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Gareth Bale’s status for Tottenham Hotspur’s Sunday match against Manchester City remains uncertain. Although the world class winger has been active during team training sessions, his fitness is still questionable at best. According to his Twitter feed, the Welsh star was not busy training this afternoon. At approximately 2:00 pm, the #askbale questioning began. Hours later [...]

For an average European fan, football is a straightforward concept. It’s a sport where you use your foot to kick a ball. You play it growing up. You support your local club your entire life. However, things aren’t so clear on the other side of the Atlantic. In the States, football is soccer, or football is [...]

As the 2012-13 Premier League season draws to a close, many teams and supporters have begun looking forward to the summer. Clubs utilise the months off to add new talent and showcase their current squad in friendly competitions around the world. One of the biggest pre-season competitions is the Barclays Asia Cup. The biennial competition, which [...]

Pre-season tours have gained more importance in recent years. Travelling to foreign countries allows clubs a great opportunity to expand their brand and helps players get ready for the upcoming season. Here are some of the Premier League’s top Asian tour for this upcoming summer: Arsenal: 13/14 July: Indonesia national team (Jakarta) 22 July: Nagoya Grampus Eight [...]

The United States will host one of the most anticipated pre-season matches this summer. Manchester City and Chelsea will play in St. Louis, Missouri on Thursday May 23. This exhibition fixture is just four days after the conclusion of the Premier League season. This will be City’s third time travelling to America since making their first [...]

Some Chelsea supporters have written this season off as a disappointment. With their early Champions League elimination and the Blues still fighting for a top-four spot, these supporters certainly have reason to moan. Although the 2012-13 campaign has been a frustrating one for the west London club, it certainly has been eventful. Chelsea’s biggest headlines have [...]

Although Chelsea supporters were disappointed with their early Champions League exit, the Blues have made an impressive Europa League run and expect to challenge for the trophy. During their round of 16 tie against Steaua Bucharest, David Luiz had four successful interceptions. Entering their third match in just six days, Chelsea’s defence will count on another [...]

There is no secret behind Newcastle’s Europa League success. The club has stressed defence, and it has paid off. Do not expect anything to change in tonight’s match against Benfica. The Toon hold a clear advantage in this tie when it comes to defending. In this season’s Europa League, Newcastle have held seven clean sheets compared [...]

Andre Villas Boas’s Tottenham squad has had an impressive Europa League run thus far.  After beating Lyon and Inter Milan, the Lilywhites will host Basel at White Hart Lane tonight for their first quarter-final leg. Although Gareth Bale remains the north London club’s main playmaker, midfielder Mousa Dembele has been in tremendous form in Europa League [...]

A Burnley F.C. spokesman said the world’s ‘oldest season ticket’ was returned to the club late last week. The ticket, or members’ card as it was referred to back then, was valid for the 1884-85 season. This was just three years after the club’s founding and four years before the formation of the original Football League. [...]

Tonight’s clash between European powerhouses in Paris will not disappoint international football fans. Prestigious teams rarely compete in qualifying matches of such a high magnitude. With Spain in danger of missing out on automatic qualifying, Les Bleus hope to widen their 2-point lead over the reigning World Cup and European Champions. French manager Didier Deschamps plans [...]

After a disappointing 1-1 draw at home against Finland last Friday, Spain need a good result in Paris tonight. Despite Spain’s recent inconsistencies, HitItBet.com has the reigning European Champions as slight favourites over France. Trailing France by two points in Group I qualification, FIFA’s #1 ranked team is in danger of missing out on automatic qualification [...]

After Friday’s 8-0 victory over San Marino, England will certainly expect to be tested a bit more against Montenegro. The Eastern Europeans currently lead Group H and will look to extend their two-point lead over the Three Lions. Although they are behind in points and will travel to Montenegro for the match, Hititbet.com puts England as [...]

After a 2-1 comeback victory over Scotland, Wales’ World Cup qualifying dreams still hang by a thread. The match tonight will be a real test for the Welsh national team as they host Croatia. This match is equally important for Croatia, who hope to widen their seven-point lead over Wales and keep pace with Group A’s [...]

Belgium’s national team travel to Macedonia for their fifth World Cup qualifying match. Led by Manchester City’s Vincent Kompany, Belgium should pick up three points this evening. Hititbet.com has Belgium as heavy favourites to continue their unbeaten streak in qualifying competitions. Belgium, who are currently 19th in the FIFA world rankings, have plenty of top choice [...]

England travel to San Marino for this evening’s FIFA World Cup qualifier. England, who are currently 4th in the FIFA world rankings, should breeze past 207th (last) ranked San Marino squad. Fans can cash in on this easy pick at Hititbet.com. After a convincing 5-0 victory last December, England are the heavy favourites to come out [...]

After conceding two late goals in their last match against Wales, Scotland will be seeking revenge at home against their British rivals. Hititbet.com has Wales as the favourites to win. Wales forward Gareth Bale, who was responsible for those two goals, has been in all the headlines surrounding this World Cup qualifier. After suffering a hamstring [...]

He’s had his fair share of struggles, but Djimi Traore is currently basking in the glory of a CONCACAF Champions League wondergoal. In the 59th minute, Traore broke a 1-1 tie between the Seattle Sounders and Mexico’s Tigres UANL with an unstoppable 30-yard volley. His bar-down goal helped the Sounders become the first American team [...]

Premier League fans have seen Mikel Arteta make an impact on the pitch since 2004, but how well do we know the footballer? The Spanish midfielder spent eight seasons with Everton, before cashing in with a four-year, £10 million deal with Arsenal. Arteta’s veteran presence has been a valuable asset for the Gunners, who generally field [...]

The Capital One Cup is celebrating its amazing first season with a brand new competition. To thank the thousands of fans for their tweets, likes, and online conversation Capital One is giving everyone a chance to become a superstar. 1000 lucky fans will be immortalised just like the greatest footballers of all-time. These lucky fans will [...]