AIG sponsorship of Man Utd in jeopardy

AIG is in a financial mess and is asking the Feds to pony up a $40 billion loan to stave off credit agencies downgrading its stock which will bring it a step closer to bankruptcy or to the preferred takeover. With the Feds deciding against bailing out Lehman Brothers and leaving the company to file for bankruptcy, there is no sure bet that AIG's lifeline will be met.

Netherlands v Russia St Jakob Park, Basel Quarterfinals, Euro 2008 Saturday 21 June 2008 Kickoff: 20:45 CET, 14:45 EST If you were to believe the betting odds, the Dutch are the safest bet for a berth in the semis. Russia, despite their assured performance against Sweden, are rank outsiders and it seems that everyone has been too enthralled by [.

I had an immense feeling of pride last night after watching our very own Cesc Fabregas step up to take the decisive fifth penalty in Vienna last night.
It takes a man of great courage and many players have ducked the responsibility down the years. Was there any doubt where the ball would end up?

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If you are expecting to read another account of how someone was genius enough to make the right call on who would win Euro 2008, don't worry. This isn't quite that kind of story.

Inter bad boy Adriano, fresh from him timeout in Brazil last season, greets Bayern's Martin Demichelis with an elbow, who does not appreciate the gesture. Bet L'Imperatore knows where Martin is from, too. (Lennart Preiss/AFP/Getty Images)

Just to inform you I've been officially appointed as the Canberra A-League bid Media Liason Officer/Committe member. You heard it here first:)
More importantly here's the most up-to-date news on the bid...more money rolls in.
FFA chief commercial officer John O'Sullivan spoke to Ivan Slavich yesterday.

Today, United turns its focus from League and U.S. Open Cup play to focus on another tournament (it's fourth of five competitions in 2008) now in its second year - SuperLiga. The competition pits the best teams from Mexico against the best from MLS with eight total teams competing. United's first match comes against CD Guadalajara - a team D.

For all practical purposes the first matchday of the CONCACAF Champions League is over (Cruz Azul hasn't finished their game yet), but there are several things we can learn.
1. Never bet on a Belizian (I have no idea of that's right) team, especially if they play Cruz Azul. The game is not over yet, but Cruz Azul should advance from this night with a considerable aggregate lead, they currently lead 5-0.

Yesterday's Andorra versus England game was a fix.
Later in this post, we detail for our subscribers how the fix was perpetrated, minute by minute on the field of 'play'.
As for the rest of you freeloaders, at least you know that the match was rigged.
Yesterday's Andorra versus England game was a fix.

Here are some interesting odds (correct at time of writing) for the upcoming season, obviously other bets are available, click on the advert picture below to qualify for a £20 matched bet for new customers of SkyBet and to place your bets. Chelsea to win title 13/8 Arsenal to win title 5/1 Liverpool to win title 13/2 Man Utd to win the [.

It seems at least one guy who plys his trade on the pitch at MLS stadia actively reads us and some MLSR topics get discussed in the locker room...We knew it was only a matter of time....

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Zakumi, a dreadlocked leopard has been unveiled as the official World Cup mascot for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Zakumi, born on June 16, 1994, when new South Africa emerged after the apartheid regime, is a party-loving animal we are told.
The name is supposedly a composition of "Za", the common abbreviation for South Africa and "kumi" meaning "friend" in various African languages.

          Final     Osasuna  0 - 0 Deportivo       Villarreal  2 - 0  Racing Santander VIL: Joan Capdevila 28     Joseba Llorente 32´     Final     Barcelona  3 - 2  Real Betis BAR: Eto'o 17´, 23´     Gudjohnsen  80´   BET:  Monzón 59      Jose Mari   67´   Final     Getafe  1 - 2 Atlético GET:   Albín 75´   ATM: Cortés 30     Sinama-Pongolle 82´       Final   Real Madrid  7 - 1  Sporting Gijon MAD: Van der Vaart 18´, 33´, 47     Higuaín 37´     Robben 51     Raúl 59´, 64   SPO: Kike Mateo  51´         Sevilla FC  2 - 0  Espanyol SEV: Enzo Maresca 57     Javier Chevanton 86´         Málaga  0 - 2  Valencia VAL:   Villa 71´, 90´     Recreativo 1 - 1  Athletic Bilbao REC: Javi Guerrero 71   ATB: David López  76´       Valladolid  2 - 0  Almeria VLL: Alvaro Rubio 66     Medunjanin [.

So who's your money on? As the European Championships in Austria and Switzerland embark on to the quarter-final stages there are big games on the horizon and plenty of euro 2008 betting opportunities.

If you recall my mid-May post on Euro 2008 odds, you'll remember I placed $5 on Spain to win Euro 2008 at 6:1. Well, it's not exactly life-changing money, but my $5 bet paid $35 thanks to Fernando Torres and company. Gracia, Amigos! And in case you were wondering, no, I don't have to go to Las Vegas to cash in the ticket.

With the impending transfer of Andrei Arshavin to Chelsea, boss Felipe Scolari is looking to move the now unneeded Florent Malouda to Barcelona in exchange for Samuel Eto'o. Eto'o has long been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge, and with Didier Drogba targetted by Milan and Eto'o coming off a sub-par season, the move could finally happen.

The chances of seeing Xabi Alonso in a Bianconeri jersey have dropped dramatically after Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli confirmed that the club's summer spending is over.
Cobolli Gigli's comments come a day after Juve manager Claudio Ranieri announced that Christian Poulsen would be their last addition ahead of next season.

Sonny boy! After the Clausura 2008 season, I would have bet money that Sonny Guadarrama would not have made it through the summer unscathed. A new coach came in midseason (Luis Fernando Tena) and Guadarrama saw zero playing time with the first team once that happened.
But Guadaramma made it and his prospects are pretty good - at earning playing time that is.

