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There are few differences between playing traditional casino roulette and online roulette, so if you’ve played roulette in a casino, you can definitely play it online. Many roulette players find the convenience of online roulette to be so appealing that they prefer it to going to the casino. Read More

Online Poker is poker played on the Internet. The trend started in the late 1990s and has become one of the fastest growing pass times among web surfers and people across the globe. It allows you to play different kinds of games, online and at any time of the day. A poker network is a group of rooms with the same software provider. Read More

Mick McCarthy flung back his head and allowed the shower of champagne to run down in the Barclays Premier League and the thought occurred that sometimes in sport, as in life, success is down to perseverance as much as talent. It is down to those prepared to graft. To men capable of learning from their mistakes. To those who subscribe to the philosophy of American coaching legend Vince Lombardi, whose perceptive collection of aphorisms gave us the line : ‘ Winners never quit and quitters never win.’ Read More

When Amr Zaki replaced a visibly angered Mido to score the winner against Senegal in the 2006 African Cup of Nations semi final, it was the first step of him becoming Egypt’s new big star.And in setting the Barclays Premier League alight with his senstational free-scoring displays, he went a step further in casting a shadow over his compatriots achievements. But Zaki has also taken Mido’s mantel as Egypt’s troubled talent of late, tarnishing his reputation and frustratinghis club with poor discipline a a lack of consistency. Read More

Short of form, out of luck and apparently cut adrift in the title race, Liverpool’s dreams of landing a first Egnlish league crown in 19 years seemed to have been ended little more than a month ago. Manchester United appeared uncatchable at the top of the BPL table as they steered a course for a historic ‘Quintuple’ of five major trophies, leaving their bitter rivals from Merseyside in their slip stream. Read More

When Hull breezed into the Barclays Premier League with six wins from their opening nine games, it barely seemed conceivable they could end up facing a relegation battle. The Tigers had defied pre-season predictions that they could struggle to take the game to opponents with an attacking nerve that was refreshing and successful. Not even the harsh reality check of a 5-0 thrashing by Wigan in August could derail them as they embarked on a glorious six-game unbeaten run that included five wins. Read More

This year it is not about goals. Not should it be about fancy tricks and flashy stepovers. When the time comes to crown this season’s Footballer of the Year – voting is currently under way – it must be about the player who has displayed sustained excellence while doing more than anyone else to preserve the traditions of the beautiful game in England. It would be none other than Ryan Giggs. Read More

Life at Newcastle is rarely dull. No club in world football, it would appear, can rival the Magpies in recent years when it comes to off-field controversy and the events of this season have been particulary extraordinary. Kevin Keegan’s second spell at St James’ Park came to an abrupt end at the start of September after eight months in charge, amid rumours his relationship with the board had broken down over the club’s transfer policy. Read More

Raul has long been Real Madrid’s golden boy in becoming the club’s all-time leading goalscorer, the striker has cemented his position as one of the best players ever to grace the Santiago Bernabeu. The 31 year old’s goal in the game at Sporting Gijon was his 308th competitive effort for the Spanish giants, breaking the record previously held by the legendary Alfredo Di Stefano. Read More

Arsenal are currently in the middle of another mixed season – one week they are exciting to watch and can defeat anybody in front of them, the next day they capitulate and more often than not have to settle for a draw – so something needs to change. Andrei Arshavin’s performances helped Russian side Zenit St Petersburg to reach last season’s UEFA Cup final, where they beat Rangers 2-0, and alerted the attention of several top European clubs in the process. Read More

With rumours circulating that new Inter boss Jose Mourinho was keen to revamp his midfield in the summer, the future of Dejan Stankovic at the San Siro looked bleak just a few months ago, and an exit seemed on the cards. But when The Old Lady came calling, for the second time in his career, with an offer to move north to Turin, neither Stankovic nor the Juve fans saw any future in the potential transfer, and the 30-year-old decided to stay put – a decision which has since b een proved to be the correct one. Read More

Germany defender Philipp Lahm may be one of the most respected full-backs in European football but he could just be sweating a little over his international future. The Bayern Munich ace may have collected more than 50 caps and won three Bundesliga and DFB Pokal titles, but now a new star has emerged who looks set to mount a serious challenge for his place in the national team. Read More

Perhaps Rob Styles needs a break from football. Maybe football needs a break from Rob Styles. Or he could be just another of those referees who are fated to be dogged by controversies. It happens. Read More

With Argentina in need of a savior, it was perhaps predictable that they would turn to their most famous son. Or so you might think. In fact, the appointment of Diego Maradona as the new coach of the country’s national team has caught the whole of South America by surprise. Read More

Loyalty, it would appear, is a rare trait in the modern game. But every so often something happens in football which helps restore your faith in humanity – or footballers at least – and shows that not everyone in the sport is out for all the wealth they can get. One such moment occurred when Joseba Etxeberria announced he would hang up his boots in June 2010 and play his last season for the club before retiring absolutely free of charge. Read More

