Bayern Munich is far and away the most prestigious club in German soccer. With a record 23 Bundesliga championships and having consistently dominated the league while accumulating the best of Germany's talent, they are truly the pride of the nation.
But recently, a rival club has emerged to shake up the foundation.
FIFA held its annual Ballon d'Or ceremony recently to award the players and coaches who had performed the best in last year's season. For the 3rd year in a row, Argentinean Lionel Messi took first place and claimed the prestigious men's Ballon d'Or award, beating runners up Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta to the trophy.
Wigan Athletic face probably the most important four days in the history of the club starting today when they face Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in the final of the FA Cup.
Next Tuesday they have a crucial away game at Arsenal at the Emirates where they really need a win or at least a draw to give themselves a fighting chance of retaining their Premier league status with a home game at the DW Stadium against Aston Villa.
Fifa's World Rankings for May 2013 were published today at FIFA HQ in Zurich, Switzerland. The Fifa World Rankings are now published on Thursday and not Wednesday as before.
Euro 2012 winners Spain are once again on top of the FIFA rankings followed by Germany, Argentina, Croatia, Portugal, Colombia, England, Italy, Netherlands and Ecuador.
The K League Classic season is now fully into its stride. Races for the title and to avoid the drop are now emerging. Fans can settle down and watch all the action unfold.
The story of the season is still FC Seoul. The defending champions went seven games without a win, then grabbed two successive victories, qualified for the second round of the Asian Champions League at a canter and then lost to ten-man Jeonbuk Motors.
Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich qualified for the Champions League Final this week; resulting in an all-German final at Wembley on 25th May.
What you may not have realised is that the very same pair lock horns in the domestic Bundesliga tomorrow afternoon at 17:30pm!
Not only this, the match is available live and direct to UK customers from the brilliant bet365 live streaming service.
Real Madrid take on Borussia Dortmund at the Santiago Bernabéu in Spain on Tuesday 30th April in the crucial second leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final - and we've got a fantastic free bet offer to add to the excitement.
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George had a good week last week with his Barclay's Premier League predictions with one perfect score and five correct results.
As this EPL season winds down with Manchester United already confirmed as champions after their 3-0 win over Villa, focus turns to the race for Champions League spots and the fight to avoid the drop.
George had a half-decent week last week with his Barclay's Premier League predictions with one perfect score and three correct results.
As this EPL season winds down with Manchester United almost confirmed as champions, focus turns to the dog fight at the foot of the table where there are a number of potential "six pointers" this weekend.
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George had a week to forget last week on his EPL predictions with only two perfect scores, but he's raring to go with this week's Premiership punts.
Saturday 13 April 2013
Reading 0 v Liverpool 2
Arsenal 3 v Norwich City 1
Aston Villa 2 v Fulham 1
Southampton 2 West Ham Utd 0
Everton 2 v Queen's Park Rangers 1
Sunday April 14 2013
Newcastle 1 v Sunderland 1
Stoke 1 v Man Utd 2
Tuesday 15 April 2013
Arsenal 2 v Everton 1
Last time's Premier League predictions
Fifa's World Rankings for April 2013 were published today at FIFA HQ in Zurich, Switzerland. The Fifa World Rankings are now published on Thursday and not Wednesday as before.
Euro 2012 winners Spain are once again on top of the FIFA rankings followed by Germany, Argentina, Croatia, Portugal, Colombia, England, Italy, Netherlands and Ecuador.
Premier League Soccer
QPR 1 - 1 Wigan 7 April 2013
Ref: Phil Dowd
How will moneybags QPR deal with Wigan in this important relegation battle? The R's only have managed four wins in the last 15 BPL games.
8' Remy hits the post. He looks like a dangerous and capable forward - if he can get the service.
George had a pretty good week last week with 2 perfect scores and six results called right. He's raring to go this week and after a dinner of Chinese noodles and rice with fried veggies, he thinks he has found the dietary inspiration for this weekend's fixtures. So it's a home win for QPR against Wigan and a draw at the Madejski Stadium between Reading and Soton is the weekend's two six-pointers.
George is back after a long hiatus to provide sanity to your weekend punts. He predicts an easy-peasy six points for the Manchester clubs against North East opposition and away wins for Chelsea and Liverpool. The Joe boy's hot betting tips for this weekend's matches in the Premier League are home wins for Arsenal and Wigan.
