Ten years ago, Manchester City were taken over by Sheikh Mansour and transformed forever. At that time, then Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson remarked that they were the “noisy neighbours”. It was a blithe remark from the Scot, made at a time when his United team being usurped was unthinkable. Since then, the fortunes
Manchester United staged a late and unlikely Champions League comeback to beat Juventus 1 – 2 in Turin on Wednesday night. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring in the 66th minute with an outstanding volley. It was his first goal against Manchester United for Juventus. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice against UTD for Madrid in 2013. Then,
Liverpool slumped to a 0 – 2 Champions League defeat away to Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday night. After beating PSG 3 – 2 in their Group C opener, last year’s finalists looked set to qualify easily. Now, Liverpool might not make the knockout stages after an electric display from Red Star Belgrade. For Belgrade,
Sports betting giant William Hill has announced the sale of 82 of it’s horse racing course track-side pitches. The pitches are used to provide horse racing punters the service of placing track-side wagers. According to The Guardian, William Hill has been offering this option for over 80 years. It launched it’s first track-side pitch at
Tottenham lost 1 – 0 to Manchester City on Monday night on a Wembley pitch that still bore NFL markings. The Wembley turf looked ragged after the Jacksonville Jaguars VS Philadelphia Eagles game that took place the day before. Much was made of the question of whether the quality of the game would suffer because
Juventus beat Manchester United 1 – 0 in the Champions League at Old Trafford in the Champions League on Wednesday night. It was a game ripe with narrative. Juventus VS Manchester United, the most common Champions League matchup for both teams. To enhance the rivalry, it was also Cristiano Ronaldo returning to the club where
Mesut Ozil captained Arsenal to a tenth consecutive victory and a 3 – 1 win against Leicester on Monday night. Mesut Ozil controversially resigned from the German national team over the summer. Given that, and his stuttering to start the club season, there were more doubts over him than ever. However, playing in his preferred
Thierry Henry and Monaco fell into the Ligue 1 relegation zone as Henry’s first game ended in a 2-1 defeat. The loss away at Strasbourg was Thierry Henry’s first game as Monaco manager. His new side have now won just one in ten domestic games this season. Having talked for years about wanting to be
Gaming Innovation Group Incorporated (GiG) have taken their first steps into releasing their own self-developed casino games. Last week, the UK Gambling Commision granted GiG a business-to-business sportsbetting licence. Now, it’s announced the soft launch of Wild Reels, it’s first game in a series of a planned 5 – 7. Gaming Innovation Group is based
Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez is confident that his team will stay in the Premier League this season. Speaking last week before the Manchester United Game, Rafael Benitez was optimistic following a meeting with owner Mike Ashley. “I am convinced, 100%, that we will stay in the Premier League this season,” he said. The pair
