Category Archives: Competitions

The Premier League season that has been

Following what was a disrupted and out-of-control 2020 season, as COVID-19 took the world and professional sports by storm, the English Premier League had a new but familiar champion as Liverpool reasserted their dominance. It was a deserved ending to the type of season Klopp's men were having and marked a victory for professional sports over a pandemic that rocked the very foundations of all established patterns in the world. What finishing the season did was also to set the…
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Amazing stats from 60 years of European Championship history

It’s been a long time coming, but at last the waiting is almost over. Euro 2020 gets underway on 13 June 2021. It sounds bizarre, but UEFA were insistent on keeping the 2020 tag, as it signifies 60 years of tournament history. It’s a history that has seen 15 tournaments, 12 hosts and 10 winners, three of which are countries that no longer even exist. So before we get completely engrossed in the present day action, let’s take a look…
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Man City vs Chelsea: Betting preview ahead of Champions League final

The season finale is upon us as Manchester City take on Chelsea in an all-English Champions League final on Saturday night. Manchester City have already wrapped-up the Premier League title and the League Cup so they are gunning for a memorable treble in Portugal this weekend. Pep Guardiola's side ended the domestic campaign with a resounding 5-0 victory over Everton on Sunday which ensured they finished 12 points clear of rivals Manchester United at the top of the table. However,…
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Chelsea stars aiming to avoid Terry-like slip in Champions League final

Chelsea head into the Champions League final against Manchester City on Saturday aiming to lift the prestigious trophy for the second time in their history. The Blues’ solitary success in the competition came in 2012, when they famously defeated Bayern Munich in their own stadium after a penalty shoot-out. The victory compensated for the misery suffered by the club four years earlier, in a final that is firmly etched into Champions League folklore. The clash between Chelsea and Manchester United…
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Brentford vs Swansea City: Championship Play-offs Final preview

Brentford and Swansea City are set to trade tackles at Wembley Stadium in the Sky Bet Championship Play-off final on Saturday afternoon. If you are betting on the ‘most lucrative game in football’, you should see the Bet365 bonus codes available at https://bet-bonuskoodi.com/ for an easy entry into betting on this game. Like it was the case last season, Brentford rekindled their Premier League bid with a stunning second-leg comeback against Bournemouth in their semi-final tie. After succumbing to a…
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Final PL matchday preview

The 2020-21 Premier League season draws to a conclusion on Sunday with all games kicking off at 16:00 BST. Manchester City have already been crowned champions and the bottom three have already been relegated to the Championship, but three teams will be competing for the final two Champions League spots. Here’s a preview of the most important games on Sunday: Aston Villa vs Chelsea Chelsea were beaten in the FA Cup final by Leicester City last weekend but bounced back…
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Euro Squads announcements to date

UEFA Euro 2020 kicks off on Friday 11 June with Italy facing Turkey in the opening game of the tournament. The start of the competition comes less than two weeks after the Champions League final, which concludes the European domestic season. The 24 qualifying nations are required to submit their final 26-man squad for the tournament by 1 June, as per UEFA regulations. However, the coaches can make changes between then and their first game if a player occurs a…
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Can Parker’s Fulham rebound in the Championship?

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Sb14t8QuxT4 Scott Parker was resolute that his Fulham side could escape relegation until the very end. A 2-0 loss to Burnley at Craven Cottage, however, ended their faint hopes of another season in the Premier League. Over the past four seasons, Fulham have been promoted twice, both from the Championship playoffs, and relegated twice. Two years ago they were punished for a spending spree that largely replaced their promotion-winning squad; this time their lack of spending made them favourites for…
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How does Nuno stop his dream from becoming a nightmare during the 2021/2022 season?

One of the lasting memories of Wolves’ romp to the Championship title during the 2017/2018 season was the sound of their fans, either home or away, singing about their manager, Nuno Espírito Santo, having an inspired dream. The song would echo around Molineux during freezing winter nights and it would be sung during the warm days of late spring when Wolves lifted the Championship trophy after accumulating 99 points.  The lyrics to this song went ‘Nuno had a dream, to…
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5 best football matches to watch this weekend

The domestic football season is drawing to its close and Euro 2020 is just around the corner. Before that though, several titles, cups and relegations have to be sorted out and some of the most important fixtures make up part of an exciting round of games this weekend. Here are our top five football matches to watch: FA Cup Final Chelsea face Leicester City at Wembley Stadium in Saturday’s FA Cup final. Both teams were in action midweek looking to…
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