Gambling and Sports Information for Nov 16, 2009
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Maradona has been recently sanctioned with two months from leading his team after some scrupulous remarks against the press after the Uruguayan match for the world cup. He was also sanctioned with a Euro fine by the FIFA. He will be out of the squad until late January, and is expected to take some time off with his family and cool off.
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Robert Enke was met with a great farewell by the Germans after committing suicide. His wife stated that he suffered greatly from depression, in part by the recent death of his daughter. A very sad episode in German football this, some state that he also feared heavy loss in the World Cup and did not want to take the blame for this. -
Mercedes recently bought the German Brawn GP and will compete next year as Mercedes F1. It separated itself from MCLaren, and will play a part in the still Ross Brown managed team until 2011. -
Barcelona will take part as playing host to the Davis cup Finals where the Spanish team led by Nadal and Verdasco will host the Check Republic team early December. Spain is favorite given their lineup, and will definitely give a hard time to the Checks given their current performance. -
Gunners have recently confirmed a statement regarding the injury of van Persie. He will not play for over a month and a half as the player ran into an ankle injury. -
Ireland is said to go into their second leg of the World Cup qualifiers in full strength. Bookmaker odds are quite favorable for the Irish to manage a win. -
England still has injury worries as they go into the Tuesday exhibition match without major key players from their squad. -
Benfica state that Angel di Maria, the new name in Argentinian football given his rapport on the pitch, will not leave the club despite being linked to Man City after the winter break.
