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261  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin has higher market cap than the three biggest banks in the world on: June 11, 2024, 12:03:59 PM
Of course I am not surprised at this, because bitcoin is a commodity and whoever buys bitcoin is adding to the market cap. Bitcoin is bitcoin worldwide, but those banks are in various places and their operations is in fiat. Those banks can print more money but bitcoin has limited supply of 21 million.

It will be impossible for centralized bank to have higher market cap than Bitcoin because gradually fiat is depreciating and bitcoin value appreciates, which is giving people more confidence to invest in bitcoin and abandon fiat because of lack of confidence in fiat. Banks are run by individuals but bitcoin is decentralized.
262  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: June 10, 2024, 04:19:12 PM
I didn’t even know that Dortmund didn’t end up in a fourth position in the Bundesliga league this season until after seeing your reply, so does that mean that Dortmund won’t play Champion League next season? Dortmund didn’t take Bundesliga title seriously this season, all they wanted to win was the champion league and in the end, they ended up going home without no winning trophy, it will be a bad season for Dortmund because they mean this champion League and at the end, they end Real Madrid defeated them without no allowing them to win anything this season, Dortmund tries in the match but Real Madrid is playing with mentality against every team.

Dortmund goal was not to win the Bundesliga title this season because Bayer Leverkusen had already secured the position to deal with Bayern Munich. Dortmund struggled to get into the top four due to Leipzig, finishing in 5th position. Dortmund will play in the next Champions League, and it is not only the Bundesliga that provides 5 clubs with tickets for the next Champions League, but also the Seria A. Five clubs have qualified for the next Champions League.

It was all about preparations, Atlanta was well prepared than it was expected of them, Leverkusen didn't look equally prepared as Atlanta was and it was now like an advantage for Atlanta to use and get ahead of Leverkusen because if Leverkusen was prepared well enough, they wouldn't have allowed all that happen to them not in a game as this that they needed the most to crown all their efforts for the season with a greater rewards.

This has served as a lesson for Leverkusen because they thinking it was going to be business as usual but then it turns out that they are now been defeated for the first time because they let their guard down thinking they will be able to still win even with such uninformed pattern.Atalanta having the opportunity for the first time in a very long while decided to make the best of it and it turns out in their favour.

Bayer Leverkusen underestimated Atalanta in that game, since Atalanta wasn't among the top 4 in the Seria standing before Europa League final, Leverkusen may think that it was going to be an easy game to win. No team will like to miss their chances of winning the Europa trophy. I stated on this thread before the match began, that we shouldn't be surprised if Bayer Leverkusen lost against Atalanta because that was the only opportunity Atalanta had to win a trophy this season, and Atalanta ended up surprising us by scoring two goals in the first half to end their unbeaten record. Of course, Xabi Alonso will learn his lesson this season, they shouldn't underrate any of their opponents next season, they should focus on winning their games.
Leverkusen really tried alot this season despite being beaten by Atalanta in the final match.I won't use that game to judge them or to say they underrated Atalanta because before they played that game,they must have checked the record of Atalanta at that period, and saw that they were really in a good form,so that game didn't take them unaware of that they underrated them,but what I see there is that Atalanta watched how they play,the way their tactics is,and worked on it from training,that is why it didn't take them so long for Atalanta to get  two goals in the first half of the game.
Atalanta coach is an experienced coach and he was able to understand Leverkusen game tactics which gave him an upper hand in that match. Since he understood their game tactics, he came up with a game tactics that will outsmart that of Xabi Alonso which he succeeded, and that was why you see that Leverkusen was unable to face and calm down the pressure on them after the first goal.

Xabi gat no other option or tactics to use and he saw it that Atalanta coach has used experience over him which was what made all his effort in vain. From history, Leverkusen is always finding it difficult to win Atalanta and that was what still played out that day, and this is why I will agree with you that Leverkusen never underestimated Atalanta. It is same with Liverpool.
263  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: June 10, 2024, 03:37:52 PM
~Snip~
Zidane is waiting to train France and Bayern Munich whether until when this will be realized because Bayern Munich has currently chosen Kompany with a long contract, while the French national team still believes in the current coach.

