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The Premier League announced earlier today that top-flight football in England will resume on the 17th June with Manchester City vs Arsenal and Aston Villa vs Sheffield United. Football fans across the country will likely be thrilled with the news that some form of live sport is returning to help them through lockdown, but with there being 100 days separating the restart date from the last time a ball was kicked in the Premier League, here's a reminder of what's still up for grabs in the final 9 rounds of fixtures. The Top Four Liverpool's dominance this season means that unfortunately a title race does not come included with the return of football, but the race for champions league qualification is still wide open thanks to the disintegration of the lower end of the so-called 'Big Six'. Leicester have been this season's biggest gate-crashers and are currently sitting comfortably in 3rd on 53 points, but a worrying downturn in form just before the season w...

The Favourites - New England Patriots For the first time since 2001, the most successful franchise in the history of the NFL is not the overwhelming favourite to win the AFC East, after the legendary Tom Brady decided to end his 20-year stay in Boston and instead head down to sunny Florida with the Tampa Bay Bucs. Even with Brady at the helm, the Patriots largely relied on their defense to secure the division title last season, leading the league in takeaways and giving up the least yards per game (275). The defensive unit largely remaining intact offers a foundation to improve on last season's wildcard playoff defeat to the Tennessee Titans, and a relatively weak division almost certainly ensures that the 6-time Super Bowl champions will be in the playoffs in some capacity, but uncertainty at the quarterback position for the first time in decades, with a Brady replacement yet to be identified, means that it will likely be a bumpier ride than usual to the postseason. Head coach B...