UEFA has announced the away goals rule will no longer be used in any of the organisation s club competitions for the 2021-22 season.
The regulation was first introduced in 1965 to decide the outcome of a two-legged knockout tie in cases where the teams were level on aggregate.
However, statistical data has shown a reduction in the gap between home and away wins, according to data released by the governing body on Wednesday, as well as the average number of goals scored at home and on the road.
Following the recommendation of both its club competitions committee and women s football committee, UEFA has abolished the ruling for the upcoming campaign, with the change made ahead of the start of the qualifying phases.
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Patrik Schick s sensational long-range strike for the Czech Republic against Scotland has been voted Euro 2020 s Goal of the Tournament.
The Bayer Leverkusen forward scored twice in the 2-0 win at Hampden Park on matchday one in the group stage, the second of those goals from just inside the Scotland half.
The goal was measured at 49.7 yards, making it the furthest distance a goal has been scored at the European Championship since such data was first recorded in 1980.
Schick spotted opposition goalkeeper David Marshall off his line and left the back-pedalling Scotsman red faced to overtake Torsten Frings previous record of 38.6 yards for Germany against the Netherlands at Euro 2004.
Speaking after the match on June 14, Schick confirmed he had spotted Mars…
Reigning European and world champions Spain have finished 2012 at the summit of the FIFA rankings for the fifth time in succession.
Joachim Loew s Germany remain the second-placed team in the standings, with South American giants Argentina completing the podium.
Euro 2012 finalists Italy have climbed one place and now sit fourth, ahead of Colombia who were named Mover of the Year after reaching fifth position from 36th at the start of the year.
England are sixth, while Portugal (seventh, three down), Netherlands (eighth, one down), Russia (ninth) and Croatia (10th) complete the rest of the top 10.
Copa America holders Uruguay have to settle for 16th place after dropping five places, while 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil are only 18th.
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The first full slate of NFL preseason games gets underway on Thursday night as the New York Giants head to Foxborough to take on the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium.
Thursday night will be new Giants boss Brian Daboll’s first game as a head coach, and he’ll look to oversee a rapid turnaround for a proud franchise that limped to a 4-13 record last season.
Find out who has the betting edge in our free NFL picks and predictions for the New York Giants and New England Patriots.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will look to make it three wins in a row this Sunday, as they go to Georgia to take on the Atlanta Falcons.
The Bucs already handled the Falcons once this season, dismissing them with ease in Tampa in Week 2, and will hit the road as a double-digit NFL betting favorite.
Here are our NFL picks and predictions for Buccaneers vs. Falcons, with kickoff on December 5.
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Five weeks of football is more than enough for NFL bettors to start forming some solid opinions on teams — good or bad. It’s also an abundance of data to pump into the oddsmakers’ power ratings, meaning the NFL Week 6 odds will have a slim margin of error for bookmakers.
That means getting the best number for your wager is vital to surviving the mid-October slate. I size up the Week 6 opening point spreads and totals and tell you which ones to bet now and which ones to bet later.
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After dropping their banner night game to open the season, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have turned things around with two straight wins, including last week’s sterling performance that saw the two-time MVP go 24-for-33 for 272 yards and three touchdowns.
They’ll travel to New York to take on the Jets on Sunday Night Football, a team marred by the season-ending injury to Aaron Rodgers. The defense continues to play well, holding the Patriots to just 15 points last week and the Bills to just 16 points in Week 1.
Can Mahomes and the Chiefs’ offense scheme up a win against the Jets defense in our Sunday Night Football odds?
Keep reading our Chiefs vs. Jets picks for a full breakdown of Patrick Mahomes odds. Plus, make sure to check out …
In what might end up being the difference in the NFC East, the Philadelphia Eagles are heading to AT&T Stadium in Week 14 odds to take on the Dallas Cowboys in one of the most anticipated games of the season.
The NFL odds currently have the Cowboys as 3.5-point favorites thanks in part to the Dallas passing attack led by Dak Prescott’s MVP-level play, but the Eagles have the playmakers out wide to keep up too.
Let’s dissect the SNF odds and find out where our best bets lie in our NFL picks for Eagles vs. Cowboys on Sunday, December 10.
Make sure to also check out our Eagles vs. Cowboys betting preview and Dak Prescott spotlight picks!
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The NFL is back with a full slate of preseason games this weekend. Among them is a matchup between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium on Saturday night.
Cincinnati is expected to play Joe Burrow and the rest of its starters in the preseason opener, while Tampa Bay will sit most of their first-stringers.
Find out how this affects my Buccaneers vs. Bengals predictions and NFL picks for August 10.
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José Mourinho believes that finishing the season in the Premier League top four would be one of the best achievements of his career as Tottenham struggle through their enduring injury crisis.
As Mourinho prepared for a return to Chelsea on Saturday afternoon after Spurs’ stale Champions League defeat by Leipzig, he again underlined his frustration at the loss of both Son Heung-min, who underwent surgery after fracturing his arm against Aston Villa, and Harry Kane. For Mourinho, a successful season this year may even rank above his second-placed finish with Manchester United in 2018, an achievement he once called “one of the best jobs of my career”.
“Tottenham without Harry or Sonny, without one of them, doe…