Soccer Sports Betting News
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Sao Paulo, Brazil (MySportsbook) - Argentina and Brazil have scheduled two
friendlies for later this year, one in Qatar and the other in Argentina.
The first match is Nov. 17 in Qatar, and the second game is Dec. 19 at Estadio
Ciudad de La Plata in La Plata, Argentina.
Brazil, which h... |
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (MySportsbook) - Diego Maradona's tenure as coach of
Argentina ended Tuesday, when the Argentine Football Association announced his
contract would not be renewed.
Maradona, 49, became Argentina's manager in November of 2008. He was initially
offered a four-year con... |
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (MySportsbook) - Villarreal has allowed Argentinian
midfielder Damian Escudero to move to Boca Juniors in his homeland for an
undisclosed transfer fee.
The 23-year-old joined the Yellow Submarine from Velez Sarsfield two years ago
but he was immediately lo... |
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Sofia, Bulgaria (MySportsbook) - Following a 1-0 UEFA EURO 2008
qualifying win over Luxembourg on Wednesday night, Bulgarian National Team
captain Stiliyan Petrov came out to say he will retire from international
football at the ripe age of 27.
The Aston Villa midf... |
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Sofia, Bulgaria (MySportsbook) - Just days before the start of the
Bulgarian Division I season, Lokomotiv Sofia learned that it will be without
defender Ivan Paskov for four months due to a knee injury.
The 33-year-old suffered the setback in last week's UEFA Cup qualifying ma... |
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Sofia, Bulgaria (MySportsbook) - Levski Sofia clinched the Bulgarian
Premier League title with a 2-1 win over Botev Plovdiv on Saturday.
With two matches remaining on the schedule, Levski has an eight point lead
over second place CSKA, who lost Saturday, 1-0 to Rodopa Smolyan.
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Copenhagen, Denmark (MySportsbook) - FC Copenhagen claimed its second
consecutive Danish title on Wednesday after defeating Brondby 1-0 to take a
13-point lead at the top of the standings with just four games to play.
After missing an opportunity to clinch the title on home s... |
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Copenhagen, Denmark (MySportsbook) - Defending Danish Superligaen title-
holders FC Copenhagen are on the verge of two league records as the Denmark
season closes in on its conclusion.
First, if the champions win at home versus Aalborg BK on Saturday, the Lions
will defend their ... |
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Copenhagen, Denmark (MySportsbook) - Denmark is in desperate need of two
wins when it plays against Turkey on Saturday and Georgia on Tuesday in World
Cup qualifiers.
Morten Olsen was forced to make one alteration to his original squad when
captain Per Nielsen fractured his c... |
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Doetinchem, Netherlands (MySportsbook) - A hat trick from Luis Suarez put
Ajax well on its way to a 5-0 thumping of De Graafschap at De Vijverberg on
Sunday.
Suarez scored twice in the first half and again in the 85th minute, between
second-half goals from Urby Emanuelson and Chr... |
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Amsterdam, Netherlands (MySportsbook) - Ajax confirmed the signing of
Egyptian striker Mido on Monday on a one-year contract.
The 27-year-old was allowed to leave Middlesbrough on a free transfer, and he
returns to Amsterdam after spending time at Ajax from 2001 to 2003.
"We ne... |
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Eindhoven, Netherlands (MySportsbook) - Marcus Berg scored a pair of goals
to lead PSV Eindhoven to a 3-1 win over AZ Alkmaar at Philips Stadium on
Sunday.
Berg scored the opener in the 43rd minute, and after AZ's Erik Falkenburg
equalized early in the second half, Berg t... |
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Paris, France (MySportsbook) - Sochaux moved into fourth in the French Ligue
1 table after four weeks with a 3-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.
Modibo Maiga opened the scoring for Sochaux in the 13th minute before Ideye
Brown and Damien Perquis gave the home side a 3-0 lead at ... |
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Paris, France (MySportsbook) - French Ligue 1 leaders Toulouse continued its
perfect start to the 2010-11 season with a 2-0 win over Nancy on Saturday.
Midfielders Etienne Capoue and Franck Tabanou scored second-half goals to lead
Toulouse to its fourth win in four games this season.
Ca... |
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Bordeaux, France (MySportsbook) - Bordeaux signed Tunisia midfielder Fahid
Ben Khalfallah from Valenciennes on Friday.
Ben Khalfallah, 27, signed a four-year contract with Bordeaux, which needed to
replace playmaker Yoann Gourcuff in midfield. Bordeaux sold Gourcuff to Lyon
earlier th... |
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Wolfsburg, Germany (MySportsbook) - Wolfsburg, which signed Diego last week,
sent attacking midfielder Zvjezdan Misimovic to Galatasaray on Tuesday.
Misimovic, 28, had 17 goals in 65 league matches for Wolfsburg and was a real
creator in midfield, but Diego was signed last week and both ... |
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Gelsenkirchen, Germany (MySportsbook) - Schalke acquired striker Klaas-Jan
Huntelaar from AC Milan, midfielder Jose Manuel Jurado from Atletico Madrid
and defender Nicolas Plestan from Lille on Tuesday.
Huntelaar, 27, was acquired for a fee around $17 million, as AC Milan sold off
th... |
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