This weekend brings to a close the often-times confusing history of UEFA's least-popular competition, the Intertoto Cup. When I was first becoming interested in European soccer in the mid-'90s, I would hear the phrase "Intertoto Cup" mentioned, but without the Internet resources we have today, I could never quite figure out what it was.

As I alluded to a while back and was told off for (see here) , Jose Maria Del Nido (great name isn't it?!) has branded Daniel Levy a hypocrite for moaning about Utd's pursuit of Berbatov and Liverpool's pursuit of Keane.
Del Nido said: "It is hypocrisy personified Tottenham are complaining about things they have done themselves.

Shimizu S-Pulse fans are some of the best in the J-League - friendly, vocal and loyal. They turn up in numbers both home and away.
S-Pulse are having a poor season in the league this year and lost this match away to Nagoya Grampus at the Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya.
Look out for the woman falling off her seat about 60 seconds in.

Today's Premier League Bet of the Day comes from the Liverpool V Manchester United match. Both sides will be desperate to continue their decent starts to the season so this could be some a cracker.
I have gone for new United striker Dimitar Berbatov to score at anytime @ 5/2 @ Paddy Power (Below, and follow the links).

After yesterday's success with our Champions League Bet of the Day, I would strongly recommend you get a few quid on tonight's tip. Today's Bet of the Day involves all three home nations and @ 3/1 it is a cracking price.
Get on Celtic (1/2), Arsenal (5/6) and Manchester United (8/15) all to win their respective games tonight @ Paddy Power (follow the link below).

22-1 (correct at time of writing) for Oldham Athletic to win League one in 2009. £20 matched bet for new SkyBet customers if you click the advert below.

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has been back and forth on Cristiano Ronaldo's future, and he continues to be conflicted. After saying that the Portuguese winger staying at Manchester United was "the most likely scenario" he has now told The Sun he would place a bet on Real signing him. He was quick to add, [.

It certainly hasn't been the smoothest Summer for United and Sir Alex, a situation hardly improved with today's news that Anderson will miss the start of the season to represent Brazil in the Beijing Olympics.

I'd imagine Brazil are a pretty good bet to at least make the Quarters on August the 16th the day we open up the season against Newcastle.

The Hellenic Football Federation announced that an international friendly between Greece and the defending World Cup Champions will take place on November 19th, 2008. The location is yet to be determined, but a neutral venue would be the safest bet. The Italy friendly will coincide well with Greece's World Cup Qualifying

You may remember that last year Will Chang (United's Co-Managing Partner) and Jorge Vergara (Chivas de Guadalajara's owner) made a friendly wager prior to the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana series between the Black-and-Red and Chivas. The bet was that whichever owner's team lost would have to have their hair cut immediately following the game.

The drunk referee in Belorussia is becoming something of a YouTube classic.
Referee Sergei Shmolik was lead from the field and later suspensed by the Belorussian FA.
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Questions abound regarding that Reyna DP slot. Do we own it? Will we use it?

Ives is clarifying things, as always. The Bulls won't be using the DP slot this season - mainly due to salary cap constraints. But they plan on using it on a marquee player for the opening of Harrison next summer.

After yet another emphatic pre season victory, Tottenham look in fine form for a terrific Premier League season. People are asking the question can Juande Ramos' side break into the top four and my answer to that is... easily.
5-0 today against Italian giants Roma, with new signing David Bentley grabbing two goals.

Football Liverpool: Cole to Liverpool - fact or fiction??
Rumours are circulating in the football press that Liverpool are to mount a swoop for Chelsea's Joe Cole. We can't work this one out - is it the football press putting two & two together to come up with the latest headline or is there more to it?

Here's an early season bet to blow you away-Manchester United to be top of the Premier League by the end of September.
Alex Ferguson's champs don't typically get off to a flyer, but double figures for the title favourites is a huge risk by bookies SunBET.

Granted United have some tricky away trips to Portsmouth, Liverpool and Chelsea – and will miss the slavery service of the injured Cristiano Ronaldo and a few other sicknote stars.

SkyBet are taking bets on the next Newcastle manager amongst the ongoing confusion, but there are better ways to make money. Betting-Tipster.com is a site showing you how to make free money using bet offers provided by bookies. It takes a while to get your head around, but once you do, it shows how you can [.

SkyBet are taking bets on the next Newcastle manager amongst the ongoing confusion, but there are better ways to make money. Betting-Tipster.com is a site showing you how to make free money using bet offers provided by bookies. It takes a while to get your head around, but once you do, it shows how you can [.

Yeah, the Champions League returns tonight! To celebrate we have picked out a Bet of the Day for one of tonight's games and I am telling you now it is worth getting on. The bet comes from the game between Chelsea and Bordeaux.
We have gone for Chelsea to start with a handicap of minus 2 and still win the match @ 12/5 @ Paddy Power (follow to link below).

Arsenal's Theo Walcott came to the world's attention after his hat-trick against Croatia for England in the World Cup 2010 qualifying game in Zagreb.
Here's what there is on YouTube of the young man (mostly for Southampton) with music by 50 Cent.
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K-League action with Gyeongnam FC's Cabore to the fore. The Brazilian striker is now in Japan with FC Tokyo after topping the K-League scoring charts with 18 goals in the 2007 season.
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Van Persie - Opened the scoring, set up nicely by Adebayor who broke the offside trap, collecting a pass from Cesc. Van Persie added a 2nd (Arsenal's 3rd) early in the 2nd half. Great finishing (8).
Adebayor - Had the assist for the winner. Scored a header from a corner, heading it into the ground, the ball bouncing off the underside of the crossbar and in.