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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
EA FC 25 Shapeshifters Team 3 – Eusebio headlines, but maybe save your packs
The EA FC 25 Shapeshifters Team 3 promo squad is now available in Ultimate Team packs, but it looks to be the weakest of the three squads so far EA Sports has released the EA FC 25 Shapeshifters Team 3 squad, but bar a few big-name players, it may be worth saving your packs for Team 4. After a fatiguing few weeks of TOTS, EA Sports got the EA FC 25 Ultimate Team community excited again with the Shapeshifters promo, with the Team 1 and Team 2 squads both featuring incredible Icons, Heroes, and regular players, with some even receiving five PlayStyle Plus'. In-game content has been fantastic with great SBCs, Objectives and Evolutions being released, but when there are such highs, there's bound to be a low, and the EA FC 25 Shapeshifters Team 3 squad may be just that. An incredible 98-rated Shapeshifters Icon Eusebio headlines the EA FC 25 Shapeshifters Team 3 squad, but elsewhere, not many names jump out. The EA FC 25 Shapeshifters Team 3 squad is now available in Ultimate Team packs until Friday, July 4 at 10am PDT / 1 pm EDT / 6 pm BST, when the Shapeshifters Team 4 squad will take its place – the last Shapeshifters squad before Futties. EA FC 25 Shapeshifters Team 3 squad revealed A total of 26 players are included in the EA FC 25 Shapeshifters Team 3 squad, with four Icons and two Heroes included. Like in Team 2, only two players have five PlayStyle Plus', with Eusebio and Kelly Smith both receiving this. These are all the players included in the EA FC 25 Shapeshifters Team 3 squad, along with official ratings and new positions: EA FC 25 Shapeshifters Team 3 (Icons and Heroes) *Five PlayStyle Plus' EA FC 25 Shapeshifters Team 3 ST: Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich) - 98 OVR LB: Phil Foden (Manchester City) - 98 OVR RW: Alessia Russo (Arsenal Women) - 98 OVR CDM: Paolo Dybala (Roma) - 97 OVR CAM: Sadio Mane (Al Nassr) - 97 OVR CAM: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) - 97 OVR ST: Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United Women) - 96 OVR LW: Amad Diallo (Manchester United) - 96 OVR CM: Christian Pulisic (Milan) - 96 OVR CB: Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) - 96 OVR ST: Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) - 95 OVR CB: Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) - 95 OVR CDM: Manuela Vanegas (Real Sociedad Women) - 95 OVR ST: Fabinho (Al Ittihad) - 95 OVR LM: Mayra Ramirez (Chelsea Women) - 95 OVR ST: Ayoze Perez (Villarreal) - 95 OVR CAM: Giovanna Hoffman (RB Leipzig Women) - 94 OVR RM: Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) - 94 OVR CB: Jens Stage (Werder Bremen) - 94 OVR As well as the Shapeshifters Team 3 squad, EA has released a Euro 2025 Path to Glory squad in packs as well, with the squad featuring live player items that will upgrade based on how the players' respective nations perform at Euro 2025.
Daily Mirror
16-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Boca Juniors vs Benfica prediction, odds and betting offer
Boca and Benfica go head-to-head in the Club World Cup group stage with the Portuguese side the bookies favourites to secure all three points The expanded FIFA Club World Cup has sparked debate, but it's undeniably set the stage for some thrilling matches. Among them is the enticing Group C opener between Boca Juniors and Benfica. Both clubs boast storied legacies, evoking memories of legends like Eusebio and Diego Maradona. Despite their illustrious pasts, their entry into this tournament is based on a four-year ranking system from their continental performances. This matchup promises to be a captivating clash, potentially crucial in determining which team advances to the knockout rounds, especially since Bayern Munich are tipped to dominate the group. Benfica arrive in the U.S. with mixed emotions. They narrowly missed out on the Portuguese league title to Sporting Lisbon but salvaged their season by clinching the League Cup. After exiting the Champions League in the last 16, they're eager to make a significant mark in this competition, though Boca Juniors will be no easy adversary. Boca Juniors have had their share of domestic struggles recently, finishing seventh and sixth in the past two seasons. However, they've shown improvement this year, securing second place in their Torneo Apertura group before being edged out by Independiente with a narrow 1-0 defeat in the quarter-finals. This wasn't enough to keep Fernando Gago at the helm, leading to Miguel Angel Russo's return for his third stint as manager. Under Russo's guidance, Boca will be keen to assert themselves on this international stage. Boca Juniors vs Benfica Boca Juniors - 5/1 Draw - 10/3 Benfica - 3/5 18+ | Gamble responsibly | | Odds subject to change Boca Juniors vs Benfica Under 2.5 goals - 10/11 Evangelos Pavlidis to score anytime - 11/8 18+ | Gamble responsibly | | Odds subject to change Boca Juniors vs Benfica If you are on the lookout for the latest free bet offers, then look no further. Here, not only do we bring you numerous free bet offers, but all from the very best betting sites in the industry. Each bookie we recommend is fully licensed and regulated by the UK Gambling Commission, so you know you are always betting on a safe and trustworthy site. Check out the Mirror Betting Hubs Free Bets offers here. Gamble responsibly Article continues below Reach plc is committed to promoting safer gambling. All of our content and recommended bets are advised to those aged 18 or over. Odds are subject to change too. We strongly encourage our readers to only ever bet what they can afford to lose. For more information, please call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or visit
The National
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The National
Goodison Park will always remain the home of Everton and has a special place in English football history
From Dixie Dean to Pele and Eusebio and the Premier League era, the famous old Liverpool ground has seen it all
Daily Mirror
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
