Welsh teenager Harry Wilson has become the youngest player ever to play for his country, but that’s not all. He earned his grandfather 125,000 pounds. Wilson, who play for Liverpool, broke Gareth Bale’s record when he played on Tuesday’s 1:1 draw against Belgium at the age of 16 years and 207 days. But, that was double celebration for his gran-dad Pete Edwards, who had place a bet of £50 that his grandson Wilson would play for Wales one day. Pete placed his bet when his grandson was only two years old at amazing odds of 2,500-1. And it happened,…
Read MoreIgnore Chelsea and Man City for the Premier League value bets
If you’re looking for a little value in the Premier League after the first seven games of the new English Premier League season, then you’re going to have to ignore Man City and Chelsea. After seven games the Barclays Premier League Table is largely dominated by the clubs we would have though with a couple of exceptions. So far, Southampton are the unexpected gate-crashers though many punters tipped them to do better than expected whilst Manchester United have got off to a stuttering start under the stewardship of David Moyes.…
Read MoreWorld Cup still the Target for Defoe
Jermain Defoe has made no secret that he needs to be playing regularly at Tottenham Hotspur if he is to keep his World Cup dream alive. Defoe earned plaudits from Betfair writers with an impressive two-goal performance in Spurs’ 3-0 Europa League victory against Tromso, but the forward knows it will be regular Premier League football that boosts his chances of a World Cup spot. The Spurs striker has kept his place in Roy Hodgson’s England squad despite dropping down the pecking order at White Hart Lane, but a continued…
Read MoreNorwegian sportsmen – better or worse?
The Viking-nation from Scandinavia has always had some amazing talents in several different sports. Although the country always had footballers representing big football clubs across Europe, their biggest achievements have been in winter sports and winter Olympics. In previous years, however, critics have said that the country has not managed to produce the same sort of talents that they did 20-30 years ago. Is it true? We are sure all the football fans out there remember footballers like Ronny Johnsen (Manchester United), Henning Berg (Blackburn and Manchester United), John Carew…
Read MoreGareth Bale has finally completed his move to Real Madrid
Gareth Bale has finally moved from Tottenham Hotspur FC to Real Madrid CF for €100 millions transfer fee and smashed all world record transfers. Bale, still only 24, will struggle to pay back Real Madrid’s €100m transfer fee, but many people believe the left winger has the mental strength to handle the pressure. Former Welsh international Iwan Roberts told UEFA.com that Top players want to play in the Champions League and Gareth Bale is a top player and he deserves that stage. He added: “Carlo Ancelotti is one of the best coaches in the world and Gareth will now…
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