Inside Easter Road reminders are everywhere, including on the mouse mats, of what is expected at Hibernian.
Doing the small things, humility without an ego, and reinforcing a demanding but healthy culture sit alongside the desire to consistently qualify for Europe and close the gap on Celtic and Rangers.
On Wednesday, boss Nick Montgomery – three months into his reign – gets the chance to test their progress again.
Under chief executive Ben Kensell, Hibs’ internal mantra is to be the club which dares to do things differently. It is up to Montgomery to ensure it happens on the pitch ahead of the trip to Celtic.
“It’s very hard but you only have to look at Leicester in the Premier League, no-one really expected them to do that (winning in 2016),�…
David Alaba admitted leaving Bayern Munich would be one of the hardest steps of his life after playing his final game for the German champions.
The Austrian defender appears likely to join Real Madrid in the coming weeks, having run down his contract at Bayern.
Alaba, 28, joined Bayern in 2008 and rose through the youth ranks to become a mainstay of the first team, winning a staggering 10 Bundesliga titles and the Champions League twice.
He announced in February that he would be departing at the end of the season, and the reality of that decision has now dawned for Alaba.
The versatile player, who can perform at left-back and centre-back and has also featured in a defensive midfield role for Bayern, broke down in tears recently when watching a series of …
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Los Angeles FC and Minnesota United will lock horns with each other in Major League Soccer this week. The match between Steve Cherundolo’s side and Eric Ramsay’s team will be held at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles and is scheduled to kick off at 3:45 am UK time on Thursday.
Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles FC are one of the most well-known clubs in Major League Soccer. The Black and Gold did extremely well last season, They ended up third in the Western Conference and reached the playoffs.
Steve Cherundolo’s side are doing quite well at the moment. They are now fourth in the Major League Soccer Western Conference with 24 points from 14 matches, five points behind leaders Real Salt Lake.
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Christian Eriksen acknowledges it doesn t get any bigger for Denmark as they prepare to take on host nation Germany in the Euro 2024 round of 16.
Kasper Hjulmand s side, who reached the Euro 2020 semi-finals, are appearing in the knockout stages of successive European Championships for the first time, having finished as Group C runners-up behind England.
Eriksen played a key role as the Danes went unbeaten in their opening three matches.
The Manchester United midfielder scored against Slovenia, and became the first Denmark player to register 10 or more shots (10) and create 10 or more chances (13) in a single edition of a major tournament.
Denmark have lost all five of their previous European Championship matches against the host nation, though they do bo…
Lautaro Martinez expects Inter to be quickly on the front foot when they tackle Liverpool in the Champions League at San Siro on Wednesday.
The blow of losing top spot to Milan in Serie A could be softened by a positive midweek result against Jurgen Klopp s Premier League giants.
Inter remain firmly in the Scudetto race, one point behind Milan and with a game in hand, and last season s champions are also eager to make progress in Europe.
Liverpool will provide them with a stiff test, and the Reds have already won away against Milan in the competition earlier this season.
Martinez told Prime Video: Against Liverpool, we want to be protagonists, keep the ball, attack, defend the goal well and hurt the opponent.
The Argentinian forward has yet to…
Luis Enrique is optimistic that Spain will win this year s World Cup, despite being drawn in a tough group that contains fellow heavyweights Germany.
Top seeds Spain were placed in Group E in Friday s ceremony in Doha along with Germany, Japan and either Costa Rica or New Zealand, who meet in a play-off in June.
Spain and Germany, who lifted the famous trophy in 2010 and 2014 respectively, will face off in the competition for a fifth time.
La Roja have failed to beat Germany in their previous three group encounters, but they won their most recent World Cup meeting in the 2010 semi-finals.
They have met just twice since then in competitive games, with Spain hammering Die Mannschaft 6-0 in the Nations League in 2020 after a 1-1 draw in the same competitio…
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Austin FC will be hosting Portland Timbers at their new venue, the Q2 Stadium, in what will be the 12th MLS game of the season for the home side, and 11th for the visitors.
Austin FC
Austin were founded in 2018, and now, three years later, they re competing in what is their maiden MLS campaign. The opening 11 matches haven t exactly covered them in early glory, but they ve been described as a joy to watch by people who tend to enjoy the technical side of the game.
Be that as it may, Austin have been without a win in their last eight matches, since they beat Minnesota United back in early May. As for their last six, they lost 1-0 away to Nashville, drew 0-0 away to Seattle Sounders, 1-1 away to Sporting KC and 0-0 at home agai…
In the 30th round of the 2023/24 La Liga season, Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday evening, courtesy of a fantastic brace from Rodrygo Goes.
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Athletic had a surprisingly strong start to the game, pushing the hosts back during the opening minutes and forcing several corners. However, they failed to make it count and in the eighth minute, Real were already ahead. It was their first proper attacking move, which ended with Rodrygo Goes blasting the ball into the top corner from around 20 yards.
Some 15 minutes later, things got worse for Bilbao, with defender Yeray Alvarez forced to leave the pitch through injury. Dani Vivian was called from the bench to take his place in the heart of defence.
For the rest of the first …
Competition: Euro 2016
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Leicester City forward Jamie Vardy was called up for the England national team by manager Roy Hodgson this season, and has been impressing for the Three Lions. Domestically, he‘s one of the most in-form players in the Premier League early into the new campaign, and now all the talk is on his chances making the squad to travel to France for the 2016 European Championships.
Picking up where he left off last season, the 28-year-old has scored seven goals in eight Premier League games, and looks to be an important part of the England squad currently. Vardy possesses excessive pace, as well as high-levels of industry and stamina. He’s been terrorising defenders in 2015, and could …
Brendan Rodgers has left Leicester City by mutual agreement with the Foxes in the bottom three of the Premier League.
Rodgers leaves the King Power Stadium having led Leicester to their first FA Cup trophy in the 2020-2021 campaign as well as the Europa Conference League semi-final last term.
But this season has been a far cry from his previous successes, with a dismal run of just two wins in their past 13 Premier League matches leaving the Foxes in the drop zone.
Leicester fell to a sixth defeat in their previous seven in all competitions on Saturday against fellow strugglers Crystal Palace, as Jean-Philippe Mateta scored a 94th-minute winner, with the Foxes mustering just three shots compared to the London side s 31.
With just 10 matches left to fight f…