Even though English is a language that is often used throughout the world but why Zidane is so unconfident or chemistries to train English clubs there is no intention at all in addition to several other reasons, I think Zidane will be more unemployed because he only chooses the team he wants not from the offers that come.
The language barrier is only an unreasonable reason, English is the most commonly used language throughout the world, it is not that difficult to learn English if one has the desire to learn it. Ronaldo, who just came to the Arab league, is already able to master Arabic well, even though in the learning process, Arabic is more difficult than English.

He has wasted too many opportunities to manage new clubs, the Premier League should be a challenge for him after achieving success with Real Madrid in La Liga. The Premier League will become more competitive if he manages one of the clubs there because there will be comparable competitors for Guardiola. Zidane has missed too many offers that have come his way due to waiting to be proposed to by the team he wants, if it continues like this he will spend more of his time without managing any clubs.
It doesn't seem that Zidane is bothered of not having a clubs to coach. We all know that he isn't in a rush, assuming he was, after Madrid excellent display, he would have been hired almost immediately by any club.

We should also not underrate the power of language. If you do not understand a language, no matter how much you try, even with an interpreter, there are some feelings you wouldn't commit well. Ronaldo learning other languages is his choice, not everyone has that time and passion to start learning a new language at old age.

I believe Zizu is waiting for the right time, and I will patiently wait till that time comes.
I guess that it is better for Zidane to start coaching so that he will improve his skills and also learn more from experience. No doubt that he is a good coach but don't you think that his talent is wasting, because the coaching business is now shifting from the hands of old men to the younger retired footballers which Zidane will perform very well, and will be successful just like he did as a player. What if the right club did not come to him, will he wait till old age.

 Let him not put pride before him, if not that might ruin everything. We saw how he won UCL in his first coaching job, and that was suppose to motivate him to continue coaching. However, he gat his decision to make on when to start coaching.
264  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: June 10, 2024, 03:01:28 PM
Quote from: bering
I have good news for Napoli fans because their key player Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has decided to refuse the offers from PSG and he decide to stayed in Napoli although at that time PSG was offering huge money as transfer fee but Kvaratskhelia will not interested to playing at Ligue 1 even in the near future to prove his commitment with Napoli Kvaratskhelia is willing to discuss about contract extension with this team and actually Kvaratskhelia contract will be expired on 2027 but Napoli has decide to give him new contract with higher salary

I think, those two players has contributed positively to Napoli which if they are willing to remain in the team, the management will like to give them a good offer that will make them feel reliable with the team until their contract expire. The reason kvaratskhelia rejected the offer PSG offer to him is because he discovered that the opportunity for him to shine the way he used to shine in Napoli team is not going to be there for him and it will make his fans not to be happy if he don't perform well to the team satisfaction.  I don't think, Victor Osimhen will accept any offer from Napoli management again in this season, because his eyes is on premier league teams and he is willing to leave Napoli in this season, if the opportunity come from premier league teams.
This shows that kvaratskhelia is a committed player of Napoli and he still believes that he is important to Napoli in order for them to achieve success next season. One thing with some players is that money isn't their problem but they prefer to stay in a club that cherish them, and where they can always keep to their form in carrying out their duties on the pitch.

Osimhen mind in not in Napoli  he needs a change of club, and he wants to be among the EPL teams to make new friends and new records in EPL. I just hope that he is able to move down to England before next season, but if there is no good offer from them, he will remain in Napoli because the price on him is very high.
265  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season on: June 10, 2024, 02:22:11 PM
The Liverpool we know today is nothing compared to the glory they use to have. Come to talk of their performance this past season, it was one of worst they've done towards the end of the season, and that fully explains that they might not be in good shape to compete with high probability of winning the Champions league, and it quite unfortunate that the had all their players in good shape but yet their performance wasn't good. However if Manchester City keeps up their good form to next season, they are likely to win the league but it seems their favourite opponents Real Madrid  is cooking and ready for next season.
Obviously their coach has been a big part of their success story all this years and his absence is definitely going to mean a whole lot to the team because they are definitely going to be a weak on some sides, his tactics has always been one that's unmatching as he's always have a better way to approach other teams and always know the best tactics to use to get the best results they can get against any team they meat and minimize their losses.

