Major League Soccer returns with a bang during July and August with an innovative World Cup style tournament format. Entitled ‘MLS is Back’, the competition will feature 25 teams spread across six groups playing a near daily schedule at a single venue in Florida. Following the completion of the opening phase, 16 teams will progress to the single elimination knockout stage.
As the extended Championship season reaches its climax, with four matches remaining, it’s tight at both ends of the table. At the summit, it appears to be a two-horse race between Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion, as to who will finish champions and who will gain automatic promotion to the Premier League. Further down in the standings, any one of six could still realistically snatch that final play-off place, while at the wrong end of the table, just three points separate Huddersfield Town in 18th and Middlesbrough who sit in the dreaded drop zone.
Football Index is an innovative online game for football fanatics to use their knowledge of the game to make money. It’s not like traditional gambling but it does, however, rely heavily on how a player performs in their matches. It can be likened to stock trading as punters or traders bet on certain footballers to have a good game and generate enough buzz in the media.
Football or soccer is one of the most popular games in the world, and this is not to confused with American football. Football, as we know it today, emerged in England but different countries claim that it originated from their lands. In regards to ancient Greece, there was a team game known as 'episkyros' which was known to exist in the 4th century BC. Similarly, a Roman game by the name of 'Harpastaum' was very popular during the same time, and the idea was borrowed from the Greeks.
2020 has not been a particularly nice year for football fans or players for obvious reasons, but there’s plenty to be cheerful about now. Reports are coming in from all the major leagues across Europe that live football will start again soon. What it all means is that we are about to see the best players from around the world live in play again after being off the pitch for months. It also means that betting season is about to start again soon, and in full flow.
COVID-19 has shut and locked humans into their homes. It has shut all the companies’ offices and systems. As a result, there has been a huge loss in the affected areas around the globe. Like every other sector, even the sports sector was badly hit. The players and the managers got their salaries deducted during this period. We all know this side of reality but little do we know about another side of reality. Not just the sportsperson or the employees got hit but even the bettors or the betting companies were also badly hit due to the lockdown.
Our favourite game returned to action in most countries in the last week. Bundesliga was the first to restart and was followed by Spanish La Liga, Coppa Italia, and ultimately English Premier League. The only question mark is currently related to the biggest of the competitions, the UEFA Champions League.
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted many sports calendars this year including Italian
Sports are no longer just about enjoying and watching who wins a game, but it is also about winning money for a lot of people. That is why sports betting is gaining popularity globally. For most people, it has become an additional form of earnings. African countries are the biggest population of sports betting fanatics. They love to place bets on sports such as football, horse races, hockey, basketball, and many more.
Times have changed, and the generation that is living is tired of watching matches on TV. Tech-savvy geeks have made it possible to watch your favorite football matches from the click of your smart devices, be it a tablet, iPad, or Android phone. Have you tried streaming football events? If no, then a lot of information in the world of sports is passing off your horizon. Below is the fun that comes with live streaming football matches.
The Coronavirus pandemic has meant that a large majority of the world has been in lockdown and life as we know it grinding to a halt. Economies have been badly affected and sport being one of the industries that really took a big hit. However, improvements are now being made and it appears that normality could return soon enough.
If you’re looking to join forces with the Premier League you will need to swear your allegiance to Manchester United, Arsenal, Newcastle United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Leicester City or Chelsea. These are the top-performing teams of the EPL. The Premier League season runs between August and May.
Football is a very popular game for various sports fans all over the globe. Perhaps the simplicity of the game mechanics is the main reason why people are attracted to this sport. Add to this the marketing techniques implemented by the sponsors of the games to enhance the curiosity of the fans. If you are one football fan, then you would definitely be interested in some of the fun facts below.
There’s nothing like watching football on a Sunday afternoon. You’ve got your friends over, you’ve got your beverage, and you've got the sweet, sweet violence of brute strength and blinding speed. It’s a great time. Like all sporting events, what would make it even more interesting? Placing a wager.
Since Sir Alex Ferguson chose to retire, Manchester United have had their toughest time in the club's modern era. Following the meltdown when Ferguson's successor David Moyes was in charge, the two top managers Louis Van Gaal and José Mourinho, failed to take the biggest club in England back to the top. Is their current manager Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer now giving the fans a proper rebuild to believe in, for the first time in seven years?
If you have eyes, then you will have seen hundreds of sports betting adverts over the years. They’re everywhere. Now, if you’re a more avid follower of football then it’s highly plausible that Football Index isn’t a new concept to you. BetIndex Ltd who run the fast-growing platform label it the ‘future of betting' but is that really the case? Here we take a look how it varies to the traditional betting systems and answer that very question.
In 2007, Major League Soccer adopted the Designated Player Rule allowing clubs to usurp the league’s restrictive salary cap to add marquee players without affecting their wage structures. The rule changed MLS overnight as clubs could suddenly attract big-named players from outside the United States. The 2020 MLS season sees over 50 Designated Players competing across the league’s 26 teams.
Following the postponement and cancellation of the majority of sporting events due to the coronavirus, it seems we may be gearing up for some leagues to get underway again. Many of the postponements have been in place for a little over a month at this point, and whilst fans are going to have to wait for a while longer yet until the Euros take place as it was moved through to 2021, restrictions are being lifted across Europe and as such we may see a return to a regular football schedule.
The COVID-19 pandemic had taken its toll on the sports industry, causing some events to cancel. The NFL Draft is one of the most awaited events of this year that was affected by this outbreak. People’s health is on top of the NFL league’s priority, but they also need to make sure that the football industry won’t fall behind.
Football has quite recently found its way to India. This sport is mainly associated with the west, and was in the past never really that popular in Asia. In later years, especially with the popularization of the world wide web, this has changed drastically. As Asia opened up to the outside world, they also opened up to football.
