Premier League

It seems like we have been waiting a lifetime for the 2017-18 English Premier League season to begin, but the wait is finally over because Week 1 of this amazing league kicks off on August 11 with the first of 10 matches this weekend. Who should you bet on? Who should you avoid? Let’s find out.

Wayne Rooney has returned to the club that launched his career, Everton, after Manchester United let him go on a free transfer. Many think Rooney is way past his prime, but can he rediscover his goalscoring touch for the Toffees this season and bang in more than 10 goals in the Premier League?

The race for the Premier League title is always exciting to watch, even if your team is not involved. Another battle that is intriguing and often more exciting than being at the top of the table is the relegation battle. Nobody wants to be relegated, but three teams will be at the end of the 2017-18 season.

Even if you are an expert when it comes to betting on soccer, it is difficult to predict which team will win the league title, especially in the EPL where at least four clubs have a realistic chance of becoming champions. Instead of betting on outright winners, some bookmakers allow you to wager on a wider range of finishing positions, which can often be the smarter bet to make.

There are few things in sport as exciting as seeing a goals scored in the soccer pitch and the scorer wheeling away in celebration with his team mates, sending the crowd into raptures. Strikers’ goals earn their team the majority of their points, but which forwards will be earning you some profits this coming Premier League season?

The 2017-18 Premier League season is shaping up to be the most exciting since the league began in 1992, some 25-years ago. Bookmakers believe this season will be a three-horse race for the Premier League title, do you agree? Who will you be betting on winning the Premier League during the current campaign?

The soccer management simulations video game Football Manager 17 is thought to be the most accurate and life-like soccer game ever made. It is a game played by hundreds of thousands of soccer fans around the world and has even been used by real clubs to scout potential new signings. This is all good, but can you use Football Manager to predict the outcome of the 2017-18 Premier League title race?

Rumors are rife that Southampton’s Dutch central defender Virgil van Dijk will be leaving the club before the start of the season as there has been apparent interest from Southampton’s Premier League rivals Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City. The former Celtic man could be allowed to leave the St. Mary’s Stadium but it will cost his new club a fee in the region of £50-60 million.

Wayne Rooney has returned to Everton after 13 years at Manchester United and Romelu Lukaku has gone the other way. Although it was not essentially a swap deal, one has to believe there was some bartering between the two management teams when they were finalizing the £75 million transfer of Lukaku to the Red Devils. Both players are excellent, but which team has got the better deal?