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UEFA yesterday revealed more information about investigations into over 200 individuals alleged to have fixed matches in nine different countries with a press conference. This revealed that the vast majority under suspicion are domestic matches, with the German authorities having requested information from UEFA's Betting Fraud Detection System in a number of cases, making 17 arrests yesterday.

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Image via Wikipedia With Ireland reeling from "Le Hand of God" bookie Paddy Power have issued a whole host of special bets on the man who will forever be known as "cheating Thierry." Unfortunately for Irish fans and Justice Minister Dermot Ahern, the likelihood of justice prevailing look slim with odds of 33/1 the match gets [. Click to continue reading...

We were talking in last months much about incoming world cup 2010 in Africa, and mentioned few times world cup fixtures and all that stuffs, even i was kidding asking You to tell me, what You think can this beauty predict soccer results :) So that all mean that we all love to place some bets. And this world cup 2010 will be great opportunity to test our luck. Click to continue reading...

Sponsored post After a short break (we were waiting for Alan Wiley to get his breath back), www.FootieGamble.com is back for its second competition of the 2009-10 season. For the next eight weeks, all users can place bets on Premier League results without risking the mortgage or the wrath of the missus. Click to continue reading...

Sponsored post After a short break (we were waiting for Alan Wiley to get his breath back), www.FootieGamble.com is back for its second competition of the 2009-10 season. For the next eight weeks, all users can place bets on Premier League results without risking the mortgage or the wrath of the missus. Click to continue reading...

Well, English football's golden child has arrived and bets are already being taken on whether newborn Kai will eventually live up to his father's high standard as a professional footballer (you know, as the children of the incredibly talented and famous always do).

The bookies at Ladbrokes have set the odds on mini-Roo breaking into Manchester United's first team at 33-1.

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Apparently, there are six other playoff teams out there fighting for second place. And, get this, they actually all will play their entire ties BEFORE Dynamo run the Greens on Nov. 8. (Homer? Me? What ya talkin' about?)
So now I turn my prediction energies to the postseason, and just to help myself out I will only predict the first legs (The more games I predict, the better my chance to finish with something approaching respectable. Click to continue reading...

Before delving into a couple odds-and-ends, let me first issue a major apology. If anyone out there in Inter-nets Land actually takes my Premier League picks to heart and bets them, well, last weekend I'm massively sorry. Going 2-and-8 is frankly, unacceptable. If this were a reality television program, I'd have been asked to take my laptop and go. Click to continue reading...

1. Liverpool might rely too heavily on Fernando Torres, but if you have to rely too heavily on anyone it might as well be him. 2. This season really is so open and unpredictable. Just when you thought Liverpool and Chelsea were out of form, and Manchester United and Arsenal were safe bets, it is suddenly [. Click to continue reading...

Hi - I'm sure we're all settling in to see who the last playoff team is, so I just wanted to give some food for thought.
Under the current playoff format, fifth place teams are unbeaten in the first round. This is the third year out of three that it's happened.
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You can watch Chievo Verona v AC Milan Live online here.

Chievo Verona v AC Milan
Serie A
Sunday 25 October 2009
Kick-off: 19:45 BST

Chievo Verona Preview

Chievo will be looking to bounce back from their disappointing defeat to Bari last weekend.

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You can watch Siena v Juventus Live online here.

Siena v Juventus
Serie A
Sunday 25 October 2009
Kick-off: 14:00 BST

Juventus will be hoping to recover from a run of average results and get back on track to challenge Inter Milan for the title this year when they travel to Siena this Sunday.

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You can watch Nice v Lyon Live online here.

Nice v Lyon
Ligue Un
Saturday 24 October 2009
Kick-off: 18:00 BST

Nice Preview

Nice are second from bottom in Ligue 1 after gaining just eight points from nine games.

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You can watch Inter Milan v Catania Live online here.

Inter Milan v Catania
Serie A
Saturday 24 October 2009
Kick-off: 19:45 BST

Inter Milan Preview

Inter didn't impress in Europe this week (what's new) as they were held to a 2-2 draw against Dinamo Kiev - but Jose Mourinho knows that his team are in a class of their own when it comes to the domestic league and they'll be looking to extend their lead at the top of the table and building on the whopping 5-0 win against Genoa from last weekend.

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Yeah, yeah, Iker we know you want to be Spain's Minister of Wedgies but disculpe cara. You'd be better quick because our bets are on Geri-Florentino-Perez-Is-A-Lion-Pique. Besides, Zapetaro's goth daughters already decided.

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South Africa vs Norway. Can South Africa beat Norway on Saturday? I think Bafana Bafana fans, who are a pretty optimistic bunch, already have this sick feeling in their stomach because they know what another loss will mean to the morale of their team.

2010 FIFA World Cup Norway Didn't Qualify

Now, Norway hasn't qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and South Africa, who is losing all its matches has qualified automatically as the host of the World Cup there is a bit of pride at stake in this South Africa vs Norway friendly

According to 365.

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Good times lay ahead, we know that anyway. But.... Good times could be 99% assured this season should we sign two players this January. I know it is a while off January at this time but I'm sure Wenger is already looking ahead so shy shouldn't we. I'm not gonna mention the papers because as soon as the window shuts they are looking for the next window moves, but anyway.

