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6061  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [POLL] Using AI to predict outcomes on: January 12, 2023, 01:12:15 PM
I still haven’t tried this out yet to see how it could work, but I do like all the discussion surrounding it. Personally, I don’t see why using AI would be any different than betting with a newsletter or following someone else’s picks. Who knows, maybe AI would be better. Without trying it out it’s hard to say, but next time I’m messing with ChatGPT I’m definitely going to give it a little test.

I think when it comes to data collection, analysis, and comparison of every player, if AI has all the access to the data of each team and player, I believe the AI will come up with a better analogy than a veteran analyst.  AI removes emotions that somehow affect a person's view since favoritism vague a person's decision. So personally, I think AI is different from newsletters because it will come up with a better version of analogy and prediction.
AI have entered each and every sector. Now this isn't big to discuss. The usage of AI into gambling industry doesn't look to be more interesting, because it does the prediction based on the data available along with the past results comparison. I don't know whether it'll have the ability to watch the match scenario and predict the outcome according to the situation.
Everyone has been talking about Chagpt, and as many have said, the AI only has information up to the year 2021, and it cannot make predictions, of course I don't know what the true scope of the AI will be, that it can make predictions to do but it can't do them due to its programming for now, but it is obvious that it can solve many statistics and probabilities quickly, and that is a pretty strong tool when it comes to requesting any information that can be calculated in a short time, when in a way Manual and with the degree of knowledge of some books, it can take a reasonable time. Later, it may be that premium services of that chatgpt or more AI will come out, which can offer it as an additional service.
6062  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Anyone making 4 or 5 digits (USD) monthly from Crypto Sports betting? on: January 12, 2023, 12:07:40 PM
That's really hard to achieve, because even with sports betting there is need of luck. At times we believe cent percent and go with the odds, but the underdog wins causing big loss. Closer prediction can be made and it is a must to watch the match throughout to minimize the loss through live betting if our prediction haven't won.

With sports betting there is always the need for data collection with which close prediction can be made. If not we need to go with high bet amount on lower odds. For @1.1 and the bet value need to be $1000 to earn $100 which is high risk betting.

I cannot deny, with sports betting, luck can have a lot of influence, and that is something that influenced a lot, at least in the World Cup in Qatar, teams that I did not think were going to lose against other teams that did not have much relevance did. , and that is something that many were left out of reach due to their high bets with very large amounts, because they were supposed to be safe matches, so eventually there is nothing safe in terms of sports betting, a luck factor will always influence, both here in football as in any sport, except that sports betting is greatly influenced by the knowledge of the person and that is something for which you can feel more secure.
6063  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2022/23 Season on: January 12, 2023, 03:33:38 AM

I think Manchester United also want to win the trophy, but there is a difficult obstacle in front of them.  They will have to eliminate Spanish giant Barcelona first.  Their performance in the Premier League has been on the rise and if they continue like this, they have a chance to knock out Barcelona.  If they beat Barcelona, ??they could go all the way to the final.
Manchester United's chances of getting the Europa League trophy this season are open, it's just that the opponent they will face now is Barcelona, which we know is one of the tough teams and also the favorites to win the title in the Europa League this season. That is their toughest challenge in this play-off round. Also if they are able to get through this play-off round perfectly, the hurdles are still in front of them, because some of the big teams are also here after failing to qualify from the Champions League.

In the Europa league their are top teams that are competiting,  and all this teams they are still in good form.  It is still early to tell if Manchester United will win the Europa League Because their are other big teams in the league that are fighting. Manchester United, Barcelona, any of this team have chances of winning the europa league.  The Europa is going to be tough and interesting because of teams that are competing to win the trophy.
Manchester United are looking very promising. All the players in the team are performing brilliantly. After the World Cup, everyone is very focused.

I don't have much faith in Manchester United, they may win some games, but for my biggest mistake of that club is the technical director, and it's not just because of what he did to CR7, that's the least of it, what The more he does things wrong and blame another player or players, for me such an arrogant person should not be in a team, only his energy makes things go wrong, if Manchester United change coach, I believe that things can occur in the best way. For me Manchester has a great treasure in terms of its players, but things really go wrong, and it's not their fault, maybe with defeats they mature more, but being in the Europa League for so long is a failure for a club of this category.


Barcelona and Manchester United have good performance in domestic league and consistency at the winning trend except Barcelona held draw by Espanyol at first match after FIFA World Cup 2022. Current performance from Manchester United have quite well and win all matches after World Cup.

I don't have ideas about which one possibility qualifier to next round in UEFA European League, however between Barcelona or Manchester United have eliminated at playoff round.  Nowadays away goals nit important thing after UEFA removed all rule about advantage of away goals.
Both teams have been in good form so far in their respective leagues, but that's just something that might be different when they meet in the playoffs. I tend to think Barcelona have something to stand for in this playoff game, but as far as I've seen it I think Manchester United have also improved since the arrival of Ten Hag.

It is difficult to predict who will qualify for the round of 16 because both of them have the opportunity to win matches in 2 meetings. Each of them has to take advantage of the home advantage, so you don't really know who will win a ticket to the round of 16.

I don't really think like that, I think quite the opposite, for me what Ten Hag has done the most is hurt Manchester United, but I honestly think that if they fire Ten Hag and hire someone else, who saea, that team will start to resurface, for me Ten Hag is a technical director who is quite rude, apart from that he is very radical, if he did not put CR7 in the games knowing that he is a star he speaks very badly as a person, then it is impossible for me, having stars, to leave them in Banking is something that, at least for me, doesn't fit in my head, so if he does that, he's capable of doing anything.

‘Irritated’ Liverpool and Man Utd ‘dismiss’ Prem star but Arsenal join transfer fight after ‘verbal offer’



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Liverpool and Manchester United reportedly grew ‘irritated’ in their pursuit of Leandro Trossard but their rivals remain in the fight for the Brighton star.

Trossard has shone for the Seagulls since joining them following their promotion to the Premier League.

The Belgium international came into his own at the start of this season as he has seven goals and two assists in 16 Premier League outings this term.

Source: https://www.football365.com/news/irritated-liverpool-man-utd-dismiss-prem-star-arsenal-join-transfer-fight-verbal-offer
6064  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling Distortion Pattern on: January 12, 2023, 03:06:40 AM
I think it happens to many people when they first start gambling.
But after playing for some time, they started to lose and the number of losses was getting bigger and frustrated them.
They try to use bigger funds but the result is always the same, namely defeat, making them desperate because they cannot win like before.
And in the end, they will only regret it because they have lost a lot of money gambling.
This is because there's no guarantee you will get huge multipliers or jackpot even though you're playing it a whole day. Anyone should have a good self control in order to prevent this kind happen. Also there's many casinos already has self exclusion feature which will help an addict to stop gamble.

I also think it's better to play sports rather than slots because you can't predict the result in slots.
Hopefully, the self-exclusion feature really helps an addict to stop gambling but I'm still unsure about that feature because it's very difficult for a gambling addict to realize he is a gambling addict.
Unless he has really rough days and it gets to a point where he really needs to quit gambling, only then will he come to terms with what he has done and what he did wrong.
And before that happens, we really have to have good self-control when playing gambling so that nothing bad will happen to us.
We must be able to learn from the experiences of others who have experienced many defeats.

