Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Bilbao has chosen a new coach

The Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde is the one with the most chances to succeed Luis Enrique ahead of Barcelona, claimed the press.
The future of his monitor is the subject of speculation since he has not yet renewed his contract with the club from sure football picks and himself claims not to do that so quickly.
However, this makes the club from sure football picks looking for his potential replacement, as according to the media, Valverde`s chances are the greatest.
On the one hand, he has been doing great at the head of the team, who he has been leading since 2013, as recently he became the coach with the most matches at the helm of the team, surpassing Javier Clemente. On the other hand, his current contract expires after the end of the season and it is not very likely to be renewed.
The magazines point out that in 2013 and 2014 - and the club`s former sporting Director Andoni Zubizarreta tried to lure Valverde but has not succeeded. A few years later, however, the specialist can still arrive at the Camp Nou, especially if the season Barca turns out to be a failure.

Soccer Picks - 28.12.2016

Southampton vs. Tottenham
The game between Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur is going to be very interesting. The guests received a minimal advantage by the bookmakers, but we determined the chances of both teams as fully equivalent. Though the guests have on paper a better lineup, the hosts have seven points from the last three rounds and have had only one loss at home since the start of the campaign. Tottenham is very strong at home, but as guests, they have had only two wins from eight matches. In addition, Southampton won their last matches analyzed by sure betting predictions with Tottenham. However, we feel that their powers will not be enough to win against the classy Spurs Team, but a draw is a very likely outcome. Our soccer forecast is X.

Partick Thistle vs. Dundee FC
And here it would be hard to determine any of the two teams as the favorite. They are separated by only one point in the standings, and both teams have four points earned in the last four rounds. We would bet on a draw. Our football prediction is 1.

Celtic vs. Ross County
Unlike other games, the favorite here is more than clear. The hosts have had seventeen wins and one draw since the beginning of the season, as hosts, they have a goal difference of 24:4. That is, for every goal scored by an opponent at the Celtic Park, the Clovers have answered with six goals. Ross County with its one victory in the last eight visits is not the rival that can fool the team of Celtic in its own home. Our football forecast is 1 with -1 goal.

St Johnstone vs. Rangers
Rangers is the second in the provisional rankings, and there most likely will end up with a view of the big difference with the first and the third one in the standings. Excluding Celtic, Rangers is the best team in Scotland. They are in a series of four consecutive wins. St Johnstone is a solid team but is not at the class of its opponent and it probably will lose. Our soccer prediction is 2.

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Infantino: `To take awaythe Mondial from Russia? No chance!`

The FIFA`s President Gianni Infantino categorically rejected any possibility to take the household of Russia for the Mondial in 2018.
There has been a lot of outrageous speculation lately, but the boss of the organization is convinced of his position. There has been talking that Russia actually sponsored doping in the Russian sports.
Recently, the Russian athletes increasingly have been caught with doping and that led to some major scandals, especially during the Rio 2016, after some athletes did not have the right to participate in the tournament analyzed by 24footballtips because of problems with the banned stimulants.
`I have never liked speculation, so definitely, now it would be the same.`, Infantino announced.
`Exclusions or boycotts have never been good for the sport. The fight against doping in Russia will be as it was in South Africa and Brazil during the World Cup. We will fight hard against it.`
`The tests will be carried out in accredited laboratories and I think it will be a clean World Cup.`, he said.