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Hull City captain has urged his side to maintain their concentration despite an impressive start to their Premier League season.

At the halfway point in the campaign, Hull have outperformed their fellow promoted clubs considerably, sitting 10th in the table with Cardiff City and Crystal Palace 16th and 17th respectively.

After rounding off 2013 with a 6-0 mauling of Fulham on Saturday, the Yorkshire club will travel to Liverpool on New Year s Day a team they beat 3-1 on home soil on December 1.

Hull s first ever Premier League campaign in 2008-09 also saw them get off to a quick start, but they only survived by a point come the end of the season.

And Koren has warned his colleagues of the perils of complacency.

We re halfway through the season now and we ve…

Alisson warned Liverpool cannot make excuses for their below-par performance against Leicester City as they target an improvement at Brentford.

Two calamitous own goals from Wout Faes gifted the Reds a 2-1 victory over the Foxes at Anfield on Friday – their fourth consecutive win in the Premier League.

However, Jurgen Klopp s men were criticised for their display, having fallen behind to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall s early goal and looked vulnerable at the back.

Liverpool have an opportunity to move ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham when they visit the Brentford Community Stadium on Monday, and Alisson goalkeeper knows they need to do better.

The only thing we could take from Friday was the win and the effort we put on the pitch, the Brazil international told …

Erik ten Hag will shoulder greater pressure at Manchester United than at Ajax with trophies expected of the Dutchman if he takes the job, former Red Devils defender Jaap Stam has warned.

Ten Hag has emerged as the likely frontrunner to become the next full-time boss at Old Trafford, succeeding interim manager Ralf Rangnick.

While he is no stranger to success with Ajax in the Eredivisie, Stam feels he will face bigger struggles with expectation at the Premier League outfit.

The pressure at United is much greater, Stam stated. The club management can be patient, but that does not mean you get time from the outside world.

The title and the Champions League are expected. That is no different under a new coach.

If Ten Hag does take the Old Trafford …

Former Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov has announced his retirement after leaving Inter.

Kolarov s contract at San Siro officially expires at the end of June, bringing an end to his two-season stay with the Italian giants.

The 36-year-old made just 15 appearances for Inter in all competitions, seven of those being starts, after joining from Serie A rivals Roma in September 2020.

He previously enjoyed a spell with Lazio in the Italian top flight prior to joining City in 2010 for a seven-year stint.

The 94-cap Serbia international won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two EFL Cups with City.

In a statement released to ANSA on Sunday announcing his retirement, left-back Kolarov said: I always knew that sooner or later this moment …

Steven Gerrard believes success is around the corner for Liverpool if they manage to improve their record against the smaller teams.

Jurgen Klopp s men finished fourth in the Premier League table in 2016-17, a huge 17 points behind champions Chelsea.

They impressed against the top teams, though, as they remained unbeaten against their top-six rivals and Gerrard is confident they are on the right track.

We have got a fantastic manager at the helm. I think Liverpool are very, very close, Gerrard told BT Sport.

If you look at the statistics in the top six, they are the best team in terms of head-to-head.

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Super Bowl 58 has superstar players on both sides of the ball and San Francisco’s Nick Bosa might be the best defensive player of the bunch. Bosa’s ability to pressure Chiefs superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes could be one of the most pivotal storylines in our Super Bowl predictions.

Bosa hasn’t lived up to his lofty standards this season, and coupled with the Chiefs allowing the second-fewest sacks in the NFL, his defensive player props are currently at lower numbers than usual. That makes it extremely tempting to bet the Over on Nick Bosa odds this Sunday.

I break down the Super Bowl odds and bring you my free NFL picks for Bosa at Super Bowl 58.

Be sure to also check out our full Chiefs vs. 49ers predictions before placing your Sund…

Once the dominant force in Europe, Spain reclaimed their place among the elite of international football on Tuesday.

La Roja reached their first major tournament final since Euro 2012 following a 2-1 victory over France in Munich.

After several dull knockout games meandered their way to extra time and penalties, a frenetic 25 minutes had eyes across the world glued to their screens for this one.

With Spain the first team to book their place in Sunday s final, we take a deep dive into the best Opta statistics from a memorable encounter.

Spain 2-1 France: Roja baton passed down to Yamal

In a battle between the tournament s most potent strike force and best defence, it would be La Roja s crop of attacking talent that emerged victorious.

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Rodri believes the future is going to be everything after Spain’s youngsters helped them to Euro 2024 glory in Berlin.

Nico Williams, set up by Lamine Yamal, scored the opener for La Roja before England substitute Cole Palmer levelled in the second half.

However, Mikel Oyarzabal netted the winner with four minutes remaining to clinch a record fourth European Championships title for Spain.

It is also Spain s first major trophy in 12 years, following their trio of wins in the Euros and World Cup between 2008 and 2012, and Rodri thinks the current group has a bright future ahead.

It s unbelievable, this is a dream, Rodri told ITV. We are now the best national team at the Euros – it s crazy.

We have been humble all these years, to keep working, …

England boss Gareth Southgate has explained why he opted against including Jack Grealish and Harry Maguire in his final squad for Euro 2024.

Southgate had until 11pm on Friday to name his final 26-man squad for Euro 2024 but his final squad was announced on Thursday afternoon.

It was part of the reason why we couldn t take Maguire

The Three Lions boss has had to leave seven players out,

Explaining why he left out and Maddison, Southgate insisted that he felt other players had stronger seasons .

All the players took the news really respectfully. Of course, all players will think they should be in and that s why they are top players, Southgate told reporters.

They have that self-belief and mindset, but the fact is we have some players who hav…

Gary Lineker has hit back at suggestions that his podcast criticism of the England team is the reason Gareth Southgate left his post as manager.

Southgate announced on Tuesday that he had stepped down as Three Lions boss after eight largely successful years at the helm.

The former Middlesbrough boss guided to a World Cup semi-final and back-to-back European Championship finals, narrowly falling short on both occasions.

Southgate leaves with his head held high despite criticism of his tactics and team selection throughout Euro 2024, which .

Lineker as well as numerous other pundits and former players were critical of the England players and, at times, Southgate too for the Three Lions poor displays at the tournament.

England played largely within…