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Liam Scalse says ‘naive’ Celtic need to get street-smart Brendan Rodgers’ side have been very competitive with a full quota of players in the Champions League but three red cards in four games have proved costly. Daizen Maeda’s dismissal in Spain on Tuesday led to a 6-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid, which leaves Celtic bottom of Group E with one point and in need of wins over Lazio and Feyenoord and favours from Diego Simeons team. Republic of Ireland centre-back Scales, who has not been booked in the Champions League, said of the red cards: “It’s probably that we are a…
2024 NFL Draft guide: Who could be on the radar of biggest losers? For some NFL teams, the start of November means one thing: time to aggressively scout the 2024 NFL Draft class. Based on the projected top-10 draft order through Week 9, here’s Yardbarker’s guide for prospects each team may consider. (The 2024 NFL Draft is April 25-27 in Detroit.) Inconsistent QB Kyler Murray is returning from a devastating knee injury. The new regime did not draft him and may be eager to bring in its own guy. With potential franchise quarterbacks Williams and Maye available, Arizona would have a…
Daniel Farke unsure whether Patrick Bamford or Charlie Cresswell will be available for Leeds United’s clash with Plymouth Argyle. Farke was speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of the final game before the international break, where he provided an extensive injury update Both Djed Spence and Stuart Dallas remain long-term absentees, while Jamie Shackleton and Joe Gelhardt also out for the second successive week. Pascal Struijk is the highest profile name to add to the injury list after undergoing surgery in London following last week’s win at Leicester City due to an ongoing hernia issue. And Leeds could also be without both Bamford and Cresswell, with the…
Boston Celtics retaining marquee offseason addition ‘remains to be seen’ There is not full certainty as to whether or not Holiday will remain with the Boston Celtics beyond the 2023-24 season according to MassLive’s Brian Robb— who relayed that it “remains to be seen” whether or not a long-term extension will be hammered out between the Cs and their late-offseason trade splash. “Whether the team will be able to retain Holiday on a long-term deal remains to be seen (they can’t negotiate until 6 months after the deal was completed), but pulling off a major trade preemptively in October has to…
Davante Adams shares his thoughts on the Raiders’ celebration following their victory over the Giants. The Las Vegas Raiders, currently on a two-game losing streak, are set to face the New York Giants in Week 9. The Las Vegas Raiders celebrated their Week 9 win over the New York Giants after a two-game losing streak. The team, led by interim Antonio Pierce, celebrated in the locker room, even smoking cigars, to commemorate their victory. Despite facing criticism for their actions, Davante Adams explained in a press conference that they would never understand why they had that feeling and why they…
What Atletico defender Jose Gimenez did in Celtic dressing room after Tuesday’s game There has been a lot of negativity surrounding Celtic’s result against Atletico in the Champions League this week. Not particularly aimed at the players or the manager, but mainly around the referee and the VAR officials. But there was at least one good news story to come out of the Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano. After the full time whistle, Atletico Madrid’s Jose Giminez paid a visit to the Celtic dressing room to pay a vist to Luis Palma. A report from Honduran media outlet Deportes TVC has told how Palma donated his…
Bary Ferguson and Peter Grant slam Diego Srimeone after Celtic defeat to Madrid Barry Ferguson and Peter Grant let rip at Diego simeone for his antics during Celtic’s 6-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night. During the game and after the game, Diego Simeone managed to get the attention of the media by, either pushing for Daizen Maeda to get sent off or failing to shake Brendan Rodgers’ hands. On the Daizen Maeda red card, initially, a yellow card was dished out, before the on-field referee was told to go to his monitor where…
Jota post Celtic hope as Nuno Espirito Santo sacked and Al-Ittihad fans all say the same thing Al-Ittihad fans are hopeful that Nuno Santo’s sacking can give Jota a new lease of life. The Saudi Pro League side dispensed with their manager yesterday after a five-game winless streak which included a disappointing Asian Champions League defeat to Iraqi side Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. League defeat to Al-Shabab was said to have pushed club chiefs over the edge and they confirmed his departure yesterday. That could be good news for the former Celtic winger after he was frozen out under his fellow Portuguese…
Aston Villa ‘are in talks’ to reach agreement and push La Liga side out of picture Wednesday’s edition of AS has an article which explains what’s going on between Real Union Wednesday’s edition of AS has an article which explains what’s going on between Real Union and Aston Villa, and how that could be a bad thing for Real Sociedad. Real Union is a lower league Basque club formed in 1915. The club is owned by the Emery family, with Unai’s brother Igor having a big part to play there. AS report Aston Villa and Real Union ‘are in talks’ over…
Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving Not Enough as Dallas Mavs Fall to Physical Toronto Raptors Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks were unable to overcome the absence of rookie starting center Dereck Lively II in a tough home loss to the Toronto Raptors. Although the Dallas Mavericks came into Wednesday night’s game against the Toronto Raptors winners in six of their first seven contests of the season, all of those wins came in clutch situations, and the last two were 15-point comebacks. Playing from behind finally caught up with the Mavs tonight, as they ended up losing 127-116 at American…