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Those football enthusiasts out there have been waiting for the summer to be moving along so that their favorite game can come back into play. The Barclays' Premier League football is now back, and players can enjoy the tension, excitement, and their tremendous passion for the sport along with all the other football fans out there. Players are waiting to see which teams will do well, which will climb back...

The first ever Youth Olympic Games has begun in Singapore. The first games that were played at the YOG were Girls’ Preliminaries for football. The next day, the Boy’s Preliminaries for football were played. One of the Boys’ Preliminaries included the Singapore team, in which the host country came out on top, by having a 3-1 win against Zimbabwe’s youth football team. The Singapore team started out strong in the...

Sportingbet, a favorite place for many punters who wish to place football bets, has not yet resolved its issues with the United States government regarding their pre-UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) activities that took place in the US. There are many mergers that are taking place in the online gambling industry, which is consolidating the industry somewhat, but Sportinbet has said that for now, they should not take part in...

After a major event like the Football world Cup it is common to witness critical changes in the favorite teams that have fared badly. Diego Maradona seems to be the victim of this policy. The “hand of God” did not work for Maradona this time and he was sacked from his position as the chief coach of the Argentinean football team. Maradona was hired by the Argentine Football Association in...

With the World Cup out of the way the next big event in football is the English Premier League (EPL). This highly popular league will start in August 2010 and run till March 2011. The sports betting sites have already begun to offer odds on the various teams winning the EPL. The London team Chelsea managed by Carlo Ancelotti is the defending champion having defeated Manchester United by the narrowest margin...

The leading online sports betting organization, bwin, announced that it had reached an understanding with the Italian Serie B football league organizers and the 22 soccer teams that participate in that league. As a result, with immediate effect, the Serie B will be known as Serie bwin. This sponsorship agreement will run till June 30, 2012. The official announcement was made at the office of Lega Serie B in Milan by...

The final match of the FIFA World Cup was played on Sunday between the Netherlands and Spain. The game went into extra time with the score being Netherlands 0 - 0 Spain. The World Cup was won by Spain after Andres Iniesta scored the only goal of the game, ending the game as Netherlands 0 - 1 Spain. This exciting win for Spain gives their country their first ever...

There was much speculation before the start of the FIFA World Cup regarding whether online casino revenue would go up or down, and by how much sportsbetting operations would increase their profits and turnover. While sportsbetting operators are reporting higher than expected revenues during this exciting tournament, online casinos that had expected their revenue to increase as well, have had a startling drop in revenue. PartyGaming has sustained fairly substantial losses in...

The excitement in South Africa has reached new heights as the FIFA World Cup is drawing to a close. The final match will take place soon between Spain and the Netherlands, both of whom recently won their semi-finals games. Spain beat Germany 1-0 in Durban, while the Netherlands beat Uruguay 3-2 in the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. On Saturday, Uruguay and Germany will battle out which of the...

The FIFA World Cup 2010 host country, South Africa, won their match earlier today against France. The game took place in Bloemfontein, and Bafana Bafana beat France in a 2-1 victory. However, in order to progress to round two of the World Cup, South Africa would have needed a few more goals to qualify. So, even though the South African team did not qualify, they were able to hold...