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on June 16, 2010
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Have no fear. Sports betting is so popular, and so common, that the internet is awash with resources to tell you how to do it. Soccer betting though is similar to betting on the NHL or baseball. If you are used to money-line betting you will not have a problem understanding betting on soccer. The only difference in soccer betting is that you can bet on either team and, you can also bet on a tie. The biggest bets are placed on soccer during the world cup which is held every four years.
Like any game, if you really want to gamble you need to learn about the teams and the individual player. Knowing who is playing can change the odds based on their known skills, previous tackles and scores, and if they have played on the same filed and how they performed. That means spending time watching games, understanding the statistics, even knowing how a ref might call some of the plays.
If you think you may want to place a bet on an upcoming soccer game, spend some time learning about the players and the game.
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World Cup 2010
on June 16, 2010
We've gone full circle for the first time in World Cup 2010's group stages. It took until the last game before coming back round to Group A for us to have our first major upset, and it came in the form of favourites Spain losing 1-0 to Switzerland. It was, albeit arguably, only down to the arrogant stubbornness of manager del Bosque that one of the most followed footballing nations in the world yet to win the torunament have gotten off to such a bad start. Del Bosque refused to play Torres up front with Villa who was then, of course, rather useless, and he left out the two other first team players who ply their trade in the Premier League. It's inevitable that Pepe Reina be left on the bench leaving a place of Real Madrid's Iker Casillas on the pitch, but the choice of Busquets over Cesc Fabregas in a game they should do nothing else but win is baffling.
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The group stages continue with the return to the first time to Group A. South Africa host Uruguay, who conservatively held France to a draw in their first fixture, and a win for either side would make qualification for the knock out rounds almost certain.
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World Cup 2010
on June 12, 2010
Everyone's been waiting for months, and the World Cup 2010 finally kicked off in South Africa yesterday. A glorious opening ceremony celebrating the best of African culture was the theme, and the sight of the South African football team striding out on to the pitch for the first game while singing and clapping was nothing short of inspiring. The home side were determined not to become the first to lose in the opening game on home soil and they did not disappoint. An absolutely astounding goal from Siphiwe Tshabalala set the bar high for strikers this summer both in skill and celebration, and the South Africans were 1-0 up. A dream start looked possible, until Rafael Marquez struck for the Mexicans 12 minutes from time to secure an opening draw.
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What was expected to be a walkover group for the French is proving to be more of a challenge than first thought. Group A not only saw the draw between South Africa and Mexico, but Uruguay held the favourites of the group to a bore draw. Most of the chances fell to Atletico Madrid's striker Diego Forlan, who looks set to impress this summer. Expect big clubs to come looking for him after the Cup ends on the 11th July.
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Premier League
on June 3, 2010
We understand that the news circulating all day has finally been made official: Rafael Benitez is on his way out of Liverpool Football Club. By "mutual consent", the six-year manager has agreed a quick and easy divorce from the club as the board continue to follow the whims of co-owners Gillet and Hicks. Despite assurances from Broughton that the manager would not see his contract terminated before new owners were found, Champions League and FA Cup winning Benitez' era at LFC comes to an end.
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He is the manager that discovered Pepe Reina, one of the best keepers in Europe, and the man that signed and mentored a promising Fernando Torres and made him into the world-class star he is today. Fans are inevitably split on the news, and while a new manager might seem to make the Americans in charge more stable, no doubt the Spirit of Shankly and Red and White Kop supporter groups will not let this go lightly.
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Premier League
on May 31, 2010
It was the richest versus the poorest, Chelsea vs Portsmouth. Even though Portsouth were granted a penalty early in the second half, Kevin Prince Boateng was unable to beat Petr Cech and, in this David and Goliath scenario, the bad guys won. So Chelsea do the double for the first time in their history. Who, other than Chelsea fans, would have known that this was an unaccomplished achievement under Mourinho? An emphatic 8-0 win over Wigan and a thoroughly undeserved 1-0 against Portsmouth in the FA Cup Final saw the English football season come to a close with Ancelotti the new hero in West London.
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Manchester City continued to press throughout the season, forever creeping up on their red neighbours who took the title push right to the last day of the season. Aston Villa continued to overachieve in their inimitable way (i.e, just not quite ever enough to make Martin O'Neill smile at anything other than one of his own jokes), while Tottenham Hotspur, the flipside of the achievement coin (all the money and nothing to show for it) managed to finally finish fourth this season, only 5 points behind north London enemies Arsenal.
A Week later, Bayern Munich took on Inter Milan, whose dreadful lack of ambition in the semi final at the Nou Camp drove anyone but the most ardent of Mourinho's supporters thoroughly behind the Germans to win. It was not to be, and Milan won the treble and saw the manager off. What a surprise that his latest "challenge" is to take on the job at Real Madrid.
They are regularly the talk of the back pages, and we have yet to mention Liverpool. Well, as we embark upon what Ian Rush has already called the "most important summer in the history of the club" and we currently have no news for you, here's a song for all the Liverpool fans.
It's the long summer transfer window, so be ready for regular ridiculous updates. More importantly, though, bring on the World Cup...
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