This time last year Harvey Barnes was a slightly anxious father-to-be with his life off the pitch dominated by the need to keep scouring Rightmove for a new home in the north-east.
Twelve months on, the Newcastle winger and his partner are parents of a soon-to-be one-year-old daughter, Harper, and finally feel settled in a new house – yet something is still missing.
Barnes remains desperate to become one of the first names on Eddie Howe’s teamsheets and is anxious to make up for lost time after a frustrating first season at St James’ Park following his £38m transfer from Leicester.
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Pep Guardiola s contract extension represents fantastic news for Manchester City fans following the club s record-breaking 2017-18 season.
City confirmed on Thursday that Guardiola had agreed new terms until 2021 the Catalan adding two years to a deal that had been due to expire at the end of next term.
The brilliance of Guardiola s side in the recently concluded Premier League campaign was clear for all to see, City sealing the title with five games remaining and reaching an unprecedented 100-point tally with victory over Southampton on the final day of the season.
Here, we look back at some of the key factors behind their dominant triumph.
7 Pep Guardiola has won the top-flight league title in seven of his nine seasons as a manager, with the only except…
The battle between Croatia and Spain in Gdansk is being tipped as one of the games of Euro 2012, for more than one reason.
Excluding the fact Croatia have lost just three of their previous 29 international matches and are set to meet defending champions Spain for the first time in a competitive fixture on Monday, this Group C fixture is serving up an interesting scenario.
Both nations are locked on four points having earned a draw and secured a victory in their opening two matches, with rivals Italy on two points and scheduled to play the Republic of Ireland in Poznan.
Spain require a draw against Croatia but should the game end a 2-2 draw, both sides would progress at the expense of Italy, irrespective of the result Cesare Prandelli s men achieve against Irelan…
Chloe Kelly and Ella Toone wrote themselves into English football history as Sarina Wiegman s brilliant Lionesses beat Germany 2-1 after extra time in a tension-packed Euro 2022 final.
Toone put England in front at Wembley with a classy finish in the 62nd minute, but Germany stung the hosts when Lina Magull equalised with 11 minutes left of normal time.
It became the first Women s Euros final since 2001 to go to extra time. Germany beat Sweden with a late goal 21 years ago, scooping their fifth title, and they have since added three more.
But Kelly ensured there would not be a ninth at England s national stadium, poking in a 110th-minute winner, tearing off her shirt and sprinting away in celebration. England had never won a senior European Championship, but afte…
Lionel Messi may have declared Qatar 2022 will be his last World Cup, but Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni is hopeful that will not be the case.
Paris Saint-Germain forward Messi will take part in the global showpiece for a fifth time when the tournament gets under way later this month.
Messi, who will turn 39 during the 2026 edition, stated in an interview last month this would be my last World Cup, surely, yes .
However, Scaloni is optimistic the former Barcelona star will still have a part to play for Argentina should they qualify for the next finals in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
It may be his last World Cup, but hopefully not, Scaloni told CNN. He is happy on the field and makes a lot of people happy.
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Luis Suarez hit the first Clasico hat-trick in four years as Barcelona pushed Julen Lopetegui towards the Real Madrid exit door with a 5-1 thumping at Camp Nou.
Suarez stepped up in the absence of injured Barca captain Lionel Messi with a sensational treble, the first of which came from the penalty spot after he was fouled by Raphael Varane.
A superb header put Barca 3-1 up and Suarez wrapped up his hat-trick with a terrific dinked finish over Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, before Arturo Vidal completed Sunday s scoring.
Suarez s hat-trick was the first scored by a Barca player other than Messi in the Clasico since Romario struck a treble against Los Blancos in 1994.
3 Luis Suarez is the first player to score 3 goals in the Classico since Lionel Mess…
With Tottenham Hotspur set to take on Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, Jonathan Woodgate believes it s frustrating for the club and supporters not to have won a trophy since 2008, when he scored the goal that won this very competition for Spurs.
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The holiday weekend is headlined by a marquee NFC matchup when the Los Angeles Rams visit the Green Bay Packers in Week 12.
NFL betting odds opened Green Bay as a slim home favorite and some books are moving this spread as far as a pick’em, with injury concerns plaguing the Packers’ depth chart including a nagging toe ailment for QB Aaron Rodgers. The Rams are off the bye and hoping that hiatus can help stop a two-game slide.
Check out our free NFL picks and predictions for Rams at Packers on November 28.
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The best game of Week 4 should have probably been sitting in a primetime slot late in the season but hey, don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. We’ve got a fantastic matchup in Maryland, as the Buffalo Bills look to rebound from their first loss of the young season on the road against the Baltimore Ravens.
This spicy AFC showdown pits two early NFL MVP odds favorites against one another in what should be a high-scoring back-and-forth. The players under center will draw the attention but in our Bills vs. Ravens NFL prop picks, we’re looking at the two passers’ co-stars.
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Not all NFL prop TD markets are created equal and there is plenty of value to be had with shopping around and getting the best NFL odds available. But that’s just one aspect of creating a profitable touchdown card week to week.
It’s been tough TD sledding of late, but I’m still +11.35 units on the season thanks to a hot start. Looking over the NFL week 13 odds, I’m backing a 100% route runner for +1,400, hitting a very probable TD at plus money, and finding the best value in a depleted pass-catching group in New Orleans.
Here are my three best NFL picks for the Week 13 TD prop market.
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