Posts Tagged‘football’

The Top Reasons That Football Is Worth Betting On

Why Everyone Should Bet On Football As the world’s leading sport in terms of overall popularity, there are no other games that come close to football when we’re looking at the numbers. With around 3.5 billion followers from across the globe, football is something of a true sports phenomenon, and continues to lead the polls in regard to the size of events and the number attendees.  There are a lot of reasons to love the game, and it’s become a particular favourite within the sports betting industry. These are some of the best reasons that football remains a the top…

Who Has More FIFA World Cup Titles

The FIFA world cup is the biggest and most important tournament in the world of football. Every country tries their best so that it can participate in the tournament. This is where the best meets the best in the world. At the end of it, the team that scoops the overall price is the best in the world till the next tournament. Brazil This is one of the best countries when it comes to football. It is no secret that they do have the best payers in the world. Talk of the legend Pele and no the amazing Neymar.  Brazil…

Who Looks Set To Win This Year’s Champions League?

For me the Champions League is the absolute pinnacle of football and I cannot wait to see who will loft this year’s trophy. In recent years the competition has been dominated by Barcelona and Real Madrid, with only a couple of exceptions but this could be the year that this all changes. With 5 English clubs entering the competition’s last 16, could this be the year that an English club finally buck the trend? I had a chat last week with my buddy Greg Lindae about who he thinks will lift the trophy, and here is what we arrived at.…

Most successful football teams in the world

The old proverb has an undeniable truth to it: nothing succeeds like success. One look at the world of professional football will tell you that. Out of the thousands of clubs that have competed at professional level during the past century, the same dozen or so names always come up when the notion of “overall success” is raised. Some might find it peculiar that all the greatest football clubs on the planet can be whittled down to less than 20 names with relative ease, but that’s sport for you. If you begin to win on a regular basis, the hunger…

Remembering the life of John Elway Sr.

Throughout the years, football fans everywhere have known exactly what the name Elway was synonymous with: excellence. Associated with star quarterback John Elway of the Denver Broncos, many remember the years where he led dramatic drives deep into the playoffs, culminating with Super Bowl victories in 1997 and 1998. However, it is not well-known that his dad played a huge role in the evolution of the game, as the plays he innovated went on to transform how it was played. Officially John Elway Sr., Jack Elway overcame the initial disappointment of a football career cut short by inventing the spread…

Will Terry and Carrick become the next PL stars to join the MLS?

“Steven Gerrard” (CC BY 2.0) by  araizavictor  Premier League legends Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard made the decision to end their respective careers in the English top flight to join the MLS. The former international midfielders opted to play out their final days at Los Angeles Galaxy and New York City FC respectively, despite arguably having enough ability to continue plying their trade in the top division in England. Many footballers from across Europe, including Andrea Pirlo, have also been convinced to leave the continent for the States in search of a warmer climate, while also raising the profile of the game across the pond.…