English football will never be the same after Everton's Goodison Park move
For a good while now, there has been a rumour on Merseyside that Sir Paul McCartney will be part of a Goodison Park encore. It is unlikely but it would be nice. One Merseyside institution saying farewell to another. For those of you who know your Beatles, perhaps he could play 'She's Leaving Home'. Only Everton - well, the men's first team, at least - is leaving its Grand Old Lady. And the club is not just losing a bit of its soul, football is losing a bit of its soul, the city of Liverpool is losing a bit of its soul. I have always thought that part of what makes Anfield special is Goodison Park and part of what makes Goodison Park special is Anfield. Two giant pillars of one community within a roar of each other. Neighbours who fight, neighbours who unite. The new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock is only a couple of miles away but even though the club is relocating its women's team to Goodison and the place will remain operational, the area of L4 will never be the same. The move, of course, was inevitable and needed. Goodison Park has many firsts to its name, not least of which is that it was the country's first purpose-built football stadium. The only problem is that it hasn't changed much since … and the first recorded game at Goodison was in 1892. But joking apart, it is a stadium that has come to represent a dying principle in the elite professional game. That the people who really matter are the common fans. And by common, I mean the men, women and children of a local community, whether working-class or not. I mean the fans being kicked out of their regular seats behind a dug-out so clubs can sell them to wealthy tourists. For four matches of the World Cup in 1966, those fans reminded a broader audience that Goodison Park was a special place. Watching Eusebio score four goals to help Portugal overcome a 3-0 deficit against North Korea and win 5-3 in the quarter-final remains one of my father's fondest footballing memories. But guess what? The fifth Goodison game of the '66 World Cup was scheduled to be the England-Portugal semi-final but, at the eleventh hour, that was switched to Wembley. Instead, Goodison hosted West Germany's win over the Soviet Union and amongst the banners in an incensed crowd was one that read: 'England Snubs Liverpool'. No wonder the area can sometimes have a siege mentality. In that '66 World Cup semi-final, the Germans fought their way to an uninspiring 2-1 victory and the crowd made their feelings known. Goodison Park has always housed a tough audience, make no mistake. But when given something to get behind, few arenas have been as brilliantly febrile as Goodison Park. The place can shake. I remember Duncan Ferguson scoring a towering header against Manchester United, taking his shirt off and whirring it above his head. Seriously, it felt like the place would vibrate until the end of the game. The fact that it can shake - and that there are still seats with restricted views and there are still turnstiles you have to turn sideways to get through - is probably one of the reasons why it is no longer seen as fit for Premier League purpose. So, McCartney or no McCartney, it is the end of a long and winding road for Goodison Park as an elite stadium in English football. And English football will be that little bit more soulless without it.
New York Times
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Everton podcast special: The sights and sounds of Goodison Park
Everton have played at Goodison Park since 1892, but now have one Premier League game left at their famous old home. A move to a new stadium on Liverpool's waterfront will follow. So, to mark the final few weeks, The Athletic has produced a series of articles — and now this special podcast — to mark it all. This podcast aims to take you inside what makes Goodison so different from modern football grounds. You can read the other pieces in the series here. Goodison Park has been Everton's cherished home for 133 years. As the first purpose-built football stadium in England, it has witnessed league title wins, great escapes from relegation and hosted more top-flight matches than any other ground. Legends of the game, such as Dixie Dean, Eusebio and Pele, have all set foot on its hallowed turf. Advertisement On Sunday, Goodison hosts its final Premier League game before the Everton men's team move to a new, state-of-the-art home for next season. The match against already-relegated Southampton promises to be a poignant moment for generations of supporters; the bittersweet end of one era and the hope-filled start of another. In this special episode, allow yourself to be transported into the heart of Goodison Park, as The Athletic FC captures the essence of what makes this storied stadium so special using a technique called binaural audio. You will hear from fans about their memories of the ground, what it will mean to move on from the arena they have called home for so long, and a surprising amount of love for its restricted-view seats. Then there are the familiar sights, sounds and smells of a regular Goodison matchday. The persistent call of matchday programme sellers on the walk to the ground between tightly packed rows of terraced houses, the clatter of wooden seats as fans stand up in anticipation when Everton are on the attack, the deep intake of breath before a wall of noise greets a goal. And, in typical Goodison fashion, the occasional irate shout or boo for good measure. We go to the Church of St Luke the Evangelist, situated in the north-west corner of Goodison, between two stands, and a bustling hub for supporters before each game; to the nearby Holy Trinity statue of club legends Alan Ball, Howard Kendall and Colin Harvey, and, of course, to the Gwladys Street End, home to Everton's most vocal and vociferous support. We chronicle the club's bid to sign off from the Old Lady in style, and rewind the clock to remember some of Goodison's most famous moments, from the 3-1 second-leg win over Bayern Munich in the semi-finals of the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup to James Tarkowski's 98th-minute equaliser in this season's Merseyside derby. This is Goodbye Goodison for The Athletic FC.
