In what looms as the toughest of Euro 2012 playoff qualifiers on Friday, Bosnia-Herzegovina take on Portugal in the first leg in Zenica.
Bosnia were just 12 minutes away from clinching an automatic qualifying berth before Samir Nasir s late penalty for France in a 1-1 draw between the sides gave Les Bleus the edge in Group D.
Portugal suffered a similar fate, losing their right to automatic promotion following a shock 2-1 loss to Denmark in their final group-stage game.
Manager Paulo Bento has recalled Hugo Almeida, Fabio Coentrao and Pepe to the squad. Jose Bosingwa is left out while Bosnia will be missing Mensur Mujdza through injury.
Manchester City target man Edin Dzeko holds the key for Bosnia while Cristiano Ronaldo, fresh from a fourth hat-trick …
The San Francisco 49ers enter the Week 4 odds as massive 14.5-point home favorites in a divisional game vs. Joshua Dobbs and the Arizona Cardinals with a total of 44. The 49ers are a perfect 3-0 while the Cardinals are a few bad beats away from being perfect themselves.
When it comes to the NFL odds, there has been some resistance to the 49ers being double-digit favorites. With how well the Cardinals have played in the first half this year, can an underrated Dobbs lead the two-TD dogs to a first-half score and top a modest 1H team total of 6.5?
Here are my free NFL picks for Cardinals vs. 49ers on Sunday, October 1.
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It’s been a dark 48 hours for Football Daily. The sweats, the shakes, the extravagant retching in the Waitrose deli aisle. We’re like this every February, as we come down from our last hit of Done Deal, the increasingly popular drug that turns adults into morons. The January transfer window has become a fundamental part of English football since it was introduced in 2003. We appreciate what the FA is trying to do, we really do, but we just need one more transfer saga, like. WE NEED ONE MORE UNCONFIRMED AIRPORT SIGHTING.
That won’t be happening until May, and The Man says we’re not even allowed to change our name to Transfer Daily, so we’re left with no alternative but to…
Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag wants the Red Devils to sign RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko as soon as possible, according to reports.
The Red Devils brought in Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna over the summer as Ten Hag looked to boost the attacking talent at his disposal ahead of the new season.
have not started the new campaign as they would ve hoped with just two wins from their opening five Premier League matches, .
One of their key problems, especially in the Premier League, is their lack of goals with Ten Hag s side scoring just five goals in as many matches.
Former Premier League footballers Danny Murphy and Ashley Williams recently criticised Man Utd for not buying a proven goalscorer in the summer transfer window.
Speaking on Match of the Day…