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The Scale and Scope of Casino Sponsorship in Football In recent years, the world of football has seen a notable increase in the involvement of the casino industry. This surge is especially prominent in the UK, where numerous top-flight clubs have entered sponsorship deals with leading casino establishments. For instance, many well-known casino brands, such as 888Casino – recognized for ...

The playwright George Bernard Shaw once described Britain and the USA as two nations divided by a common language. That is certainly the case when it comes to Football, the most popular sport in each country, although we are talking about two different games. Whilst American Football – or gridiron – has some following in Europe – especially now that ...

Source We are roughly four months away from the decision of world football’s most prestigious, individual award: The Ballon D’Or. The shortlist will feature yet again, the games most glitzy, flamboyant and characterful superstars; the showmen who play the leading role, in their teams attacking, blockbuster production. The favourite again appears to be Juventus new man, Cristiano Ronaldo, which would further boost ...

Roll the clock back just shy of three years. Anthony Martial had just captured headlines and devastated Liverpool’s brittle Brendan Rodger’s era defense. A cursory glance at a footnote in that game saw Jordan Ibe replacing the then new, misfiring signing, Roberto Firmino after less than seventy minutes on the pitch in a crucial Premier League clash. It was a ...

In the 2012/13 Champions League campaign Bayern Munich absolutely decimated Barcelona at the semi-final stage. The Germans were ruthless as they defeated the Catalans 4-0 in the first leg, leaving any chance of a Barcelona comeback feeble, if at all any. And there were no miracles in the return leg at the Camp Nou as the Bavarians rampaged Barca to ...

So what do you do when a corporation goes through a crisis? Call an experienced hand. Right? And if that experienced hand is already familiar with the ins and outs of the said corporation all the better. If Arsenal are a corporation – and let’s not fool ourselves, all modern clubs are money-making corporations – then they have just the ...

Zinedine Zidane was always expected to get the Real Madrid job someday. The Frenchman had retired from his playing career a club legend, having won them a ninth Champions League with a scintillating volley against Bayer Leverkusen in 2002. He later served as an assistant to Carlo Ancelotti when the Italian took reins at the Santiago Bernabeu and delivered the ...

Luis Suarez is arguably the greatest striker in the world at the moment, and he has been one for at least the last two seasons. The Uruguayan, who ended the last season with a flourish, seems to have continued in the same vein, having netted a hat-trick in the LaLiga opener against Real Betis at the Camp Nou last weekend. ...

Photo credits: Paul Not everyone recognizes Cristiano Ronaldo as one of the best players in the history of football, but the day the legendary forward decides to hang up his boots and lets the dust settle behind him, everyone will be deemed to acknowledge the exceptional career that the Portuguese stalwart has had. The former Manchester United winger has won ...

I can assure you that there is no Barcelona bias here and the opinions here are from the viewpoint of a neutral. I myself was left heartbroken by Messi after the Champions League final of 2009 and 2011. The younger generation is unlucky not to witness many geniuses in the history of the sport. Only a few video clips and ...