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Fantasy Football Tips: The SportsLens Ultimate Team For The 2022/23 Season
Here at SportsLens the writers got together to create our Ultimate FPL team for the 2022/23 season. After a lot of deliberation and overcoming fan bias, here’s the team we went with. Goalkeeper Allison – Liverpool – Price £5.5m Starting with the goalkeeper, Allison was a straightforward pick. Sharing the Golden Glove with Ederson and topping the FPL keepers table with 176 points, he will be looking to replicate last season and be a stable points earner for our team. Defense Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool – Price £7.5m Another player who was cemented in this team was Alexander-Arnold who scored a massive 208 points last season. Trent has been consistent for several seasons now so there is no worries about him producing the same form for the upcoming season. With Liverpool’s ...
Pundit Top Four Predictions: 13 out of 22 Foresee a Hat-Trick of Premier League Titles for Man City
With the Premier League season kicking off on Friday evening, there are so many narratives to consider, with last season’s title front-runners having further bolstered their squads, while the race for Champions League football is seemingly impossible to call. The annual BBC Premier League pundit predictions have been released, and it is safe to say the list is in stark contrast to last season. Following their fourth-placed finish in the 2020-21 season, all 20 participating experts wrote off Liverpool’s chances of winning the league. While they were indeed correct in their predictions, just two had them down to finish as runners-up; former Reds players Mark Lawrenson and Danny Murphy. See below for the full top four prediction list for 2022/23. Jurgen Klopp’s side were ferocious in their pu...
Alex Telles joins Sevilla on loan from Manchester United
Manchester United left-back Alex Telles has joined La Liga side Sevilla on a season-long loan who will also cover the player’s wages. Telles’ departure comes after United signed Feyenoord left-back Tyrell Malacia, with new boss Erik ten Hag keen to use Malacia as a back-up to Luke Shaw instead. The Brazilian joined the Red Devils in late 2020, and went on to make 50 appearances for the club including four in the Champions League where he scored a stunning volley against Villarreal in the group stages. To everyone at United: colleagues, staff, fans. I will be supporting and cheering you on all season. Thanks for the moments so far. ❤️Alex Telles. @ManUtd pic.twitter.com/vXBv3PngwF — Alex Telles (@AT13Oficial) August 4, 2022 Manchester United said: “A popular and professional m...
10 Times Players Returned Back To Their Old Club
Timo Werner look’s set to take a huge pay cut and move back to old club RB Leipzig. Werner’s time at Chelsea hasn’t been what he would’ve hoped with 10 goals in 56 appearances so it seems he wants to return to the familiar. On the back of this expected move, here are 10 times players returned back to their old club. 10. David Luiz – Chelsea First Spell: 2011-2014Second Spell: 2016-2019 David Luiz joined Chelsea from Benfica in January 2011. During this time he famously scored a penalty in their 2012 Champions League final shoot-out against Bayern Munich. After two more years at the club he was signed for £50m by PSG which at the time was a world record fee for a defender. During his time at the French club he won 7 trophies and 2 league titles. After this success he decided he wanted...
Man United Fan Fuming With Dean Henderson ‘Wasted 12 Months’ Comment
Nottingham Forest new loanee, Dean Henderson, has discussed the frustration he felt last season after failed promises and lack of action at Manchester United. After a successful loan spell at Sheffield United, Henderson looked likely to be a realistic challenger for David De Gea’s number one spot at Old Trafford. Unfortunately for the ‘keeper, he never seemed to get a fair shot at taking over the reins between the sticks. Speaking with TalkSPORT, Henderson spoke about how he was promised the number one shirt after impressing in the 2020/21 season. “Nobody followed through with anything they told me. I turned many loans down.” “Wasting 12 months is criminal at my age.” Dean Henderson hits out at #MUFC in an exclusive interview with talkSPORT. 🚨 Everyone is talking about th...
Erik Ten Hag slams ‘unacceptable’ Cristiano Ronaldo For Leaving Game Before Full-Time
Cristiano Ronaldo seems to have added fuel to the on going fire revolving his Manchester United career, as Erik ten Hag has slammed his decision to leave early from their pre-season game against Rayo Vallecano. The Dutchman has said that the behaviour shown by Ronaldo is “unacceptable”. 🗣️ — Erik ten Hag on Ronaldo and others leaving the game before full-time: “I certainly don’t condone this. This is unacceptable. For everyone. We are a team and you have to stay until the end.” #mufc #mujournal [@ADnl via @viaplaysportnl] pic.twitter.com/cyvAonIQrZ — United Journal (@theutdjournal) August 3, 2022 After being hooked at half-time during his first appearance of the season, and United’s final pre-season game, the Portuguese forward was pictured leaving Old Trafford by a fa...