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What the F**k?

Portsmouth Vs Tottenham Tickets Still Available!

For reasons that we have yet to establish at the time of writing, Harry Redknapp has shot to favourite in the next Premier League manager to go market. He is at 7/4, with Paul Hart languishing behind in the sack race at 3/1.

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Hawick Royal Albert 0 – 7 HuntlyNot a result to raise too many eyebrows. Not, in fact, a scoreline I would ever have imagine myself writing.Yet this Active Nation Scottish Cup first round tie is suddenly in the middle of a match fixing storm after it emerged a number of bookmakers had expressed concerns to the police about some of the betting patterns on the game. Click to continue reading...

TORONTO - PistolasFC.com is ecstatic to announce a new partnership with one of the most trusted names in Sports; Bwin.com.
Famous for gracing the shirts of A.C. Milan and Real Madrid, bwin.com offers players an exciting place to place their bets - even up until the final whistle!
"We've been looking forward to this for quite some time, and are very happy to be a new affiliate of bwin. Click to continue reading...

Horrible.
Seems like a clever thing to bet on, but still horrible.
A Liverpool spokesman said: "It was completely tasteless and disgraceful to take bets like this.
You can go check out the lines at Dirty Tackle, but Jamie Carragher, Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard and Lucas are ther favorites at 12/1. Click to continue reading...

With Champions League action safely out of the way, United fans can now look forward to the big game on Sunday. Yes, it's the Manchester derby and after last Saturday, when United overcame an early goal and a sending off to thrash Tottenham 3-1 at White Hart Lane and City humbled Arsenal with a 4-2 beating at Eastlands, this Sunday promises to be a cracking game.

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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.

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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.

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With Champions League action safely out of the way, United fans can now look forward to the big game on Sunday. Yes, it's the Manchester derby and after last Saturday, when United overcame an early goal and a sending off to thrash Tottenham 3-1 at White Hart Lane and City humbled Arsenal with a 4-2 beating at Eastlands, this Sunday promises to be a cracking game.

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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.

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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.

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Dotting the 'i' If you were wondering about the difference between David Beckham and David Bentley, one makes faked virals about making bets to display their passing accuracy while the other does it for real. The story to go with this video is that Galaxy forward Alan Gordon bet Becks he couldn't put the ball through the [. Click to continue reading...

Given he's got an autobiography to sell, I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing for former England and Southampton star Matthew Le Tissier that the revelation he placed a spread bet on a game he played in hit the press today, well-buried under the Chelsea news. Le Tissier explained what he says was the only time he ever did this, betting on the time the first throw-in would come:

We were safe from the threat of relegation when we went to Wimbledon on April 17 and, as it was a televised match, there was a wide range of bets available.

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Saint turns sinner Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier has confessed he hatched a plan to cheat bookies out of £10,000 during his playing days. The Sky Sports pundit got his mates to place bets on the first throw-in of a 1995 Premier League match coming within 60 seconds. Le Tissier planned to get the ball straight from [. Click to continue reading...

There is no love lost between these two but one has to question the wisdom shown by Forest striker Nathan Tyson, who picked up a corner flag and waved it in front of the Derby fans who must have been puzzled at first by the bizarre gestures. Also amazingly no one was sent off in the bad tempered encounter, which must have caused a few punters to lose their seemingly obvious bets (yes that includes me!

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What you free £10 could win you:

Result
United to win - 11/10 - £21
United to win 1-0 - 7/1 - £80
United to win 2-0 - 7/1 - £80
United to win 2-1 - 7/1 - £80
United to win 3-0 - 16/1 - £170

First scorer
Wayne Rooney - 9/2 - £55
Dimitar Berbatov - 5/1 - £60
Nani - 12/1 - £130
Nemanja Vidic - 20/1 - £210
Patrice Evra - 40/1 - £410

First scorer and result
Rooney & 2-1 - 25/1 - £260
Berbatov & 2-0 - 28/1 - £290
Rooney & 3-2 - 80/1 - £810

Other
Either team to score a pen - 11/2 - £65
Either team to lead at half time but lose - 12/1 - £130
Arsenal player sent off - 5/1 - £60

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Going to make this quick this week.

Week 3 picks (remember all bets are $10):

Liverpool to beat host Bolton (-200)
Wolves to draw visiting Hull (+220)
Aston Villa to beat visiting Fulham (-142)

Last week review:

Manchester United to beat host Wigan (-200) — ManU 5, WIG 0 (WIN, $5.

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I am quickly realizing this betting challenge might not last very long .

If you missed it last week, the game works like this. I start with $50 and bet $10 on three matches every weekend. Ideally, the goal is to see how much money I can win, but, realistically, the goal it to see how long I can last before I lose the $50.

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Some of you may remember the scandal of result fixture in the 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro. At the time, referees Edílson Pereira de Carvalho and Paulo José Danelon were caught being bribed by "investors" to fix results that would benefit their bets in international websites. When caught, Carvalho was even jailed and confessed his participation.

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