This season we did expected he was going to have a very fantastic exit by virtue of the the fact that he will be able win a trophy on his exit which would have been a very remarkable one, he was even making a good attempt in that regards in the way they performed this season at some point and I personally was expecting they will even win two trophies, probably the Europa and the premier league trophies.
Klopp leaving is a really nasty BUMMER. He was a tactical master, extracting from those Liverpool lads every bit of ability. Indeed, no storybook ending with medals; yet, for you, it is the beautiful game. Now, this Arne Slot buddy intervening? It is a whole different game.Champions League is not a joke, hence Slot requires time to shape that team into his vision. Everyone will be breathing down his neck, evaluating him against Klopp, but perhaps the man has some secret plans
Liverpool will miss Klopp based on the great work he did in Liverpool and how he transformed the club to be stronger and competitive in EPL. His departure might have a little problem in the club's performance and the players too. But I believe that changes is what we cannot stop from happening, and that is the reason a new coch will continue from where Klopp stopped.

Slot will try his best to see how he can balance the club performance to that of Klopp so that the fams will have confidence in him, because a lot will be expected from him. Sometimes, it is always difficult for a new coach to adapt with his new team but if he is a flexible coach, that will not be a problem for Slot.
266  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Casino companies' responsibilities to rehabilitation institutions on: June 10, 2024, 01:43:06 PM


Casinos will not be responsible for any gamblers addiction and this is because you the gambler had it in mind to win money from the casino and that was why, you decided to gamble to the extend that you could not control yourself due to greed, and that is why so many gamblers are addict. They think that they can make profit from gambling and if you win, the casino pays you back.

so why are cigarette companies taxed and csr on health institutions? isn't it their own choice for smokers to smoke? so what you said is not a strong reason to justify why casinos are not forced to do csr.
There is no special place to threat addicted gamblers because it is an emotional thing and not inside ones body, unlike cigarettes that can damage the internal part of your body physically, and the hospital is there to threat such people. The only way an addict can be free from his addiction is quitting gambling.
267  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Does trading belongs to everyone? on: June 10, 2024, 11:31:07 AM
Everyone can learn and try to trade, but is it for everyone especially for those who thinking that trading is a some sort of quick money making scheme then it's not for them. You won't get anything if you are new unless it's beginner luck. If you want to go into marathon way and want to learn and experience the worst trading feel with losses then it's for you  with every losses make you stronger and want to learn more and more.

Otherwise, if you are a person that is easily demotivated once something bad happens then you better stay away.
Well,thats your opinion,but to me I just think it's not everybody that can trade,some persons don't know about it,while some persons who know about it are scared of it,they think the moment they get anything to do with it,it will just sweep away their money.While on the other, people who have known about it,who still suffer loses despite the different strategies they have tried to apply now feel reluctant on trying more because some thinks it's not their thing,while some thing trading is bad.That is why I can just conclude to say trading is not for anybody.
Of course trading is very risky due to the volatile nature of the market and it plays with emotions. People who are not ready to learn and sacrifice their time and resources in order to have a strategy that will work for them are not suppose trade. Trading is complex and needs patient with practice often to be good in it. This is why when learning, you should use only the amount that you can afford to lose to build your knowledge.

I don't like trading because I always run at loss. For this reason, I prefer just to invest as that is cool with me and it does not mess with my emotions when there is a price fluctuation.
268  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: June 10, 2024, 11:07:58 AM
Harry Kane Has scored 37 goals in his first season in the Bundesliga. That is definitely an incredible performance from him.  but at the same time, him scoring so many goals and still not being able to win anything with Bayern Munich in  Bundesliga is probably unfair and also probably a little funny in some way.  he literally came to the Bundesliga and joined Bayern Munich Because he wanted to win a trophy.  and right on that season,  the team which was winning the Bundesliga Title for the last 11 years, Bayern  Munich,  has not been able to win the  Bundesliga title. That is definitely a little funny if you ask me. He is a great player no doubt about that. But this is a genuine question, will he actually be able to win a trophy in his career? All the weekend says to him is that “Good luck for the next season”
It is really funny that this is happening to Kane, or is it that he is always at the wrong place at the wrong time, because I don't know why this is happening to him any club that he chooses to play for. He can get himself a reward at the end of the season, but he cannot win a trophy for the club.

I hope that he will be able to achieve a trophy next season and break that curse which people thinks is working on him.
269  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Have you achieved anything from gambling on: June 10, 2024, 10:29:16 AM
There are several reasons why a gambler does not want to share anything with anyone else. And the main reason is that gambling is socially viewed negatively. There are many societies where people treat differently who gambles or know about him. And gamblers don't don't expect to treat with them in that way. Because of which he always wants to hide his gambling too. They know that if he shares his gambling with anyone today, others will gradually know him. Moreover, gamblers do not always win but also lose. When he will lose, his human condition will not be normal but at that time others will talk about him in various negative ways which none of the gamblers like.

