Match fixing is not a new phenomenon. As far back as the ancient Olympics bribes were offered in return for a win. But, match fixing has increased over recent years. Much of this is due to the expansion of the betting industry. People are learning how to bet on sports legally, wherever they are based. [...]
Premier League clubs generated record revenues of £3.6 billion during the 2015/16 season, and the increasing profitability of elite teams in England’s top two division is attracting investors from across the globe. International owners are not a new concept for the EPL; Russian businessman Roman Abramovich arrived at Chelsea nearly 15 years ago and has [...]
The Juventus Football Club has known a successful path, ever since its creation. The Juve has won almost all their matches, and have the biggest fan group in Italy. When the club was still a starter, it won the most Scudettos in Italy and won the Championships more than 30 times. Plus, the Italian Cup [...]
Manchester United is the biggest football club in the world. Blessed with a history of legendary figures both on and off the field and boasting a world famous brand synonymous with success, it’s a club that in many ways transcends football altogether. Busby, Best, Charlton, Ferguson, Giggs, Ronaldo, Rooney. The list in endless. That famous [...]
Well that was a strange little match, wasn’t it? The knock out stages of the Gold Cup began Sunday for the U.S. Men’s National Team as they took on El Salvador in a packed stadium in Baltimore. It was pretty obvious before kick off that the U.S. were heavily favored to win, but that El [...]
No Omar, no Donovan, no Keane. It seems like LA can’t catch a break once they start to get their feet back underneath them. What I mean is LA struggles tremendously when they are missing one of their key players, and it usually happens when they are missing Omar Gonzalez. Tonight’s game was no different. [...]
Magic Mike Magee continued his goal scoring rampage, and so did the Chicago Fire as they continue to climb up the Eastern Conference standings after the team stole an important 2-1 road victory over the Philadelphia Union Saturday night. Patrick Nyarko put the Fire up 1-0 in the ninth minute with his fourth goal of [...]
Oh what a night for the New York Red Bulls when they went to meet the Wizard of Oz! In front of a crowd of 20,000+ Sporting Kansas City supporters, the Red Bulls went in, played the game and came home with three points in their carry on luggage. Really, you couldn’t ask for a [...]
Apparently so… According to a report released by the AP, former Secretary of the State, Condoleeza Rice is going to be on the newly formed college football playoff committee. Yup, Condi will have a say in whether or not your college team of choice makes the playoffs. Rice has a degree from both the University [...]
Last week, the ACC held its annual media day, with media members voting on the 2013 ACC Preseason Polls. The media expects the ACC Championship to be a matchup of Clemson and Miami (55 votes). Duke, despite having a solid 2012 season and reaching their first bowl game in awhile, was picked to finish last [...]