Well, there are many players who have their own way of playing and have many techniques that are difficult to tell them to change, because it is difficult to make them change their tricks and things that they have learned as they have had their own experiences, however some may have that There are patterns to play and win, but it is very difficult, many people play in different ways. In my case, when I see the way some players play and I see that I can optimize my way of playing, I get results that are more efficient than mine. Well, I simply adopt them for myself and begin to apply them, but I don't think that depends on each player.
6065  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: January 12, 2023, 02:22:07 AM

And my personal assumptions is that, US, being the world power probably does not want their territories to be over populated with immigrants, this could be the reason for the so strict requirements and documentation process to enter the country.

Your assumption may not be false but they have to be ready for more people that will troop in into the state in guise of coming to watch the next world cup. USA is a cherish country desirable by many to live in, so they have to expect that to happen. Among the three countries hosting the game, USA is hosting more of the games and that means more immigration of people to USA than Mexico and Canada.
I recently saw an announcement that an important figure in the country said that he was going to impose that anyone who enters the USA illegally will be punished by taking him out of the country and beating him for 5 years, I know that each country has its rules and that is respected, but the USA has also given many freedoms to immigrants, it is also the same government that promotes the American dream, and those who enter that way is not a good thing, the American dream does not exist, the people who enter to work are really well exploited and the fact of working at least 16 hours in a row is not life, what they do is sleep little and work from Sunday to Sunday in what they can, however in the World Cup that is being organized they want to do it in the best way , there won't be much input control for some, this will be a bit difficult for the US to control.

6066  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Caleb Plant vs David Benavidez on: January 12, 2023, 01:29:33 AM
Well there is a new name popping around recently that Canelo is interested on fighting British contender John Ryder.

For sure it won't sit well on the winner of this fight, because we wanted if David Benavidez wins here, to fight Canelo. So it's a surprised if indeed Canelo will skip Bivol in his comeback fight and step aside the winner here and fight John Ryder.

I wouldn't be surprised though as we all know that Canelo is recovering from his injuries so he might as well take a light opponent first before taking either the winner of this fight or again avenge his defeat to Bivol.
For me, Canelo is really picking daisies and rose petals, first of all he wants to have a lot of attention, that's something obvious, just with what he did in the World Cup with Messi, I realized that what he wants is to have a lot of fame, but sometimes it seems to me something infallible what he does and that is not the right way, perhaps that is why 'Bivol does not want to give him a rematch because what Bivol wants is something more serious, he wants titles, he wants to promote, and obviously with Canelo he will only have a rematch , it will not give him more, on the contrary if Bivol loses, he will lose many of the things he has won, in part I understand what Bivol is. Plan and Benevidez are very different things, it is another case and things look different.

Eddie Hearn's idea is nuts. He wants Dmitry Bivol to drain down to 168 from 175. That is not going to happen anyway. Bivol will refuse it outright. He would rather stay at 175 and face Artur Beterbiev. The idea of being undisputed at both 168 and 175 may sound very promising, but I am sure that Bivol is intelligent enough to understand the trap that is being laid for him here. IMO, Canelo should focus on fighting John Ryder first, and after that he should fight the winner of the Caleb Plant vs David Benavidez match.

And Bivol hasn't fought in 168 lbs, he was a natural Light HW since the beginning of his career, so we know what Hearn or Canelo is thinking here, to drain Bivol in their rematch to get all the advantage and at least assure of them of a big win. So the ball is on the court of Bivol and his team, if they are going to succumb to the pressures or just simply look for other fight at 175 lbs.

And as I have said, if the Bivol fight is not going to happen, they will pick an easy fight and that could be John Ryder.

On the other hand, Plant vs Benavidez is not a snoozer, Plant's knockout of Dirrell is knockout of the year for me. So he will be riding on this momentum to have a big knockout win and repeat that act, if he can against David.

But Bivol won't be risking his title if he will fight Canelo at 168 lbs, the interesting question for this, is Canelo willing to risk his titles on the line just for the sake of getting a higher chance against Bivol? I don't think that's a good idea, really. They are saying that Bivol should visit Canelo at his division, but what if Bivol will agree and will make the weight.

They should just approach the rematch at Bivol's division and not the opposite because Canelo has nothing to lose anymore, it will be a money fight for their camp without any risks and Canelo will benefit either way as well because he will get a belt if he can pull a win in this rematch.

What if Bivol will do that and try snatching Canelo's belt? It's not by far since Bivol can take that weight and he can continue doing
the same fighting style or maybe he can be more fit.

I get your point and the possibility that Canelo will move up for the sake of money is higher, nothing to lose, but there's a huge
amount that in stake if he will take his chance to call for a rematch in the same weight level.

Let's see if how they will take that, but for the meantime let's move back to Caleb and Benavidez.

Well, I don't know, but apparently Canelo has once again given something to talk about, for his part, I don't even know if Bivol would give him a rematch, if he already went up and sees that it is convenient for him to fight Canelo, he will, otherwise I don't know if he accepts, he what he thinks is that he already beat him, so he has already passed that stage, he would have to have a lot of audience, a lot of demand to be able to fight with him and obviously they give him a lot of money, for his part now well with Benavidez And Caleb still have My doubts, I don't know who I could lean toward, some go squarely with Caleb, but due to everything he has said, there has been speculation, and in some boxing forums it is not clear to me when making a good bet.

Daily Bread Mailbag: Artur Beterbiev, Plant-Benavidez, Jaron Ennis, More



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The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edward tackling topics such as unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, Caleb Plant vs. David Benavidez, Jaron Ennis, the WBC's direction on transgender athletes, and more.

Source: https://www.boxingscene.com/daily-bread-mailbag-artur-beterbiev-plant-benavidez-jaron-ennis-more--171640
6067  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: January 12, 2023, 01:06:38 AM
You see no reason for referees using a headset inside the ring but when they do, that is something to really wonder why. There were just hypotheses about referees getting instructions from the top where they could just raise the hand of a fighter that obviously fated to win even before the fight started.

Maybe true, maybe not. We can't just associate that with a form of cheating as maybe, that serves another purpose. Although, who knows?

Generally, from judges to referees, there's really a chance to manipulate results especially if the fight turned out close.

Because of that, I remember the Bivol-Canelo bout where there are speculations that if the fight instead turned out close the whole time, judges can easily score more points for Canelo every round. This fight turned the underdog Bivol into a superstar overnight.

I think in the Bivol vs Canelo, everything was wrong in the beginning, but the judges can't do anything to reward Canelo the win so they make it as close as possible. But we have seen the public making a uproar about the scoring, and who knows, if Bivol didn't dominate the way he did, maybe he could lose by 1 point in that fight and it could be a clear day highway robbery for Bivol. Good thing is that it didn't happen because it will be worst for the judges and Canelo Alvarez reputation. Sometimes its very clear if there is a biased based on the score by those judges.

