Shay Given is a man who has made a great many saves in his career so far, however the most important one he needs to make in his career may be saving his own career. Read more

Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima, known to the world these days as ‘The’ Ronaldo, last week announced his retirement after a glittering career which saw him win 2 World Cups, and 3 World Player of the year awards among many other career accolades. Read more

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp bemoaned his sides finishing after they suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Blackpool last night. Redknapp’s men had 25 attempts on goal compared to the home side’s 8, but a Charlie Adam penalty put Blackpool ahead, before goals from DJ Campbell and Brett Ormerod sealed the win for the football betting underdogs. Roman Pavlyuchenko scored a late consolation goal for the visitors. Read more

Birmingham City are playing a risky game by deciding to put off contract talks with defensive duo Scott Dann and Roger Johnson. The centre-back pairing have taken to Premiership football like the proverbial duck since their respective moves from the Championship in 2009. Safe football betting advice would not include Birmingham. Read more

Those lucky West Ham fans who travelled to the Hawthorns at the weekend will have seen the very best and very worst of a side that just cannot find the consistency that is needed to stay in the Premier League. However, after witnessing their side show the heart required to come back and almost grab a victory from the jaws of almost certain defeat, West Ham fans can remain safe in the knowledge that their team cares as much as they do about staying up in the Premier League, something that can’t always be said of teams embroiled in relegation battles. Read more