Netherlands legend Rafael van der Vaart has branded England midfielder Declan Rice as useless and questioned what he does after the Three Lions loss to Spain in the Euro 2024 final.

Despite several disjointed displays at Euro 2024, Gareth Southgate led to a third major men’s final appearance and first on foreign soil but .

While the showpiece was a tense affair and not settled until Mikel Oyarzabal struck in the 86th minute, Spain had 65 per cent possession as England tried to counter-attack their way out of trouble.

After another shot at joining the 1966 World Cup heroes in immortality went up in smoke, former Netherlands midfielder Van der Vaart had a pop at England midfielder Rice.

Van der Vaart insists Rice is useless and has not lived up to his �…

Premier League giants Liverpool have rejected a bid from Marseille for Japanese midfielder Wataru Endo, according to reports.

Endo, 31, joined from Stuttgart for around £16million last August.

He played 43 times across all competitions as the Reds won the Carabao Cup in Jurgen Klopp s last season.

The Japanese international was brought in by Klopp for midfield depth following the sales of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson, and ended up being a very useful signing.

He grew into his role at Anfield after a relatively slow start improving every week as he adapted to Premier League football.

Endo has not been linked with a transfer away from Liverpool this summer, however, a bid from French giants has reportedly come in out of the blue.

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Liverpool manager Arne Slot is reportedly looking to hijack a Manchester United move for Matthijs de Ligt, as he sees him as the perfect replacement for Ibrahima Konate.

Slot is seemingly carefully deciding what he wants his squad to look like after inheriting it from Jurgen Klopp. Indeed, two months into the transfer window, the Dutchman is yet to sign a single player.

But he clearly has ideas about the makeup of the Liverpool side, having , who played 37 times under Slot s predecessor last season.

Instead, he d like to sign Bayern Munich defender De Ligt, who has been linked with the Reds at times this summer, and would clearly make a good partner for Virgil van Dijk, given the pair have played a lot of football together for the Netherlands.

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Brentford are set to beat Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen in the race for Liverpool youngster Sepp van den Berg, according to reports.

signed Van den Berg, 22, from Dutch side PEC Zwolle for around £1.5million in July 2019.

Opportunities under Jurgen Klopp were rare for the young centre-back, who has made a grand total of four appearances for the Premier League giants.

He appeared several times during Arne Slot s maiden pre-season, though the Reds have always been looking to sell this summer.

Slot s side have reportedly slapped a £20m asking price on Van den Berg, who enjoyed a productive loan spell at Mainz last term after stints at Preston North End and Schalke.

With Van den Berg the brother of Middlesbrough defender Rav under contrac…

Wolves have announced the signing of Brazilian midfielder Andre, after the confirmation that striker Fabio Silva will spend the season out on loan with Las Palmas.

Wolves have seen big names Max Kilman and Pedro Neto depart this summer. The pair were big assets for the club, and they were eager to ensure they could get a good player through the door following those moves.

Sander Berge was on the radar, but Fulham managed to beat Wolves to the midfielder.

It was reported of late that Fluminense midfielder Andre, who has been linked with moves to Manchester United and Liverpool in recent times, was close to a move, with an .

Now, Wolves have confirmed that the midfielder has left his native Brazil in order to make the move to Molineux.

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Manchester City legend Yaya Toure has made an unconvincing prediction regarding Manchester United and their top-four chances this season.

There was a lot of optimism surrounding heading into this season as they had a positive summer in the transfer market. They invested around £180m to sign Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthis de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui and Manuel Ugarte.

Despite this, Man Utd have lost two of their first three Premier League games this season and

Man Utd have plenty of improvements to make if they are eventually going to be in the Premier League title race.

This season, the title is expected to be contested between Man City, Arsenal and perhaps Liverpool. Toure has given a couple of reasons why he thinks the Gunners drop during the run-i…

Aston Villa put in the worst half since Unai Emery joined the club against Wolves at Villa Park, the Spanish head coach has said.

Villa appeared to be suffering a Champions League hangover against their midlands rivals as a lacklustre showing saw them trail to Matheus Cunha’s 25th-minute opener.

But they came to life after the break and goals from Ollie Watkins, Ezri Konsa and Jhon Duran in the final 20 minutes saw them win for a fourth time in the Premier League this season.

“I’m very happy, very happy, we were suffering in the first half more than normal,” Emery said. “I think it is the worst match we played from the first time I arrived here until now.

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PENN Entertainment CEO Jay Snowden said today that will launch in 16 states by the middle of the NFL season, certainly before Thanksgiving, and the new deal will allow PENN to expand its offerings into other states that balked at their previous Barstool Sports partnership.

Snowden during a PENN Entertainment Q2 2023 earnings call today that a 5% sports betting market share would no longer be acceptable and the company is planning an increased promotional spend to meet expectations. The push will begin in the initial 16 states PENN is licensed for sports betting after their regulatory bodies approve the rebrand and partnership.

But will a rebranding be as easy as expected? What regulatory hurdles will ESPN, PENN Entertainment, and ESPN BET face as it moves towards an NF…

The fight takes place at the Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas and also features an intriguing lightweight co-main event between Keyshawn Davis and Jose Pedraza.

This unique Thursday night card during Super Bowl week is a big opportunity for both Lopez and Ortiz to make statements. It should make for an exciting night of boxing action.

Teofimo Lopez Betting Analysis

Lopez (19-1, 13 KOs) enters as the -700 favorite and defending unified 140-pound champion. He is coming off a signature win over Josh Taylor last November that netted The Takeover two belts in his new weight class.

Lopez has looked rejuvenated since moving up from lightweight, utilizing his vaunted power and hand speed to overwhelm opponents. The Brooklyn native will be making the first defense of th…