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Liverpool, Manchester City, and Arsenal are identified as the three main contenders for the Premier League title this season. Despite Aston Villa being in and around the top three, it is perceived as challenging for them to clinch the title, leaving the other three clubs as the primary challengers.
As we enter 2024, Arsenal needs improvement to stay in close contention for the top spot in the league table and potentially secure the championship in the summer. While Mikel Arteta’s team has had a decent run in the league this season, they have not managed to pull clear of their rivals as they did in the previous campaign. Despite facing a tougher season, they are still considered one of the clubs in contention for the Premier League title.
According to a supercomputer prediction reported by The Sun, Arsenal is forecasted to win the league this season, marking their first title since 2004. The prediction suggests that Arsenal will outperform Liverpool and Manchester City to become the champions of England.
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Winning the league is not an easy feat, but our players were very close to achieving this last season and can do better in this campaign.
We need to focus on ourselves and get back to form. If we can build a good winning run between now and the end of the term, we will be unstoppable.
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No Messi, no problem: MLS thumps Liga MX in All-Star Game
The Major League Soccer All-Stars defeated the Liga MX All-Stars, 3-1, in Austin on Wednesday to win the 29th annual MLS All-Star Game. It's the fourth time that the MLS All-Stars have faced the Liga MX All-Stars and the third time that they've been victorious. MLS' goals came from three usual suspects: Nashville's Sam Surridge, Philadelphia's Tai Baribo and Vancouver's Brian White. All three have led the Golden Boot standings at different points of the season, and all three deserved their moment in the spotlight. Another deserving player was Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver, who started the match for MLS in front of a rapturous home crowd. Stuver, an American journeyman player who didn't get his MLS breakthrough until his early 30s, has made a real home for himself in Austin. He's been with the club since its first match in 2021 and is one of its most popular legends. Liga MX didn't win, but it did field the most exciting player of the night: 16-year-old Tijuana star Gilberto Mora. Eagle-eyed viewers of this summer's Concacaf Gold Cup will remember that Mora played for the Mexican national team (and looked great while doing so), but this game felt like his true debut on the international stage — and what a debut it wound up being. His strike in the second half made him the youngest goal scorer in MLS All-Star Game history. The game was meant to show off the best of MLS and Liga MX, but it wound up being overshadowed by two players who didn't bother to show: Jordi Alba and Lionel Messi. The Inter Miami players, named to the All-Star team in the first round of voting and long committed to attending the game, rescinded their participation hours before kickoff and skipped the spectacle altogether. MLS' rules here are simple and finite: Any healthy, un-injured player who skips the All-Star game must serve a one-game suspension during his next league fixture as a punishment. For Alba and Messi, that would mean missing Inter Miami's crucial Eastern Conference clash on Saturday with FC Cincinnati, its biggest rival in the title race. MLS has a choice to make here. Will it will stick to its guns and enforce its own rule, thereby forcing Alba, Messi and Miami to face consequences for blowing off one of the leagues most beloved traditions? Or will it fold to Miami's wishes, as it so often does, and allow its stars to play against Cincinnati with the unearned advantage of an extra week of rest? We'll find out soon enough. But we do know this: Regardless of what the league office decides, MLS has made a statement of its own. On a night when Miami wasn't interested in standing up for MLS, MLS proved it was more than capable of standing up for itself. MLS will return to action on Friday for its final matchday before the league's summer break.
