Speaking as the parade culminated with a stage show outside Manchester Cathedral, the Belgian said: “I’ve given everything I could for this club. I can’t tell you how proud of that I am. I have nothing left. I have given everything.”

Kompany’s future had been the subject of speculation for some time but he realised the time was right to leave when he scored a spectacular winner against Leicester earlier that month. His long-range strike, in their penultimate game of the season, took City within one game of retaining their Premier League title.

He said: “The moment that ball against Leicester went ‘top bins’ I knew I was done! I couldn’t do anything better. It felt right.”

It had to be! against Leicester is the Goal of the Season!

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Week 4 kicks off with a Thursday Night Football showdown between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium.

There will be plenty to watch in this contest, such as the last two No. 1 overall picks, quarterbacks Trevor Lawrence and Joe Borrow, going head-to-head, and whether Cincinnati’s defense can remain an early-season force.

The Bengals, 7-point favorites over winless Jacksonville, have one of the top-ranked defenses in the NFL and they are coming off a two-touchdown victory after holding the Pittsburgh Steelers to 10 points.

Find out if we like Cincinnati’s D to stay hot and cause issues for Lawrence in our free NFL picks and predictions for Jaguars vs. Bengals on September 30.

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The Big Game goes down today, and the FanDuel Super Bowl promotion is readily available for potential bettors — new customers can claim a bonus of $280 in real cash should they place a wager on either the Cincinnati Bengals or the Los Angeles Rams to win the game and choose correctly (56-1 odds).

How-to claim $280 in bonus cash from FanDuel

You can sign-up here to begin the process of claiming FanDuel’s Super Bowl promotion if you live in a state where the sportsbook is active. There is no FanDuel promo code necessary, but it will be important to have personal information on hand, and you’ll need to be ready to deposit a minimum of $10 before placing any bets. Make you sure you download the FanDuel app (you will be prom…

The second of Sunday’s two Conference Championship games could be an absolute classic, with the Cincinnati Bengals facing the Kansas Chiefs for a trip to the Super Bowl. 

There’s plenty of scoring opportunity in this game for bettors, so why don’t we get right into the action? Don’t miss our NFL anytime touchdown prop picks for the Bengals vs. Chiefs on January 29.

For more, be sure to check out Jason Logan’s full AFC Championship betting preview, as well as our Bengals vs. Chiefs prop picks. 

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Trevor Lawrence’s iron man streak could be in jeopardy. The Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback is expected to be a game-time decision this evening against the New Orleans Saints after injuring his left knee on Sunday. Lawrence has yet to miss a game in his three-year NFL career, but the uncertainty around his status has led oddsmakers to install Nola as a narrow 2-point favorite, despite the fact the Saints have lost three of their last four games. Veteran backup C.J. Beathard, who sports a 2-10 record as a starter, will get the call if Lawrence is unavailable.

While there are a number of different subscription-based TV channels and streaming services available to watch this game, did you know that you can also live stream Jaguars vs. Saints directly from legal sports …

The script is simple enough to follow. The Dallas Cowboys need to beat the Washington Commanders in Week 18 to win the NFC East and earn a home playoff game.

But as football bettors saw last week when Philadelphia fell to Arizona — gift-wrapping the division crown for the Cowboys — things don’t always go according to plan. 

Toss in a double-digit spread set by the NFL odds, and Dallas backers have some hard decisions to make in the final week of the regular season.

I run down this sizable spread and Over/Under total and give my free NFL picks for the Cowboys vs. Commanders on Sunday, January 7.

Cowboys vs Commanders odds

Cowboys vs Commanders predictions

A perfect Week …

This week’s Sunday Night Football matchup got a lot more interesting over the past 24 hours, with the Atlanta Falcons finally showing some fight before hosting the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 3.

New-look Atlanta appeared to be a dud for six quarters of the 2024 season, but surged in the second half of Monday’s matchup with Philadelphia and stole a one-point win on the road, setting the stage for this SNF test.

My Chiefs vs. Falcons predictions size up the spread and Over/Under total, as well as the line movement for Sunday Night Football, with my early leans and NFL picks for September 22.

Chiefs vs Falcons predictions

Early spread leanChiefs -3.5 (-115 at bet365)

My analysis

The Atlanta Falcons he…

Premier League players have been told not to spit, clear their nose or surround match officials when the season restarts, and will be directed towards a “celebration camera” after scoring in closed-doors matches.

Before the return of top-flight football in England on Wednesday, the Premier League has issued official guidelines on how games should be staged, played and broadcast amid the Covid-19 pandemic. It has confirmed players will wear Black Lives Matter and NHS badges on their shirts for the remainder of the 2019-20 campaign and a minute’s silence will be held before the opening 12 matches in recognition of those affected by the virus.

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