I can sometimes understand how he feels about Canelo, but he is also a boxer who sometimes blurts out very ugly and I don't know if that's what Bivol doesn't like, Bivol is a boxer who can really mark the difference, in fact, what he seeks is to win the biggest titles possible to be able to execute a unique fame plan, and the truth is that Canelo is very talkative, and that is something that does not give him many privileges or more benefits, I feel that he does not give him Pay attention because of the way Canelo is, I also see that Canelo is sometimes not very professional, and any boxer doesn't like that, because it makes him look like a very street fighting style.

It appears we have another boxer who will be very exciting similar to how Manny Pacman was during his challenges in different weight divisions. However, Naoya Inoue's mission is to be the first male boxer to unify all championships in 2 different divisions. According to this article he mentioned that he will be in the ring again on April or May! I speculate him to challenge Akhmadaliev first, before a unification superfight against Stephen Fulton on December.

He also mentioned that his body can reach the limit to featherweight.



Naoya Inoue became the ninth fighter to unify all four major titles in boxing's four-belt era.

Inoue is now looking to become the only male fighter to accomplish the feat in two weight classes.

"I believe I'm going to aim for it," Inoue said. "We'll need to develop a thorough plan."

The Japanese star will be heading up to 122-pounds, after knocking out British fighter Paul Butler in eleven rounds to unify the IBF, WBO, WBA, WBC world bantamweight titles.

Inoue plans to return on a date in April or May of the coming year.

The world titles at 122-pounds are owned by two undefeated fighters, Uzbekistan's Murodjon Akhmadaliev and Stephen Fulton of the United States - with each boxer holding two belts.


Source https://www.boxingscene.com/naoya-inoue-i-go-far-featherweight--171207
Compete higher. I would love to see this happen. Make history. Break records. I bet the fighters in that weight division are itching to have a piece of Naoya Inoue but they will have to wait. I mean, who doesn't love good competition and fresh blood?  Cheesy
"Thorough plan." Yes, he will need it as this is a new jungle that he will be up against. He may have dominated his weight class but I am sure the boxers in the next will not just give him what he wants to happen.
Challenges will pour out in his schedule.

Interesting to wait if who among these title holders will be Inoue's target to deal with and call for a challenge fight,
his comeback to formally announce his plan to move up will bring a big hype.

After dominating his current division, it will be a big challenge to him, those belt holders from 122lbs are also
excited to face him.

It would be a good risk for Inoue and whoever champ that he will challenge.

I think that we are all expecting that Inoue could have a challenge with one of those title winners, because it is something common that we want to see him in a new stage, for me Inoue is like one of those athletes who is always expecting to give his best, It doesn't matter what category he's in, he always seeks to have and be the winner no matter what, now I imagine that according to what he's seen he's a good fit with whoever he can fight to make himself known much more, I just imagine that when he starts fighting and have the same streak as before would be something like a scholar, it seems to be like that.

Inoue WBA December Boxer of the Month  – World Boxing Association

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The World Boxing Association (WBA) released its December rankings and with them the individual awards, which went to Japan’s Naoya Inoue as Fighter of the Month and Daniel Dubois as Honorable Mention.

Inoue became the first Japanese-born undisputed champion in history after defeating Paul Butler by technical knockout in 10 rounds during their bout held in Koto-Ku on December 13. 

Source: https://www.saddoboxing.com/57359-inoue-wba-december-boxer-of-the-month-world-boxing-association.html
6068  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Errol Spence vs Keith Thurman on: January 11, 2023, 11:30:06 PM
Yes, as long as this organization is still in control of the belts and not the boxers themselves, they can issue their mandatory fight and title eliminators so that only the best  boxers can get their belts.

But the problem is when the boxer held more than one belt, each one has it's own mandatory so he has to go about everyone. But sometimes schedule are not permitted so he either vacate some of the belts that he had. Another good example is Josh Taylor who vacated 3 already and retain one for his fight with Jack Catterall.

Each system has its own advantages and demerits. The boxing administration is fractured at this point, and we have 4 different world championship groups as a result - World Boxing Organization (WBO), International Boxing Federation (IBF), World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Council (WBC). The dream of every boxer is to unify the belts, but in some cases (example is that of Josh Taylor that you have mentioned) it becomes impossible to do so. But still, the current system is better than media tycoons such as Al Haymon or Bob Arum dictating who should fight whom.

Exactly, but is there a chance that they will change that system to fully satisfy the fans? I think why boxing is here because it's not only for entertainment but also for us to see and to know who the real warriors are, and the only way we can see who is the best among the best is the unification and undisputed fight.

For them? it was just pure business, the business of making money for them, the promoters and the networks. Yeah, you can say that they want to satisfy their fans, but I don't think that is their main goal right now as boxers have evolved as well. In the 80's-90's it was purely for the pride that's why we see a lot of great fights and upsets. But time has change, Floyd becoming "Money Mayweather", started to do his own business makes ton of money. So now boxers specially top tier, wanted millions and if they can't give them that money, then we won't see the mega fight that we wanted, like Spence vs Crawford. And I don't think the system will change, IMHO.

This is what I have always said, in boxing he represents a great business model and wow, money is handled very well, I don't blame him for Mayweather, he is a boxer who used his intelligence a lot, and while he was fighting he managed to make the best contacts for ensure a good retirement, in my case I don't blame him, he is a skilled person, he always has money and he is in the best or best of the best, in the case of other boxers such as Crawford, Spence I think they want to make it more exciting, Making the fans go crazy to ask for their fight is normal, however some legends like Pacquiao celebrate exhibition fights, not bad for them, but I don't see it that way if they do the fights to please the fans.




Among other things:

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis says Spence or Crawford may want to fight him now



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By Sam Volz: Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (30-0, 27 KOs) believes there’s a better chance now that the welterweight champions Errol Spence Jr or Terence Crawford will fight him following his less-than-scintillating performance against a survival-focused, fleet of foot Karen Chukhadzhian (21-2, 11 KOs) in winning a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision at the Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C. If Spence or Crawford needed to see vulnerability in Boots Ennis for them to want to fight him, last night’s bout might have been what they were looking for.

Source: Jaron 'Boots' Ennis Says Spence Or Crawford May Want To Fight Him Now - Boxing News 24 (https://www.boxingnews24.com/2023/01/jaron-boots-ennis-says-spence-or-crawford-may-want-to-fight-him-now/)


Source: https://www.boxingnews24.com/2023/01/jaron-boots-ennis-says-spence-or-crawford-may-want-to-fight-him-now/
6069  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Devin Haney vs Vasiliy Lomachenco on: January 11, 2023, 09:09:01 PM

But I do believed that this is going to be a close fight and not going to be easy for Haney even if he turns to be the betting favorite.

Exactly, Haney will not dominate here completely as Loma has not been dominated yet in his boxing career. He use to be the one who dominate his opponent, so until I see that scenario against him, I would not think that Loma is already not good enough for a fighter like Haney who are still on his prime.

If these odds are true, then Haney is the heavy favorite.
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Lomachenko, who struggled to beat Jamaine Ortiz last weekend, opened at +172 odds.
The opening odds mark the longest in the careers of both fighters.

https://www.thesportsgeek.com/news/devin-haney-a-sizable-favorite-in-potential-lomachenko-fight/

That will surely attract bettors if Loma will be listed at +172 in the bookies, however, since it's just a prediction, then we cannot ensure we will see the odds once their fight will be announced or official. Loma had only few fights in his career but most of them are against a quality opponent, that's why the boxing community has huge respect on him and he had a great ranking on the pound for pound during his prime.

