The King Full Name: LeBron James Birthdate: December 30, 1984 Place of Birth: Ohio, USA Playing years: 2003 to Present NBA Team (Current): Los Angeles Lakers Position(s): Forward, Shooting Guard Honour(s): Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player Three-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Fourteen-time NBA All-Star Two-time Olympic gold medalist Formative years LeBron James was born…
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Heated Face-offs Whenever known adversaries are set to meet on the field, viewers are guaranteed to get served some entertaining football. But when Real Madrid and FC Barcelona step up to the plate, the whole world tunes in. It is easily one of the most eagerly-awaited football derbies ever. And in the center of this…
Fourth time’s a charm? Full Name: Claudio Miguel Pizarro Bossio Birthdate: October 3, 1978 Place of Birth: Peru Playing years: 1991 to Present Position(s): Striker, Centre-Forward, Attacking Midfielder Football Club (Current): Werder Bremen Honours: DFB-Pokal (Top scorer, 2004-2005) UEFA Europa League (Top scorer, 2009-2010) Football Career Claudio Pizarro was born in the Peruvian town of…
Reading the Numbers For anyone who wants to get into betting, reading the odds is an indispensable part of the learning curve. It’s all-important since only by understanding the figures and how prices are calculated can punters acquire preview of their potential winnings (and which team/result is best to place a bet on). So how…
Greatness doesn’t come with a price tag Summer transfer window will soon come to a close and clubs are already racing to get the most skillful players in an intense tug-of-war. Some are even facing potential lawsuits for last-minute chase. (AS Roma to sue Bordeaux). They all have their wad of cash in hand, making…
World-class striker with a big personality Full Name: Zlatan Ibrahimovic Birthdate: October 3, 1981 Place of Birth: Sweden Playing years: 1989 to Present Position(s): Forward/Striker Football Club (Current): LA Galaxy Award(s): 11-time Swedish Footballer of the Year 11-time Guldbollen Awardee 4-time Swedish Male Athlete of the Year 3-time Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year…
Toronto FC v Chicago Fire These two teams met just last week when Toronto won 2-1 in Chicago. They generally have a very good recent record against the Fire, winning 6 of the last 8 head-to-head meetings so clearly this is a good matchup for them. For TFC it was a much-needed victory last week,…
IFK Mariehamn v SJK The pride of the Åland Isles, IFK Mariehamn, reacted to their abysmal form by signing Keaton Isaksson from Kemi, goalkeeper Igor Levchenko from Ukrainian Mariupol, and adding Hamed Coulibaly on loan from KuPS. The 2016 league champions have grabbed only 4 points out of their 10 previous games, which has dropped…