Two tactical “masters” José Mourinho and Josep Guardiola will lead their teams and try to win the first European trophy this season. The Bavarians will try revange to Chelsea for painful defeat in the 2012 UEFA Champions League final. In both teams arrived new coaches, José Mourinho is back again in Chelsea, while Bayern hiring former FC Barcelona trainer Josep Guardiola. The new Bayern coach had already lifted UEFA Super Cup trophy with Barça in 2009. and 2011. and will try to win third time. In media focus is on two very good managers, but Guardiola…
Read MoreConfederations Cup: Nigeria – Spain Betting Preview
Spain need one point to qualify in the semi-finals but we think they will not calculate. They will going to win this match and finish on the 1st position. Nigeria don’t have too much chance to go through the semi-finals. They have to beat Spain and hope that their goal difference is better then Uruguay’s and it seems like impossible mission. Interesting fact about these two national teams is that they met only once, on the World Cup 1998 in France and that very interesting match Nigeria won 3:2 (if…
Read MoreConfederations Cup: Italy – Brazil Betting Preview
Both teams are already qualified in the semi-finals of Confederations Cup, but one important thing is not clear, yet, which national team will finish on the 1st place in group A. Why is that important? The second team will clash with the 1st team in group B, that’s Spain, currently maybe the best national team in the world. Both teams will try to win this match and avoid Spain in the semi-final. There are rumors that Confederations Cup could be cancel because of anti-government protests, but FIFA spokesman Pekka Odriozola…
Read MoreNew Betting Scandal in Italian Football
New scandal in Italian football. All Bari players have been charged for match-fixing in a Serie A and Serie B, including Jean-Francois Gillet and ex-Juventus assistant Cristian Stellini. The investigation is based around four fixed matches from 2008 to 2010. The matches in Serie B were Bari 0-1 Treviso on May 10 2008 and Salernitana 3-2 Bari on May 23 2009, when Antonio Conte was the Coach. In Serie A, the ties accused of being fixed are Bari 0-1 Sampdoria in April 2011 and Palermo 2-1 Bari in May 2011.…
Read MoreCrystal Palace promoted to Premier League
Crystal Palace celebrate their promotion to the Premier League after beating Watford 1-0 in extra time and win the Championship play-off final. The 39-year-old veteran Kevin Phillips scored the only goal from the penalty spot at the end of the first half of extra time. A penalty from 39-year-old Kevin Phillips gave the Londoners victory after Manchester United-bound winger Wilfried Zaha was brought down by Watford’s Marco Cassetti. Watford had a great chance and almost equalised at the very end but Joel Ward headed off the line. Crystal Palace join…
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