Cristiano Ronaldo was a transfer target for AC Milan in 2017, former managing director Marco Fassone has confirmed.

Ronaldo joined Juventus in July in a deal worth €100million and scored in the Bianconeri s win at San Siro before the international break.

But the Portugal captain could have switched from Real Madrid to Serie A a year earlier, according to Fassone.

Former owner Li Yonghong was keen to bring Ronaldo to Milan but Fassone found a deal for the forward was too expensive after talks with agent Jorge Mendes.

Mister Li wanted Ronaldo because he believed he had great strength on the Chinese market, Fassone said to Il Sole 24 Ore.

The player wanted to leave Madrid, and we met in July 2017 with his representative Mendes, to check the cost…

Covers is throwing an entry into the Circa Million Pro Football contest for the 2021 season and Adam Chernoff has been tabbed to make the weekly picks so let’s dig right in.

Here are his five ATS picks for Week 5 of the Circa Million betting contest.

Week 4 record: 5-0Season to date: 15-5Place: T-94 / 4,086

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The Jacksonville Jaguars were ready to take a big step forward last season but ultimately plunked themselves down on a barstool and let the rest of the NFL grind’em down to just a 3-14 record.

The Urban Meyer experiment will go down as one of the biggest coaching flops in pro sports. On the bright side: it led the franchise to new head coach Doug Pederson. 

The former Super Bowl winner is an ideal contrast to Meyer and a great fit, known as a “player’s coach” with experience at every level, including as a pro quarterback. That will work wonders for former No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence, who got a sideways entry into NFL life.

Is it safe to be optimistic about the Jags? Find out in our Jacksonville Jaguars 2022 betting preview.…

Update: Clyde Edwards-Helaire will not dress for the Super Bowl after all. The Kansas City Chiefs running back was added to the team’s inactive list just before kickoff despite being activated recently from the injured reserve.

CEH last played in Week 11 and had been nursing a high ankle sprain suffered against the Los Angeles Chargers. His absense should lead to even more carries for Isiah Pacheco and Jerick McKinnon.

Super Bowl odds have bettors gearing up for the big game tonight. With that in mind, I’m going to look at Clyde Edwards-Helaire in my Super Bowl player props.

He’s one of the most divisive players in the NFL, with some considering the running back to be a bust and others still believing that he can still be great. Find…

Coming off the worst performance of his young NFL career, Brock Purdy is looking to rebound in a big way as the San Francisco 49ers head to Minnesota to take on the Vikings on Monday Night Football as Week 7 comes to a close.

With “Purdy is bad” truthers coming out guns blazing, Mr. Irrelevant might need to shoulder a bigger load with a hobbled Christian McCaffrey, Trent Williams doubtful, and Deebo Samuel out.

You can see how I’m betting on the Brock Purdy odds as we dive into the MNF odds in my free NFL picks below.

For more MNF coverage, check out our 49ers vs. Vikings predictions and predictions and the best MNF prop picks.

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The value of hosting an NFL playoff game is on display when the Miami Dolphins visit the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Wild Card Round on Saturday night.

The temperatures in Arrowhead Stadium will be very different from the fun and sun of Miami, with this potentially being one of the coldest games in recent NFL history.

How will those chilly temps impact the Dolphins and their NFL odds?

I break down the extended forecast as well as the betting angles and edges in my Dolphins vs. Chiefs weather report. I also broke down the Steelers vs. Bills weather as well as the Eagles vs. Buccaneers weather on Monday.

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It’s not been a pretty start to the season for the Denver Broncos, particularly the offense, which ranks among the worst through three weeks. 

However, opportunity knocks on Sunday vs. a banged-up Tampa Bay Buccaneers secondary, and my Broncos vs. Buccaneers predictions believe Bo Nix will answer the bell. 

Here are my best free NFL picks for this Week 3 showdown on September 22. 

Broncos vs Buccaneers prediction

My best betBo Nix Over 184.5 passing yards (-115 at BetMGM)

My analysis

Bo Nix and this highly-regarded crop of rookie quarterbacks has been highly disappointing to start the year. However, the Denver Broncos pivot made big strides from Week 1 to Week 2, and his passing yards prop of 181.5 is …

There have been many great pictures of Kevin Keegan down the decades, so many it can be hard to choose a favourite.

Perhaps you’re a fan of haunted managerial Kev, damp-eyed, lip trembling, pursued by invisible furies. You might prefer mid-70s “Mighty Mouse” Kev: hands on hips, wrapped in a belted trench coat from his own Harry Denton gentswear collection, and looking like the kind cologne-drenched puppyish junior executive who stands slightly too close to you in the lift.

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My own favourite is probably the famous picture from the England team hotel at the 1982 World Cup, where Keegan is sitting on the shoulders of…

Frank Lampard has said Dominic Calvert-Lewin remains “absolutely focused” on ensuring Everton’s Premier League survival despite links with a summer move.

Arsenal and Newcastle are reportedly interested in the England international, who has suffered an injury-plagued season but is fit for the final three matches. Everton are likely to have to sell to raise funds for Lampard this summer even in the event of staying in the Premier League, having recorded huge financial losses over the past three years. But the manager insists Calvert-Lewin had not had his head turned or indicated he wishes to leave.

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Welcome to the winter of uncertainty. This was a weekend on which Bundesliga fans united to protest against the league’s clubs voting to press ahead and negotiate with private equity firms to sell a portion of international television rights, anathema to supporters who believe fans, rather than big business, should steer the direction of the game in Germany. There were 12 minutes of silence at the stadiums – representing the fans’ role as the 12th man – and the throwing of tennis balls and chocolate coins (Bochum’s Takuma Asano unwrapped and ate one of the coins, presumably giving him the extra energy to rattle in a volley and open the scoring in the 3-0 win over Union Berlin).

In a culture where supporter implication, and atmosphe…