The other reason could be money. For example I dont want to be bothered how I spend my money (in case I win money), I dont want to hear any comment if I would stupidly spend them on expensive things or continue gambling and lose them next day. That is none of other persons business what I do with my money. But I would gladly share with other that I have won a car, a device, a picture and etc. And I think people would take it more positive (or at least less negative) if I say I have won $30k worth car, then I would say that I have won $30k.
Yeah, how we spend our gambling wins is not anyone's concern and I don't tell my family if I had a huge win from gambling, because I don't want them to know that I got it from gambling, but she knows that I gamble.

The reason why is stopped sharing my wins with people is that, the last time I did so, I got disappointed with how the information spread round and nobody agreed that it was them. I felt bad towards it and I had no choice than to share some of it with close relatives. I do buy one or two things after a win but I have not won very big.
270  Economy / Speculation / Re: The BTC stability on: June 10, 2024, 09:32:22 AM
This is just me I believe in Bitcoin, and my prediction is that the price could reach more than $100k next year so it's too early to see the new all-time high I've been waiting for a cheap price below 60k to convert my USDT back to BTC I just sold mine recently at $71k because I saw a rejection now I am waiting for a low price again and do DCA I just don't want to miss the dip price.
I hope that it wasn't all your bitcoin portfolio that you sold to buy back when the price dips, because this is a risky move. Bitcoin is on 69k+, and you don't know if it will dip to 65k and below for you to buy back. What if the price increases to 71k and above without coming down to your price level for you to buy back. I just hope that you don't regret your actions later.

The basic of investment says - always diversify! Keeping a good percentage in Bitcoin is OK but we all need to put the other percentage into various other assets classes to mitigate the risks. Keeping everything in one asset is pure gambling! 
You are right, but poor people who are struggling to meet up with their weekly DCA regularly will not ne able to diversify into other investment because of low income. Diversifying is for the rich and people who have the money to diversify. I only have my bitcoin investment which I am still buying more bitcoin to increase the size gradually. I cannot diversify because it is only bitcoin that I can buy with the little discretionary income from my salary.
271  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Is gambling bad to the society? on: June 10, 2024, 08:47:19 AM
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Society needs gambling as additional way to have fun. Society must change attitude to gambling from negative (stop reading and producing info how people only lose) to neutral (a way to have fun, but not a primary one).
I believe so but what we have seen is that it was not for making them fun or for their pastime, it has now become one of their necessities which has become a reason for their financial problem due to heavy addiction. In fact, in our place, many of them are in debt because of this and they are working hard, have some money, and gamble which is supposed for their basic needs. It is not helping anymore but it causes additional problems. They are not too young not to know how it ruins their life and needs education, they are supposed to realize it before the worst thing happens.

Excessive gambling is bad and it can start from when a gambler wants to use gambling to console himself or wants to gamble for profit. This will make such gambler to forget on how to discipline himself from addiction. People that are in debts due to gambling should not gamble anymore because it will ruin their lives. This is because they will keep on paying their debts as it accumulates, and they will have nothing left to depend on.

These set of gamblers are the people that is making the society frown at gambling, because it is having a negative impact on them and the society. Their families will not be happy and less care will be shown to them by the gambler. Addicted gamblers have always brought pain to their families due to their gambling problems and how they lavish money on gambling chasing their losses. Some of them steals to gamble or sell properties to gamble.

However, if gambling can be done in a normal way with self control and discipline, it will help a lot and addicted gamblers will be few. This can be achieved if we don't think of profit when gambling.
272  Other / Off-topic / Re: Do you feel excited while gambling on: June 10, 2024, 07:07:34 AM
Is there any reason why one should get excited?all we are doing is to try our luck,to see if we can win games because before we go into gambling,everyone has what he or she wants,and it's only gambling that can give one such money,so you see,we try to get lucky as we could by winning,and when we lose,then it is our pain,while when we win,we rejoice.
Gambling only gives joy after a game has ended,and it ended in favour of you, especially when you were expecting a huge amount of money,and you finally won it,you will be very excited for that
I fell excited when gamble is in my favor, that is I had good wins no matter how little it is. I have experienced gambling for straight two days without winning a dime, and I was wondering what happened to my luck.

