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It is slapstick to think that this can happen as Cardiff has always played in the English league. If they did qualify for the premiership and finish ion the top 4, does that mean they would not be allowed to represent England?

It makes you wonder why they have been trying hard to qualify for the premiership all this while and why different chairmen have been trying to invest in them to attain that aim.

Another comical situation is if any of their players is controversially banned, they can only appeal to the Welsh FA and not the Football league. It is just a convoluted mess and it begs the question as to why Celtic and Rangers would want to play in the premiership when it is obvious they would not be allowed to represent England in Europe.

It is also confusing especially in England how you can acquire a yellow card or a red card in the league and then get suspended in a cup competition.

It is conceivable that Portsmouth and Cardiff can lose players in the greatest day in their recent history when they meet in the cup final because of suspensions acquired in the league.

Another ridiculous situation is the fact that you could get sent off for violent conduct in a champions league match and get a 3 game ban but because your club got knocked out of the champions league and entered UEFA cup, that player could serve out his suspension in the UEFA cup instead of missing his next opportunities in the champions league.

Soccer is by far the most famous sport that lures the highest number of fan. Watching soccer is a real fun. Following the progress of each team through a season is another load of heart-breaking and thrilling experiences. And especially Euro 2008 is coming. And, for many real soccer fans, betting on soccer doubles the fun they have. Soccer betting is one of their hobbies. Most soccer punters bet on their favorite teams to win. A large number of punters bet just for the sake of addiction. And only few of them seriously find ways to win profit in soccer betting. Those few serious punters will spend huge amount of time on researching before they place a bet. Below are the 3 winning methods that serious punters often use when betting on soccer.

Firstly, they study about each squad’s strength, pay attention to players’ form. They predict which players will be sent to the field in order to make their betting more potentially successful. Every beginning or middle of a season, clubs usually purchase new players to enhance their team’s strength, as well as sell off players who are not useful for their strategies. This is the time when soccer punters eagerly follow the news.

Secondly, they observe how each team plays, how the players are organized and coordinated. Sometimes, a team’s playing style is an ill luck to that of others. Usually the style of each team is not known during the initial stage. Thus, they do not bet during the 1sdt or 2nd round of a season

Thirdly, it is the importance of a match that really matters. Some teams will not play at their best, because the match result is not so critical to them. An example is that Italy will not try to win in style, but rather a good enough result to progress through a 1st stage of a tournament. Therefore, punters need to judge the importance of a match and bet accordingly.

All of the above tips seem very unique and useful for punters. However, they are not good enough to guarantee a winning profit for punters. They are all about time consuming but not actually proven methods. It is because soccer is full of surprises.

A teenager with a typical attitude, a business person with flexible timing, a working professional with a tight schedule, a house-wife with lots of free time – no matter in which category you belong to, if football is your passion and you spend majority of your free time to enjoy football news or matches then of course you want to cherish a desire to turn your passion into money. So, here is a good news for you; now you can do so easily with soccer betting.

In the recent times, for its high return on investment, soccer betting has successfully established its unique position in the minds of millions of football enthusiasts. Now winning a soccer betting is not at all a child’s play and finding out an effective football picks system that can produce a highly profitable week time after time no doubt is a real challenge. Among all the major aspects of football picks, effectual football betting strategies play the most important role. These are required for the punters to succeed in the football league of their own choice.

Football betting strategies should be made based on particular football league, instead of several. A punter should bet only on the league on regarding which he is confident enough to take a risk. If you are confused about the dependability issue about the football leagues and worried about your return on investment, then you should go for football betting advice from a professional betting consultant. In the present times for the presence of online medium, finding out a betting adviser is not at all a daunting task. You can even contact with a betting advisor over the internet and consult with him online. 

So, what are you waiting for? If you really have an ardent affection for football and want to earn money while being a couch potato enjoying your favourite match then without any second thought go for football betting advice and prepare your unique football betting strategies today.

The golden trophy that is awarded to the eventual winners of every FIFA World Cup tournament is the most prized award in soccer. But the trophy that will be awarded to whatever team eventually is victorious in South Africa in 2010 will not be lifting the original trophy, first awarded in 1930, but instead a replacement that has been in use since the original, the Jules Rimet trophy, was awarded in perpetuity to Brazil in 1970, in recognition of their third World Cup Victory.But the story behind the fate of the Jules Rimet trophy is a far stranger one than you might imagine.