Paul Ince enjoyed a superlative playing career at the pinnacle of international football and his transition from the pitch into the dugout has been similarly successful. So why at Blackburn Rovers, where Ince took charge in the summer, to become the first black Briton to manage a top flight side in England, has there been a small number of dissenting voices amongst the club’s fanbase? Read More

Fiorentina’s story over the past few years is one that proves fairy tales do still happen, albeit with more ups and downs than a yo-yo. Their resurrection has been nothing less than astonishing as they have flown from the fringes of Italian league football to within touching distance of the greatest prize in the country – the scudetto. Read More

Schalke have endured 50 years of underachievement since a 3-0 victory over Hamburg earned them their last German championship. They have finished third, second, fourth and second over the past four seasons as the Salad Bowl has continued to slip through their fingers. Read More

In these days of super-rich foreign investors and more non-natives than home-grown faces in the Barclays English Premier League, you have to admire what Tottenham are trying to do. Read More

In the dark days following their Heysel Stadium disaster, it was almost inconceivable that two English sides would even meet in a European showpiece, never mind the final of UEFA’s signature club competition. It had been a long journey since the five-year ban began in 1985, as the subsequent dominance of Italian and Spanish teams in the 1990’s rendered the possibility of an all-english final impossible. Read More

The concept of Total Football is by no means a new one, but it was most effectively utilized by the Dutch national team at the 1974 World Cup finals in West Germany. It relies on the adaptability of players to work equally effectively in a variety of positions, and its most famous exponent was undoubtedly Johan Cruyff of Ajax Amsterdam and Holland. Read More

When Germany defeated Portugal in the quarterfinals of Euro2008, Luiz Felipe Scolari ended his six years in charge of Portugal without a trophy. Still, he remains an esteemed figure in the country.

The Luiz Felipe Scolari era ended without a major title for Portugal after he failed to lead his team past Germay in the quarterfinals of the European Championship, losing 3-2 in his final match in command.

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If you are a football fan going to watch Euro 2008, it could be worth having a vaccination to prevent catching a little known, but potentially fatal illness that is spread by ticks, a leading scientist warned. Read More

August 2007
United’s defence of their title gets off to a terrible start – draws against Reading and Portsmouth followed by a derby defeat at Manchester City – while Arsenal, shrugging off the loss of Thierry Henry to Barcelona, and Liverpool both make confident starts. Sven-Goran Eriksson’s Manchester City set the early pace. Read More

Following their emphatic league triumph last season, champions Arsenal brought their breathtaking form to the new campaign by steamrolling past opponents, and hence overtook Manchester United’s Premiership record of 29 matches unbeaten. Read More

When Manchester United announced the double transfer coup of Argentinian midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron and Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy for a whopping £47million in total, many felt there would be no stopping the Red Devils from achieving further domestic and European success. Read More

The story of the first full season of the new millennium, perhaps debatably, was not the runaway juggernaut of Manchester United’s cruise towards a seventh title in nine years. Read More

When Graham Taylor was the manager of England a TV documentary labelled it as ” The Impossible Job”. Read More

The 1998/99 Premier League campaign will always be remembered as the season which Manchester United defied all odds to win their historic treble. Read More

Italian striker Cristiano Lucarelli began his football career as a 17 year old with regional club Cuoiopelli where he managed to impress by scoring five times in 28 games over a season. Read More

Recent high-profile transfers for Roberto Carlos, and Rivaldo have seen both players extend their careers well into their 30s and join the masses of Brazilians to have played on long into the veteran stage. Read More

Following their emphatic triumph last campaign, champions Manchester United continued the ambitious assault on the 1003/94 Premiership title by recruiting relegated Nottingham Forest’s Irish midfielder Roy Keane – signed for a then British transfer record of £3.75million – to their already star-studded squad. Read More

Bolton Wanderers Kevin Davies is a tall and powerful forward who is good in the air, comfortable on the ball, and an extremely difficult customer for any defence. Read More

There were extraordinary celebratory scenes at Sao Januario stadium in Rio de Janeiro on May 20 when Brazilian legend Romario scored a penalty kick for his club Vasco da Gama. Read More

If Real Madrid lose out to arch-rivals Barcelona in this season’s thrilling race for the Primera Liga title then they only have themselves to blame. Read More

As soon as Holland’s Ajax Amsterdam had defeated a resilient Inter Milan 2-0 in the 1972 European Cup final to rack up to a second successive continental triumph, the words Total football became a byword for all that was good about the beautiful game. Read More

It was a fairytale year for Leeds, qualifying for the Champions League in the 2000/01 season. They were on the go and after finishing third behind Manchester United and Arsenal in the 1999/00 season the previous season, club chairman Peter Ridsdale felt they could beat the Big Two and dominate English football like they did in the late 1960s and ‘70s if they had just a bit more quality players. Read More

Instead of showcasing his striking prowess at Highbury in the English Premiership, Arsenal forward Ian Wright could have been playing non-league football in England.

