Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has raised £600,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation charity after the 2013 Ballon d Or he donated was sold at auction.
Ronaldo won the accolade for the second time in 2013 and has won it twice more since in 2014 and 2016, making him one of only two players – with Lionel Messi on five –to have won it more than three times.
The Cartier-supported event at the Dorchester Hotel in London was focused on the auctioning of artwork inspired by the wishes of children battling against life-threatening conditions and illnesses.
Tracey Emin, Dan Colen and Rob Pruitt were among the renowned artists to have work up for auction, with the Foundation collecting £2.7million, almost double their initial target of £1.5m.
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Last NFL season saw a number of historical marks equaled or broken.
T.J. Watt finally brought some legitimacy back to the sack record, equalling Michael Strahan’s 22.5, while Tom Brady re-took the career passing yards record he and Drew Brees had exchanged for a brief period. With the league well into the advent of the passing boom, all sorts of records in NFL history are at threat of falling in any given season.
With the 2022/23 campaign just a few weeks away, we’re taking a look at various NFL records that could fall and milestones that could be reached — and how to take advantage in the betting market.
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The Los Angeles Rams are free-falling after a disastrous November but could get the medicine they need to halt that three-game skid when the Jacksonville Jaguars cross the country for a Week 13 matchup inside SoFi Stadium.
Los Angeles SHOULD beat the lowly Jaguars, but will they beat them by two touchdowns? That’s the hard question NFL bettors have to ponder with L.A. lending 13 points to the visitor this Sunday. Jacksonville has also dropped three outings in a row and has just two wins on the year.
Check out our NFL free picks and predictions for Jaguars at Rams on December 5.
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Sunday night will give us a divisional matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens, with the Ravens sitting as 3.5-point home favorites.
The Bengals have been pounding the rock despite poor results while J.K. Dobbins could soak up the majority of the carries Sunday night for the home side.
Find out in my free NFL player prop picks for Sunday Night Football between the Bengals vs. Ravens.
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The NFL schedule takes a page from Cobra Kai in Week 4 and shows the Washington Commanders “no mercy,” sending them to the City of Brotherly Love to tangle with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Washington is still sore from a 37-3 crane kick to the junk from the Buffalo Bills in Week 3 and bookies are piling on the points against the reigning NFC champs.
Philadelphia improved to 3-0 with a one-sided win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday and even the short turnaround to play Sunday isn’t slowing down early action on the Eagles.
I break down the NFL odds, spread, and Over/Under total for this NFC East encounter and give my best NFL picks and predictions for Commanders at Eagles on October 1.
Commanders vs Eagles odds
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The Los Angeles Rams are suddenly one of the hottest teams in NFL odds, and they will now bring a three-game winning streak to the East Coast where the Baltimore Ravens and some nasty December weather look to cool L.A. off.
Baltimore is coming off a much-needed bye week and could get an assist from Mother Nature when it comes to a home-field edge. Sunday’s forecast calls for strong winds and rains blowing around M&T Stadium.
Let’s down the Week 14 odds for this non-conference clash as I give my best NFL picks for Rams vs. Ravens on December 10.
Rams vs Ravens odds
Rams vs Ravens predictions
One of my first bets of Week 14 was laying the touchdown spread with the Baltimore Ravens. While the…
Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels will get his first professional action on Saturday when he starts for the Washington Commanders in their preseason opener against the New York Jets.
Although the Jets are likely to rest their veteran quarterbacks in this contest, they will have plenty of defensive depth to make Daniels’ life tough in his first NFL appearance.
My Commanders vs. Jets predictions and NFL picks take a closer look at what we should see when these two teams hit the field on August 10.
Commanders vs Jets prediction
My best betUnder 34.5 (-110 at FanDuel)
My analysis
Jayden Daniels enjoyed a highly productive college career at Arizona State and LSU, culminating in a Heisman Trophy performance las…
Former Brazil striker Pelé dismissed talk he is depressed and reclusive on Thursday and assured fans he is doing well and maintaining a busy schedule.
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Pelé’s son Edinho told Globo in an interview published on Monday that the three-times World Cup winner was depressed and reluctant to leave his house because of health and mobility problems linked to his bad hip.
“I am good,” said Pele, who will be 80 in October. “I continue to accept my physical limitations in the best way possible but I intend to keep the ball rolling. I have good days and bad days. That is normal for people of my age. I am not afraid, I am determined, confident…