Ajax to beat Lyon at home is the best bet in the first Champions League round. That is according to football legends and Betclic.com ambassadors Marcel Desailly and Ruud Gullit. During the group phase of Europe’s premier football club competition a tips duel will take place between Desailly and Gullit, who have four European Cup [...]
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Steve Cooper is a guest at Ajax this week. The Liverpool FC youth academy manager is in Amsterdam to learn from Ajax’s youth academy. During his visit to the future, he plans to meet with staff and observe trainings, among other things. Luis Suarez didn’t even need to do anything to bring the Ajax and [...]
Read the rest of this entry »AFC Ajax will be without midfielder Siem de Jong for their UEFA Champions League Group D match at Olympique Lyonnais
AFC Ajax will be without midfielder Siem de Jong for their UEFA Champions League Group D match at Olympique Lyonnais while Theo Janssen is also an injury doubt. AFC Ajax have lost Siem de Jong for their UEFA Champions League trip to Olympique Lyonnais after the 22-year-old suffered a thigh injury while fellow midfielder Theo [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Here is a game barely burdened by footballing discussion in its build-up.
To set aside an interminable poppy dispute and those questions about the national captain’s attitude to race in modern Britain, the visit of the world and European champions to Wembley on Saturday is likely to expose some uncomfortable footballing truths for their hosts. Here is a game barely burdened by footballing discussion in its build-up. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Ajax scored twice in each half to beat Dinamo Zagreb 4-0
AMSTERDAM (AP) Ajax scored twice in each half to beat Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 on Wednesday and stay second behind runaway leader Real Madrid in Group D of the Champions League. Gregory van der Wiel drilled an unstoppable shot into the roof of the net from a difficult angle in the 20th minute for a 1-0 [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Real Madrid Lyon 2-0. The review. Next match Lyon Ajax
Ronaldo opened the scoring in the 24th minute by curling home a free kick. The Portugal winger then notched his 100th goal for the Spanish club by converting a penalty in the 69th after Lyon fullback Mouhamadou Dabo had fouled him. Madrid tops Group D with 12 points, five clear of Ajax, which routed Dinamo [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Germany have become the first team to qualify for next year's European Football Championships
Germany have become the first team to qualify for next year’s European Football Championships after thrashing Austria 6-2 in Gelsenkirchen. Mesut Ozil bagged a brace as the three-time European champions continued their 100% percent record in the campaign. Miroslav Klose opened the scoring in the eighth minute, with Ozil doubling the advantage after 23 minutes. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Lyon had already proved their Champions League pedigree. Ajax strong as a as eredivisie champion.
Lyon had already proved their Champions League pedigree this season by knocking out tough Russians Rubin Kazan while Ajax, as Eredivisie champions, qualified directly. And they made their intentions clear in the early stages of a group which also includes Real Madrid, naming Bafetimbi Gomis as the only out-and-out striker on their team-sheet. Janssen’s attempt [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Super Survey: United to win 2-1 against City is the perfect score – according to Desailly and Betclic's team of super experts
LONDON. Betclic’s Ambassadors have spoken ahead of the titanic derby in Manchester on Sunday. Manchester United 2-1 Manchester City is the perfect score according to Marcel Desailly, Ruud Gullit, Arrigo Sacchi, Joao Pinto, Thomas Berthold and Pontus Kamark, who all joined together for Betclic’s Ambassador event . At the event, which saw some of the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Manchester City new favourites for the Premier League after 6-1 rout
Manchester City new favourites for the Premier League after 6-1 rout Has Manchester City’s stunning 6-1 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford shifted the balance of power firmly to the blue half of the city? Online bookmaker Betclic.com thinks so as Roberto Mancini’s side have become the 2.20 favourite to win the Premier League. [...]
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