Euro 2008 Golden Boot Winner David Villa returned from a serious thigh injury had him sitting out from the recent 0-0 draw with Barcelona to start against Almeria in a match which saw three sensational goals, one a stunning 35 yard chip from team mate Pablo Hernandez.

Valencia ended the match on a 3-0 high, and extra special win which sees them supplanting Deportivo La Coruna for fourth with Sevilla just one point ahead now in third. David Villa’s goal in this match makes it his seventh of the season and he is now sitting top of the goal scoring charts, scraping ahead by one point over Osasuna’s big gun Walter Pandiani.

Despite Valencia coach Unai Emery’s claims that his team are not relying on Villa to provide all of the goals this season, this prolific striker is certainly on top form and looks set to be one of the strongest strikers in the business for the second year running.

With the season in full flow now its easy to see why people might place a bet on their favourite team, be it that they think they will win or lose. However many people donot want to put real money on the games and lose it. For those people they can always visit here and find where they can play both free to play and paid games in order to get the same excitement as placing a bet on your favourite player.

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Football betting is something that quite a few football fans do, often seen as just a way to enjoy the game more. Some people even think they can make a living from it but is this really true? The truth is that there is only one real way of making a living from football betting unless you are some sort of mafia boss that fixes fantasy football games.

The way to make money Football better or even sports betting in general is to bet using arbitrage. This is when you find odds differences on different sports or soccer news sites and exploit these differences to make it so you come out on top either way regardless of who wins the match. There is lots of information about betting arbitrage on the internet; the thing you have to remember is that even though you get a guaranteed return the return is usually very small.

Therefore I recommend that if you are into football betting to make the game more exciting don’t go through the long process of arbitrage but if you are seriously in search of a side income or a new career path, try out sports betting arbitrage.

Former England captain David Beckham certainly gets about, and AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has now confirmed that he will be joining the club during the January transfer window from his current position with Los Angeles Galaxy.

A similar deal was in place last year, with Beckham playing the second half of the season at the Serie A club before returning back to Los Angeles, and Galliani would not confirmed whether this transfer would be made permanent in the future stating the he never discussing buying players in January.

Reports in the media have suggested that Beckham’s contract with Los Angeles Galaxy has a ‘get out’ clause at the end of this current 2009 and as this side which is currently struggling at the bottom of the Major League Soccer tables there can be no doubt in most people’s mind that Beckham, still at the top of his game, will not want to get stuck with such as dysfunctional team for another season.

AS Roma captain Francesco Totti’s knee troubles are still not over, and after suffering a ruptured cruciate ligament in his right knee and undergoing surgery nearly two years ago, it seems as if he has still been having problems with this tricky injury.

After seeing the club doctor follow the training session at the beginning of the week reports from the Italian media are suggesting that he is being advised to have another operation on his knee before returning to the sport.

Totti has been on good form this season so far, scoring goals and taking the side through to a strong mid year position, but injuries saw him sitting out the last two matches, one of which AS Roma lost and the other seeing them draw 1-1 with Fulham, and fans are understandable worried about the effect Totti’s absence with have on the AS Roma’s Championship League campaign.

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