Actually, I gamble for fun and not for profit, so whenever I have a win, I feel very excited because it is an additional funds for me to gamble with. It is only if I win big, that I can withdraw the funds and use it for something meaningful. If I win little amount, I leave it in my gambling account in order to gamble with it next time. It always help me not to assign much on my weekly gambling budget.
273  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Reasons why Bitcoin dey exceptional and good to use. on: June 09, 2024, 08:21:21 PM
I greet everybody.
I dey see some people talk say watin really they exceptional about Bitcoin and why must they use it. So I just say make I put down this one to help people no why Bitcoin dey exceptional and good to use and get.
Any body way get more ideas fit still add to this one I done write, if I make any mistake too I dey open for correction.

Decentralization.
Bitcoin no get central authority, all of us they use the same basic software and we get the same right and privilege.
No federal bank way go come inflate the currency at their will and no authority way go come put rules and regulations.
E no dey possible to shut down Bitcoin like the way CBN shut down heritage bank.
No politician or government for the world fit influence Bitcoin and nothing like race, religion, social status or gender they exist for the use of Bitcoin.

Ownership.
Bitcoin na your own, e no dey like Nigeria naira or dollar way government fit manipulate any how.
You fit use your Bitcoin as you want, no body fit froze your account.

Divisibility.
You fit divide your Bitcoin into 8th decimal and the sweet thing be say no transaction fees like they way we dey pay for bank.

Privacy.
Better privacy they for Bitcoin no body fit trace you with your Bitcoin address, en they very save to use and you fit create as many Bitcoin address way you go use do your transactions as you want.

Transparency.
Bitcoin they very transparent since all transactions they logged by the network so e they very easy to publicize them if person want, and e dey allow everybody to check them with confidence.

Security.
Bitcoin they more secured than any monetary system for the world. The kind mathematical technology way them use create Bitcoin they very good na why no body fit manipulate Bitcoin system.

Full assurance and trust.
For Bitcoin you no need to fear anything like third party involvement, like when you send money to person, bank con hold am con dey ask ask you questions bring this bring that, inside Bitcoin nothing like that they happen.

Mitigate Risk.
If them breach the security of person way u send money to you go dey save 100% because no information about you person fit use trace you they for the transaction.
Na why you see say gist lover they only accept payment for advert through Bitcoin so nobody fit trace am.

Limited quantity.
The number of Bitcoin na something way everybody no and no body fit change am or bring in more Bitcoin. So possibility no dey for further inflation or to manipulate the money supply.
To add to the list, bitcoin is censorship resistance and the government cannot control it. You don't need to third party permissions to carry ou any transaction. Government cannot confiscate your bitcoin if it is store in your self custody wallet, and this is what the government don't like.

Secondly, bitcoin is used as a store of value and a hedge against inflation. If you save your money in bitcoin, it increases in value over time while fiat depreciates overtime. The best part of it is that it is more profitable when you use it as an investment and hodli for long, than any other assest currently.
274  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Religious leader barred from casinos because of big wins. on: June 09, 2024, 06:54:51 PM
In my opinion, whatever the reason, religious leaders should not gamble, they are leaders and as leaders they should set a good example for their congregation to follow the path they follow, if leaders gamble, it is the same as them setting a bad example, regardless of whether the reason is to pay for schools or for good. other things because the gambling he won was the result of other people's losses, which means he received victory from the results of other people's suffering and that is a bad result for a leader who should give better results of their hard work and not gamble.

He is not suitable to be a religious leader if he gambles and makes money from gambling and he should not do that. Maybe if he were in my country he would not only be banned from coming to casinos but would have been boycotted as a religious leader because in my country strongly opposes gambling. Especially if the person playing it is a religious leader, of course the government doesn't like it because it is a bad act and will set a bad example for others.
He will obviously be having a congregation of gamblers  Grin
I live in a country where people look up to their religious leaders for guidance on how to live their lives. Anyone who happens to be a member of his congregation will definitely take up gambling as a lifestyle. It is not right for any religious leader to take up any lifestyle like gambling, drinking, smoking and clubbing, infact a religious leader should not be seen in certain places because his congregation will be watching and would want to emulate his lifestyle.
Not everyone should be a religious leader, obviously he is skilled in gambling, he should stick to that and avoid misleading his congregation into forming wrong habits.
How did you see about the situation where the religious leader is using the wins from gambling to feed the poor, that means that he is doing something good inspite that he is not suppose to gamble because he might mislead his congregation in which they will think gambling is a means to make profit or earn a living.

