Women s football could surpass the men s game, according to Jean-Michel Aulas.
Former Lyon president Aulas has been a major backer of women s football, with the French club having one of the most successful club sides in the female game.
During Aulas time as president, Lyon s women s team have won a record 16 Division 1 Feminine titles and a record eight Women s Champions League crowns.
Speaking to Stats Perform at the inaugural European Club Association (ECA) Women s Football Summit in London, Aulas was bullish about the future of the women s game.
In any case, whether you like it or not, it s inevitable. Tomorrow, women s soccer will be the equal of men s soccer, and maybe even better, he said.
And it s an absolutely fantastic growth driver. Y…
This article aims to help you understand your wagering options, the most used soccer betting terms and, how to use them when you place a bet.
When it comes to placing soccer bets, you’ve got to consider two things: futures and individual match betting.
Futures
Futures bets, as you might have guessed, involve predicting outcomes that could occur, like betting on the team that will win the league title, the top goal scorer in a competition, or the winner of the best player award in a tournament.
When placing futures bets, the best are typically available before the competition begins. As the event draws closer, the odds will adjust based on ongoing results. For example, if you wait until the semifinals of a tournament to pick the winner, the od…
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has finally revealed why the club signed former Manchester United Red Devil Owen Hargreaves this summer. City s Italian manager has said that Hargreaves was essentially City s third center midfield option. Ahead of the Canadian born Englishman were Real Madrid s Fernando Gago and A.S. Roma s Daniele De Rossi, but due to financial fair play, City were unable to sign either player.
According to The Independent, Mancini said:
Gago is a player we liked a lot. We couldn t spend any more money also for the question of financial fair play.
De Rossi is one of the best midfielders in the world but I don t believe he will ever leave Roma. So in midfield we signed Hargreaves, who was out of contact.
Ci…
Landon Donovan criticised Jurgen Klinsmann and his approach following the United States elimination from the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
The USA s World Cup campaign came to an end at the last-16 stage after they were beaten 2-1 by Belgium in extra time at the Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova on Tuesday.
Klinsmann s men gained plenty of admirers for their performances in Brazil but Donovan the USA s all-time leading scorer was less than impressed by the tactics adopted by the German coach, who controversially overlooked the 32-year-old LA Galaxy forward for the World Cup.
It s certainly a missed opportunity, Donovan, who has scored 57 goals in 156 international appearances, told reporters on Wednesday.
The thought of having a game Saturday – the day after the …
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is relishing the opportunity to work under manager Jose Mourinho, comparing the Portuguese to former boss Alex Ferguson.
After almost linking up with Mourinho at Chelsea in 2013, Rooney finally has the opportunity to play for the three-time Premier League-winning manager at Old Trafford.
Mourinho s arrival in Manchester has already instilled renewed belief within the squad and fans following a fifth-place finish under Louis van Gaal last season.
And after opting to leave Everton to work with Ferguson in 2004 a move that has yielded 13 trophies Rooney hopes he can enjoy the same amount of success under Mourinho.
I came to Manchester United because I wanted to work under Alex Ferguson and then in the latter years [w…
Tottenham midfielder Erik Lamela has been left confused by rumours linking him with a White Hart Lane exit once again this off-season.
Since arriving at Tottenham in 2013, Lamela has been constantly linked with a move away from the Premier League club.
But the Argentina international insisted he has no plans to leave, especially with the unfinished business of securing a title for Tottenham.
Ever since I came to Tottenham I ve heard that I am supposed to be leaving, he said.
It is the same every summer. I do not know why.
Even when things did not go as planned at the start, I never thought about leaving.
Tottenham were Leicester City s most likely challengers as the last Premier League season drew to a close, only for a complete capi…
According to a recent report from Calciomercato, AC Milan are still looking at the possibility of making a move for Mattia Perin in case Gianluigi Donnarumma ends up leaving the club.
Perin is currently on loan at Genoa from Juventus and has also made a few appearances for the Italian national team, having signed for the Old Lady back in 2018. Donnarumma is still very much the main man at the San Siro for Milan, and the hope is that he ll stay for many years to come. However, a player of his magnitude is almost guaranteed to be attracting the attention of Europe s biggest and best.
Milan have been in the definition of a rebuilding phase for longer than most fans can remember, to the point where it surely seems like just a matter of time before they put the pieces in pla…
Verdict: Both teams to score
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Red-hot Manchester United will be hoping to extend the impressive winning run against 2014/2015 hampions Leicester City, who returned to winning ways against Brighton last weekend. With all their title rivals struggling at the moment, this is another good opportunity for the Red Devils to create an early advantage at the top.
Manchester United
With Jose Mourinho usually impressing in his second season after taking over the reigns, Manchester United fans hoped the trend would continue at Old Trafford, and they may have been spot on. Summer arrivals Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic fitted effortlessly with their new teammates and we are only waiting for Victor Lindelof to start showing what he s got. While t…
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has called on Premier League chiefs to rethink allowing five substitutions, claiming that the current rules show a lack of respect to players.
Clubs were permitted to use five subs when football resumed post-lockdown in June to protect player welfare after a three-month hiatus forced by the coronavirus pandemic.
However, a vote in August saw the league revert back to the system where each team is only allowed three changes per game, unlike in other top leagues across Europe, plus the Europa League and Champions League.
The likes of Jurgen Klopp, Frank Lampard and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have questioned why other teams voted against the decision, with the number of injuries on the rise.
Speaking on Friday, Guardiola said the…
Having dispatched the two Welsh clubs – Swansea and Cardiff City, respectively – in the semifinals, Brentford and Fulham faced each other in the final of the Championship play-offs at Wembley on Tuesday.
A dull 90-minute affair
Despite Brentford topping the Championship chart in terms of goals scored and Fulham boasting the league’s top scorer in their ranks, a final which leads into the Premier League was always going to be a cautious piece of business for both sides that took part in it.
And so it was. The flow of the game swayed this way and that, with Fulham keeping the ball more in Brentford’s half early on and then things turning the other way around, but there didn’t seem to be any call to attack in numbers, and there certainly weren’t any real chanc…