Down to Ten Men

Putting bets on the team you think will win the Premiership is always one of the most popular outright football bets. It is one that people usually start making well before the season even starts. This year was no exception, but now that it has started, the numbers gambling on the winners will only increase.

Despite their convincing opening day win, Manchester United have dropped to third favourites with the bookmakers – although the odds of 3/1 are hardly steep. Manchester City have now been made the favourites, but are they a good bet?

Many have regarded Italian international Mario Balotelli as one of the best talents in world football right now, but he has been unable to take his talent to the next level due to a number of problems on and off the pitch.

However, he has sparkled since his move to Milan. He returned to the San Siro after an £ 18 million move from Manchester city in January of this year. He certainly helped Milan finishing the top three of the Serie A last season, but he is on course to getting them win the title this season.

Italy will be without AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli for the remainder of the Confederations cup after the striker suffered a thigh injury. It will be sufficient for him to miss the rest of the competition. Balotelli has been one of the important players for the Italian national team and his absence will be a major problem for manager Cesare Prandelli.

Balotelli will not be available for the crucial match against Spain in the semifinals. Even though Italy suffered a 4-2 defeat against Brazil, they have done well so far in the tournament to earn a semi-final spot against Spain.

The most popular form of sports betting after horseracing is betting on football, so when the football season grinds to an end and your club failed to make it into Europe, what so football betters do in the closed season?

A great many of them head on down to an online casino for sport of a different kind and one major attraction that they find they is a great little football themed slots games called Shoot.

The German midfielder, Mesut Ozil, is regarded as one of the best midfielders in the world. It helped him on the transfer to the Spanish club Real Madrid a few seasons ago.

He has managed to establish himself as one of the important players at the club despite heavy competition from the likes of Luka Modric. The 24-year-old is expected to be one of the main players for Real Madrid in the last 16 tie against Manchester United. The second leg of the encounter will take place at Old Trafford with the Spanish club coming into the match with a 1-1 deficit from the first leg.

The Premier league champions Manchester City are currently holding talks with the Italian clubs Juventus and AC Milan over the potential sale of the striker Mario Balotelli. The 22-year-old has been heavily linked with a move away from the club after causing a series of troubles during his two-year spell at the club.

He has also failed to lighten the Premier league with goals this season. Despite making 14 appearances in the Premier league, Balotelli has managed to score just one goal – against relegation threatened Wigan Athletic. The manager Roberto Mancini was recently pictured having a bust up with the Italian, although he was quick to deny it.