What is a UEFA badge of honour?Clubs who win a fifth European Cup/UEFA Champions League title or three in a row for the first time receive a badge of honour. Provided by the UEFA administration and added to the left sleeve of the club's shirt, the badge features an image of the European Cup. Usually inscribed inside is the number of times

2017 Predictor and Trivia winners announced

2017 Predictor and Trivia winners announced

The final seasons for our annual Predictor and Trivia games are over and it’s time to announce the winners! Although our existing Predictor and Trivia games have ended, we have some exciting games and contests on the horizon as we build to the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ which takes place from 14 June to 15 July.FIFA Predictor 2017 Grand Prize winner: cansoccerdad With a prediction streak of 24, the Canadian tied with an elite group of predictors at the top of the overall leaderboard. However, when it came to the tiebreaker, which takes into account the player with the higher amount of total correct predictions for the entire year, cansocc... FIFA.com - News

Fantasy Football Week 5 Winners, Losers: Ben Roethlisberger, A.J. Green Among Notable Performers

Fantasy Football Week 5 Winners, Losers: Ben Roethlisberger, A.J. Green Among Notable Performers

Week 5 of the 2017 NFL season was a wild one. There were many crazy stat lines, both good and bad, for fantasy football owners to analyze before setting their lineups for next week. Here are some Week 5 fantasy football winners and losers entering “Monday Night Football.” WINNERSCarson Wentz, QB, Philadelphia EaglesWentz continued his stellar sophomore campaign by leading the Eagles past the Cardinals 34-7 to move Philly to 4-1 on the season. He threw for 304 yards with four touchdown passes. Leonard Fournette, RB, Jacksonville JaguarsThe rookie from LSU dominated a very good... NESN.com

Fantasy Football Week 4 Winners, Losers: Deshaun Watson, Antonio Brown Among Notable Performers

Fantasy Football Week 4 Winners, Losers: Deshaun Watson, Antonio Brown Among Notable Performers

Week 4 of the 2017 NFL season provided plenty of drama and competitive games, and with that came many interesting fantasy football performances to review. Here are some Week 4 fantasy football winners and losers entering “Monday Night Football.” WINNERSDeshaun Watson, QB, Houston TexansWatson completed 25 of 34 passes for 283 yards with four touchdowns and one interception, and he also ran for 24 yards and another touchdown. His amazing performance led the Texans to a 57-14 rout of the rival Tennessee Titans. Le’Veon Bell, RB, Pittsburgh SteelersBell finally gave an elite performa... NESN.com

NBA Free Agency Winners, Losers: Analyzing Best, Worst Moves Of Wild Summer

Share this: The NBA nearly has become a 12-month league, and it certainly has the most compelling offseason of any North American sports league. Free agency is a major reason for that, as the abundance of rumors, trades and surprising contracts create a wealth of discussion and debate. The 2017 offseason has been particularly crazy to this point, so let’s recap the most notable winners and losers of free agency so far. WINNERSLos Angeles LakersAfter having a horrible free agency last summer by spending more than $100 million combined on Luol Deng and Timofey Mozgov, the Lakers made much better moves this offseason under the new leadership of general manager Rob Pelinka and president Magic Johnson. The addition of guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (one year, $18