Nobody knows if this religious leader is a true man of God, and is doing what he was directed to do by God. We are only talking from our own little understanding on religious practices. Sometimes what we condemn is not evil in the site of God, but our intentions and and good actions is what he considers.
275  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season on: June 09, 2024, 06:19:23 PM
Bayern Munich management will not allow what happened to them last season to repeat itself shortly, so they will sign players that will help them get back to their glory days. So I agree with you that Bayern Munich will be a serious contender to win the UEFA Champions League trophy when it starts next season. It is a pity that Harry Kane joined Bayern Munich at a bad time. Harry Kane put in his best and scored goals for Bayern Munich to win a trophy last season, but Bayern Munich's team spirit was low, which made them not win any trophy last season.

Bayern Munich would had been a top contender for me but they do not have a manager that we can depend on to challenge Real Madrid and Manchester city, Bayern Munich have very good players and a top striker but they can not win, I do not think they will be able to win their league in the first place because other teams will use the opportunity of Bayern Munich having a new manager that is yet to understand the team and the league to play very well so they can win the league. I do not think Bayern Munich made the right choice of hiring Vincent Kompany as their manager. There are better managers without a job that they could have hired and they will be favourites to win. Real Madrid with mbappe is going to be untouchable and they are going to defend their championship league again.
It will be hard for Kompa y to win Bundesliga next season because he is a new coach and might take him some time to make the team understand his own tactics. He might also not understand the players first but as time goes on he will understand them and be able to add value to the players football pattern due to his new tactics.

This is why I don't see them as a threat in UCL next season. I don't see Barcelona as a threat if they don't buy new additional players to strengthen the club, only a coach cannot do it all. Manchester City will try their possible best to be a threat but let's see how it goes next season with Real Madrid having Mbapoe with them.
276  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: June 09, 2024, 05:11:41 PM

As mentioned in few above posts things are pretty clear for the Cristiano Ronaldo to go for the next world cup as his target is having 1000 goals in soccer games with this he could be first player in history who will touch this milestone, and he can do this because his recent performance in Saudi League is impressive and most chances he will be able to have contract until 2026 which could be enough for him to have this milestone in front of his name.


I believe Ronaldo has a great chance of becoming the first player to score 1000 goals in the official FIFA records. Ronaldo is really very difficult to do even though he is old. I also really want to see the two goats compete for the last time in the 2026 world cup. I assume they will use the 2026 world cup as a place to announce their retirement. I think this will be very extraordinary and will always be remembered for all time. Ronaldo's performance was truly extraordinary. Al Nassr failed to win the SPL title but what is great is that he is the top scorer of all time for the SPL. I want to see Ronaldo and Messi's performance for the last time in this world cup.
Ronaldo have scored a total goal of 891 goals in all FIFA competitions. He scored more goals in Real Madrid than anywhere else with a total of 450 goals in Real Madrid. He is the highest goal scorer in history with these number of goals. It is very possible for Ronaldo to score 1000 goals in 2026, because he will continue scoring till 2026.

Ronaldo only needs 111 goals to create a record that might take decades to be broken. At old age his scoring skills is still very active even though his body is getting weak, his scoring ability is not weak but is increasing due to so much experience.
277  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: June 09, 2024, 04:33:17 PM
Yes. And Napoli also seems to need to sell Osimhen this season due to financial reasons. Yes, there are indeed several big clubs who are interested in Osimhen. It has been Chelsea who have been hoping for a swap deal for Osimhen from Lukaku for quite some time. However, there is also no bright spot, but on the other hand, Napoli actually wants to swap deal from Arsenal, with 2 Arsenal players for Osimhen. The 2 Arsenal players that Napoli are hoping for are Smith Rowe and Tomiyasu. So just wait and see what the decision is, because Arsenal have not yet made a decision on this matter.

https://metro.co.uk/2024/06/03/two-arsenal-players-wanted-napoli-part-victor-osimhen-transfer-20958689/

I don't think has possibility with swap Victor Osimhen and Romelu Lukaku after Chelsea announcing bid offer 38 million euro for selling their players without swap option. Napoli manager Antonio Conte has huge expectation for signing Romelu Lukaku and I think swap its not benefit option for Napoli because they can sell Victor Osimhen over 150 million euro and buy Lukaku only 38 million euro.
Serie A season 2024/25 seems very interested because Antonio Conte become Napoli manager and he had good reputation always success winning domestic league when becoming Serie A manager teams from Juventus until Inter Milan.
Yes, based on etrbaur's report, it did fail. And finally, for now, Napoli is currently negotiating with Arsenal. Actually, Arsenal also wants Osimhen, but apparently the price is too high for the striker.
In fact, Arsenla has also sent a message to Napoli about his interest, but has not agreed to the price Napoli are asking for, namely €130 million (£110.8m) release clause.

