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Master Of The Multiple? Then get in our special league and prove it

Joe Dyer / 08 December 2009 / Leave a comment

£40,000 booty up for grabs for punters who show their punting prowess in our new game... Read more »

Ballon d'Or Award: Messi wins the Lionel's share of the votes

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 01 December 2009 / Leave a comment

Lionel Messi succeeds Cristiano Ronaldo as the winner of the Ballon d'Or and this time round it wasn't even close.... Read more »

January Transfer Window: Dutch fringe players on the move?

Ben Lyttleton / 30 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Ben Lyttleton tells us why the likes of Ryan Babel, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Rafael van der Vaart may all be looking to move clubs in January and how a certain tournament in South Africa next summer may have something to... Read more »

Argentinian Football Betting: Last day drama, player strikes and flair, we give you the Apertura

Jonathan Wilson / 27 August 2009 / Leave a comment

Jonthan Wilson recaps on what has happened in Argentinean football over the summer and tells us why the Argentinean Apertura is one of the most watchable leagues in the world.... Read more »

European Football Betting: Let the best go head-to-head every week

Feizal Rahman / 23 August 2009 / Leave a comment

Feizal Rahmann makes a case for the concept of a European Super League where the biggest and best clubs benefit financially from facing each other and the smaller clubs get a chance to actually win something.... Read more »

Argentina Clausura Betting: River and a Huracan of attacking football

Jonathan Wilson / 02 July 2009 / Leave a comment

As the Argentinean Clausura comes to a close, Jonathan Wilson looks at how the unfashionable yet successful Huracan's approach to football, mirrors that of the national team.... Read more »

Football Betting: A few of the world's greats bow out

Alsy / 05 June 2009 / Leave a comment

Pavel Nedved, Paolo Maldini and Luis Figo have all decided to call it a day after long and illustrious careers spent winning trophies and entertaining fans. Alister Morgan looks at their reasons and rounds up the other players that called... Read more »

Champions League Betting: Platini's plans are understandable but he's not going about it the right way

Dan Fitch / 12 May 2009 / Leave a comment

The argument that Chelsea's elimination at the hands of Barcelona was all a Michel Platini-inspired conspiracy doesn't wash off with Dan Fitch. But there might however be some truth in the fact that Platini doesn't much care for the Premier... Read more »

Football Betting: What Kenny Perry taught us about losing gracefully at sport

Dave Farrar / 15 April 2009 / Leave a comment

Dave Farrar talks to us about playing and on this occasion, losing, gracefully at sport - as best illustrated by the post-tournament comments of US masters runner-up Kenny Perry. And a concept clearly lost on the likes of Jose Mourinho...... Read more »

Football Bets: No reason why Porto or Wolfsburg can't be football's Mon Mome or Zach Johnson

Dave Farrar / 08 April 2009 / Leave a comment

Dave Farrar is full of praise for the likes of Mon Mome and Trevor Immelman who defied the stats and indeed the odds to deservedly secure their names in sporting history. But who can be their equivalent in the "beautiful... Read more »

Champions League Betting: Man Utd v Porto

Mike Norman / 06 April 2009 / Leave a comment

Those who think this will be a walk in the park have probably forgotten the sight of Jose Mourinho sliding down the Old Trafford touchline on his knees and/or are unaware of Porto's 21-match unbeaten run, says "Mystical" Mike Norman.... Read more »

World Cup Betting: Why international football has become redundant

Feizal Rahman / 29 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Feizal Rahman likes to watch the world's best players as much as anyone but argues that these days they don't need to be representing their country for us to enjoy them in action.... Read more »

Football Bets: Unpredictable and passionate - we give you the Copa Libertadores

Jonathan Wilson / 19 March 2009 / Leave a comment

As we approach the half-way phase of the group stages, Jonathan Wilson tells us why this is a competition worth watching and one which Martin Palermo's Boca Juniors, are desperate to win.... Read more »

MLS Betting: Beckham-less start to the season but plenty to look forward to

Robert Hughes / 17 March 2009 / Leave a comment

All the news over the MLS off-season was about whether David Beckham would or wouldn't return from Milan in time for the start of the campaign. But it's not a one-player league, says Robert Hughes, and the likes of Ljungberg,... Read more »

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