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David Ginola announced run to Spot for FIFA

Earlier in January, an unexpected thing occurred in the world of football when the former French footballer David Ginola announced his desire to make a run for the presidential spot of FIFA.

It wasn’t revealed until a few weeks ago that the campaign of the Frenchman was backed by a top soccer betting firm and that Ginola was doing nothing more than just a publicity stunt.

Earlier in January, an unexpected thing occurred in the world of football when the former French footballer David Ginola announced his desire to make a run for the presidential spot of FIFA.

It wasn’t revealed until a few weeks ago that the campaign of the Frenchman was backed by a top soccer betting firm and that Ginola was doing nothing more than just a publicity stunt.

“This campaign is all about transparency and we are paying David 250,000 pounds for the campaign and for being here today. It is his full-time job now and, hopefully, will be for the next four months.” A spokesman for the Irish bookmarker Paddy Power said.

Ginola launched a few ideas to the public about what he had planned to do if he was elected as the next president of FIFA and one of those was to have the men’s and women’s World Cups to be played at the same time
“I’m very proud of my campaign and the policies I proposed to reform football.If in the coming months and years even one of my ideas is discussed at the highest level then this will be a victory.” David Ginola said as he stated that it would be a victory for him if his ideas are at least discussed by the officials of the sport.

Companies are trying to think outside of the box in order to get their brand out there to the public instead of simply using the traditional techniques and this was one of them as David Ginola was never truly taken as a serious candidate to take up the presidency role of FIFA as the former Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur player failed on even securing the support of 5 football associations which was a requirement for standing in the election in order to take charge and become the head of football’s world governing body.

Gary Neville feels Tevez should be brought Earlier

Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville says that Liverpool could have brought in a player like Carlos Tevez in the summer rather than signing names like Mario Balotelli.

Liverpool have been struggling for form and consistency since the start of the campaign. This is in sharp contrast to the brilliant campaign, even though it ended up trophyless once again, last time around. One of the hallmarks of last season was Liverpool’s ability to come out flying out of the blocks. They have been unable to do so due to several reasons, but fingers of blame have been largely pointed at Balotelli.

Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville says that Liverpool could have brought in a player like Carlos Tevez in the summer rather than signing names like Mario Balotelli.

Liverpool have been struggling for form and consistency since the start of the campaign. This is in sharp contrast to the brilliant campaign, even though it ended up trophyless once again, last time around. One of the hallmarks of last season was Liverpool’s ability to come out flying out of the blocks. They have been unable to do so due to several reasons, but fingers of blame have been largely pointed at Balotelli.

Even though the former Manchester City striker cost relatively low at just £ 16 million, he has yet to score a goal in the league. His two goals have come in the Champions League and the League Cup. He once again drew blank in the latest league match, which ended in a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea. Meanwhile, Tevez continues to set the Italian league on fire after scoring a wonderful solo goal in the 7-0 win for Juventus against Parma. It is not surprising that Juventus lead the table due to the goals from the Argentine. Neville says that Balotelli does not work hard enough to fit into this Liverpool team.

“Losing Suárez cost them both quality and spirit. No single player should ever have the club hanging by a thread.Man Utd lost talismanic players but never to the point where the competitive basis dropped below title-winning or Champions League level. There was a greater degree of quality throughout the squad.If you think of the type of player Suárez was for them, Liverpool needed a Carlos Tévez or an Alexis Sánchez,” said the former United captain. If results continue to be poor, Liverpool cannot wait to recall Daniel Sturridge from injury.

Del Bosque Happy To Stay

After Spain’s outing in the World Cup 2014, there have been urges from the fans that all the senior players should be ousted and a young team should be built keeping the next two big assignments i.e. the Euro 16 and WC 18 in mind. But, Vicente Del Bosque, the manager of the team who escaped the axe despite having one of his worst tournaments in Brazil, doesn’t seem to be going to do so.

After Spain’s outing in the World Cup 2014, there have been urges from the fans that all the senior players should be ousted and a young team should be built keeping the next two big assignments i.e. the Euro 16 and WC 18 in mind. But, Vicente Del Bosque, the manager of the team who escaped the axe despite having one of his worst tournaments in Brazil, doesn’t seem to be going to do so.
Del Bosque is indeed looking to rebuild the team, but, he is trying to do so by blending the experience and young blood, not by changing the entire complexion of the squad. By his selections for the Euro qualifiers, he has made it absolutely clear that he will not overlook the senior players at least for the near future.
This sort of situation had arisen in front of the Germany boss Joachim Low as well after the defeat of his team against Italy in the semi final of the previous Euro Championships. The fans were furious at the repeated failures of the team in the knockout phases of the big tournaments and they were calling for the head of the seniors. But, Low remained patient. He stuck with the same personnel and those players eventually won Germany the World Cup this year.
There is no reason why this can’t happen in Spain’s case. Mind you, the seniors in the Spanish side are not that old. The likes of Mata, Fabregas and Busquets are all well below 30. They have got to an age now where they should be playing their best Football for the next 2-3 years. Also, their presence can help somebody like Munir El Haddadi who is supposed to be the next superstar in the making for Spain.
So, Vicente Del Bosque is right in keeping some of these seniors in the mix as they can still provide so much to Spanish Football.

