Soccer Sports Betting News
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Philadelphia, PA (Worldwide Gamble) - Raul in Royal Blue? Fitting, I guess, even
if it's tough to imagine. Raul ended his 16-year stay at Real Madrid this week
and started his second life at Schalke on Thursday.
Signed to a "lifetime contract" by Real Madrid just two years ago, the Spanish
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Philadelphia, PA (Worldwide Gamble) - If Argentina lifts the World Cup four
years from now in Brazil, Oscar Ruggeri will be able to take some of the
credit.
No, Ruggeri is not a fleet-footed winger capable of scoring bags of goals, or
even a stalwart defender who will help to shore up a le... |
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Toronto, Canada (Worldwide Gamble) - With reports surfacing that Inter Milan are
prepared to transfer Mario Balotelli to Manchester City for a fee in the range
of 30 million Euros, the young star's tumultuous time with the club seems to be
at an end.
The 19-year-old Balotelli is a supremely g... |
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London, England (Worldwide Gamble) - Fulham named Mark Hughes its new manager on
Thursday and signed him to a two-year contract.
The former Wales, Blackburn and Manchester City manager replaces Roy Hodgson,
who left to join Arsenal this offseason. Fulham finished 12th last season and
sevent... |
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Newcastle, England (Worldwide Gamble) - Newcastle center back Steven Taylor will
be sidelined three months with a shoulder injury, the English Premier League
club revealed Thursday.
Taylor, 24, dislocated the shoulder in a preseason friendly on July 17 and was
forced to have surgery.
"Af... |
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Newcastle, England (Worldwide Gamble) - Newcastle signed goalkeeper Tim Krul to
a four-year contract on Thursday.
Krul, 22, joined Newcastle in 2005 and has made seven starts and played twice
as a substitute. His new deal runs through the 2013-14 season.
"I am delighted to commit my futur... |
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Renton, WA (Worldwide Gamble) - Seattle Sounders FC signed Uruguay national
team midfielder Alvaro Fernandez, the Major League Soccer club announced on
Thursday.
The 24-year-old Fernandez, who will be Seattle's third designated player,
joining Freddie Ljungberg and Blaise Nkuf... |
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Houston, TX (Worldwide Gamble) - The Major League Soccer All-Stars fell to
English Premier League powerhouse Manchester United, 5-2, on Wednesday night
in front of 70,728 fans at Reliant Stadium - the fourth-largest crowd to
witness an all-star game in United States' sports history.... |
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Houston, TX (Worldwide Gamble) - Manchester United has not been very impressive
in its two exhibitions against Major League Soccer opponents, but veteran Ryan
Giggs believes the English club "will be up for the challenge" against the MLS
All-Stars on Wednesday night.
United started its North... |
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Signed midfielder Alvaro Fernandez. ... |
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East Hartford, CT (Worldwide Gamble) - Abby Wambach scored two goals to lead the
United States women's national team to a 3-0 win over Sweden on Saturday night
in a friendly at Rentschler Field.
Megan Rapinoe opened the scoring in the 34th minute and Wambach added goals in
first-half stoppage... |
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Roodepoort, South Africa (Worldwide Gamble) - A pair of first-half goals from
Edson Buddle helped the United States to a 3-1 win over Australia in a
friendly on Saturday.
Buddle scored four minutes into the game before Australia's Tim Cahill
equalized in the 19th minute.... |
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Johannesburg, South Africa (Worldwide Gamble) - Andres Iniesta scored in the
116th minute to help Spain claim its first FIFA World Cup title with a 1-0 win
over the Netherlands at Soccer City Stadium on Sunday.
Just minutes after Dutch defender John Heitinga was sent off for receiving his
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Philadelphia, PA (Worldwide Gamble) - The 2010 FIFA World Cup featured the four
most recent World Player of the Year winners, but none of them performed well
enough in South Africa to earn a spot on our all-tournament team.
Perhaps Italy defender Fabio Cannavaro, who won the award after the It... |
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Philadelphia, PA (Worldwide Gamble) - When the 2010 FIFA World Cup was awarded
to South Africa on May 15, 2004, the tournament promised to be a history-
making event.
The 19th edition of the competition would be the first to be played on the
African continent, but the location w... |
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Shanghai, China (Worldwide Gamble) - 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 (Worldwide Gamble) - 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 (Worldwide Gamble) - 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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