Haney is one of the best boxers I've ever seen in a ring, I like his technique and the way he faces his opponents, I know he's much more famous than Loma, maybe for that reason he'll start to open up a lot more demand in the Betting sites, it's something normal, I see it that way, however, we can't leave Loma aside either, he's a surprising boxer, the things that I like about him is that at any time in any round he explodes and gives a demonstration of lob boxing as clear as possible, I don't know how it saves energy, because sometimes it can look very tired but when it really explodes it's as if it's charging.

Davis stops Garcia to retain 'regular' WBA lightweight world title



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Washington (AFP) – American Gervonta Davis took his record to 28-0 with 26 knockouts on Saturday when he stopped previously unbeaten Hector Luis Garcia in a World Boxing Association lightweight fight.

Davis retained his WBA "regular" world title in the division, in which American Devin Haney is recognized as the WBA's "super" world champion.

Unbeaten Haney also holds the WBC, IBF and WBO belts, which he defended with a dominant victory over Australian George Kambosos in Melbourne in October.

Saturday's bout at the Capital One arena in Washington saw Dominican Garcia push Davis in the early going.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230108-davis-stops-garcia-to-retain-regular-wba-lightweight-world-title
6070  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: January 11, 2023, 04:51:19 PM
But in the previous match PSG had a lot of trouble against Strasbourg, even PSG's victory had to go through the white point in the final minutes. Plus Neymar also got a red card which made him feel frustrated. Maybe it's better for Lens to be vigilant when they meet Strasbourg later, this is a team full of surprises when they meet opponents who are far superior.
Even if strasbourg would be given surprise to the another team but i think that if lens will still far superior compared with strasbourg. I think it doesn't matter how hard strasbroug will try but im sure that if lens will be defeating it without any problem. Lens is far superior compared with strasbourg. I think that stras will not make a lot of surprises against lens. Lens will take the point easily like when it was against PSG. Lens is far stronger compared with PSG.
When PSG had difficulties they played against 11 while they were 10 people at that time because Neymar was sent off by the referee. Strasbourg is still very bad for their defense.
I think it will be an easy win for Lens with the state Strasbourg is in now. They are still in a bad condition, their defense is still very messy so it is very difficult for them to face Lens with Lens' current condition with high self-confidence and good goal productivity.

Well, in part, I have seen a lot of PSG inconsistencies, but I think that all this is also due to the fact that when Mbappé is the only one left, he doesn't stand up for the team, I think that's worth realizing that he can't alone, yes Leaving a Messi + Ney is something else, but we all know that Mbappé's relationship with them is like that, the only one in which Mbappé gets along well is with Hakimi, and Hakimi does get along well with everyone, I don't know if Remember in the Qatar World Cup when he beat Spain, he did the same dance he did with Segio Ramos, reminding Luis Enrique that it was a blunder not to take him to the World Cup, I think that was one of the biggest factors in Spain .

I agree, I think that PSG will definitely win this match but I won't be expecting a lot of goals, I had really bad experiences betting on a good team like psg against a team at the bottom of the leaderboard, a lot of times they only win with a difference of one goal, or win 2-0, which doesn't give the best odds, I would avoid betting here.
It was just a mistake in betting and not the fault of the PSG team, because PSG only needs to win with full points when they see their opponents are a little weaker than them. So there's no need to sacrifice more effort from the players to score more goals which in the end also get three points and it's the same thing when they win with the fewest goals they score

We are debating everything with respect to PSG, but we cannot forget what Lens did, however I know that for now PSG as long as they have their 3 big stars will be able to generate many favorable comments and they will be able to generate good news about them, it's normal, 3 stars like those can do anything, but I don't think things can get complicated, what I think if they are preparing is so they can beat Bayern, it's the most complicated game, I don't see any other option, yes we can see PSG is to value you, and as much as some others that go above the League, we will be seeing that PSG will come out of first place.

PSG predicted lineup vs Angers - Ligue 1



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GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma - Keylor Navas had a run-out in the cup game but will return to the bench for this one.

RB: Nordi Mukiele - With Achraf Hakimi serving a one-game suspension for racking up yellow cards, Mukiele will fill in on the right.

Source: https://www.90min.com/posts/psg-predicted-lineup-vs-angers-ligue-1-11-1-23
6071  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Casino games plebs like us must play on: January 11, 2023, 03:53:05 PM
One of the objectives of gambling is to give entertainment to the players and one of these is winning the game which really gives a lot of fun to them, other gamblers is already big names and big funds players which is wanting to seek fun if they win well they gain profit if they lose its just nothing because its all about entertainment to them, other people are seeing the gambling as part of their lifestyle that seems like its their job they must need to earn before quitting the game its all about their luck base of playing gambling, its not ideal if you are just a normal person with a minimum wage of earnings. 
Gambling can certainly be a source of entertainment for many people, and the excitement of potentially winning can add to the enjoyment. However, it is important to remember that gambling should always be approached with caution and within one's financial means. It is not advisable to rely on gambling as a source of income or to gamble more than one can afford to lose. It is also important to choose reputable and licensed gambling venues to ensure fair play and the safety of one's funds. It is always a good idea to set limits for oneself and to gamble responsibly.

They are the best recommendations that you can give to everyone, newbies should take into account that these things can be done, it is not difficult, in my case it took me a few years to have good control so as not to spend more than what I am allowed to spend, Previously, I spent a lot of money betting on dice, and at that time everything was an emotion, of course the emotion was not so much when I lost, but even so, when you play and have the opportunity to win, it is the best, you can do it and have better profits but always having better control of everything, especially money, time can be managed well.
6072  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: January 11, 2023, 03:33:20 PM
I don't know why Manchester United has much emphasis on the goal. In the history of Manchester United the club is known for producing good goalkeepers do that should not give Manchester United headache when De gea is still active.
Manchester United I think has a good goal keeper that is on loan and they also signed a goalkeeper last year

I totally agree. I think that Manchester United has one of the best goalkeepers in their squad already with De Gea, so there is not really much need to act here in my opinion. De Gea is also "only" 32 years old, which is not really an old age for a goal keeper. Manuel Neuer still plays great at 36 years old and Gianluigi Buffon is still playing with 44 years of age. So i think that Manchester United does not really need to think about getting a new goalkeeper for at least the next 4 or 5 years.
I think that Manchester United has other positions where they should look for new players instead, like in the central offense.

It's true De Gea is one of the best goalkeepers in the world, I wouldn't look any further, age doesn't matter, besides, 32 years old doesn't mean he's old enough, what they should look for quickly is strikers, strikers who are what the triumphs, but honestly in my personal opinion, the one who is doing everything wrong is Ten Hag, as long as he is in charge of Manchester things will not go very well, I think that this is something that could be the core of all the bad things that have happened . Of course, it's just my personal opinion, others may have their point of view, but seeing everything that has happened, I would change the coach from now on.

