NFL Underdogs: NFL Odds, Picks and Predictions Week 16

League Two side Carlisle United have extended Derek Asamoah s initial one-month deal with the club until 4 January 2015.

Asamoah, 33, has already scored twice in three substitute appearances for the Cumbrians, and manager Keith Curle is hoping the addition of the former Ghana international will the club avoid relegation for the second straight season.

We know where we are with Derek and we ve seen what he can bring to the squad, Curle told the club s official website.

He isn t the type of player who wants a contract based on bit-part appearances.

He wants a little bit of stability and he now has an opportunity to really get going and hopefully build up his minutes on the pitch.

I know him really well and I signed him in the past w…

Atletico Madrid have made Schalke midfielder Juan Manuel Jurado their number one target for the summer transfer window, .

The 25-year-old joined the Miners in a €13 million deal from Atletico in August 2010, but has utterly failed to justify the hefty price tag at Veltins Arena.

The Bundesliga side want to cash in on the Spaniard in the summer and they are willing to listen to offers for the playmaker.

According to AS, Atletico Madrid want to re-sign the player in the summer and los Colchoneros are expected to make an official bid in the near future.

The La Liga side already have a great playmaker in Diego, but with the Brazilian likely to return to Wolfsburg when his loan deal ends in the summer, Atletico are desperate to sign him a replacement.

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Former Real Madrid boss Vicente del Bosque was on Tuesday named as the new coach of the Spanish national team to replace Luis Aragones who masterminded the successful Euro 2008 campaign last month.

The president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF) Angel Maria Villar proposed the nomination of Del Bosque to the executive committee which was accepted, said a RFEF spokesman.

He will be presented on Thursday at 1315 (1115 GMT).

The 57-year-old Del Bosque will take charge of his first match on August 20 when Spain face Austria in a friendly international in Copenhagen.

His first competitive game will be a 2010 World Cup qualifier against Bosnia in Murcia on September 6.

The 69-year-old Aragones was not offered a new deal with Spain despite…

Liverpool might have handed Manchester City their just desserts at Anfield but Jurgen Klopp was caught out by a bizarre incident at his post-match news conference.

Goals from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah helped Liverpool to a thrilling 4-3 triumph and inflicted a first Premier League defeat of the season upon leaders City.

A rousing Anfield atmosphere and Liverpool s stirring tactical approach were expected items on the agenda as Klopp faced the media afterwards, before events took an unusual turn.

Jurgen, what s your favourite cake? asked a man towards the back of the room, apparently not a usual member of the press corps.

That s an interesting question, Klopp giggled in response. Strawberry cake.

Seem…

Sunderland s underwhelming season looks set to deteriorate into a relegation fight as they prepare for a home match with Fulham on Saturday.

Sunderland s underwhelming season looks set to deteriorate into a relegation fight as they prepare for a home match with Fulham on Saturday.

The arrival of Martin O Neill as manager in December 2011 prompted an upturn in Sunderland s form and gave fans cause for optimism after several years of stagnation under Steve Bruce.

But despite the arrival of striker Steven Fletcher and winger Adam Johnson for big money in the off-season, Sunderland have failed to impress so far in 2012/13.

They sit 15th in the Premier League standings, just five points outside the relegation zone following a run of four matches without a w…

Market: Nashville SC win

Odds: 11/10 @

Looking to potentially break into the play-off spots in the early hours of Thursday morning, Nashville will welcome Toronto to the Nissan Stadium.

Starting with the hosts, after putting in a sluggish display when returning from the international break last week, there is no doubt that Nashville will be glad to head back to the Nissan Stadium on Thursday. Despite seeing their unbeaten run come to an abrupt end last time out and suffering just their first defeat since opening the 2021 campaign, Gary Smith s men have another play-off finish firmly at the top of their agenda. With just their goal difference keeping them outside the top-seven in the Eastern Conference, The Yellows have continued to impress on home soil. Includin…

Verdict: Germany/Germany

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Germany will be looking to erase the memory of a 3-1 loss to Slovakia when they host Hungary at Veltins Arena in their final warm-up game for the Euro 2016 finals. Foci, on the other hand, opted against playing at the weekend and they arrive in Gelsenkirchen hoping to build on the goalless draw with Ivory Coast.

Germany

Following several narrow misses, Germany finally secured a major trophy as they won the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, but it has not been smooth sailing since. Several top players decided to retire from international football after said success, and some of them have proved quite difficult to replace. Even if they ended up winning what was a difficult group, Die Mannschaft were far from impres…

Former England boss Steve McClaren s soccer rehabilitation continued on Wednesday when he guided Dutch club FC Twente into the UEFA Cup last 32.

McClaren, who was sacked after England s dismal failure to reach the Euro 2008 finals, saw his side beat German visitors Schalke, managed by former Twente coach Fred Rutten, 2-1 to clinch one of the three qualifying places from Group A.

Rob Wielaert and Kenneth Perez scored the goals for the Dutch side while Gerald Asamoah s late strike for Schalke was just a consolation and left the German team relying on other results next week if they are to go through.

In the night s other game in the same pool, Manchester City, who had already made sure of their place in the last 32, were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Paris St G…

Manchester United may be leading the race to sign teenage sensation Justin Kluivert, but the Ajax striker s father would rather he chose Barcelona.

Kluivert has come to prominence this season under Erik ten Hag after impressing with cameo appearances last term.

The 18-year-old has scored seven Eredivisie goals in 24 appearances in 2017-18, helping keep Ajax s slim title hopes alive as they chase leaders PSV.

His exploits in Amsterdam have alerted some of Europe s top clubs, with United said to be at the front of the queue should Ajax wish to cash in on one of their best young talents.

However, Kluivert s father Patrick hopes he follows in his footsteps and moves to LaLiga.

I m very proud of him. He s doing very good at Ajax, Patrick Kluivert told…

John Gregory is to depart his position as first team manager at Crawley Town, the club have confirmed.

Former Aston Villa boss Gregory took over in December 2013, but was forced to step down a year later to have major heart surgery.

Dean Saunders assumed his role, but could not prevent the club being relegated from League One this season.

I would just like to take the opportunity to thank everyone at Crawley Town FC for their support over the last 18 months, Gregory said.

Unfortunately I did not get the results on the field this season that I managed to get during the second half of 2013-14.

Dean Saunders inherited the difficult task of trying to rescue our season with 24 games to go in January of this year.

I would like to thank the b…