Pep Guardiola took off Erling Haaland against Slovan Bratislava to take care of Manchester City s superstar striker.

Haaland scored in the 58th minute to make it 3-0 to City in Slovakia on Tuesday.

He was taken off two minutes later, to be replaced by James McAtee, who went on to score his first City goal and round off a 4-0 Champions League rout.

With focus now switching back to the Premier League, and Saturday s clash with Fulham, Guardiola explained the substitution was made to protect the striker, who has already netted 10 goals in England s top flight this season.

Asked if Haaland had been frustrated to be taken off, Guardiola told City s media channels: Erling is never disappointed with his manager.

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Bayern Munich unsurprisingly picked up a number of awards at the UEFA Champions League draw on Thursday.

Here s Thomas Muller, announcing the best goalkeeper, the best defender, the best forward and the best coach.

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The Philadelphia Eagles go from the frying pan to the fire, facing the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 4.

Philadelphia is on a short week after getting gashed for 41 points on Monday night and now faces Patrick Mahomes and a Chiefs attack hungry for a victory after losing two straight for the first time since October 2019. The NFL betting odds are siding with KC, setting it as touchdown road favorites this Sunday.

We serve up our NFL free picks and predictions for Chiefs at Eagles on October 3.

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The San Francisco 49ers enter the NFC Championship Game as 3.5-point underdogs versus the Los Angeles Rams, who they beat in OT back in Week 18.

Will this again be a great matchup for Kyle Shanahan’s offense, who managed 449 total yards in the meeting just three weeks ago?

Find out in our free NFL props and predictions for 49ers vs. Rams on Sunday, January 30.

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Sunday night’s Divisional Round nightcap between the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys projects as the lowest-scoring and closest game of the weekend.

That could mean big things for the San Fransisco run game — and Jason Logan’s Cowboys vs. 49ers picks shine a light on Deebo Samuel — but it’s also a rough matchup for the league’s most aggressive passer.

Here are my three best NFL prop picks for the Cowboys vs. 49ers.

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The Cleveland Browns head to Lucas Oil Stadium to take on the Indianapolis Colts this Sunday. The Browns are coming off an upset win against the 49ers and will try to avoid a letdown against a Colts squad that is fresh off a rough loss to the Jaguars. 

NFL odds opened with the Browns as 2-point road favorites for this clash but that line has ticked up to -3 in the Week 7 odds following the news that quarterback Deshaun Watson would return after a two-game absence.

Here are my best free NFL picks for Browns vs. Colts on October 22. 

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While Miami’s high-octane offense is getting plenty of attention, the Cleveland Browns dominance on the other side of…

Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins will look to upset the defending Super Bowl champs on Saturday, as Wild Card Weekend has officially arrived in the NFL!

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We’re only two weeks into the NFL season, but everyone seems to have given up on the NFC East.

The Giants are being spotted almost a full touchdown vs. the Browns, the Cowboys are catching points at home for the first time since 2022 vs. the Ravens, and the Eagles went from lookahead favorites to late-week underdogs vs. the Saints.

My NFL picks will buy low in games concerning these three teams as I make my best parlay and SGP plays for Week 3.

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Japan Under-23 coach Takashi Sekizuka says his team s Olympics campaign is an important step toward qualifying for the 2014 World Cup.

Sekizuka s side kick-off their London campaign against Spain at Hampden Park on Thursday.

Sekizuka said that although their sights were set on the World Cup, the Japanese would approach the tournament in Great Britain with real pride .

The time has come to show what we have been working for in the two years we have been preparing for this, Sekizuka told reporters.

The Olympics are a high priority for the Japanese federation in the build-up to the World Cup in two years time.

This is the first step for making an impact at the World Cup but we will playing with a real pride to get good Olympic results.

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Nuno Mendes insists he is prepared to face Kylian Mbappe ahead of Portugal s quarter-final meeting with France at Euro 2024.

Mbappe, who officially joined Real Madrid at the start of the month, played alongside Mendes at Paris Saint-Germain for two seasons.

The France captain has scored once for Les Bleus at the tournament, a penalty against Poland in their final Group D fixture and is yet to sparkle so far.

However, Mendes knows all too well the threat Mbappe carries, and is relishing the opportunity of facing him at the Volksparkstadion on Friday.

I don t think he will be playing on my flank, but if it happens I m prepared, he said. I train every day for these moments and we are prepared to face them.

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