I have read about Bale's interest in golf in more than two blogs and this is also a confirmation of it. I also heard that most times golf used to interfer in his career when he will  chose playing golf over training. I really doubted that report and now you said it again whether as a joke or not, it really shows that Bale has love for golf more than football
More than Madrid to be exact Tongue


However he explained that it was a joke after Madrid's legend Mijatovic blamed him for too much playing golf. But still it was just not the right timing for that joke since he was playing poor for Madrid at that time. Though only childish fans who don't consider him as Madrid's legend. He really deserves it along with other legends such as Casillas and Xabi Alonso.


It goes without saying that no one will ever forget the legendary goal that he scored against Barcelona during his career. There is no one I am aware of who has such a type of heat map. There was no doubt that he was a legendary player. In my opinion, if he had not been injured, he could have played for a longer period of time.

While he was in his prime, he was one of the most dangerous men his opponents faced. To be honest, it is not very surprising that he has decided to retire from football. As we look back on the last few years, especially in light of what has been happening to him, it is easy to understand why.
Cant disagree on that, it's all started when he got injured. I actually didn't hope much on him after his ankle injury on 2016 but somehow he rose and score sick goals in 2018 UCL Final. In the next year, Ronaldo left to Juventus and I was very sure that was a perfect moment for him to lead the team, but another injury hit again and he didn't play better since then.

The truth is that a legend like Bale leaves a lot of nostalgia. I remember when Bale was going to arrive at Real Madrid, it was a total scare, everyone was hallucinating with his arrival, I knew that the Welshman had a lot of speed, now with everything that is happening there are many people who say that most of the players are about to to leave and it's a shame, some say we won't have Messi anymore, CR7, now Bale, it's all a matter of waiting, hopefully the most influential players won't be made by the teams they play for, they leave and they have enough willpower since CR7 had to leave a club in another region of the world, where they want CR7 to recover the joy that was taken from him at Man United.

Welsh soccer legend Gareth Bale, who helped LAFC to first MLS title, retires at 33

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January 9, 2023 / 3:51 PM / AP

Gareth Bale announced his retirement from soccer on Monday at the age of 33, ending the career of one of Britain's greatest players after winning five Champions League titles and finally getting to play in a World Cup for Wales.

Bale was once the world's most expensive player when he joined Real Madrid for $132 million in 2013 and, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, was a devastating forward capable of surging runs and brilliant goals with his powerful left foot.

He was a European champion with Madrid in 2014, '16, '17, '18 and last year, before finishing his club career by helping Los Angeles FC win the Major League Soccer title.

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/welsh-soccer-legend-gareth-bale-who-helped-lafc-to-first-mls-title-retires-at-33/
6073  Other / Archival / Re: What casinos are safe on: January 11, 2023, 01:36:35 PM
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6074  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: January 11, 2023, 12:54:59 PM
The competition between Man City and Arsenal is becoming more interesting, as Man City beat Chelsea yesterday, thus creating a five-point gap between the two top leaders. Arsenal now sits five points ahead of Man City. I expect the race to be difficult and close to the end. It would be great if Arsenal finished as high as possible.
Arsenal must be careful with manchester city. City will able to cut the gap become even shorter once arsenal will be losing points caused by lose or draw against another team. There are lots of match to come soon. I think that arteta was trying so hard to think about how to keep the gap with city stable. If arsenal will be getting another draw or lose and the gap will be very small. The chance for arsenal to get EPL trophy will be even smaller caused by that. I think that arsenal needs to wake up again and secure more points from the upcoming match.
Arsenal can do that as long as the team can become consistent. The consistency was a key when you wanna win EPL.

I have No doubt about it, however we are talking about one of the toughest leagues in the world, the PL is one of the best and they also have the teams that give the most talk, only Chelsea lost and they are already saying that it can quickly collapse due to the fact that they are now falling a lot, some headlines that I read said that they are in free fall, and yes, it may sound somewhat tabloid, but here nothing is forgiven in the networks and when it comes to information, now the Arsenal still has Gabriel Jesus injured, it's a shame, City on their side are quite good, Haaland is a really good player and this is his best moment.

Match between Manchester United and Manchester city will be an interesting match for viewers because this match is a game that can help Manchester United to close the gap between them and Manchester city and also Manchester city needs to win this game for them to move further but most like manchester city might secure  a winning in this match and more goals are expected  in this game.

I don't like to say that one team is easy or the other is difficult, but I think that the way things have been handled, Man United I don't think they can beat Man City, for many reasons, first the team is solid, it has a technical director who knows how to manage his players very well, he is not against them, he has a lot of quality in his players, he takes advantage of every talent that the players have, you could say that they are in a good moment, They have a Haaland with a great desire to make history and hungry for goals, I think he wants to be the best in the world and he has a way to do it, it is the competition that I see for Mbappé.

Disappointment for ex-League of Ireland players as Arsenal progress to face Man City



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EDDIE NKETIAH SCORED twice as Arsenal set up an FA Cup fourth-round clash away to Manchester City after seeing off third-tier Oxford United 3-0 on Monday.

Mohamed Elneny’s header opened the floodgates at the Kassam Stadium after the Premier League leaders failed to make the breakthrough for over an hour.

Former Sligo Rovers goalkeeper Edward McGinty started for Oxford United, while Stephan Negru — who joined Oxford from Shelbourne last month– was on the bench for the defeated side.

Nketiah then sealed the win by taking his tally to four goals in as many games since the World Cup break.

But victory could have come at a cost for the Gunners as Bukayo Saka limped off in the closing stages.

Source: https://www.the42.ie/arsenal-oxford-united-match-report-5964940-Jan2023/
6075  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: January 11, 2023, 12:34:17 PM
Bayern Munich will be getting another Goalkeeper and i think that it will be Sommer from Gladbach maybe.

Yes, I think so too. According to various media Bayern Munich seems to be focusing on Sommer. But Mönchengladbach will only let him go once they have found a replacement for him. But with the prospect of a lot of money it is of course easier to get a new goalkeeper.  But this new goalkeeper will probably also have to be bought out of a current contract.
For now, the goalkeeper is Bayern Munich main target, especially since the appearance of the two backup goalkeepers is not qualified enough to protect Munich last defense, I think Neuer injury will make Bayern Munich willing to pay quite a fortune to get Sommer, who is known to have been quite tough so far with Monchengladbach, although it's possible that Monchengladbach won't just let their important player go, but considering Sommer contract, which is only until this summer of course Monchengladbach also won't want to take the risk of losing their players for free, so it's very likely that Bayern will be able to get Sommer this January.

That goalkeeper is undoubtedly very good, I don't know, I only saw him in some Facebook news that Dibu Martinez wanted to take him to Bayern, I don't know how true that is but personally I think he is a goalkeeper who has many good conditions Leaving aside how he expresses himself and how he has his strategies to dispel shooters, he is a fairly complete player, but I think that the gesture he made when they gave him the glove in the World Cup is something that has closed many doors for him, However, that does not take away from his enormous talent at all, and we cannot forget that he is a great penalty saver.

Dortmund are on a losing streak of two games in the league and this has pushed them out of top four as a result.

