Is Tottenham a Title Contender?

We are past the halfway mark in the 2011-2012 Premier League season and Tottenham continues to be a major surprise in soccer betting. Not many people believed that Tottenham was any kind of a threat to win the Premier League title before the season began but the Spurs are just three points behind Manchester City for first place with each team having played 20 games.

Tottenham beat Everton on Wednesday 2-0 as Aaron Lennon and Benoit Assou-Ekotto scored goals. The game was a makeup for the match that was postponed from opening weekend. The win was huge for Tottenham as they tied Manchester United with 45 points, just three behind leader Manchester City.

Before the season began it would have seemed laughable to consider Tottenham a title contender but with 18 games left in the season, the Spurs have a real chance. Manager Harry Redknapp’s team has played very well of late while both Manchester City and Manchester United have slipped.

Tottenham has everything in place to win the title as they are excellent on defense, have a super goalkeeper in Brad Friedel and a solid offense led by Luka Modric. It was thought before the season began that Modric would be moved to Chelsea but that didn’t happen and Modric has been outstanding this season for the Spurs.

Tottenham has been helped this season by not being in the Champions League so they don’t have that distraction. Redknapp has made all of the right moves so far but there is still a lot to do. The key stretch for Tottenham is coming up later this month as they will face Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United in a six week period. Three of those four matches are on the road and to win the title, Tottenham is going to have to pick up some road points in those matches.

Tottenham should win their next two matches against Wolverhampton and Wigan which would put them in a great position for their biggest match of the season at Manchester City next weekend. The Spurs lost 5-1 at home back in August but Tottenham is far better than they were back then while City is no longer invincible. “We are much better now than we were at the start of the season, so I’m really looking forward to the games that are coming up.” Tottenham’s Rafael Van der Vaart said, “We played well there last season but lost 1-0, so we will go there with confidence and there is no reason why we can’t win.”

Krasic Committed to Serie A

South American soccer has always been an electrifying subject for fans, and few clubs in the world have been as popular as Juventus. Milos Krasic, who many thought would be transferred to Manchester United sometime this year, has reportedly confirmed that he will stick to the Argentine club. Krasic, who is a Serbian national, said that his commitment to Juventus is unchanged, and that most of the talk about his transfer to the English Premier League was baseless. The player also joked that most of the other rumors about his transfer had to do with all the major clubs of the world, and that made him feel quite proud of himself.
Since Krasic was absent in some matches, fans thought some of the rumors to be true. However, with a Juventus contract lasting till 2014, and a spirited sportsmanship evident to most, his decision to fulfill the contract was expected for fans. If you saw the support for Krasic after the rumors passed, you may have found more people supporting him around the world. The player has also become a big name for management groups in the soccer world, because his recently confirmed role in Serie A proved his dedication. Although he would be close to the age of 30 in 2014, Krasic seems to be happy with his legendary status in international and club soccer.
His role in the South American soccer league has been known for major successes of Juventus. While the international press has reported multiple times how his skills have rescued his club in numerous games, his rumored associations with English clubs like Chelsea and Manchester United have been hot news for the British press, but most reports now seem to have been dubiously reported by club officials in both parts of the world.
Milos Krasic, although a European national, has not considered participating even in the clubs different from the ones mentioned reported from rumors. Krasic will be an important part of all Juventus matches to be played in the coming seasons. With his reputation of striking at crucial moments for the South American club, fans would be displeased about anything to with a transfer.

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Australian Club Soccer Match of the Month

Australian football clubs have recently been in the news for interesting matches and very few draws. One of the most exciting days for Gold Coast FC fans was when they beat Newcastle Jets 3-1 in the end of October 2011. This was a match you want to see to check out which team is really worth supporting, because of the way it unfolded. Held at Skilled Park in Queensland, the match saw both teams evenly poised in terms of performance quality. Yet Gold Coast came out as the winner because they managed to outshine their opponents on the turf.
The match had many exciting moments and the first goal came about in the 11th minute from the 27-year old Ritgers. The other two goals came from Rees and Brown in the second half. After the third goal, the Jets were still with no goal in their favor, but a low left-footed strike from Wheelhouse ensured that the Jets fans had something to cheer. However, Wheelhouse was taken off, which many fans may have disliked because he seemed to be the only hope. The Jets did play to keep the fans hopeful, but Marko Jesic, who substituted Wheelhouse seemed to prove less effective than his teammate.
Newcastle Jets tried a few long passes towards the end of the game. Although the passes were mostly accurate, the players could not secure a goal, and the desperation was beginning to show. Although the Jets did most things right, a confident Gold Coast team managed to keep the ball away from their own net. With most attempts the Jets made, the goalie seemed to have little trouble in keeping the ball away from danger.
Experts said that both teams used clever strategies to take the match in their favor, but the winners had the execution right. The Jets seemed to fight it out until the end-game whistle, but their opponents seemed to defend with better tenacity. Although there have been a number of strategy and team based changes on both sides after the match, Gold Coast FC seems to have shuffled back to mostly the same team that brought victory.

European Clubs Want Their Own Super League

European clubs are threatening to leave Fifa and Uefa. They are planning to create their own Super league. The European clubs are insisting for an urgent decision by the World governing body on the issues of International Fixtures as well as the financial matters.irf the clubs are going to do what they are saying then it will be a revolution in the History of football. The decision will be completely changing the world order of football game and the Fifa president will be left with no power to control the game. Karl- Heinz Rummenigge made a comment about the revolution for football. With the evolution of the super league the cubs will seize the control from Stepp Blatter the president of Fifa. The European football is now governed through a memorandum between the Uefa and the players that came in to existence before three and a half years. This memorandum will be valid till the year 2014. If the deal expires in then the European clubs will be free from the control of Uefa and they will not be leagally bound to play champions leagues of Uefa. The clubs will be free to take decisions on playing international tournaments or friendly matches. They can even decide whether to take part in World Cup or not.
Fifa is currently under the allegations about bribery and players believe that the organization is lacking legitimacy. The clubs are finalized their decision. They will break away from FIfa and Uefa if they are not given guarantee by the governing body. European club association  will have make other options to run the club if they are going to back off from the champions league every year ECA was generating  a huge amount of money through the champions league matches. A member of the ECA commented that they will find new alternatives for Champions league. Though the European club association has 197 members clubs it only nine clubs that are particular about this agenda. The Uefa is not surprised at the new developments. Fifa’s move to extend the international calendar and forcing the clubs to release their valuable players to national associations has created conflicts between Fifa and the ECA. The ECA alleges of Uefa for stepping back after committing insurance to players attending the international matches. The conflict also has monetary motives the clubs are complaining that only Fifa, Sportsbook reviews and players are making money in football and the clubs are losing money every year.

 
  

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