By Josh Powell | Confederations Cup betting The Confederations Cup is like the World Cup just without the Dutch falling out with each other, the Germans winning on penalties, or the English embarrassing themselves on a global stage. You still get all the biggest names and the best games plus it’s live on BBC so […]
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Earn free bets, watch real football and have an excuse not to do the gardening
With the Premier League done for the season and no major international tournament on this summer you have plenty of time on your hands. You can do all those odd jobs around the house you’ve been meaning to do or read that Dostoevsky novel that’s been gathering dust on your shelf. Hell, you have time […]
Betting news on Ashley Cole, the Six Nations and today’s racing
Football Ashley Cole will receive his 100th cap for England tonight when the Three Lions take on Brazil at Wembley tonight. The Chelsea man has been England’s first choice left-back for more than a decade but to say he’s a fan favourite would be like saying that Piers Morgan is ‘well-loved’ in the UK. Despite his off-the-pitch antics […]
Betting news on the Champion Hurdle, Rio Ferdinand and Six Nations
THE HEADLINES RACING MOURNS DEATH OF DARLAN RIO FERDINAND WANTS ENGLAND RETURN TUILAGI FIT AND READY FOR IRELAND ASSIGNMENT ================================================= Horse Racing What had been a very good bonus day of high quality racing on Monday turned sour with the death of Darlan in the Champion Hurdle Trial at Doncaster. The JP McManus owned six […]
GIF: Neymar scores amazing solo goal on 200th appearance
On his 200th appearance for his club Santos last night, Brazilian international Neymar scored a stunning solo goal to mark the occasion in a 2-2 draw with Atletico Mineiro. Fittingly the man whose crown he is looking to take, Ronaldhino, was on the field when it happened, playing for Atletico Mineiro. The 20-year old striker […]
VIDEO: Oscar shows his solo skills for Brazil
He didn’t look convincing when the Paddy Power Blog watched him against Mexico in the Olympic Football Final. But apart from goal hero Oribe Peralta and Hector Herrera for Mexico, few stood out that day — especially for Brazil. There’s a reason though that Chelsea forked out about £25m for midfielder Oscar. Here, in this video, he […]
Betting News: Carroll, Team GB,Olympics, Darts
#morningupdate Morning update from the Paddy Power Blog on all the latest betting moves in sport Olympics Big Ben has just started to chime to signal that London 2012 is about to start. One billion will watch live on TV with up four billion watching the action at some stage. But no-one knows yet who will light the Olympic […]
The next Pele: Can Neymar live up to the hype at the Olympics?
By Josh Powell Brazilian super-star Neymar is preparing for the 2012 Olympics surrounded by talk of a move away from Santos. The 20-year-old has had astonishing success in his short career and has that uncanny knack of scoring bags of goals. The stats are mind-blowing and it is no surprise that people are comparing him to […]
Team GB take on Brazil! Money-back if it’s a goal-fest
Stuart Pearce’s Great Britain Olympic football team have the pleasure of playing the tournament favourites Brazil at the Riverside Stadium and Paddy Power punters will be hoping for goals galore. That’s because if there are 4 or more goals in this match, Paddy Power will refund all losing first goalscorer, last goalscorer, correct score and scorecast singles on that match. […]
Beach volleyball: Your guide to the sexiest Olympic sport
By Josh Powell Beach volleyball is one of the easiest Olympic sports to enjoy, and yes that is because there are plenty of bang-tidy birds wearing bikinis. There are also plenty of fellas wearing the ‘optional vests’ for all the ladies out there in need of some eye candy after reading 50 Shades of Grey. But […]
Video: Brazilian ref gets punched, takes it like a champ
This one was spotted over on 101greatgoals.com where just like in the movie Jerry Maguire, they had us at ‘Bonkers Brazil’. A very lower league match between two sides you’ve never heard of, Desportiva Ferroviaria and Tupy-ES, erupted in to interest when the referee awarded a penalty and the Tupy-ES players kicked off. Unhappy with […]
Poll: Are Spain the greatest team, like, ever?
What we witnessed in the final of Euro 2012 was something special. Whatever your allegiance, wherever your money lay there can be no other reasonable, sane, mature option but to applaud and appreciate the making of history. That this Spain team is great there can be no question. Vicente Del Bosque may well have altered […]
Video: This Neymar Fella’s Not Too Bad
You probably haven’t heard of Neymar but apparently he’s a decent little player. Stoke have been thinking about making a bid, so we hear. Here’s a goal he scored agaionst Flamengo yesterday I spotted on caughtoffside.com. It’s not bad if you like the whole incredible skill, poise and finishing at high speed sort of thing.
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