Soccer | Chelsea defeats Everton for FA Cup

LONDON — Chelsea recovered after conceding the fastest goal in England FA Cup final history, beating Everton 2-1 Saturday to win the trophy a fifth time.

Louis Saha put Everton ahead after 25 seconds at Wembley, but Didier Drogba tied the score in the 21st minute and Frank Lampard delivered the winner with 18 minutes left.

Chelsea won its first trophy in two years, giving manager Guus Hiddink the perfect farewell before he resumes his job as coach of the Russian national team.

"We were very tough, and the team has showed after a setback they react always, which is what I like," Hiddink said. "It was one of the biggest, a big achievement: winning in the Mecca of world football."

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International Soccer Star Football Club Announces 2009 Tryouts

International Soccer Star announced today that it will be holding open soccer tryouts in Orange County, California the weekend of June 20th and 21st, 2009. International Soccer Star tryouts will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m., with check in beginning at 8:00 a.m.

Tryouts are open to players ages 16 and above. Similar to MLS combines, players will be evaluated and selected for the International Soccer Star (iSoccerStar) team. The final 22 selected players will train for four weeks starting June 22nd to July 17th in Orange County. The team will then depart for Croatia July 19th through August 2nd, playing 5 games against professional Croatian first division and second division teams.

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Soccer Betting: Champions League Final - Barcelona vs. Manchester United 2:45 ET

All of the marbles in the Soccer Betting world are on the line on Wednesday afternoon in Rome, and Just Bet Sportsbook has all of the Champions League Odds you care to sink your teeth into! The Spanish La Liga champions,Barcelona will do battle with the Red Devils of Manchester United, the English Premiership champions. The oddsmakers couldn’t line a favorite in this Soccer Bettting affair, as the Champions League betting Line features a virtual pick 'em. On the three-way lines, Barcelona and Manchester United are both +165, while the draw is+185. The ‘total’ has been lined at 2.25 over -108.

The Premiership champions will be in search of their second straight Champions League crown on Wednesday. Some of the greatest offensive-minded players in the world will be on display for Man U in this match-up. M Cristiano Ronaldo may be the best player in the game today. The Portuguese star scored 25 goals in 45 matches for Sir Alex Fergusson and the Red Devils. Both F Wayne Rooney and F Carlos Tevez had excellent seasons for United as well, as they scored 17 and 15 goals respectively. The biggest question for Manchester United bettors is the health of D Rio Ferdinand. Ferdinand, who was critical in United’s two-game blanking of Barcelona last season in the Champions League semifinals, has been out of recent matches, but is expected to be fit enough to play on the biggest stage of them all.

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Inter And AC Milan On U.S. Tour,Soccer Football

Fabled European soccer team Chelsea, Inter Milan and AC Milan will be travelling to the United States for a six-city tourney this summer.

Dubbed the World Football Challenge, it will see the Premier and Serie A teams playing in Pasadena, California; Atlanta, Georgia and Baltimore, Maryland and will use a round robin format according to goal.com.
SPORTSBETTING.COM has a comprehensive soccer/football section with lines from a number of different leagues and countries.

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EuroChampionship Lines

Germany will play Spain in the final of Euro .

The Germans are listed as 2.90 (+190) underdogs; the Spaniards as 2.30 (+130) faves; a draw pays out at 3.10 (+210) and the Total is set at 2.5 goals.

For more details check out sportsbetting.com

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Cutler Headed To Windy City

According to ESPN, the Chicago Bears have acquired disgruntled Denver Broncos signal-caller Jay Cutler.
In return, Chicago will send QB Kyle Orton, first and third-round picks in 2009 and another first-rounder in 2010 to Denver.

The Chicago Bears are currently listed at +1800 to win the NFC next season.

For more information check out the soccer section.

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Win $1 Million - Super Bowl Picks

Get your picks in now, as the Super Bowl is fast approaching. The Super Picks contest is still live and you have your chance to win great prizes or even the grand prize of $1 million.
And it’s FREE!!!!

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Spanish Conquistadors

Spain captured the Euro 2009 championship on the strength of a Fernando Torres goal in the 33rd minute.
Midfielder Xavi was voted best player of the tournament.
Spain won as 2.30 favorites.

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Thou Shalt Wager On Idol

We’re down to the Top Three in this season of Fox’s American Idol with Adam Lambert, Danny Gokey and Kris Allen left standing.
The three will perform this week and as it stands Lambert is the odds-on favorite to win at -300 while Gokey is at +250 and Allen is a +300 longshot.
There are a number of matchup props as well.

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Euro Daily Betting

Portugal currently holds a 2-1 over the Czech Republic and the home side Swiss are getting ready to take on Turkey

Switzerland is 2.10 while Turkey is 3.20. The Total is set at 2.5.

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Thou Shalt Wager On Idol

We’re down to the Top Three in this season of Fox’s American Idol with Adam Lambert, Danny Gokey and Kris Allen left standing

The three will perform this week and as it stands Lambert is the odds-on favorite to win at -300 while Gokey is at +250 and Allen is a +300 longshot.

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Soccer Betting - How To Make It Pay

Soccer betting has overtaken horse race betting in the uk as the number one source of income for bookmakers.

As soccer has been exposed to the media the greater the attraction of the game. Unfortunately the increase in soccer betting has led to an increase in the sale of scam soccer betting systems. I will tell you where the losers fall down and how you can win betting on soccer.

Winning at soccer betting is very possible. There are only three outcomes to deal with, win, lose or draw so before you start you have a 33% chance of getting it right. Of course the odds the bookmakers offer on these soccer games will reflect the differences between the two sides. Use of the internet though to research each team should allow you to make a soccer betting investment with confidence.


So why do bookmakers make so much money out of soccer betting? As someone who makes his living from betting on soccer I believe there are two main reasons why the bookies do so well.

Firstly people place there soccer bets with opinion. They will look at list of fixtures and draw conclusions on the outcome with no research. It is always easy to say a top team will beat a lower placed team, but in the competitive football leagues any team is capable of beating another. The right research can sort the wheat from the chaff as far as selections are concerned.

The second reason is accumulator bet. Focus on one result and you have more chance of success. The nature of gamblers is one of wanting to win big all the time. In searching for this your soccer bet invariably loses.
Trying to pick the winners of 4 or 5 games is a costly approach.

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Beaten Black And Azure

Two teams in the Group of Death did battle as Netherlands faced the Azzurri on the pitch.
Italy was a 2.30 favorite while the Netherlands was listed at 3.10 and the Total set at 2.5.
When all was said and done the Dutch beat Italy 3-0.

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Euro Last Minute Wagers

While Italy and Romania battled to a 1-1 draw, France gets set to take on the Netherlands.
A Dutch victory pays out at 2.60, a win by the French at 2.70 and a draw at 2.90.
The Total is set at 2.5.

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