Football Betting

Five Goalscorers To Follow At The 2010 World Cup

The Golden Shoe – the prize awarded to the top goal scorer at a World Cup Finals – is often the most prestigious award outside actually winning the tournament. Such great players as Gary Lineker, Ronaldo, Davor Suker, Hristo Stoichkov, Garrincha, Eusebio and Gerd Muller have been previous recipients of the award and with dozens of high quality strikers heading to South Africa in 2010, this summer’s Golden Shoe market is wide open.

Here are five strikers to follow in South Africa. (more…)

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World Cup 2010 – Form Guide

The most recent set of international fixtures will have been the last chance for players to impress their coaches ahead of 23 man squads being named for the 2010 World Cup. With less than a hundred days until kick off in South Africa, it is timely to have a look at the form of some of 2010’s leading contenders.

Spain – 4/1 favourites

Spain cemented their position as worthy World Cup favourites by recording their ninth consecutive win with their comfortable 2-0 triumph over France in Paris. (more…)

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Spurs a Sound Investment to Add to Rovers’ Travel Woes

Even Sam Allardyce admits that Blackburn Rovers just aren’t the same team away from Ewood Park. A meagre return of just nine goals and six points from 14 games on the road is relegation form and, if it wasn’t for the fact that they’ve been racking up the wins at home since the turn of the year, they would have been looking anxiously over their shoulders in the weeks ahead. As it is, Rovers are comparatively safe and probably lacking a little incentive to improve that dismal away record. It’s unlikely, therefore, that they’ll show much fight against Spurs at White Hart Lane. (more…)

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Wearsiders a Good Bet to Prove a Point Against City

Sunderland’s midweek thrashing of Bolton, their first win since knocking non-league Barrow out of the FA Cup early in January, will have done wonders for their confidence and that of hat-trick hero Darren Bent, and they may be good enough to steal a point from Manchester City at the Stadium of Light this weekend.

Steve Bruce’s men still don’t have much breathing space between them and the relegation places but have always been doing just enough to stay above the dogfight at the bottom and they have been difficult to beat on Wearside this season, only Aston Villa and Chelsea returning home with three points so far. (more…)

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Premier League

The tense rivalries at both ends of the Premier League recommence this weekend with vital battles raging for the title, Champions League places and to avoid relegation.

Liverpool’s unexpected defeat to Wigan last Monday means that the fourth Champions League spot really is up for grabs. Tottenham are one of a handful of teams with realistic European ambitions and they can continue their push for fourth spot with a home win against Blackburn Rovers in front of the TV cameras on Saturday. (more…)

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