http://www.online-betting.me.uk/blog about the world of online sports betting Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:08:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.online-betting.me.uk/blog/the-history-of-football-part-11.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-history-of-football-part-11 http://www.online-betting.me.uk/blog/the-history-of-football-part-11.html#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:48:25 +0000 cyril http://www.online-betting.me.uk/blog/?p=489 1930 saw the brainchild of Jules Rimet come to fruition. THE WORLD CUP. THE JULES RIMET TROPHY. The first tournament only got off the ground due to a lot of hard work by Rimet himself. It was held in Uruguay and consisted of the host nation plus eight other "American" countries. Four European nations were cajoled onto appearing, including France. V…
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Read the rest]]> http://www.online-betting.me.uk/blog/the-history-of-football-part-8.html/feed 0 http://www.online-betting.me.uk/blog/the-history-of-football-part-7.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-history-of-football-part-7 http://www.online-betting.me.uk/blog/the-history-of-football-part-7.html#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:31:30 +0000 cyril http://www.online-betting.me.uk/blog/?p=375 Second World War played havoc with sporting events and football as much as any other. The league programme did get underway with Blackpool sitting in first place, unbeaten with 6 points from three games, when the programme was abandoned. The football world appeared to have more of a grasp of the situation well before the Government. The Munich Agreement…
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Read the rest]]> http://www.online-betting.me.uk/blog/the-history-of-football-part-5.html/feed 0 http://www.online-betting.me.uk/blog/the-history-of-football-part-4.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-history-of-football-part-4 http://www.online-betting.me.uk/blog/the-history-of-football-part-4.html#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 11:37:02 +0000 cyril http://www.online-betting.me.uk/blog/?p=356 The history of football (part 4) F.A.CUP I’ve touched  upon the origins of this competition, earlier. The actual competition itself kicked-off in season 1871/72 with just fifteen teams involved.( These days, in excess of SIX HUNDRED is the norm). The sides in those days were all amateur and the original trophy was valued at only £20. Unf…
Read the rest]]> http://www.online-betting.me.uk/blog/the-history-of-football-part-4.html/feed 0 http://www.online-betting.me.uk/blog/the-history-of-football-part-3.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-history-of-football-part-3 http://www.online-betting.me.uk/blog/the-history-of-football-part-3.html#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 08:27:34 +0000 cyril http://www.online-betting.me.uk/blog/?p=347 The history of football (part 3) The end of the first full season of the 20th century saw the League title go to LIVERPOOL.Their first of many. The following season saw Bristol City admitted to the second division. Nevertheless the North and Midlands still had what appeared to be a stranglehold on the leagues by virtue of sheer numbers. 1905/06 saw both divisi…
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