And it is true that Arsenal also has several other players who are his targets. So, this will be a big consideration for the club in deciding which one to take. And it seems that Napoli will have to carry out various re-considerations to take into account fees and other things, if they really want to sell Osimhen or do another swap deal with Arsenal or other clubs later.
I don't see any reason why Arsenal will agree to pay that hefty fee for Napoli's striker Osimhen,who hasn't played in the English premier league,and we don't know whether he will get their to be a flop or not.And to me,he is not worth that kind of amount being placed on him,he is just over hyped,I don't see any extraordinary thing that he does much on the field.Napoli have to reduce his price to either 70 or 80 million pounds,else he will still end up staying at that club.They should know that England is a tough place,and since he hasn't played there,they won't know whether he would do well there or not,so it's either they reduce the price or he stays at the club.
Osinhem was the highest goal scorer in Seria A last two seasons and it was because of his endless scoring and contributions that made Napoli to win the league for the first time in history. You are underestimating Osinhem who is a goal machine.

He will do better in Arsenal because he will have all the support from the players in order for him to score as much goals as possible. His performance was poor last season in Napoli because the club is suffering, and I will not say it was his fault. Osinhem is a strong player a d he can play in EPL without any problem and do better, but like you said the price on him is high for Arsenal, because they are not use to buying very expensive players.
278  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: why do people always play gambling even if they always lose? on: June 09, 2024, 03:50:22 PM
I,  as a gambler, also admit that I still become greedy at times, but I'm making sure that the money I use cannot affect my financial state, even if I lose it all. That's how I can manage my money and keep on gambling.
it is an inherent trait in humans. But if you are experienced in gambling, you may no longer be emotional to get bigger wins.
When you feel you have a bigger chance of winning, those who are experienced will know when they should stop. I know the situation will not be easy. but those who often lose certainly don't want to continue experiencing it.
You are given a chance to win and you should take it, but never increase the risk. gambling always makes people greedy. But remember, you know when you will come out with a win and feeling satisfied is something that is important.
Pleasure is what some gamblers derive from gambling, and because they have a gamble budget, if they are losing will not mean that they should quit when their budget for the day has not being exhausted. Majority of gamblers that are gambling while losing is because they are chasing their losses and think that they can recover it. Unfortunately for these set of gambler, they run into more losses.

If you have self control, you will always know when to stop. If a disciplined gambler is losing and he is still gambling, it means that he can afford to lose more to gambling and not because he is chasing his losses. Sometimes we can get carried away with the fun, and decide to play an additional one or two games before stopping.
279  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: June 09, 2024, 03:13:57 PM
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It's true, Atalanta didn't win because of luck, they won because of their hard work and the strategy they implemented was successful in beating Leverkusen. It was a success and they even won with a landslide score.
They succeeded in implementing very good defense so that Liverpool could not easily break into their goal, on the other hand, on the front line they were very effective in converting their opportunities into goals. That is a very good thing, even though it is not in accordance with what we predicted at the beginning.
Atalanta succeeded in proving that they could also provide something surprising, not only could they beat Liverpool, who were the top team, and they could even beat Leverkusen, who had never been beaten this season.
We must distinguish between wins due to luck and wins resulting from hard work. Both have different ways of achieving victory, luck is obtained after winning through a penalty shootout, while victory comes from hard work, as Atalanta did against Liverpool and Leverkusen. On paper, Liverpool and Leverkusen are too strong for a team like Atalanta to face, but because of the enthusiasm of the Atalanta players who want to win the match when facing a strong team, they are able to play with discipline and take advantage of opportunities to score goals. No one ever thought that Atalanta would be able to beat Leverkusen, but because the players had great enthusiasm and wanted to win the title, Atalanta was able to give Leverkusen their first defeat this season.