Manchester United vs Brighton Bet Builder Tips: Premier League Opening Weekend Predictions
Manchester United will kick-off their 2022-23 season at home to Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday at Old Trafford. Manchester United vs Brighton Bet Builder Tips Manchester United vs Brighton Bet Builder @ 16/1 with Virgin Bet Top 5 New Football Betting Sites How to Claim Virgin Bet’s Premier League Opening Weekend Betting Offer How does £20 worth of free bets sound for the return of the Premier League? If you are yet to sign up with Virgin Bet, you can redeem yours within a matter of clicks. Click here to sign up to Virgin Bet Bet £10 at odds of 1/2 or higher. £20 in Free Bets is now yours. Manchester United vs Brighton Bet Builder Tip 1: Anthony Martial to score anytime @ 13/8 with Virgin Bet Anthony Martial looks set to lead the line for Manchester United on Erik ten Hag’s P...
Ronaldo and Maguire headline list of most abused players on social media
Manchester United duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire headline the latest results of a study completed by Ofcom on the most-abused footballers on social media. Ofcom teamed up with The Alan Turing Institute and analysed over two million tweets directed at Premier League footballers through the first five months of the 2021/22 season. Advanced technology was used to determine which tweets were indeed abusive and it found that 3.5% of posts directed at footballers in England’s top flight fit that bill. A new report from Ofcom shows Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire as the most abused Premier League players on Twitter #mulive [bbc] pic.twitter.com/HKSedz9FSc — utdreport (@utdreport) August 2, 2022 Cristiano Ronaldo was the main target of abuse with over 12,000 tweets of that natur...
‘CR7 Not Welcome’ – Atletico Madrid Fans Unveil Anti-Ronaldo Banner Amid Transfer Rumour
Atletico Madrid fans have made their feelings abundantly clear following rumours that their club had been linked with Manchester United‘s want-away forward Cristiano Ronaldo. The legendary marksman once again reiterated his desire to leave Old Trafford on Tuesday having returned to Manchester for the first time since the end of last season. New manager Erik Ten Hag, along with the club’s hierarchy, are eager to persuade the 37-year-old to stay but it seems his ambitions lie with a move to a team actively competing for trophies. A whole host of Europe’s elite clubs have been heavily linked with a move for the game’s greatest goalscorer, although suggestions that Chelsea, Bayern Munich and PSG were interested have been quickly dismissed by each club. More recently however, there have been ru...
Fantasy Premier League Tips: Top 10 Midfielders For 22/23 Season
The wait is almost over with Premier League football returning next weekend. As we count down the days to next Friday let’s look at the Top 10 midfielders for Fantasy Premier League this season. 10. Bruno Guimaraes – Price £6m Club – Newcastle Bruno Guimaraes joined Newcastle from Lyon in the January transfer window last season and it didn’t take him long to find his footing in the Premier League. The Brazilian defensive midfielder played a more advanced role under Eddie Howe and managed to bag himself five goals in eleven premier league games whilst also providing one assist. The midfielder will definitely be looking to make a fast start to the 2022/23 season. Bruno Guimaraes scored 67 points last season but bear in mind he joined halfway through. Since his first start in #FPL...
10 Times Players Tried To Force Transfers From Their Football Clubs
With Ronaldo returning to Carrington for training and a meeting with Ten Haag, the Dutchman is determined to keep him at the club. However, it’s still looking likely for Ronaldo to force a move amid concerns he’s unable to compete for the biggest trophies. Here’s the 10 most famous times players have forced a move away from their club. 10. Luka Modric: £30m (Tottenham to Real Madrid) Coming to the end of his third year at Spurs Luka Modric decided he wanted to seek a new club where he could challenge for the biggest trophies. This came of no surprise with Tottenham fans but the way he handled it definitely did. After Daniel Levy rejected his move to Chelsea the Croatian refused to play in their first game of the 2010/11 season. He did return to the squad and made 42 appearances that ...
Exclusive Report: Premier League Teams Ranked by Number of Social Media Followers
You often hear the song “by far the greatest team, the world has ever seen” chiming around football stadiums across England, but we have decided to put that clout-chasing to the test by taking a comprehensive look at social media’s most popular Premier League teams. These incredible results show how far Man Utd still dominates as a Brand despite their on the pitch issues. For example, Man Utd has more than double the amount of social followers as their City rivals – despite the latter’s success over the last five years. It’s also interesting that the top 6 Premier League teams make up 88% of numbers, which reveals the enormous sway that the top 6 teams still have in the league. Rank Team Followers 1 Manchester United 184400000 2 Chelsea 118900000 3 Liverpool 113700000 4 Manchester City 862...