Their next fixture is against Augsburg home. This is a comfortable game on paper but we will see. There have been some really competitive games between them so far as well. But I think Dortmund will return better after the break. They need to improve this bad form to enter top 4 and consolidate their place. It would be really unexpected for many people if we don't see them in the Champions League next time. It is still early to talk about this maybe but I just don't find them good enough in the league now.

Dortmund will need to focus on the Bundesliga more of course. But while they are doing this they need to be able to concentrate on the other tournaments as well. The Champions League comes first in this list and DFB Pokal is also there. They have five Bundesliga and one DFB Pokal matches before the Champions League restarts. They need to be targeting the maximum points and best results they can in these ones. Of course there are going to be really challenging matches against teams Leverkusen and Freiburg as well. But they will need to be extra careful in those ones.

Leaving all of these matches with decent results would be big morale for them before their Chelsea matchup. They will need motivation a lot there because Chelsea are already favoured by bookmakers.
It's a shame that Dortmund has such a poor performance, we can't deny that Dortmund now has a lot to do, and if that's the case, the streak should improve, the Bundesliga is the best way they have to get ahead, I wouldn't think of anything else more but in a recovery of the team, however we could think that they will not put aside everything they should do with respect to the business they have with their signings, it is known that now Dormtund has been having a very good business training some players elite, and that may be their premise, although I still don't understand it very well, but each team does what they want and how they want, only they should focus more on winning.

'I want to play as quickly as possible': Sebastien Haller sets sights on a January 22 comeback for Borussia Dortmund when the Bundesliga returns from the winter break - just six months after being diagnosed with a testicular tumour



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Sebastien Haller is keen to make his debut for Borussia Dortmund, and has set his eyes on a January 22 return against Augsburg, after being diagnosed with a testicular tumour in July 2022. 

The former West Ham forward is yet to play for the German side, having been forced to withdraw from pre-season training less than two weeks after signing for the Bundesliga outfit. 

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11616273/Sebastien-Haller-sets-eyes-January-22-comeback-Borussia-Dortmund-winter-break.html
6076  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: January 11, 2023, 12:06:40 PM
It's not right to make hasty decisions about Potter.  He may not have much experience, but I think he played successful matches in the teams he managed.  I think he can do better after getting to know the team and in an adaptation period for Chelsea.
Potter has a very heavy and big task this season in restoring the performance of the Chelsea team and yes it clearly takes a lot of time for Potter. But for this season Potter still has time left to improve every area that is still weak in the Chelsea team, even though it looks a little late for Chelsea to get up, but at least Chelsea can finish the season in a better ranking in their own local league and try to stay survive in the Champions League even though it will not reach the semi-finals.

The truth is that Chelsea is going through a very difficult time, maybe we could already be talking about a crisis, they are on the verge of going down a lot, I don't know, but at one point CR7 asked to be taken there, will this then be Karma on behalf of the team ? CR7 is a player who could have contributed a lot in his matches, but sometimes the best thing is what happens, I don't know how he will do it, but they have a hard and difficult job to get ahead, it is not easy, the euiqops are every time much better and the team that does badly here is very unlikely that things can go well for them, if we oppose to see, what they are doing is that the team is more in crisis if they start to calculate how they can promote more quickly, I will concentrate on the bass, and the bases are to win everything from now on.

Talking about the PSG vs Bayern Munich match, it is still difficult to predict, as Jody said Bayern Munich has a strong mentality and PSG has talented players in it, many of you must have assumed about each other's favorite teams, but now PSG has make a great team because Messi, Neymar and Mbappe are the ones who can save their team but I don't know what will happen next.

The round of the top 16 will be more interesting, I think those who qualify for this phase are the top teams that they have achieved so far, so it is far more likely that the Champions League will start later, we will get this fantastic match.
I also expect PSG and Bayern Munich to be the most interesting matches to look forward to for the round of 16. Apart from that, Real Madrid and Liverpool are no less exciting to look forward to. It's worth mentioning as a final, but unfortunately they had to be drawn too soon for the round of 16.

While I think PSG and Real Madrid will qualify for the quarter-finals, of course Bayern Munich and Liverpool are two teams that have ambition and seriousness in this competition every season. I want to see PSG and Madrid qualified in the quarter-finals, it's very possible in my opinion.

This might have been the final between these 2 teams. A huge challenge for PSG, which has only one goal in mind and that is to win the CL. Memorable remains the last game in the group, in which PSG managed to win its last game, but saw Benfica win the group with a very big victory. Then the world will look very different. It is an open draw, so the winner of this game could also play against Manchester City. Liverpool seem to be in really bad shape, which is why I think Real Madrid is the favorite in this game. AC Milan and Tottenham Hotspurs are also linked. Both teams will be happy with that. For AC Milan it has been a long time since they won the cup. But at that time the teams City and PSG were not that good.

Football is one of the most beautiful things in the world, when everyone thought that the teams that won or time would always maintain their hegemony, that is no longer the case, on the other hand, PSG and City are one of the most famous teams that they currently have, that is why the teams now also seek to have the most famous players, in the case of PSG they have 3 great stars, and City have one of the most emblematic players like Haaland, that is something that any team would like to have, that's why now the PL is so famous, they have very good players, on the other hand in this new transfer window they have a good opportunity to acquire good chips.

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has recalled his early days at Barcelona to illustrate the issues facing Graham Potter at Chelsea.

Chelsea lost to Guardiola’s City for the second time in less than seven days at the weekend as they clinched a Premier League and FA Cup double over Potter’s side.

Potter is under growing pressure at Stamford Bridge, with just eight wins from 18 games, since replacing Thomas Tuchel in September.

However, Guardiola issued a word of caution to Blues owner Todd Boehly over a potential departure for Potter, based on his experiences at Barcelona in 2008.

Source: https://www.football-espana.net/2023/01/09/pep-guardiola-lionel-messi-point-graham-potter
6077  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: January 11, 2023, 03:40:31 AM
I cannot deny that Milar and Roma will be the match that many of us will be waiting for, because I want to see a Roma with the world champion Dybala next to a Mou thirsty for victories and much more committed to a Roma that wants to see it emerge, Moy is of those technical directors who like to win everything, local league + Europa League, that is what he wants to stand out, some will say that he is not at the level yet, but in view of how I have seen those players do their job, the immense authority that Mou imposes on them and the way he has to direct that I have no doubt that he can make them go very far.

In yesterday's match, Napoli confirmed that the loss of points to Inter was an accident at work and left no illusions to Sampdoria who is the better team. Napoli should also thank Roma for fighting to the end against Milan. Two goals scored by Roma in the very end of the match puts Napoli as much as 7 points ahead of Milan and Juventus. This will certainly give Napoli some extra comfort ahead of the upcoming match against Juventus.
Napoli has done the needful to remedy their loss to Inter by winning Samporia by 2 goals earning 3 point which makes them 7 point ahead of Juventus and Milan. Indeed, Napoli need to be thankful to As Roma who drew with Milan. The upcoming match which is meant to hold on the 13th will be a big determining factor if Napoli will gap Juventus by 10 points or Juventus will narrow it down to 4 points.

