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Klinsmann's Californian ideologies aren't going down too well in Bavaria
Jonathan Wilson on how Bayern Munich's thrashing at the hands of Werder Bremen at the weekend is just the latest episode in Klinsmann's as-of-yet largely unsuccessful spell at Bayern. But just where exactly is it all going wrong?... Read more | Comment now
Keep a cool head and avoid "groupthink"
Dave Farrar discusses humility in the commentary box and the perils of consensus punting.... Read more | Comment now
Ambitious Atalanta will bounce back against awful Cagliari
Before watching the first midweek programme of Serie A on Betfair Live Video tonight, read Dave Farrar's astute preview of the action in which he predicts that Juve might go crazy and score two.... Read more | Comment now
French Football Betting: Vintage result for Blanc's Bordeaux as Nantes re-build
James Eastham talks us through the main weekend results and stories from Ligue 1 Orange.... Read more | Comment now
Football Betting: Around the world in 600 words
Ben Lyttleton sums up the main results and news stories from the top European leagues including AC Milan's first win, Juventus' ability to grind out results and Barca finally turning chances into goals.... Read more | Comment now
Betfair Live Video Preview: Racing Santander v Real Madrid
Racing must survive a predicted onslaught from Madrid's attacking riches, so can they do it? Read what Dan Fitch has to say on the match here.... Read more | Comment now
Betfair Live Video Preview: AC Milan v Lazio
Ancelotti is under the cosh at the San Siro and the league leaders visit this weekend. Dan Fitch preview a Serie A humdinger...... Read more | Comment now
Bundesliga Betting: Diego and Ribery go head-to-head
Razhan Miran talks us through all the biggest matches in the Bundesliga at the weekend, including the mouth-watering clash between Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich.... Read more | Comment now
Serie A Betting: Artificially short prices based on reputation signal plenty of value bets
Dave Farrar explains why Milan and Roma are such a short price at home and why they shouldn't be. Plus the rest of the best bets available from this weekend's top tier of Italian football.... Read more | Comment now
Eirecom League Betting Preview
Daniel McDonnell, chief Soccer writer for the Irish Independent, brings you his weekly Eircom League betting column...... Read more | Comment now
Ligue 1 Betting Preview: Excellent Garcia and classy signings are key for Lille
James Eastham has made a profit of 4.48pts from staking 8pts on Ligue 1 clubs in all competitions this season. Here are this weekend's selections...... Read more | Comment now
European Football: Feeding the goal poacher is typical of football going "retro"
Eurosport's Dave Farrar picks out goal poachers, hangers and scorers from all around the European leagues including Villa, Yakubu and Niang to tell us why the guy that does very little else but score is right back in fashion.... Read more | Comment now
Football Betting: Around the world in 600 words
Ben Lyttleton looks at the early mini-crisis at AC Milan where Ronaldinho and Shevchenko were hauled off at half-time, Lyon's "Nice" last-gasp winner and Rafael Van der Vaart's first league goal for Real ahead of this week's Champions League action.... Read more | Comment now
Serie A Betting: Juventus v Udinese
Dan Fitch expects Juventus to curtail the collective haplessness of Serie A's title pretenders this weekend.... Read more | Comment now
La Liga Betting: Real Madrid v Numancia
Despite a shock opening week win against Barca, Dan Fitch doubts Numancia will go the distance in the Bernabeu.... Read more | Comment now
Betfair Radio: European Football Weekend Previews
Ahead of this weekend's matches, Dave Farrar and Alex Steedman picked the thoughts of Doug Dean and James Eastham on their specialist subjects, namely Serie A and Ligue 1 respectively.... Read more | Comment now
Bundesliga Betting: Midweek hat-trick hero Klose to fire Bayern to another win
Razhan Miran talks us through the best betting opportunities this week in the Bundesliga that include Klinsmann's Bayern to carry on the rebuilding process and plenty of goals as Hamburg clash with Leverkusen.... Read more | Comment now
Serie A Betting: Fiorentina to demonstrate their title credentials with win at Napoli
Eurosport's Dave Farrar on why the likes of Mutu, Montolivo and Gilardino can make Fiorentina into genuine title-contenders starting with three points at Napoli plus the best of the rest from this weekend's Serie A betting.... Read more | Comment now
Ligue 1 Betting: Resurgent PSG combine skill and spirit
James Eastham has had three out of five winning bets in Ligue 1 so far this season, staking 5pts for a profit of 3.66pts. Here are this week's selections...... Read more | Comment now
Irish Soccer Betting: The Eircom League
Irish Independent soccer correspondent Daniel McDonnell looks forward to the weekend action...... Read more | Comment now
Serie A Betting: Stubborn Mourinho should be wary of the Old Lady
Despite going down to Bologna, Milan were the most impressive of the top teams on the opening day while Juventus and Fiorentina impressed for different reasons, says Dave Farrar.... Read more | Comment now
Ligue 1 Betting: Puel's gamble proves anything is possible
Another moment of pure Benzema class handed Lyon victory in the derby against St Etienne on Sunday night - but an unlikely defensive hero played an equally important role in their win, writes James Eastham.... Read more | Comment now
European Football Betting: Around the world in 600 words
Ben Lyttleton talks us through a busy weekend of European football that saw both Real Madrid and Barcelona losing away and none of the big guns in Italy winning in week one.... Read more | Comment now
Betfair Radio 2: Serie A Preview
Listen to Betfair Radio 2's Serie A preview with The Times' Gabriele Marcotti.... Read more | Comment now
Betfair Radio Two: La Liga Preview
Listen again to Betfair Radio Two's La Liga preview with Sky Sport's John Driscoll.... Read more | Comment now
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