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Nani and Portugal on their way to Euro 2012

Nani and Portugal on their way to Euro 2012

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What We Learned from the First Leg of the Euro Playoff

November 21st, 2011 by Lukas B

It would appear as though three of the four Euro playoff matches have already been settled following the anticlimactic ending of the first leg. Croatia played in Turkey and returned home with a three-goal lead. Thanks to Ivica Olic, they managed to score in the first two minutes, taking the wind out of the sails of the Turks, who just couldn’t seem to get into the match with no shot-on goals. Should Croatia score once in Zagreb, Turkey will need to score 4.

Guus Hiddink may have taken Russia to the semi-finals of Euro 2008, but his outlook for Euro 2012 is not as bright, and he will now be turning his attention to qualifying for the 2014 World Cup instead.  Alongside the Netherlands, Hungary, Romania, Estonia and Andorra in Group D, Turkey’s future looms tense as Estonia and Hungary have upped their respective games significantly.

The Czech Republic had a 2-0 win over Montenegro. The visitors would have been devastated to give up a second goal deep into injury time. A 1-0 loss wouldn’t have been a disaster but their job is infinitely more difficult now.

Ireland look like they will be returning to tournament football following a 4-0 win in Estonia. Keith Andrews set the pace, scoring an early goal shortly before Andrei Stepanov was sent off. Ireland scored two more in the second half, following which another Estonian player was sent off.  A Robbie Keane penalty brought home a fourth goal, pushing the Irish through to victory.
The Bosnia Herzegovina – Portugal match ended in a disappointing tie of 0-0, as Vedad Ibišević missed a great opportunity to break the deadlock in the final minutes of the game. The return leg in Portugal is finely poised, with Portugal having home-field advantage and Bosnia hoping for an away-goal to break their spirits. On paper, the Portuguese should have been far stronger with the likes of Ronaldo, Nani, Pepe, Joao Moutinho, Raul Meireles and Helder Postiga at their disposal, but the Bosnians held firm.

Opening Round of Premier League Action

Opening Round of Premier League Action

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Opening Round of Premier League Action

August 18th, 2011 by admin

Not that many goals in the opening week of the Premier League with just 18 from nine games. There were only four wins – with Bolton, Wolves and both Manchester sides claiming maximum points and, if they didn’t know before, QPR and Swansea now know just how much of a fight they’re going to have to give if they are to avoid immediate relegation after both were humbled 4-0 on initiation day.

Chelsea were well held by Stoke, whilst Liverpool could only get a point against Sunderland despite dominating for long periods in a match where Suarez missed a penalty and Seb Larsson scored a cracker. Arsenal played Newcastle in what was a fiery game and, in what has become almost customary during the Arsene Wenger era, new signing Gervinho was sent off after a scuffle with Joey Barton.

There was pressure on Manchester City to start well against newcomers Swansea and this increased when it was still 0-0 at half-time. They responded well, however, with four second half goals courtesy of a Sergio Aguero debut brace and one each for David Silva and Edin Dzeko.

United were below par against WBA, but did enough to win. There were some worrying signs from new goalkeeper David de Gea and injuries to Rio Ferdinard, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra and Rafael meaning the defence is already stretched in terms of cover.

Looking ahead to next week, the biggest games see Arsenal host Liverpool while Tottenham begin their season, albeit a week late, at Old Trafford.

Sergio Agüero Heads to Manchester City

Sergio Agüero Heads to Manchester City

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Sergio Agüero Heads to Manchester City

August 3rd, 2011 by admin

The Premier League is known as the home of the best players in the world and it’s clear that such a trend is set to continue with Manchester City’s acquisition of Sergio Agüero from Primera Liga outfit Atletico Madrid. The cross-town rivals of champions Manchester United are showing that they intend to remain a ‘top four’ club and compete for the very highest honours – including the Champions League – and this £38 million capture of a top young international with tons of experience is a clear sign of it.

Agüero may only be 23 but already he has enjoyed a glittering career; He is the youngest player to play in the Argentine first division and he won the U20 World Cup in both 2005 and 2007. He won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics and also happens to be Maradona’s son….in- law! In other words, he is footballing royalty and commands a great deal of respect.

He began his career at Independiente before moving to Atletico Madird where he played for five years.
He was a consistent goal scorer there, scoring 74 times and providing countless assists. Wearing the Number 16 shirt he will team up with the likes of David Silva, Emmanuel Adebayor, Edin Dzeko and Mario Balotelli, as part of a strike force that could trouble even the greatest defenders in the game. This is indeed a talented squad and, if Mancini can get them to properly gel, one which should challenge in all competitions.

First up is the Community Shield and a date with reigning champions and arch rivals Manchester United, after which we should have a fair idea of just how much of a threat the Blues might be.

FIFA Cleaning up the Dirty Business

FIFA Cleaning up the Dirty Business

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FIFA Cleaning up the Dirty Business

July 26th, 2011 by admin

Mohamed bin Hammam has been a FIFA powerbroker for 15 years. He took on Sepp Blatter and lost and now he is on the periphery, having been banned from all football activities for life.

