14 Funny Shirt Sponsors You Won’t Believe Are Actually Real

How can either the opposition or the opposition fans take your team seriously when they are sporting one of the sponsors below. Believe or not, these are actually all real.

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Chelsea v Barcelona Champions League Betting Offers (April 2012)

Robert Di Matteo attempts to achieve the impossible as Chelsea welcome Barcelona to Stamford Bridge. Chelsea’s run of form has dramatically improved since the departure of Andre Villa-Boas, but Barcelona provide the ultimate test. We’ve rounded up the best online betting offers for the game.

• Bet 365 – £200 Free Bets apply to this game
• William Hill – £25 Free Bets apply to this game
• Sky Bet – Completely free £10 bet applies to this game

Blue Square – Goal Scorer cashback

This is very brave of Blue Square. If Messi scores at least two goals, Blue Square will refund all losing 1st goalscorer, correct score, halftime/fulltime and player special bets as free bets for the second leg. Watching Messi is magnificent and if anyone is likely to score two goals it’s going to be him. New customers can also get a free £20 bet..



Ladbrokes – Best price on 1st goalscorer 

On it’s own merit, it’s not a great offer. Ladbrokes won’t be beaten on price versus William Hill, Coral, Bet 365, Paddy Power and Betfred. If you’re an existing customer and looking to bet on 1st goalscorer, bet here but if you’re new to Ladbrokes, remember new customers receive a £50 free bet.

Grand National 2012 Best Betting Offers

It’s that time of the year again. The Grand National is the UK’s favourite race horse, and it’s also the year when the entire nation take an interest in horse racing. There are some cracking on betting offers on this year, and we’ve rounded up the best betting offers. This is your ultimate guide; look no further.


Bet 365 - £200 Free Bets/ Price Promise / Feature Race 4/1

Let’s kick off with one of our favourite bookies, Bet 365. So firstly they haven’t withdrawn their free £200 bet for the Grand National weekend, but they have a couple of additional specials. Price promise means that they will constantly be updating their prices on all the races being televised on the BBC to ensure that they are at least matching the best odds available. On top of this, if you back any single winner at 4/1 odds or greater on a BBC televised race, you will get a free bet to the same value for the next race! With this in mind, Bet 365 is our recommended bookie of the day.


Betfred – £50 Free Bets / 5th & 6th Place Cashback / Happy Hour

Wow Betfred have a lot going on for Saturday. They’re offering their usual £50 free bet plus have a couple of specials.If your horse finishes in position 5th or 6th, they will refund the placing part of your bet E/W up to £100. Happy hour also allows punters to get deposit bonuses, but check the site for full details.


Bet Victor – £25 Free Bet / Paying out on 6 Places

Formerly VC Bet, now Bet Victor are retaining their £25 free bet and also are paying out on 6 places. Oh, and in addition they’re giving away an iPad 2 on their Facebook page to celebrate the Grand National.


Paddy Power – £20 Free Bet / Paying out on 5 places

I’m a massive fan of their recent TV campaigns around comments left on their Facebook page. For Saturday, quite simply, bet £20 with Paddy Power and get £20 free bet. Also, they’re paying out on 5 places.



Sky Bet - Paying out on 5 places 

Like many, Sky Bet have withdrawn their free bet offer for Saturday, however they are paying out on 5 places. They’ve got a pretty good set of sporting celebrities giving their verdict for the race. The fit Georgie Thompson picks Organisedconfusion at 18/1. We’ll see if her tipping is as good as her face.


Unibet – Cashback special

Unibet have withdrawn their £20 free bet, but they are running a good cashback special for both new and existing customers. Bet an outright bet of £10/ £20/  £30 on The Grand National and should Synchronised win all losing bets up to £30 according to the amount staked will be refunded!



Ladbrokes – Free Bingo

Very different proposition from the other bookies. Ladbrokes have withdrawn their normal free bet offer, but if you don’t fancy watching the race, then play some Bingo! Until Tuesday 17th, you can play for free with up to £10,000 to be won. In addition, spend £10 and get a £20 bonus.

Samir Nasri argues with Piers Morgan on Twitter

Man City’s defeat to Arsenal at the weekend surely signals the end of their title challenge for the 2011/2012 season. This particular result would have been made even more sweet for Arsenal as some of their players including Clichy, Adebayor, and Nasri have moved to Man City to greater their chances of winning trophies. Following the weekend result, Samir Nasri has taken to Twitter and becomes the next footballer to argue with Piers Morgan on Twitter.

Here are some captures of their exchange of tweets:

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