When you see Atalanta's position in the series, anyone can think that they are an extremely weak team, and this is true when you compare Atalanta in Serie A in relation to teams like Inter, Juventus, Milan, which are teams that manage to win Serie A. but Atalanta outside of Italy has opponents that have historically won and they are strong opponents that, as people don't look at the past, as soon as they look at Atalanta outside of Italy playing against teams like Liverpool and Leverkusen they could thinking that on paper Atalanta is weak, when in reality on paper Atalanta is strong when they play against Liverpool and Leverkusen

just look at the story:



source: https://livescores.biz/h2h/atalanta-vs-bayer-leverkusen

In the last games Atalanta always beat Leverkusen.



source: https://livescores.biz/h2h/atalanta-vs-liverpool-cf

Liverpool won 2 times and Atalanta won 2 times, they are evenly matched. This shows that liverpool and leverkusen were unlucky to play against atalanta who are an opponent that has historically done well against them, unfortunately atalanta in series A don't even have any chance of becoming series A champions in all seasons. That's why in my opinion I say that leverkusen is not a strong team outside of germany, they will do poorly in the european champions league, just like liverpool and even atalanta
I don't doubt what you said. I have also said it that Atalanta was better than these two clubs and that it was not by luck or the unseriousness of the players that led to their defeat. From the record which you posted above it shows that Atalanta have won both clubs most.

Leverkusen like you said will not go far in the Champions League, you should know that the UCL is a very strong league and not for clubs that can only perform internally, but for clubs that can perform both in domestic and international competitions. I am not expecting too much from Atalanta and Leverkusen next season in UCL.
280  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: June 09, 2024, 12:46:58 PM
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In as much as Haaland is injury-free every season definitely Julián Álvarez would have a limited playing time, though Guardiola had played the duo in some matches I think it hasn't yielded positive results that is why Alvarez is usually on the bench in most matches though Guardiola had tried to give him game time , from my own point of view if PSG can guarantee him a regular playing time then he should leave because he is expected to play regularly for his club to retain his role on national team (Argentina) striker else another striker might take his position.
Julián Álvarez have the choice to make here, he should either chose between regular playing time and staying on the bench which I am sure he will chose regular playing time because every player wants to play. Looking at it in another point of view, Álvarez might soon be a first choice striker in Manchester if Pep leaves the team because I am sure once Pep leaves, Haaland will definitely leaves as well.
Therefore, I think City are not willing to let Alvarez go so that he can represent Haaland in the future; and likewise if he leavers for PSG and PSG eventually sign Osimhen, he will still face the same problem he do face here.

If you watch some of the matches Julian Alvarez played in Manchester city when Haaland was experiencing some injuries, it really touched the mind of their manager not to be benching him on the time, because Julian Alvarez is a potential player Manchester city will not allow to leave to join other team.  But if Pep Guardiola leave Manchester city, I don't think the strength Manchester city have to withstand other teams will be there again for the players to display, because he build up all those players with his impact which it will be difficult for the players to cope very well with another new manager. There is a potential skills I saw in Pep Guardiola which it will not make him struggle in any team he move to, because he has the talent to build up players to a higher standard to display perfectly well.
Julian Alvarez is talented, no doubt. He's scored 11 goals and 9 assists when Haaland needs a break. This is impressive for a primary substitute. But Haaland is a force of nature, a goal-scoring machine, too. No surprise Alvarez doesn't start every game. Pep Guardiola's departure is rumored. He has a year left on his deal, but will he leave the Premier League's biggest salary? No, I disagree. Man City will stay even if Pep leaves. The world's greatest managers will want to coach them because they're a premier club. Let's relax, enjoy the game, and see what happens

The Saudis can make higher than what Manchester city pays Pep, which will look very attractive for Pep to leave City for Saudi. Pep made the team and if he leaves, his quality will always be there to keep City the way it is now, but that will not last overtime. Maybe after 3 years their performance will start dropping if they don't get a good coach up to Pep's standard.

Coach plays a major role in the success of a club, because it is the coach that knows the players that he wants to fit in his team and how to manage them to bring out the best performance in each of them and as a team. Ferguson left Manchester united and they have being suffering since then till date. So don't think that if Pep leaves City everything will still be the same as if he is still there. During a match, it is based on the outcome of the first half that the coach uses to know how to make his substitutes during the second half to make sure that the game ends in their favor.
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