About the beautiful game : European & International Football

How to create your own form guide and back winners

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:21:41 +0000

Matthew Walton explains how you can scour the stats to create a form guide for successful betting on Betfair's specialist football markets...

Football Betting: Argentina's Big Two are in big trouble

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:10:01 +0000

Once upon a time River Plate and Boca Juniors were perennial winners of the Argentinean League and the Copa Libertadores but financial problems, management issues, in-fighting amongst players and even a case of alcoholism are destroying these two great clubs.

Football Betting: Sticking up for Sepp

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:14:35 +0000

Is the President of FIFA a vampire hell-bent on sucking the lifeblood from the beautiful game or do his plans to abolish the offside rule warrant serious consideration? Feizal Rahman reports.

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Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:07:24 +0000

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

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

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:40:11 +0000

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

January Transfer Window: Dutch fringe players on the move?

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:58:21 +0000

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 do with it.

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

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:42:34 +0000

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.

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

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:03:45 +0000

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.

Argentina Clausura Betting: River and a Huracan of attacking football

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:19:37 +0000

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.

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

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:54:36 +0000

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 it a day this summer and will be sorely missed.

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

Tue, 12 May 2009 15:02:29 +0000

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 League...

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

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:31:20 +0000

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...

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

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:50:16 +0000

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 game", he wonders.

Champions League Betting: Man Utd v Porto

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:43:29 +0000

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. Best bet: Back "NO" Man Utd Clean Sheet @ [2.1].

World Cup Betting: Why international football has become redundant

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:16:09 +0000

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.