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Where will be Michael Owen next season

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Michael Owen was my favorite player a few years ago, but since his move to Real Madrid and because of the number of injuries he had, he was never at the top level anymore.

Michael Owen is a free agent and he is looking for a club after his contract with Manchester United was not extended. The former Liverpool man was linked with a move to Al-Shabab but the move was not done after all.

There are also a few Premier League teams interested in signing him but nothing serious until now.

Owen still believes he has a few good years in him and many other fans are thinking the same but he need to be fit for a longer period.

Yakubu to join Guangzhou Fuli

Latest reports indicate that Yakubu Aiyegbeni, the Fullham striker, will join Guangzhou Fuli from China.

If the move will be done than the Nigerian striker will be the third Premier League attacker who leaves England for China after Anelka and Drogba.

The Chinese teams have started to offer impressive salaries to attract important players to their teams. Even if Yakubu is only 29 years old and he still has more to show in Premier League it looks like he will join the Chinese team.

The Guangzhou Huli vice-president declared that the transfer is almost done. Also Yakubu flew to China to negotiate the deal.

The transfer sum is believed to be around €6 millions.

Arsenal signed Giroud

Arsenal have completed the signing of French striker Giroud from Montpellier.

Arsene Wenger was looking for a striker to strengthen that area of his team. Giroud is the second striker that came at Emirates Stadium this summer, his signing satisfying some canny sports betting punters.

The signing of Podolski and Giroud could mean that Wenger is prepared to cash in on his star Robin van Persie who’s contract with the Gunners is going to expire next month. If the striker will not sign a new deal then he will probably be sold to not lose him on free next summer.

Barcelona and Juventus are the most interested teams in singing the Netherlands star.

Giroud declared that he is very happy to join Arsenal and that he can’t wait to debut in Premier League. The transfer sum was not published

Tips for betting on Wimbledon 2012

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Betting for Wimbledon will have already commenced for many and with a tough economy, many could do with choosing some winners this year.

Wimbledon is often recognised as the most exciting and famous tennis tournament in the world. The tournament will begin on Monday 25 June 2012 and will close on Sunday 8th July following the final of the men’s singles.

Picking winners can be very difficult because, let’s face it, anybody playing at Wimbledon boasts tremendous skill and talent and while there are some players that generally stand out from the crowd, competition will always be tough. At the end of the day, sport is unreliable and the outcome is never guaranteed.

Despite there being no guarantee, bookmakers have reported a huge amount of interest in the tournament this year and one player gaining a lot of attention is Rafael Nadal. Also, following Andy Murray’s great attempt last year where he reached the semi-finals, he too has been receiving great support.

An article about the best Wimbledon Betting Odds on the Independent can help you decide who to back this year, but here are some of our suggestions:

Men’s seeds

For those who are unaware, Wimbledon has a seeding process that is in place to prevent the highest ranked players playing each other until rounds later on in the tournament. If this goes to plan, seeds one and two will play against each other in the final. Just like every other year, there are 32 seeds for the 2012 Men’s Singles.

The 2012 Wimbledon Draw comes in with Rafael Nadal (Spain) as number one, Novak Djokovic (Serbia) second, Roger Federer (Switzerland) as the third best player and Andy Murray (England) as the fourth.

Women’s seeds

Just like the men’s seeding process, Wimbledon have categorised the top players so that the best two seeds end up playing in the final – provided they don’t get eliminated in earlier rounds.

This year, at number one is Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark), in second is Vera Zvonareva (Russia), Na Li (China) is third and in fourth place is Victoria Azarenka (Belarus).

Wimbledon draw

When betting it is useful to use a breakdown of the 2012 Wimbledon Draw in order to ascertain the most effective route to secure victory.

Wimbledon betting will be tough this year for the men as Novak Djokovic will be joining Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal at the head of the men’s game and Andy Murray is not too far behind either for those who want to back someone British.

Despite this, Tomas Berdych cannot be ruled out as he reached the final last year. Robin Soderling and Juan Martin Del Potro also remain strong contenders.

The women’s draw this year could very well be the best Wimbledon has seen as there are a number of players in for a chance of capturing the prize. Venus Williams is definitely worth a bet through Blue Square Betting as she will be hoping to win her sixth victory, whilst her sister and defending champion, Serena will also be aiming for the title.

Juventus re-signed Giovinco

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Giovinco is a product of the Juventus youth academy. In 2007 he made the step to the first team but he failed to establish as an important player as Del Piero, the one who was playing in the same position as Giovinco, was at his best at that moment.

The 25 years old attacker was considered one of the most promising young midfielders and Juventus didn’t want to lose him. But for progressing Giovinco needed to play and that’s why Juventus loan him to Empoli and Parma.

After a good season at Parma a few clubs were interested in signing him, Arsenal among them, but  Juventus have chose the best option. They sold half of the player rights at Parma. And it was another successfully season with Parma in which Giovinco scored 15 goals in 36 appearences.

This performances and the departure of Del Piero made Juventus buy the other 50 percent of the player rights. The Turin giants have paid €11 millions for the 50 percent and the player have signed a three years deal.