Sergio Busquets expects this to be his last European Championship with Spain, but the midfielder has not decided when to end his international career.
Busquets lifted the World Cup in 2010 and played his part in La Roja s Euro 2012 triumph nine years ago.
The Barcelona player has another major trophy in his sights, with Spain taking on Italy in the semi-final of Euro 2020 at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday.
Spain captain Busquets has thought about his future with the national team at the age of 32 but says beating the Azzurri is the only thing on his mind for now.
He told AS: You have to think about when to finish your cycle. What I have in mind is that this will be the last European Championship and then it depends.
You have to go step by step,…
Injured Portugal forward Helder Postiga has been ruled out of the remainder of Euro 2012, according to reports.
The 29-year-old sustained a thigh injury and was promptly replaced by Besiktas striker Hugo Almeida five minutes before half-time in Thursday s 1-0 quarter-final win over the Czech Republic.
The Portuguese Football Federation confirmed the nature of the injury and it was initially believed Postiga would only miss the semi-finals.
However, rumours have begun to circulate that the knock is much more serious than expected and that the striker will not play again at the tournament, according to Record.
Postiga entered the record books in the Group B 3-2 victory against Denmark, joining a special club of players who have scored at three different Eu…
German pay-TV channel Premiere, recently saved from bankruptcy by US media baron Rupert Murdoch, said it would not return to profitability until 2011 as subscriber numbers plunge.
Premiere said its net loss in the first three months of the year was nearly four times worse than during the same period last year at 80 million euros (108 million dollars), compared to 28.1 million euros in 2008.
The channel continued to bleed subscribers, with 2.37 million at the end of March, 28,000 fewer than at the end of 2008.
Premiere has been struggling since losing the rights to show German top-flight football in 2005, although it recently secured the rights for the next four seasons.
The firm was saved from bankruptcy in December by Murdoch, whose News Corp now owns 3…
Karim Benzema has revealed he asked Kylian Mbappe to take France s penalty against Belgium in Thursday s Nations League semi-final so his team-mate could banish the memories of missing from the spot at Euro 2020.
Mbappe missed the crucial kick in France s shoot-out defeat to Switzerland in June s Euro 2020 last-16 tie as Les Blues suffered a shock early exit from a tournament they were deemed favourites to win.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward made no mistake from 12 yards against Belgium, though, thumping the ball into the top-right corner to level things up before Theo Hernandez s late winner set up a showdown with Spain in Sunday s final.
Benzema started France s comeback from two goals down and the Real Madrid striker was more than happy to let Mbappe take th…
On this day in 2014, former France, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham defender William Gallas retired at the age of 37.
After beginning his career with Caen, Gallas moved to Marseille before being signed by the Blues in 2001.
During his time at Stamford Bridge, the defender won two Premier League titles under manager Jose Mourinho, but left under a cloud in 2006 when he joined Arsenal as part of the Ashley Cole transfer the other way.
Gallas then spent four years with the Gunners and was made captain by Arsene Wenger before moving to Tottenham in 2010.
He spent three seasons with Spurs before transferring to Australian A-League side Perth Glory, his final domestic club.
Representing France, Gallas won 84 caps for Les Bleus and played in their 2006 Wo…
There are 11 games on the NFL Week 8 betting schedule with spreads of seven points or less, including a trio of key divisional games. While there’s always value to be found in betting the spread or total, we can find worthwhile bets in player props, too.
Here’s a look at my two favorite NFL parlay picks for Week 8.
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If the oddsmakers are correct, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ reign of “terrible” in the AFC North is over.
The Steelers’ NFL odds have the team pegged to finish last in the division and the 2022 season win total of 7.5 is calling for Mike Tomlin’s first losing season during this 16-year tenure in Pittsburgh.
Pushing against that opinion is one of the best defensive units in the league and an offense working under someone other than Ben Roethlisberger for the first time since Usher and Lil Jon had us screaming “Yeah!” in the club. Yep, it’s been that long.
Here’s our Pittsburgh Steelers 2022 betting preview.