Tag Archive for: Football

The Joyous Unpredictability Of Sport

Soccer, as is the case with most sports, has the ability to entertain and bemuse in equal measure. Sometimes this is even over the course of 90 minutes. Take Chelsea versus Bradford City, for example. Few in the UK or the sporting world could have predicted what would happen at kick-off, and ever fewer could […]

Shrewd Champions League winner bet

So who’s going to win the 2014 Champions League? It looks like any number of teams could have a chance of winning before the knockout stage commences – but where are the shrewd bets? It’s important to remember that since the Champions League replaced the European Cup back in 1992, no club has managed to […]

What’s Better – Football Or Sex?

Football or Sex, it’s a simple question… which one is better?

Football Betting: The Kelly Strategy

Deciding which bets to place, and how much to wager, is something of a fine art. However, some people opt to take a more scientific approach to this, and if properly implemented, this is a tactic that can pay off. Perhaps the best-known betting system is based on an equation known as the Kelly Criterion, […]

Promotion For Cardiff City

The patience of Cardiff City fans has at long last been rewarded as ‘the Bluebirds” return to football’s top division after an absence of 53 years. Cardiff clinched promotion to the Premier League on Tuesday, sparking plenty of long awaited celebrations after securing a draw at home to Charlton, gave them the one point they […]

Footballers Charged With Horse Betting Fix

The British Horseracing Authority has charged three English football players with involvement in a betting fix. It’s claimed the trio attempted to bribe jockeys to manipulate the performance of horses. The BHA issued a statement which said: “Following an investigation into suspicious betting activity on a number of races, the British Horseracing Authority has charged […]

Manchester City V Arsenal Clash

One of four matches in the Premier League on Sunday is the fixture between Manchester City and Arsenal at 4.00pm. Both sides are flying high in the table at present with eight points, but it is the Gunners, thanks to their vastly superior goal difference, that lie in third place behind Chelsea and Manchester United.. […]

Week Two Premier League Preview

Manchester United famously handed the Premier League title to neighbours City with the season all bar over, but poor results on the run-in did not help. That included being held to a 4-4 draw by Everton at Old Trafford, and how that thought must have come back to haunt them this week when they lost […]

Hodgson In Confident Mood

Ahead of England’s first game of Euro 2012, Roy Hodgson has spoken of his confidence that his team can cope with the conditions in Ukraine. Those looking to bet in play football this summer will note that tt has been extremely hot and humid for England in training – something they are certainly not used […]

The Hardest Job In Sport – England Manager

As the saying goes: it takes all sorts to make a world, but it seems that the world of football management and more particularly the England manager’s job, has more than it’s fair share of ‘sorts’ if the press are to be believed. Walter Winterbottom was given the job of England’s first manager in 1947. […]