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World Football Elo Ratings System

Due to the critisim of the official FIFA world rankings system, alternative rankings systems have surfaced over the years. The most prominent of these awards is the World Football ELO rankings. As the name suggests the system is based of the ELO ranking system designed by Hungarian mathematician Dr. Árpád Élő to rank chess players….

World Football Challenge 2009

It’s been a while (the 2004 US Tour, to be exact) since the United States last tasted a summer football event quite like World Football Challenge. This summer’s event will bring some of the biggest names in football together for one week in the States, thereby giving some starved football fans the chance to watch…

“Perry Boys Abroad” by Ian Hough

People always say that, to understand how far we’ve come, you need to look in the past. Whilst that sentence probably sounds a bit cliché, it could surely be used in discussions regarding the evolution of the common Premier League football supporter over the last 30-40 years. If you’ll recall, the Premier League has only…

Football Betting Dictionary

The football betting dictionary is here to help novice and experienced bettors understand the terms and odds associated with sports gambling. If you’re new to betting, please make sure you take a look at this page and familiarise yourself with these terms and odds before you place your first bet. We hope the terms and…

Paddy Power Review

Paddy Power Overview Paddy Power has been known for one thing, and one thing only for the longest time: fantastic promotions. You can always rely on the biggest Irish bookmaker around to give bettors a tidy sum of free money when they need it most. But that’s not all Paddy Power is being known for…

William Hill Review

William Hill Overview There are very few betting sites who do it with as much class and professionalism as William Hill. If there’s one thing that makes the site so reputable, it’s the fact that their offices are located right in the UK. As opposed to most betting sites that are offshore, WH is a…

Betfair Review

Betfair Overview It’s easy to see why Betfair is one of the best books on the market. Fair prices, loads of live betting, and a quality support staff make this the top dog amongst bookmakers with in-game betting. But Betfair goes beyond the typical bookmaker mould — in actuality they’re more of a betting exchange….

Peace Cup 2009

Can Kaka, Ronaldo and Benzema co-exist on the same football pitch? The Peace Cup returns to the summer football schedule with the fourth edition of the event hosted by Spain. The first three Peace Cup’s were played in South Korea, and the event is usually played every other year. This year’s marquee story will of…

Real Madrid seal £30m Benzema signing

During yesterday’s unveiling of Kaka, Real Madrid sporting director, Jorge Valdano, was questioned about the possibility of the Madrid club splurging for another big name this summer, after being linked with Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema, amongst others. “We do not discard the possibility that in the next few hours, something could happen,” Valdano stated…

The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Watch the Gold Cup live online here. Can the United States win the 2009 Gold Cup? They managed to turn some heads at the Confederations Cup in South Africa with convincing wins over Spain and Egypt to make it to the their first FIFA final before bowing out to Brazil in a hotly contested final….