Soccer Sports Betting News
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Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - With the busy holiday period having just
ended, the Premiership campaign has reached the halfway point, so it's time to
take a look at what to watch for over the remaining four months of the season.
CAN LIVERPOOL ACTUALLY HOLD ON AND WIN THE LEAGUE?
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Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Barcelona resumed training Monday
following Spain's short winter break, and captain Carles Puyol downplayed the
jaw dropping four-month run that capped 2008.
"I think we need to improve, and that's what we'll be trying to do," he said
at a press conferenc... |
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Yokohama, Japan (MySportsbook) - Wayne Rooney's goal in the 73rd minute
handed 10-man Manchester United a 1-0 win over LDU Quito in the final of the
FIFA Club World Cup on Sunday.
United was the better side throughout much of the match and Rooney's goal even
came 24 minutes after... |
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London, England (MySportsbook) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has ruled out
making a fresh approach for Udinese midfielder Gokhan Inler.
Wenger has admitted he was interested in signing the Switzerland international
last summer following Mathieu Flamini's departure to AC Milan.
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London, England (MySportsbook) - Arsenal teenager Jack Wilshere has signed a
first professional contract after turning 17 on New Year's Day.
Wilshere, who has made seven first-team appearances this season including one
as a substitute in the Premier League, was previously on scholarsh... |
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Middlesbrough, England (MySportsbook) - Middlesbrough winger Stewart
Downing has signaled his intent to leave the Riverside Stadium after handing
in a written transfer request.
The 24-year-old wideman, who only signed a new five-year contract in February
2008, is believed to h... |
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Milan, Italy (MySportsbook) - AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti is seriously
considering handing David Beckham an immediate debut when Serie A resumes on
Jan. 11.
Beckham has joined the Rossoneri on loan from Major League Soccer side, the
Los Angeles Galaxy, for three months and has ... |
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Chester, PA (MySportsbook) - Nick Sakiewicz, CEO and operating partner of
Keystone Sports and Entertainment LLC, which owns the yet-to-be-named Major
League Soccer Philadelphia club, made some less than optimistic comments
earlier this week about the 2010 expansion club's socc... |
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Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - United States men's national team coach Bob
Bradley selected 25 players Tuesday to the training camp roster who will begin
workouts Jan. 4 at the U.S. training center at The Home Depot Center in Carson,
Calif.
The group will prepare for the United Stat... |
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Re-signed defender Chad Marshall to a multi-year contract. ... |
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Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - United States men's national team coach Bob
Bradley selected 25 players Tuesday to the training camp roster who will begin
workouts Jan. 4 at the U.S. training center at The Home Depot Center in Carson,
Calif.
The group will prepare for the United Stat... |
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Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - United States Soccer named U.S. men's national
team goalkeeper Tim Howard as the 2008 Male Athlete of the Year and women's
midfielder Carli Lloyd as the 2008 Female Athlete of the Year on Thursday.
The honor is the first for both Howard and Lloyd. Howard ... |
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Zurich, Switzerland (MySportsbook) - Brazil was chosen as the host country
of the 2014 Men's World Cup, while Germany was given the same distinction as
the home of the 2011 Women's World Cup.
FIFA president Joseph Blatter made the announcement following an executive
committee meet... |
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Zurich, Switzerland (MySportsbook) - The FIFA Disciplinary Committee fined
and suspended France captain Zinedine Zidane and Italy defender Marco
Materazzi Thursday for the incident that took place during the 2006 FIFA World
Cup final on July 9 in Berlin.
The Committee issued a... |
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Shanghai, China (MySportsbook) - Hope Solo's comments will define the United
States' 2007 World Cup effort forever, but it's that one loss that will take
the Americans years to overcome.
Like it or not, Solo's outburst after the 4-0 semifinal loss to Brazil - the
worst loss in the Uni... |
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Shanghai, China (MySportsbook) - Brazil's Marta was awarded the Golden Ball
on Sunday as the top player in the Women's World Cup.
Marta, 21, scored seven goals to lead Brazil to its first final. Although she
missed a penalty kick in the final, a 2-0 loss to Germany, Marta ran away with
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Shanghai, China (MySportsbook) - Birgit Prinz scored and Nadine Angerer
stopped a penalty kick by Brazil's Marta as Germany became the first team to
repeat as Women's World Cup champions with a 2-0 victory on Sunday.
Prinz, a three-time FIFA Player of the Year, scored in the 52nd... |
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