Football is one of the biggest betting markets around, bringing in thousands of punters from around the world. This is especially true when big football events are happening throughout the year. What are the biggest football events out there when it comes to betting specifically? FIFA World Cup While it doesn’t happen every year, rather …
At Euro 2024, Xavi Simons launched himself onto the global football stage. The attacking midfielder served up three assists for the Netherlands on their run to the semi-finals, where the 21-year-old also found the net against England. During the season prior to the quadrennial showpiece, Simons had scored 19 goals from midfield – making him …
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Anyone who was lucky enough to grow up in the so-called “golden age” of console-based games might still remember football titles such as Football Manager, FIFA (the original iteration), Nintendo World Cup, and Konami Hyper Soccer (primarily released in the United States). As we now live within the online community, football enjoys an equally formidable …
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If you are looking to make wagers on exciting football games, then you may have wondered whether women’s football gives you the potential returns that you want. What can it offer you for betting, in comparison to men’s football? Let’s take a closer look at what you can expect from women’s football odds right now. …
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Neutral football supporters, like the fans of any sport, want to see the best take on the best. Fervent fans want their club or country to have the easiest possible route through the draw of a tournament, but for everyone else watching on from home it’s the prospect of a footballing clash of the titans …
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In football, there are no prizes given out for artistic merit. If there were, Tottenham might have walked away from their meeting with Leicester City in August 2024 with more than a point from the 1-1 draw. After enjoying 70% possession of the ball, firing in 15 shots at the Leicester goal and winning a …
If you thought that transfer fees in football were out of control, the cherry was placed on the cake by the game between Chelsea and Manchester City on the opening weekend of the Premier League 2024/25 season. When you add up the transfer fees commanded by the 22 players that made up the starting elevens …
Football is, by definition, nothing without its fans. Of course, the behaviour of a minority of supporters before a game or on the terraces can be problematic – particularly so at emotionally-charged fixtures, such as local derbies. They don’t come much more local than the Old Firm derby between Glasgow Celtic and Rangers, two teams …
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In the red shirts, we have Truro City. And, in the, erm, reddy-orange shirts, we have Dorking FC. The National League South clash between the two teams, which was the curtain-raiser to the 2024/25 season, descended into farce within minutes after it became clear that nobody on the pitch or in the stands could tell …
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For the financial year 2022-23, Maidenhead United – of the National League, English football’s fifth tier – recorded an annual turnover of £1.8 million. They ultimately ended up losing around £270,000 for the year, such are the financial challenges of operating a non-league club without a wealthy benefactor in the background. But if a club …
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