Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell described Theo Bair’s international call-up as just reward for his hard work and ambition along with the efforts of many others at the club.
Bair has been included in the Canada squad ahead of their CONCACAF Nations League play-off against Trinidad and Tobago on March 23.
The former St Johnstone striker, 24, won his second and most recent cap in 2020 after scoring on his international debut and has been recalled after producing nine goals and three assists in his past 10 cinch Premiership games for Motherwell.
“I know when Theo came here he had a real ambition to back get in that Canadian squad. It’s his just reward, he has been working tirelessly,” said Kettlewell, who has also seen the likes of Liam Kelly, Adam Devin…
Thirteen weeks on from lifting the Bundesliga for a seventh successive year, Bayern Munich begin their latest title defence with a home match against Hertha Berlin on Friday.
Bayern have strengthened their defence during the close season, but they are a little light in attack following the departures of Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben and James Rodriguez.
Will that give other teams, namely last term s runners-up Borussia Dortmund, an opportunity to catch Niko Kovac s side?
The transfer window does not shut until September 2 but, ahead of the opening round of fixtures, we look at the five best signings made by Bundesliga clubs.
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Hansi Flick s Barcelona have made a flying start to the season, but he was reluctant to draw comparisons with his all-conquering Bayern Munich team.
Barca moved three points clear at the top of LaLiga after Robert Lewandowski s first-half hat-trick helped them to a 3-0 victory over Deportivo Alaves on Sunday.
In the league, Barcelona have already scored 28 goals in nine games, more than any other team in the division, and the most of any team across the top five European leagues.
Flick took interim charge at Bayern midway through the 2019-20 season, guiding them to a treble by winning the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and the Champions League.
However, the manager believes it is too early to compare the two sides.
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This is another mouth watering tie, with an Arsenal team seemingly destined for third place, taking on Manchester City, who will know that should Tottenham slip up, they can reclaim fourth place in the league, which of course means champions league qualification.
Arsene Wenger described his sides loss against Wigan last week as the most disappointing of the season, and he will no doubt be looking for a very strong reaction from his players. It might be difficult for his players to motivate themselves given that they are out of sight for third place but it appears that any chance of winning the league went under with their pride at Wigan last week. Arsenal will also struggle with the absence of their heartbeat Fabregas, who misses out for the rest of the season with a broken leg…
Liverpool will begin the new year leading the Premier League by 13 points, with a game in hand on nearest rivals Leicester City, after rounding off a sensational 2019 with a 1-0 victory over Wolves at Anfield in which they benefited from two VAR decisions in quick succession.
Sadio Mane s first-half goal ultimately secured an 18th win from 19 Premier League games for Jurgen Klopp s side, whose only dropped points so far this season came courtesy of a draw at Manchester United in October.
However, Mane s strike was only awarded after a VAR check, referee Anthony Taylor having initially penalised Adam Lallana for handball, and Wolves thought they had drawn level in first-half injury time, only for Pedro Neto s strike to be retrospectively ruled out for offside.
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Bayern Munich have more talent at their disposal now than when they last ruled Europe in 2013, according to captain Manuel Neuer.
Neuer, along with David Alaba, Jerome Boateng and Thomas Muller, was one of four players remaining from their Wembley triumph over Borussia Dortmund who started Wednesday s 3-0 semi-final triumph against Lyon.
Despite coughing up early chances to their Ligue 1 opponents, there was little doubt over the outcome after Serge Gnabry s fabulous opener – the initial part of a first-half brace from the Germany winger.
Robert Lewandowski, who played for Dortmund in the showpiece seven years ago, typically got in on the act with his 55th goal of the season, meaning only Paris Saint-Germain lie between Bayern and a sixth European title.
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NFL betting fans get to go trick-or-treating on Halloween as the Dallas Cowboys visit the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football in Week 8.
Dallas opened as the favorite and drew early action but the status of Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and his ailing calf has caused concern and the NFL odds took a huge swing on Thursday evening — shifting from Minnesota +2.5 to -2.5.
Both teams are coming off bye weeks, with Dallas hoping that hiatus doesn’t stunt a five-game winning streak and 3-3 Minnesota searching for consistency.
Here are our best free NFL picks and predictions for Cowboys vs. Vikings on Sunday, October 31.
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If the actual game between the Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers is anything like the offseason line movement for this Week 1 contest, NFL bettors are in for a wild ride.
From the Deshaun Watson drama to Baker Mayfield’s move to Carolina, this non-conference clash has more intrigue than some of the marquee matchups on the board, but it’s also layered with a lot of mystery, namely around how these offenses will operate.
I try to make sense of one of the craziest NFL lines I can remember, breaking down the spread and total as well as giving my best NFL picks and predictions for Browns at Panthers.
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The New England Patriots will wrap up their preseason schedule when they visit the Tennessee Titans on Friday night.
The Patriots held off the Green Bay Packers 21-17 last weekend to get their first preseason win. The Titans also rebounded from a loss to beat the Minnesota Vikings 24-16 last week.
Both teams are likely to rest their star quarterbacks in the finale, though one coach has left the door open to playing his starter and NFL odds reflect that. We’ll break down the matchup in our free NFL picks and predictions for Patriots vs Titans on August 25.
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According to reports on Thursday, the New England Patriots are strongly considering sitting…
NFL Week 10 odds ring in the second half of the 2023 season.
If this were a movie (and we all know the NFL is scripted, right?), this would be the point at which all that storytelling and character development through the first nine weeks gets flipped on its ear by some crucial conflict that sets the stage for Act 2.
If the NFL odds were “The Dark Knight”, Batman would have just thrown the Joker in jail after that crazy semi truck chase.
If Week 10 was “Titanic”, Jack and Rose would have just fogged up the windows in the back of that old-timey car.
And if this point in the schedule was “The Empire Strikes Back”, Han would be dapping up Lando on the landing platform in Cloud City.
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