While FIFA may look proudly upon this, it is a wonder as to what exactly this means? Bin Hammam successfully brought the 2022 World Cup to Qatar and now he’s an outcast – which has understandably led to rumours, hearsay and accusations about the circumstances and legitimacy of the Qatar bid.

Many are baffled, also, as to why FIFA decided to take action only now? Is it simply due to the fact that Bin Hammam dared to challenge Sepp Blatter’s position?
There are also those who feel that other powerful figures within world football’s governing body could be using Bin Hammam as a fall guy or scapegoat?

And all of this whilst the Russian’s successful 2018 bid escapes scrutiny despite similar initial skepticism and only a few years after Germany defeated South Africa by one vote and under suspicious circumstances to win the right to host the 2006 World Cup.

It would seem that the time has come for FIFA to ring the changes and clean up their act. From the top down, action needs to be taken to show the world that as a sporting organization, corruption will be met with zero tolerance.

Copa America 2011 - New World Order

Copa America 2011 - New World Order

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Copa America 2011 – New World Order

July 19th, 2011 by admin

The Copa America has been tipped on its head with both holders Brazil and hosts Argentina eliminated prior to the semi-final stage, thus leaving the tournament wide open.
Brazil and Argentina have contested the last two finals of the Copa America and so it’ll be strange without them, but they can only blame themselves; both had sluggish tournaments, never really looked good and could not even take the chances gifted to them – a required trait amongst the bigger teams.

Brazil were lucky to draw with Paraguay the first time they played but the second time around the Paraguayans took them to penalties where the boys in yellow failed to convert a single one. The shootout was farcical and could be cited as one of the reasons Mano Menezes doesn’t last too long at his post.

It’s hard for Argentina to take much glee from Brazil’s woes as they were equally unimpressive. They only managed a win against invited minnows Costa Rica and then couldn’t disguise their sloppy shortcomings against a sharp Uruguay side – all the while playing with an extra man for 48 minutes after Perez was dismissed in the first half. After 120 minutes there was still no winner and so it went to penalties where Carlos Tevez’s miss was the difference between the two sides.  Again there will be much conjecture about Lionel Messi who didn’t score a solitary goal in the tournament despite netting 53 times in 55 club appearances last season.

Now Peru meet Uruguay in one semi final with Venezuela facing Paraguay in the other. It’s anyone’s tournament and we can’t wait to see who’s victorious.

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Ferguson Revamps United Squad

Ferguson Revamps United Squad

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Ferguson Revamps United Squad

July 5th, 2011 by admin

How do you define success? Would winning the league and losing in the final of the Champions League be considered such? For most clubs yes but for Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson, this may not necessarily be the case.

Fergie has already been working hard on bolstering the United squad. Young Spanish keeper, David de Gea comes in to replace the retiring Edwin van der Sar, who’s hung up his gloves after 6 hugely successful seasons at Old Trafford. De Gea has impressed many with his performances for Athletico Madrid and more recently the triumphant Spanish U-21’s and Ferguson will be hoping he can slot in seamlessly as United’s no.1.

Ferguson has to make up for the loss of the terminally injured Owen Hargreaves who was released prematurely from his contract, but more importantly the ioconic Paul Scholes, who’s been nothing short of tremendous during his long tenure at Old Trafford.

Phil Jones was signed from Blackburn Rovers to add some steel to United’s core and has the added skill of being able to play in both defence and midfield. Jones was impressive as he featured in 26 Rovers matches last year and will provide United with a boost of energy and spark at the back.

Talking of spark, Ashley Young was brought in from Aston Villa for a fee believed to be in the region of £16million. He is a quality player who will only improve by playing for United under the stewardship of Sir Alex and his coaching staff. Last season, Young played 34 games for Villa, scoring 7 goals and assisting a great many more.

Signings of this caliber would be the envy of the rest of the league and there may yet be more to come.

Premier League betting

Premier League betting

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The Protagonists

August 10th, 2010 by admin

So, fancy putting a fiver on Manchester City winning the Premier League title in our outright markets? Sounds interesting doesn’t it? For the first time ever, City are third in the outright table, just behind Chelsea and their local rivals United, and above both Arsenal and Liverpool, but if you bear with us for a while, we’ll explain why you should keep this fiver, to put towards some more realistic football bets on the Premier League.

It’s happened before that a team has made a successful transformation from non champions to champions: Arsenal under George Graham, Leeds, Manchester United, Blackburn, Arsenal with Arsene Wenger and Chelsea. In all these cases there were two major conditions established before: the first – the Premier League, as much as it could, had opened a window for a new team to come and take the title. The top teams were going through some changes, were less hungry, injured or hurt. For this season, 2010/11, Chelsea and Man U do have the ingredients required to win the title, but they don’t have the power to prevent a title race with more than just the two of them involved. Read More »