Category: Football

UEFA Nations League Group A1 preview: Netherlands v France Tips – De Kuip, Rotterdam – November 16, 2018 – 19:45 BST Netherlands v France Tips: Netherlands 1-1 France 11/2 Netherlands 2-2 France 11/1 Bookmaker odds correct as of 15/11/2018 and subject to change. In a cluster that has seen Germany already being relegated, the forthcoming UEFA Nations League (UNL) Group A1 return fixture between the…

When Luis Enrique returned to Barcelona in 2014 to take the second hottest seat in world football, three years after leaving his post as the B-team coach and a full decade after ending a highly successful playing career at Camp Nou, his remit was straight-forward if intimidatingly difficult. After re-imagining the modern game the philosophy that everyone came to know and love as tiki-taka…

Since Ashley Cole took semi-retirement in the MLS it is difficult to think of another full-back who has been under the spotlight more than Luke Shaw with so much of the coverage similarly mixed. At first glance it is also difficult to ascertain why this might be. The 23 year old defender appears to be an unassuming type who by virtue of rarely giving…

UEFA Nations League Group A4 preview: Croatia v Spain – Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb – November 15, 2018 – 19:45 BST Croatia v Spain Tips: Croatia 1-1 Spain 5/1  Croatia 1-2 Spain 8/1 Enhanced Odds: 5 or More Goals in the Game Now 7/1 from 13/2 at 10bet odds Bookmaker odds correct as of 05/11/2018 and subject to change. Stunned by a magnificent performance from England…

Less than a year after joining Manchester United, Alexis Sanchez reportedly wants to leave. So, eleven months after his introductory video had him gazing upon Old Trafford in pantomime awe, he's decided it's really not for him. It's hard to feel much sympathy for Sanchez. The Times, who broke this story, reveal that the Chilean has also suffered a relationship break-up and that, whatever…

Welcome to the BetBright STATZONE, where we give you the stats and you make the decisions! We’ve an International break on the horizon with another round of UEFA Nations League games to take in from Thursday 15th November till Tuesday 20th. Plenty of big clashes to get stuck into too, including England taking on Croatia (Sun 18th) for the third time this year. As…

In 1999, Pep Guardiola turned to Xavi Hernández. “You will retire me, but there’s this kid who will retire us both,” he said, referring to Andrés Iniesta, who he’d just seen compete in the Nike Cup youth tournament. That was the way that baton was supposed to be passed. From Guardiola to Xavi to Iniesta. But then what? Guardiola’s prediction came true and the…

As an individual moment, a snapshot, it was surely one of the best of Cristiano Ronaldo’s long and illustrious career. The way he watched the clipped pass from Leonardo Bonucci come over his shoulder, the way he struck the ball flush on the full volley, the velocity generated, and the stage – a Champions League game against his former club, Manchester United. Of course,…

Premier League attention turns to Manchester this weekend, as City and United contest their first derby of the season. City remain unbeaten this season, of course, and United are fresh off that unlikely win in Turin on Wednesday night. Here’s the stats digest… • Kevin De Bruyne is Pep Guardiola’s only absentee. • Jose Mourinho is without Romelu Lukaku and Antonio Valencia, while Alexis…

After getting another three points in the bag against Sheffield United last weekend, Nottingham Forest host Stoke City, at The City Ground, on Saturday Afternoon and having lost just one of their last eleven home Championship matches, Forest fans may well be entitled to believe there is some value in their price, provided by BetBright, below: Full Time Result Nottingham Forest – 6/4 Draw…

Despite its delight in the power of money, it's hard to think of an industry that is frequently so disobedient to free market discipline as football. For a start, profit is only a secondary motive. Most of the clubs at the top of the game would leave accountants unimpressed by their profits and or their potential for successes on the various stock exchanges. Glory…

Felipe Anderson’s career so far has been much like his dribbling style – nobody really knows what he’s going to do next. He is still only 25 years old, which doesn’t feel right when considering how many ups and downs his path has incorporated. At times he has appeared an outstanding prospect, wanted by the world’s most prestigious clubs; at others he has appeared…

After retaining the League Cup and winning their Champions League quarter-final against Grasshopper Club Zurich, the goals which had largely eluded Nottingham Forest in the 1978-79 came in a glut. Going into their semi-final clash with FC Cologne, Forest had netted 19 times in a run of five league wins out of six. Trevor Francis scored in all of the last three games as…

For the third year running, the spending of Premier League clubs exceeded £1billion in the summer transfer window. After 11 games, it will surprise few that two of the biggest culprits, Liverpool and Chelsea, sit comfortably inside the top three. They forked out a combined £306million. The correlation between spending and early-season success is not to be found across the board, however, as not…

Welcome to the BetBright STATZONE, where we give you the stats and you make the decisions! Can you believe it’s ‘WEEK TWELEVE' in the Premier League? We’ve another full set of fixtures to take in that are spread over Saturday and Sunday this weekend and we get going with Cardiff vs Brighton in the Saturday lunchtime clash. Four 3pm Saturday games are next up…