The trophy itself was first created for the first World Cup in Uruguay in 1930. At that time it was officially known as the «Victory», it was not until 1946 that it was renamed for man whose vision had beget the competition in first place. It was a true work of art. Designed by Abel Lafleur, its blue lapis base held a solid gold representation of the goddess Nike, the ancient Greek patron of victory.

In January of 1966 the Jules Rimet trophy made its way to London, so it could be displayed prior to the World Cup, scheduled to take place in England later that year. The trophy was placed under the care of the English Football Association, who kept it at their headquarters in Lancaster Gate, showing it publicly only on a few, well organized occasions.

In February however the Stanley Gibbons Stamp Company requested permission from the FA to «borrow» the trophy, to be used as the central attraction for their Stampex exhibition the following month. The company promised that it would be well guarded and it was covered by a $30,000 insurance policy, even though it was only valued at $3,000.

In March the exhibition opened in the Central Hall in Westminster. Two guards were employed to stand near the trophy day and night, joined by two plainclothes policeman during the day. But still, it was later admitted that none had their eyes on the prized cup at every moment.

On Sunday 20th March the security guards making their noon inspection discovered that the cabinet that held the Jules Rimet trophy had been pried open and the prize was gone.

Scotland Yard took over the investigation immediately but early leads fell flat. Then on Monday March 21st, the chairman of the FA, Joe Mears, received an anonymous phone call at his office. The caller stated that Mears could expect delivery of a package, addressed to him, to Chelsea football club the next day.

But the package actually arrived at Mears’ home. It contained the removable lining from the Jules Rimet trophy and a note demanding fifteen thousand pounds in small bills. The note further instructed the FA to place a coded advertisement in the personals column of The Evening News. If they followed subsequent demands, the note continued, they would have the trophy back by Friday.

The events of the following days resemble something out of an old gangster movie. Mears contacted Scotland Yard who began to put a plan into place. Bundles of counterfeit cash were created and two officers were assigned to be with Mears at all times. In the meantime he was sent home to wait for another telephone call.

When the phone call did finally come the terrified Mears was in the throes of an asthma attack. His wife handed the phone to his assistant McPhee (who in real life was Detective Inspector Buggy). «McPhee» was instructed to proceed, cash in hand, to the nearby Battersea Park.

Buggy proceeded, shadowed by a number of Flying Squad colleagues in unmarked cars. At the gate he met up with a «Mr. Jackson» Buggy showed the man the suitcase, and he failed to notice that the currency was counterfeit. Buggy demanded to see the trophy before he handed over the money. Jackson agreed, stepping into Buggy’s car promising to lead him to the trophy.

Somewhere along the way «Jackson» realized that they were being followed and became nervous. He instructed Buggy to stop at the next traffic light so that he could go and retrieve the trophy from its hiding place. After he exited the car, he fled. Buggy pursued him and eventually found him hiding in a private garden. At the police station he was identified as Edward Betchley, a local car dealer and petty thief. He was charged with the theft and the subsequent extortion attempt but the Jules Rimet trophy was still missing.

On March 27th a local man, David Corbett and his dog Pickles were walking in the Beulah Hill area of South London, as was their custom. The dog discovered a package, wrapped crudely in newspaper. Corbett opened it and recognized its contents immediately. He turned the Jules Rimet World Cup trophy into the local Gypsy Hill police station immediately. Your browser may not support display of this image.

Although initially under suspicion, Corbett had an iron clad alibi for the time of the theft and after FA officials positively identified the trophy as genuine, the news of its recovery was released and Pickles found himself hailed a national hero.

Corbett received a $12,000 reward and Pickles even went on to have brief career in movies. In the summer of 1966 England won the World Cup, so the Jules Rimet trophy remained, hidden away, in England for another year. A replica was created immediately after the recovery of the original to be displayed for public purposes.

In 1970, per the man himself’s instructions 40 years earlier, when Brazil triumphed in the competition he conceived for the third time they were awarded the Jules Rimet trophy to keep. A brand new trophy was created to be awarded to future victors. Your browser may not support display of this image.

In 1983 the Jules Rimet cup was stolen once more, and has never been found. Investigators believe it was melted down for its gold value immediately, and Pickles the dog was no longer around to help them look for it.