Cincinnati Bengals Visit With Top Free Agent Tight End Noah Fant Appears to End Without Contract
The Bengals officially hosted tight end Noah Fant for a visit on Thursday according to the NFL's official transaction wire. The 27-year-old was released by the Seahawks earlier this week. The visit appears to be over. That doesn't mean the Bengals won't sign the former first round pick, but it could be an indicator that he's going to take other visits before coming to an agreement with a team. Fant would be a good fit in the Bengals' pass-first offense and could give them another weapon at tight end alongside Mike Gesicki. "I can only say so much to him to make him come here," Bengals star Ja'Marr Chase said on Thursday. "He knows what we have here. I know he sees the schemes, I know he might like the schemes. That's why you come take the visit." Fant was picked in the first round (20th overall) by the Broncos in the 2019 NFL Draft. He has at least 414 receiving yards in each of his first six NFL seasons. He had 48 receptions for 500 yards and one touchdown for the Seahawks last season. Fant praised Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow with a social media post on X a few years ago. "Joe Brrrr. Joe Shiesty. Joe Mama. Whatever you call him, he’s the real deal," Fant tweeted as the Bengals were rallying past the Chiefs for a 27-24 victory in the AFC Championship Game. Fant reportedly has multiple suitors, but he is clearly intrigued by the possibility of joining an offense led by Burrow and Chase. Check out the NFL's official transaction wire below:
Lakers’ Shake Milton Already Finds New Home Days After Release, Signs 2-Year Deal
Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Shake Milton has found a new home. More news: Lakers’ Luka Doncic Has Reportedly Already Agreed to Massive Contract Extension With LA Days after the Lakers waived him, Milton will take his talents overseas. The 28-year-old is signing a two-year deal with Partizan Belgrade in Serbia. Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews shared the news via X. More news: Lakers Insider Urges Team to Make Major Change to Starting Five Milton spent most of the 2024-25 season with the Lakers after being acquired in a trade in late December from the Brooklyn Nets. Milton was reportedly in advanced talks to sign with the team as early as Thursday morning. The two sides were discussing a possible deal, and both parties came away satisfied with the talks. The former 2018 second-round pick will take his talents overseas for the first time in his professional career. Milton started his career with the Philadelphia 76ers after he was drafted and traded by the Dallas Mavericks. He has played for five other NBA teams, including the Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, Nets, and the Lakers. In 30 games for the purple and gold this past season, Milton averaged 3.9 points per game, 1.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.3 steals per game while shooting 43.3 percent from the field and 29.4 percent from beyond the arc in 11.5 minutes of action. He started in one game for the Lakers. Overall, in his NBA career, Milton has played in 359 games, averaging 8.1 points per game, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.4 assists, while shooting 45.1 percent from the field and 35.8 percent from 3-point range. The Lakers waived Milton in order to make room for former Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart. More news: Lakers Confident in Luka Doncic Signing Massive Long-Term Extension: Report For more news and notes on the Los Angeles Lakers, visit Los Angeles Lakers on SI.
Pelicans' exec makes team's stance on Zion Williamson crystal clear
It’s wild how quickly the NBA narrative can flip. A year ago, Zion Williamson was in every trade rumor possible. People were questioning his health, his work ethic, even his future in New Orleans. And the Pelicans? They didn’t really deny any of it. It felt like both sides were one step away from walking. But things have shifted this offseason — quietly, but clearly. The Pelicans could’ve pulled the plug. Zion’s contract gave them outs, and the trade market might’ve still brought back some real value. Instead, they stuck with him. And based on what one of their own just said, they’re not just keeping him around — they’re still betting big on him. In a recent interview with Spotrac’s Keith Smith, an anonymous Pelicans executive made it crystal clear. “Zion is still our guy. We’re all in on him. We think he’s going to have a huge year. We’ve had some bad injury luck and some things that just haven’t worked out. This partnership hasn’t even come close to reaching our best yet.” That’s not something you say if you’re halfway in. They backed it up with their offseason moves, too. They traded CJ McCollum and brought in Jordan Poole, a high-usage creator who can take pressure off Zion. They drafted Jeremiah Fears with the No. 7 pick, a dynamic young guard. They added Kevon Looney, a reliable veteran who brings playoff experience and toughness. Those aren’t tear-it-down moves — those are “let’s try this another way” moves. Of course, Zion’s health is still the question. That never really goes away. He played just 30 games last season, but in those games he looked solid: 24.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists per night on 56.7 percent shooting. The explosiveness was there. The playmaking was sharp. And the hope for New Orleans is that this time, he can finally sustain it. What’s interesting is how the front office is trying to create a better environment around him. Joe Dumars has stepped in to lead basketball operations and is reportedly building a closer relationship with Zion — dinners, real conversations, not just surface-level stuff. It feels like, for once, the team is trying to meet him halfway. It’s a risk, sure. But it’s a calculated one. The West is brutal and the margin for error is thin. Still, if Zion can stay healthy for 60 games, and if Poole finds a rhythm and guys like Trey Murphy and Herb Jones keep improving — this team has a shot to be in the mix. The quote from the exec says it all. They could’ve hit reset, moved on, cleaned house. But they didn’t. They’re still in. And now it’s on Zion to hold up his end of the deal. After everything that’s happened, they’re telling the world they still believe. Now it’s time to find out if they’re right.
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