But I think Juventus will likely do the same gameplay as Inter when Inter beat Napoli. Indeed, the results of winning or losing and or also a draw cannot be guaranteed to happen for one of them. However, taking into account the fact that Juventus have conceded the fewest goals so far this season.
So it seems that in the match against Napoli later, it looks like Juventus will implement a more defensive gameplay and only use counterattacks to threaten Napoli's defense.

At least the gameplay was also successfully applied by Inter to beat Napoli, especially Juventus, which this season has a reliable defense for moments like this.
So yes, I think the match could end in a draw or maybe Juventus win by a narrow score as well. But even if for example Juventus wins, I think Napoli will still be able to stay at the top of the standings unless Napoli can no longer be consistent in winning, then of course their position is very threatened to be taken over.

The truth is that I think Juve can easily beat Napoli, I don't know, but from what I've seen of Juve it's something sensational how they play, I think they're doing it in a great way, how Juve have been able to improve so much It's a special performance, I don't see why they can't win, however, Napoli's problems make it look incapable of maintaining the lead, it's like the vacations after the World Cup have gone down very badly for them, when they should be fresh and with lots of They want to continue maintaining the advantage they have up to now, if they continue like this it is likely that they can have better success once they get the points against Napoli.

Adriano Galliani is having sleepless nights because of Juventus



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The CEO of Monza, Adriano Galliani, has admitted he is struggling to sleep because his team faces Juventus twice this month.

Monza has been impressive since they gained promotion to the Italian top flight last season, but the boys from Brianza are far from being safe already.

The Bianconeri will face Monza in Serie A and the Coppa Italia before January finishes and they are two very difficult games for the minnows.

Galliani has followed Juve’s impressive run of form in recent matches and he is sure his team is in trouble in both fixtures.

Ahead of the game, the 78-year-old said via Tuttojuve:

“When we drew against Inter, I was incredulous I seemed to dream. In this month, we will face Juve twice too. If I think about it, I don’t sleep at night. I dedicate 24 hours a day to Monza, who knows if people believe it”.

Source: https://www.juvefc.com/adriano-galliani-is-having-sleepless-nights-because-of-juventus/
6078  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: January 11, 2023, 03:08:12 AM
There will be a quite big competition for the second spot in the standings for certain.

I especially expect a competition among Marseille, Monaco and Rennes for that. Maybe I'm prejudiced about Lens but I don't feel like they will be able to keep up this level until the end of the season. They aren't normally a very familiar team with their current place in the league. I can't overlook their impressive effort until now of course. But considering their performance last season I feel like it will be the same for them. They will lose their momentum at a point and it will be the start of their fall. For the second spot, I'm favouring Marseille for now.

Well, for a long time there has been a hegemony of PSG, so the first place is no longer debatable, because it is always PSG, but I think that in this case the best lineup has is Marseille, I see it well and It is a team that when they say they play very well7, they do it in a spectacular way, but nevertheless I have been seeing some not very good behaviors, they are somewhat negative and the players do not believe it, and that is something negative, when they play against PSG it is as if they had too much respect for them and it is not something that is good, they should lose that respect and play one on one, without lowering their heads, that is why I have more expectations about Marseille than any other.

Even though there were some players at PSG who might have had to lose when they met Messi and also Argentina in the world cup round yesterday, it seems that it is not a problem now that they are all getting along and are back to focusing together to give the best for PSG. In the next game PSG will host against Angers which we know is now in the relegation zone and it looks like it will be an easy opponent for PSG, I'm sure this time PSG will win easily.
they were professional players, of course it would be fine as long as they weren't involved in any troublesome personal conflicts.
PSG in the previous match against Lens had to lose 3-1. this makes Lens continue to pursue the difference in points. the next match should be easy for PSG to get 3 points and also quite a lot of goals. but now that competition in Europe has also become denser, PSG must also focus on the French Cup and the Champions League.
It would be very funny when the Paris Saint Germain players who competed in the Qatar 2022 World Cup didn't get along. lol
Their interests are different if they are already in a team, moreover that team pays them. They are professional players and as professional players they must put their personal interests above the interests of the team they strengthen, that's how it should be. At club level, this is an opportunity for them to complement each other to create a dream team.

It is that this happens, at least I know that Mbappé with Messi and Ney the relationship is not very good, I think it can be strictly professional, however they must understand each other in their team to be able to have good results, but the combination Messi + Ney is enough how to get PSG forward without any problem, and taking into account that between Messi and Mbappé there is a disagreement that became evident in the final, that is something that is not forgotten, with Ney it is obvious that there will always be, but the quality Ney's is too big to be tarnished by Mbappé, these things will always spread in football and the mere fact that Ney and Messi are South Americans adds much more to Mbappé's pique.

And here it becomes clear:

5 things we noticed about Lionel Messi's return to PSG, including Kylian Mbappe's absence

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Lionel Messi received a guard of honour as he made his return to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday – and we spotted a number of interesting details throughout, including the reaction of Ethan Mbappe.

After helping Argentina lift a historic World Cup last month, Messi was handed a well-deserved 10-day break by the Ligue 1 champions.

During that time, the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner celebrated with his La Albiceleste teammates on an open-top bus parade before being mobbed by thousands of fans in his hometown of Rosario.

And now, the former Barcelona forward has returned to Les Parisiens' training base ahead of their Coupe de France clash against Chateauroux on Friday.

Source: https://www.sportbible.com/football/lionel-messi-psg-return-kylian-mbappe-391606-20230104


It is evident that envy exists at all levels, it is something normal, it is like that everywhere, now, I am not satisfied with this, if France had been champion and Mbappé had won the Champion's gait, I am sure Messi would have done. been there and happy anyway to honor an Mbappé.

All PSG officials welcomed Lionel Messi to their training with a grand reception. This is really a must see for all football fans. As well as the Argentine, all other players are highly regarded at their own clubs.

Yes, it was a great welcome, however I would think that if Messi manages to have a better offer he can leave, it is not good to be in a workplace with such impressive envy, besides Messi has already achieved everything in football, there is no I doubt it, I just wonder, if CR7 made that offer for so much money, then if they want to take Messi there it will be with a very similar amount of money.

When Messi and CR7 can play in a team together, if it happens, I think it will be the thing that many of us have been waiting for, and if they go to Al-Nassr in the future, I think I would go see the Arab league in all its splendor.

PSG are going to have a pretty tight fixture as of their game on January 29. They are going to have four Ligue 1 games with short intervals. They have a game against Monaco away only two days before their Bayern Munich game in the Champions League also. I wonder how strong PSG will be able to leave this time period. They will need to get past this with the minimum loss of points in the league. Otherwise they are under the threat of being left behind by Lens in the standings.

That Monaco game could also be really difficult for them. Because they won't have a time to rest after that game so they would prefer to rest their attacking trio I guess. This could really cause them to lose points there because Monaco aren't one of the bad teams now.

Well, PSG doesn't have it easy at all, but you have to remember that they have Messi, Mbappé, I don't think they'll let themselves win, they come from a very high level of football, both Messi and Mbappé, Neymar are players who make a difference, It won't be a problem for them to confront a team however they come, of course the UCL is in, they have very little preparation time, but that's what it's about giving their best, these players are prepared for this, if they go as I think who can act can do it very well, the whole team has to help these players, because they need to win and win.

