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ERIKSSON REVEALS WINNING FORMULA AGAINST GERMANY

Former England senior national team manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has disclosed the winning formula that led to the 5-1 annihilation of hosts Germany in a Group 9 qualifier ahead of the 2002 FIFA World Cup tournament in South Korea and Japan. He looked back on the game played on September 1, 2001 in the German city of Munich in a chat with Coaches’ Voice as he revealed how he exploited the weaknesses in the German team to lead England to victory. It was the best performance of his five-year reign as England manager. The game was also one of the best of all time for the Three Lions due to the fact that Germany had previously lost once at home in the World Cup qualifiers.

The Germans had a midfield of Michael Ballack, Dietmar Hamann and Sebastien Diesler. The midfield trio had no answers to the majority of the problems posed by the English team which had a youthful trio of Steven Gerrard, Ashley Cole and Rio Ferdinand. The young England players came of age on the international scene as they played their respective parts in an emphatic comeback win for their team in what was a crucial World Cup qualifier.

An away win for Germany over England in the last game at the Old Wembley Stadium had contributed to the Germans leading their group and on course to make it to the World Cup tournament proper automatically. Swedish manager Eriksson had replaced Kevin Keegan as manager by the time England faced Germany again and had led them to stay in contention for World Cup qualification automatically by building a young and exiting team led by David Beckham who was at his peak.

Carsten Jancker gave Germany an early lead in the sixth minute before goals from the Liverpool duo of Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard turned the game around for England at the break. Owen added two more goals to emulate Geoff Hurst in netting three goals against Germany in a competitive match. A third Liverpool goalscorer in Emile Heskey sealed the big win.

As revealed earlier, Michael Ballack, Sebastien Diesler and Dietmar Hamann struggled to hold the German midfield. Apart from Michael Ballack, Germany also had players such as Oliver Kahn, Oliver Neuville and Jens Nowotny in their starting XI.

Online Sports Betting – How to Choose an Online Sportsbook

In the world of betting on sports, there are plenty of sportsbooks to choose from. But where to start? How can you tell which sportsbook is best for you? Let’s go over the basics of what you need to know when choosing an online sportsbook.

Choosing an Online Sportsbook

When choosing an online sportsbook, first things first: your location. Does your location offer แทงบอล sports betting? If not, the odds you are offered may not be the best for you. But if it does, you can choose between different types of betting, such as point spread betting and totals betting. Point spread betting is the most common type of betting in most online sportsbooks. For this type of betting, you place a bet on one team to win a game. The sportsbook will calculate the spread, or the difference between the two teams’ point spreads. If your team wins, you will receive your winnings plus your bet amount plus the spread. If your team loses, you will receive your winnings minus your bet amount plus the spread.

Another popular type of betting is totals betting. In this type of betting, you place a bet on the total amount of points scored in a game. If your team wins, you will receive your winnings plus the total points scored in the game plus your bet amount. If your team loses, you will receive your winnings minus the total points scored in the game plus your bet amount.

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Choosing the Best Sportsbook

There are so many different types of betting available at an online sportsbook, so it’s important to know which type you prefer. You can choose between:

  • Point spread betting
  • Totals betting
  • Moneyline betting
  • Over/under betting

Point spread betting is the most common type of betting, and it’s also the type of betting offered at the majority of online sportsbooks. Point spread betting is great for betting on a game that is close, such as a football game. If your team is behind and you bet on a game to go into overtime, you could be risking a lot of money. However, if you bet on a close game where your team is ahead and you get a touchdown or two, you could be earning a lot of money.

The best part about point spread betting is that you know how much you will win or lose. So if you want to make a large bet, you can do so knowing exactly how much you will win or lose. For this reason, point spread betting is great for sports betting, especially in the World Series and the Super Bowl. If you are a sports แทงบอล fan and you want to place a large bet on a game that’s in doubt, you can do so with confidence.

Totals betting is another popular type of betting. In this type of betting, you bet on the total amount of points scored in a game. The best part about totals betting is that you know how much you will win or lose. So if you want to make a large bet, you can do so knowing exactly how much you will win or lose. For this reason, totals betting is great for sports betting, especially in the Super Bowl.

DROGBA SAYS HE FEELS SORRY FOR ABRAHAM AT CHELSEA

The current situation of Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham at Stamford Bridge is worrying and not even he can do anything about it. From spending the previous season on loan at Aston Villa where he scored a lot of goals to finally getting a chance to play for bus boyhood club, everything seemed to be working out fine for the England international star. However, he would not have known that his career was going to have a huge twist later in the season.

The manager that brought him into the team, Frank Lampard, could not save his coaching career at Stamford Bridge and eventually got the sack after he failed to turn things around at the club. His departure would then have a direct effect on Abraham’s future after the appointment of a new manager.

Lampard used to play a system that would accommodate both Tammy Abraham and Timo Werner, a summer signing from RB Leipzig, and even though everyone thought the two stars would click and perform well enough to score a lot of goals, it just did not happen that way. After Lampard’s exit, Thomas Tuchel was appointed.

The arrival of the German manager was going to have a negative impact on Abraham’s Chelsea career and things have not been good for the striker since then. From being the club’s best performer and top scorer pre-Tuchel, he is now only a bench player and hardly gets opportunities to play football games for the club.

The striker was subbed on around the 87th minute of Chelsea’s 2-0 win against Real Madrid in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final clash at the Stamford Bridge, further fueling rumors that he could leave this summer. The club’s former striker, Didier Drogba has said that he feels sorry for the English star and wishes he was playing more games.

SCORES INJURED, AT LEAST FOUR DEAD AT FOOTBALL GAME IN HONDURAS

At least four people have been confirmed to have lost their lives after a stampede ensued at a football match in Honduras. Many others have also sustained injuries after it was confirmed that fake tickets were sold for the match.

The game which was a title play-off match between Honduras Progreso and Motagua was played at Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital. The original capacity of the stadium is 35,000, but according to reports from the Police, there were too many people allowed into the stadium, leading to a stampede and the sad loss of lives.

Interestingly, Motagua denied the reports and claimed that the crowd they originally allowed into the stadium was not beyond the normal count and that they did their part in ensuring that such a scenario never played out.

In a statement released following the incident, Motagua said that they had done well to inform and sound a note of warning to the authorities as soon as they discovered the circulation of fake tickets. They said spectators had already started barging in illegally and they did their best to control the situation but to no avail.

The game however went ahead without any hitches as the home side won the match 3-0, making it an aggregate scoreline of 7-1.

At the end of the match, Motagua released an official statement expressing its deepest condolences to the friends and family of the confirmed dead persons. The statement continued by assuring the fans that there is always strict supervision of ticket sales which is usually always approved by the Honduras government agency.

In conclusion, the statement states that there is an ongoing investigation currently going on concerning the tragic event at the stadium.