Let's begin by congratulating Manchester City. It's their first league title since 1968. They deserve credit for their achievement. But to be honest, I don't like them. They won it on the back of £1+ billion worth of investment in players. And just about won. But the important thing is who they beat. Manchester United. And how they beat them. In ( Read more... )

An Anglo-Hispanic affair in the European Cup semifinal.
The English club wins the first leg at home.
An aging, experienced and successful side go to the Camp Nou for the second leg.
The English team are playing in white.
A player for the English club gets sent off.
The match ends in a draw but the English club qualifies for the final 3-2 on aggregate.
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The first time I placed an official bet on a sports result was during the last Football World Cup. I lost about ten quid. Fast-forward to tonight. On the way home from work I checked my emails on my iPhone and there was one from SkyBet (to which I've been registered since South Africa 2010) that caught my interest: 6/1 on Barcelona, Bayern Munich, ( Read more... )