Something that is brewing with the best of PSG:

First Lionel Messi, now Cristiano Ronaldo: How the football greats have both snuggled up to Saudi Arabia

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key points:

    Cristiano Ronaldo has joined football star Lionel Messi in forging strong relationships with Saudi Arabia.
    Saudi Arabia's connection with the two huge sporting figures has thrust human rights concerns into the spotlight.
    But are Saudi Arabia's sporting endeavours an example of a common political strategy?

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the two biggest football stars this generation has seen.

While they differ in personality and playing style, both athletes have cemented their places as genuine greats of the game.

And they're linked by one curious common factor - a close involvement with Saudi Arabia.

Source: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/first-lionel-messi-now-cristiano-ronaldo-how-the-football-greats-have-both-snuggled-up-to-saudi-arabia/cf6loo6br
6079  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Tank Davis vs. Ryan Garcia betting and discussion (May, 2023) on: January 11, 2023, 02:05:40 AM

And each one says things to himself in his own way:

Hector Garcia says he’ll beat Tank Davis by being “smarter fighter”


That has not to be told, it's already given, I mean you need to be smart in order to win the fight. This isn't his first fight, I'm pretty sure he is using his intelligence everytime he stepped up in the ring. The question here, what if Tank Davis is still smarter than him, then how can he beat Davis?

Yes, this is really something that has me with many doubts, I have seen that Davis is a good boxer, and García cannot be denied that he is also good, both use intelligence, and it is not a lie that both boxers already have each other with a previous pique, it cannot be denied, but seeing how the development of both is, Davis has the best lineup, of course I only speculate, I don't know what type of training García is taking at this moment and that may surprise us, for me a Boxer A can improve a lot and win a fight if their training is committed enough that they can generate the best results, it all depends on how they are doing.

Surely Gervonta Davis wanted to be underestimated by his opponents because he's viewing that as an advantage because his opponents are likely complacent enough saying that they will beat Tank easily because they are smarter, taller, or stronger. But as of now, none of them has proven that they're much more capable and stronger than Davis. Hector might end up like Rolly Romero, thinking that he was way smarter than Davis but the outcome was definitely different from what he expected.

Tank is a champion, I don’t think that anyone can underestimate him, on the contrary, everyone understands that a fight with such an opponent can turn out to be one of the most difficult in his career. I see that Garcia behaves very confidently, in one of his statements he said that he would knock out Tank before the second round, but this seems absolutely unrealistic to me, it will be a long and hard fight, and Tank in this fight seems to me a stronger.

Davis beats Hector Garcia and it's true that beating Davis before the 2nd round is far from any reality, it's good that Hector able to
survive till the 8th round before he the fight was ended.

There are many solid combinations that Tank throws to Hector especially those convert punches that really shaken Hector.

But at the end of the day, it was Davis who take the win, and moving forward to the original topic, the date is getting closer
both fighters will take their trainings seriously, knowing that they both wanted to KO their opponent.

Hector Garcia also deserved some credits for showing an outstanding performance against Gervonta Davis, it wasn't an easy fight for him and having to manage for 8 straight rounds is considerably good as Davis is really difficult to face because of the latter's vast knowledge inside the ring. And again, it shows how good Davis is, he's been frequently doubted but he also frequently proved why he is the regular champ. In the upcoming months, he will be tested again by an another Garcia who is also a knockout artist like him, this will be interesting to see.

Yes, Hector got my thumbs up for surviving a breath taking 8 rounds against Tank Davis, really, it was not easy. But I think he could've prolonged the fight and finished it in the hands of the judges even if the fight already belongs to Davis, and if it wasn't of his eye that got injured by Tank's menace punches that made Hector quit. It was a good fight but now let's talk for Tank's future fight with the second Garcia who's much younger and stronger than Hector, do you guys think that Ryan Garcia can really do the talk that he will finish the fight within 2 rounds?


I really don't think they have to finish the fight in just 2 rounds, I don't think either Garcia or Davis will give up, normally it can be seen that everything is towards Garcia, Davis without a doubt is seen as one of the toughest boxers around. The times make Garcia look like the weakest, but I think Garcia, seeing all these statements, will not like him very much. If he is a correct boxer, I think he is training on another level. I cannot deny that Davis is very hard but Garcia has to show that he is at the level, as I have seen in some forums, when it appears they are partial to Davis.

Gervonta Davis psychologically better equipped to defeat Ryan Garcia says Eddie Hearn



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By Chris Williams: Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn says Gervonta Davis is psychologically in a better position than Ryan Garcia to win their battle in April when they meet for their mega-fight on Showtime PPV. Hearn notes that Ryan (23-0, 19 KOs) has had recent problems psychologically, and although he’s come back from that, he’s not yet fought anyone near the level of ‘Tank’ Davis (28-0, 26 KOs) since then. Indeed, the 24-year-old Ryan has fought just once since returning from his mental health issues, beating a washed-up 33-year-old Javier Fortuna, who had been soundly defeated just a year before Joseph ‘Jojo’ Diaz in 2021.

Source: Gervonta Davis Psychologically Better Equipped To Defeat Ryan Garcia Says Eddie Hearn - Boxing News 24 (https://www.boxingnews24.com/2023/01/gervonta-psychologically-better-equipped-to-defeat-ryan-garcia-says-eddie-hearn/)


Source: https://www.boxingnews24.com/2023/01/gervonta-psychologically-better-equipped-to-defeat-ryan-garcia-says-eddie-hearn/
6080  Economy / Gambling / Re: Stake.us social casino review- Play legally at Stake in US on: January 11, 2023, 12:54:23 AM
Exactly, he says that it seems to him that it is fast and that there are no problems when he withdraws, initially he told me that he was afraid of withdrawing funds, but when he realized that everything was perfect, now he is hooked there, and I think he told him to some friends who are with him there that they get involved and they can have a good experience, for him it is something very good because it seems very strange that he is in the USA and has many problems for a casino when he should have complete freedom to be in any casino and without problems, what happens is that there are so many physical casinos in the USA that there should be no problems with those that are online, here stake.us has made the difference.

I think that you are mistaken when you say that there are no problems with the regulation of online casinos in the USA due to the fact that there are indeed many real physical casinos in the country. 
If we are talking about crypto-casinos, then in general there are many problems with their registration and normal functioning.  Starting from the fact that so far the usa legislators cannot properly determine the status of the cryptocurrency itself.  And from here comes a huge chain of all sorts of bureaucratic rubbish and delays for a particular casino operating in cryptocurrencies.  Especially these concerns the topic of taxation, beloved in the USA. 
So not everything is so good in this matter. Grin
Well, looking at it from that point of view, yes, what happens is that when we use crypto casinos, we have to take into account that crypto money was invented so that governments or third parties could not access to control our money, of course This is something that not all of them comply with. Most of the countries, since they see that cryptocurrencies are booming, they want to eat from there and thus also earn, something that should not be allowed. In the first place, a government should not make regulations to nothing that I have with BTC or crypto, but another thing is that people currently do not fight well to guarantee their rights.
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