Wright was considered a mediocre footballer during his teens. He attended trials at Southend and Brighton. But Wright failed to impress and was unable to win a professional contract at both clubs. Read More

Paolo Maldini made his AC Milan debut in January 1985, after coming through the youth ranks at the club. He has never played for another club in his career and looks set to end his glittering career with the club. Read More

His fiery red flowing locks and trademark goatee, matched by an exquisite talent, made him one of the most recognized faces in U.S. football history. It was a trademark that made Alexi Lalas the face of U.S. football for a long time, not only because he stood apart from everyone else but because he also had a flamboyance that was equally charming on and off the field. Read More

Wayne Rooney voted for arch rival, Chelsea striker Didier Drogba for the PFA’s Player of the Year award. Not because he took exception to that World Cup incident, but because he couldn’t vote for his own team-mate. Read More

Hailing from Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, Javier Zanetti began playing football for Talleres (RE), an Argentine Second Division side in 1992 after being rejected by youth divisions of giants Independiente. Read More

Gheorghe Hagi did not assume the label “Maradona of the Carpathians” – after the talented Argentine midfielder – without a special reason. There ought to be a reason why he won the Romanian Player of the Year six times and played in five major football tournaments – three World Cups and two European Championships. His skills were also so complete that he was in the national side for 17 years until 2001. Read More

It is difficult to imagine, but when Teddy Sheringham first started his football career, Wayne Rooney was not born yet. It was 1982 and 16 year old Sheringham joined Millwall football club after impressing scouts in a youth game. He went on to play seven seasons for the Lions, where he became somewhat of a legend, and scoring 111 goals in over 260 appearances.
He joined Nottingham Forest for a season, before joining Tottenham Hotspur for £2.1million in August 1992. Read More

It has been a great month of March for the Bulgarian, starting with a stunning free-kick which sent Spurs on their way to winning the 4-3 thriller against West Ham. This is followed by the opening of his new official website, being named captain of his country, and scoring two goals and making another to propel Spurs into the Uefa Cup quarter-finals. What more can he ask for? Read More

The waiting game is almost certainly over, and so is the FA Cup final’s Cardiff exile.

Instead, a vast saucer-shaped 90,000 seat arena waits in the wings for this showpiece. Quite possibly the world’s most ambitious and expensive stadium, the new Wembley has an eye-boggling steel arch, so high that the London Eye could be bowled through it with room to spare, and so substantial that a Eurostar train might just run up, through and down its great length. Read More

El Clasico, the Spanish term for “The Classic”, is a fascinating sporting contest between two illustrious institutions of world football – Barcelona and Real Madrid, which are also known as the Blaugrana (Claret and Blues) and the Merengues (All Whites) respectively.

While it may not be a derby by local map definition, they have traditionally been the representatives of two rival regions – Catalonia and Castile, where the historical, political and tribal differences are symptomatic of the underlying fabric of Spanish society. Read More

Holland has a history of producing some of the most sublime footballers the world has ever seen.

Players such as Johan Cruyff, Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten and Dennis Bergkamp have gone down in folklore for the artistry they displayed in their eras.

But behind that silk there has always been the need for a degree of steel – and that’s where Edgar Davids, the Pitbull, comes into his own. Read More

David Villa’s heady ascent to being one of world football’s most sought-after strikers has been as rapid as it has been impressive.

At the age of 25, the Valencia forward dubbed ‘El Guahe’ (The Kid) is already a genuine world-class player and well on his way to eclipsing Spain’s goalscoring legends of the past such as Alfredo De Stefanno and Emilio Butragueno.

The diminutive striker has been linked with mega money moves to some of Europe’s most prestigious clubs with Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Real Madrid all reportedly prepared to break the bank to acquire his services. Read More

At the Heysel stadium in Brussels back in 1985, UEFA went ahead with the European Cup Final between Juventus and Liverpool despite knowing that 39 Italian supporters had been killed before the kick-off. So affected by the tragedy of the Heysel disaster was one Juventus player whose first instinct was to want nothing more to do with this game. But two decades later, that same player has transformed the helplessness he felt into a motivating force to gear him into ultimate action. Michel Platini is now the President of Europe’s football governing body. Read More

Dubbed the next hottest prospect to emerge from the Saint’s (Southampton) academy since Theo Walcott, Bale was awarded the BBC Wales Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2006. He has been hogging sports headlines week in week out.

Coincidentally, Bale is only the second youngest player ever to appear in Saint’s colors as he made the starting line-up of the first team as a young 16 year old against Millwall back in April 2006. Read More