On Monday May 11th Middlesbrough make the short journey to St James' Park to take on Newcastle United in what should be an ethralling relegation battle. Both sides desperately need three points if they are to put together a run and make a last dash towards survival and the game should be appraoched by the players like a cup-final.

With a new round of Serie A coming up, the juiciest piece of footy action this week-end is probably the tie between Fiorentina and Lazio.  The home side have come through a rough period but are back to winning ways after two convincing victories vs. Napoli and Bologna.  Lazio on the other hand go into [.

Ever wondered why Betfair is the biggest online betting company? Did you know that Betfair is the biggest online betting company? Most people recognise the names William Hill and Ladbrokes due to the strong presence they have on our high streets.

It's the Manchester derby between United and City on Sunday and we've got two pairs of tickets to give away, courtesy of Betfair.

Betfair recently became the official betting partner of Manchester United and now we've teamed up with the world's leading betting exchange, to give you a chance of attending the big match.

In case you haven't been paying attention, United take on City this Sunday and RoM have got two pairs of tickets to give away, courtesy of Betfair.

Betfair recently became the official betting partner of Manchester United and now we've teamed up with the world's leading betting exchange, to give you a chance of attending the big match.

This weekend's match between Manchester United and Manchester City has the potential to be the most explosive match of the season so far. There are so many storylines and the game hasn't kicked off yet.

Fortunately, we've got two pairs of tickets to give away, courtesy of Betfair.

It's the Manchester derby between United and City on Sunday and we've got two pairs of tickets to give away, courtesy of Betfair.

Betfair recently became the official betting partner of Manchester United and now we've teamed up with the world's leading betting exchange, to give you a chance of attending the big match.

The Front Room

Whilst it's great to see the likes of Owen Hargreaves, Ji-Sung Park and Dimitar Berbatov present, it's not so great to notice Edwin Van der Sar, Jonny Evans, John O'Shea, Gary Neville and of course, Rio Ferdinand, are all missing.

Of course, it's only Besiktas, meaning Van der Sar wasn't expected to play anyway, but let's hope the knock to the knee he received against Everton doesn't keep him out at the weekend.

Betfair, an official sponsor of Manchester United, is offering a "Get Behind United" promotion that will give Manchester United supporters the opportunity to show their avid support to millions across the world by having their photos featured on interview board backdrops and perimeter field board signage at Old Trafford.

As Christmas approaches, Betfair is giving all Man Utd fans something else to get excited about – a free to enter poker tournament with tickets to an Old Trafford fixture for the winner and a signed United shirt for the runner-up.

Entrants go head-to-head with other Reds fans, making the winner the finest poker playing United fan unofficially at least!

As Christmas approaches, Betfair is giving all Man Utd fans something else to get excited about – a free to enter poker tournament with tickets to an Old Trafford fixture for the winner and a signed United shirt for the runner-up.

Entrants go head-to-head with other Reds fans, making the winner the finest poker playing United fan unofficially at least!

Betfair, Manchester United's official betting partner, has offered Red Rants readers a free £25 bet when you register with Betfair through us and place a bet on a United game or any other game. Bet with Betfair and claim your free £25 bet.

Saturday's defeat wasn't in the script for United backers but if we don't lose to Villa for another 26 years we can probably afford to let them have that one –- especially after Chelsea dropped points again.

Betfair, Manchester United's official betting partner, has offered ROM readers a free £25 bet when you register with Betfair through us and place a bet on a United game or any other game. Bet with Betfair and claim your free £25 bet.

Saturday's defeat wasn't in the script for United backers but if we don't lose to Villa for another 26 years we can probably afford to let them have that one – especially after Chelsea dropped points again.

In a league with its fair share of last-day title deciders, Serie A has still plenty to say with 14 league matches left on the calendar. Even though Inter Milan's victory over cousins AC Milan last week may have strongly nudged this season's Scudetto towards the Nerazzurri, Juventus could still catch Internazionale and at a [.

In a league with its fair share of last-day title deciders, Serie A has still plenty to say with 14 league matches left on the calendar. Even though Inter Milan's victory over cousins AC Milan last week may have strongly nudged this season's Scudetto towards the Nerazzurri, Juventus could still catch Internazionale and at a [.

I mentioned on Friday how excited I was for the new Major League Soccer season to kick off and it's only heightened after last night's festivities.

In the effort of full disclosure I should point out that I horrifically mis-judged the time difference and didn't get the chance to watch the full match line on the internets as I had hoped for.

In the buildup to the FA Cup final on May 30th Just Football columnist and Betfair writer Tom Mallows returns to assess his dear old Everton, the players in form and the potential team selection...

On Wednesday, RoM informed you of the competition for derby day tickets we were running in association with Betfair.

Joseph Brown-Pobee and Mark Dobson-Hill are the lucky winners of the City tickets for tomorrow's game, winning a couple of tickets each. Congrats and enjoy!

In other competition news, Ashley Williams was the winner of the No.

West Ham vs United

Free £25 bet with Betfair for West Ham vs United

"LIVE BLOG: West Ham vs United" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

Betfair, Manchester United's official betting partner, has offered Red Rants readers a free £25 bet when you register with Betfair through us and place a bet on a United game or any other game. Bet with Betfair and claim your free £25 bet.

Injury problems continue to dog United and this Saturday's trip to Fulham could be trickier than Betfair layers predict – the champions trade at 1.

Betfair, Manchester United's official betting partner, has offered Republik of Mancunia readers a free £25 bet when you register with Betfair through us and place a bet on a United game or any other game. Bet with Betfair and claim your free £25 bet.

Injury problems continue to dog United and this Saturday's trip to Fulham could be trickier than Betfair layers predict – the champions trade at 1.

You've got to almost feel bad for Wigan, don't you? As the Stretford End repeatedly sang "this is how it feels to be City" to them, I cringed a little. As much as a dig it will always be at City, regardless of who we sing it to, it's a song meant for horrible teams, for teams who have stood in the way of our success, for teams whose fans are obnoxious and irritating, not poor little Wigan.