FA Establish New Betting Rules

The Football Association (FA) has established new rules concerning football betting involving any players, clubs, club employees and match officials in the top football leagues in England. These leagues are: Premier League, Football Championship, League One, League Two, Conference Premier, Conference North and South, Northern Premier Division, Southern Premier Division and Isthmian Premier Division.

The Football Association (FA) has established new rules concerning football betting involving any players, clubs, club employees and match officials in the top football leagues in England. These leagues are: Premier League, Football Championship, League One, League Two, Conference Premier, Conference North and South, Northern Premier Division, Southern Premier Division and Isthmian Premier Division.
The new rules and regulations will not allow people to bet on managerial departures or sacking as well as the possibility of transfers or players being signed to a different team, this was something that a few years ago was allowed but will be prohibited from the start of the next season in a few weeks away from now.
Whether the bet is made in person, online through the telephone or any other means it does not matter as the people involved in the betting will be sanctioned and have serious consequences.
The former player of As.Roma Simone Farina a few years ago played a pivotal role during the 2011 Italian football scandal which involved a number of football-related figures being arrested and a number of other sanctions after they were allegedly believed to be match fixing.
Simone Farina was contacted by his former As.Roma teammate Alessandro Zamperini who offered him €200,000 in exchange for Farina to alter the result of an Italian Cup match between Cesena and Gubbio in November of 2011. Farina denied this offer as he instead reported it to the police and with all of his evidence, the police later managed to arrest 17 people that were involved in this type of betting and scandals.
Farina recently spoke about the new rules and changes that have been done as he said: “Footballers need to be strong and say no to match-fixing. The FA is working hard to educate children, footballers, coaches and referees. It’s everybody’s responsibility to play fair.”

Solo Arrested Recently

Having made over 150 appearances representing her country, Hope Solo is one of the stars of the U.S Women’s Soccer team. She has been the first choice goalkeeper for the squad since 2000. Throughout her career she has earned a number of accolades which includes Olympic Gold Medals, CONCACAF Gold Cups as well as being named as the U.S Soccer Female Athlete of the Year in 2009.

Having made over 150 appearances representing her country, Hope Solo is one of the stars of the U.S Women’s Soccer team. She has been the first choice goalkeeper for the squad since 2000. Throughout her career she has earned a number of accolades which includes Olympic Gold Medals, CONCACAF Gold Cups as well as being named as the U.S Soccer Female Athlete of the Year in 2009.

But things aren’t pitch perfect for the veteran shot-stopper as she was arrested recently after an argument with family members turned from bad to worse in a matter of minutes. Police officers had to arrive to the Seattle home where Hope Solo lives with her husband, the former NFL player Jerramy Stevens.

According to statements released by the police officers who arrived to the home of Solo, she was drunk and angry. Hope Solo was the main assailant which led to physical altercations between the American goalkeeper and her sisters as well as nephews who ended up with clear injuries in their bodies.

It was later revealed to the media that there was a party at her house which went out of control at a certain point of time.

Hope Solo later went on apologizing to her fans through social media as she wrote on her facebook page: “I love my family dearly. We, like all families, have our challenges but my sincere hope is that we are able to resolve this situation as a family,” she said. Adversity has always made us stronger and I know this situation will be no different. I understand that, as a public figure, I am held to a higher standard of conduct. I take seriously my responsibilities as a role model and sincerely apologize to everyone I have disappointed.”

The American goalkeeper pleaded not guilty to all the charges that was launched at her in court and was released without bail.

Brazil Faces Cameroon

Brazil will be taking on Cameroon in the final group A match of the World Cup 2014. It is a must win game for the Brazilians since they are still not into the last 16 round just yet. Impressive performances from Mexico and Croatia will see them fighting out with Brazil even for top spot going into this match. However, Luiz Felipe Scolari’s team are overwhelming favourites to get the three points in this match. Brazil are astonishing 1/8 to win the match compared to the best of 20/1 given to Cameroon getting three points.

Brazil will be taking on Cameroon in the final group A match of the World Cup 2014. It is a must win game for the Brazilians since they are still not into the last 16 round just yet. Impressive performances from Mexico and Croatia will see them fighting out with Brazil even for top spot going into this match. However, Luiz Felipe Scolari’s team are overwhelming favourites to get the three points in this match. Brazil are astonishing 1/8 to win the match compared to the best of 20/1 given to Cameroon getting three points.

After having lost both their group matches, Cameroon have been knocked out of the tournament, but the prospect of playing against the host and five-time world champions will motivate them immensely. Further, Cameroon manager has also stated that he is not likely to use Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o. There has been a lot of infighting within the dressing room once again and this has led to Cameroon falling from the glory days when they used to be one of the top African teams. Still, there is an opportunity to see Cameroon getting something from the match due to the poor defensive displays of Brazil in the first two matches.

Neymar will be a favourite to score in the match (if you use a bet365 bonus code you can still get odds of 5/1 though) and it is not surprising to see him later the favourite standings. He has already got two goals to his name. Oscar has also been brilliant, but in the first two matches brought out the best and worst in him. The Chelsea midfielder was influential in all of Brazil’s attack in the match against Croatia, but he did not make even a single crucial pass in the 0-0 draw against Mexico. Brazil will also want to avoid South American opponents Chile in the last 16 round.