Other highlights

Thumbnail
Manchester City faced Al-Hilal in their first game since being crowned English Premier League champions.
Thumbnail
Brought to you by tapTrak Italy Girl Italy Girl 2 England Girl 1 England Girl 2
Thumbnail
Defeat to Turkey in Ingolstadt was not what Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin will have had in mind for his side's final friendly before co-hosting Euro 2012. Beaten they were, though, compounding their similarly disappointing 3-2 defeat to Austria last Friday. Caner Erkin slotted home his first goal for Turkey before the break and Mustafa Pektemek…
Thumbnail
Italy's unhappy build up to Euro 2012 continued on Friday as they collapsed to a three-goal defeat against tournament rivals Russia in Zurich. After going in level at half time, Alexander Kerzhakov struck on the hour before a double from Roman Shirokov sealed an easy win. Dominic Criscito has already been removed from Italy's squad…
Thumbnail
Roman Berezovskiy did not finish on the winning side, but he was surely man of the match for saving two penatlies with full-length dives as Greece stumbled to a 1-0 win at 47th-ranked Armenia on Thursday. The 2004 European Champions needed no invitation in taking the lead from a Giorgios Karagounis free kick. Kyriakos Papadopoulos…
Thumbnail
Tymoshenko is currently being held in Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine. The city is the venue for Germany's first group stage match against the Netherlands on 13 June. On Monday, after seeing the photographs of Tymoshenko's bruises, Sweden's foreign ministry summoned the Ukrainian ambassador and demanded an explanation. Germany leads west European and EU states threatening…
Thumbnail
The FA Cup final: Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool highlights Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Ivanovic, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Mikel, Lampard, Kalou, Drogba, Mata. Subs: Turnbull, Essien, Torres, Malouda, Meireles, Ferreira, Sturridge. Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Jose Enrique, Spearing, Henderson, Downing, Gerrard, Bellamy, Suarez. Subs: Doni, Carroll, Maxi, Kuyt, Carragher, Shelvey, Kelly. Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)
Thumbnail
Atletico Bilbao vs Sporting Lisbon highlights FULL-TIME Athletic Bilbao 3-1 Sporting Lisbon (agg 4-3) Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao reach the Europa League final Athletic Bilbao's goals were scored by Susaeta (17'), Gomez (45') and Llorente (88') and Sporting CP's goalscorer was van Wolfswinkel (44'). Athletic Bilbao's starting line-up was Iraizoz, Iraola, Amorebieta, Aurtenetxe, Martínez,…
Thumbnail
Bundesliga table-toppers Borussia Dortmund return home this weekend to take on fourth placed Borussia Monchengladbach.  Dortmund find themselves sitting pretty atop the Bundesliga, and a win streak spanning their last three matches will be challenged when Monchengladbach comes to town.  The two sides met shortly before the winter break in Germany and played a out…
Thumbnail
Bolton released a statement on their website on Monday evening in which they thanked the public for their support and said: "He is continuing to show signs of improvement this evening. He is currently able to breathe independently without the aid of a ventilator. He has also been able to recognise family members and respond…

Football Betting Blog

Thumbnail
The preferences of German players in the slot machine segment have been shaped by several factors at once: cultural habits, strict regulation, and a high level of digital literacy among users. In Germany, gambling is traditionally perceived as a controlled form of leisure rather than a way to achieve quick profits. For this reason, when…