The world is eagerly awaiting the start of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Fans across the globe can’t wait to watch their country’s team get out on the pitch and compete. All the teams have got their custom team sports uniforms ready for the big event and we couldn’t be more excited. No doubt the teams are eager with anticipation to get out on the pitch. Furthermore, many sports bettors are using sites like sport.netbet.co.uk to place wagers on the outcome of the games. Betting on the World Cup has been a major source of revenue for online sportsbooks as more and more people are beginning to be on football.
No surprise there, since football (called soccer in the US) is apparently the most popular sport EVER, with an estimated following of 4 billion (according to WorldAtlas). So we can only imagine the collective uproar of these fans, and also the amount of revenue it must generate every year. Needless to say, even the bettors and bookies will have plenty to be excited about this season, as for every other season. If that prospect is beginning to get you pumped up, too, then why not get started with learning all about the soccer betting system? This World Cup, you might just have another factor to fuel your excitement!
Anyway, as we get ready for the World Cup to begin, here are some amazing goals from around the world…
International soccer star Neymar returned to the pitch for Brazil for the first time since suffering a foot injury in a French league game against Olympique de Marseille back in February.
And it didn’t take him long to show that he’s already regaining his goal-scoring form.
He received a pass on the wing from Coutinho in the 69th minute of Sunday’s exhibition match, and immediately attacked the box. Neymar then faked left and made a swift cut back inside — leaving his defender in the dust — and then blasted home a rocket off the crossbar and in.
??? GOAL: @neymarjr is very much ? pic.twitter.com/f2kO5qvrfZ
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) June 3, 2018
It’s fair to say that, like John Wick, Neymar is “back.”
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Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was held scoreless in the UEFA Champions League final on Saturday.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean the match lacked highlight-reel goals.
Ronaldo’s teammate, Gareth Bale, scored one of the best goals in Champions League history to give his club a 2-1 lead, and you need to watch it — several times, in fact.
It happened in the 63rd minute, when Marcelo served in a beautiful cross in Bale’s direction. The Welsh star then finished it off with an amazing overhead kick.
ARE YOU SERIOUS! Gareth Bale scores one of the best goals you'll EVER see to give Real Madrid a 2-1 lead! #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/SCqFozk6qx
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) May 26, 2018
We all love a great bicycle kick, and that may be the best goal in Champions League history. It’s certainly up there.
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Liverpool’s back line is nothing to write home about, but it was said that the team’s main weakness was its goalkeeper, Loris Karius.
It turns out that piece of analysis was spot on.
Karius committed an awful mistake at the worst possible time in Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final, and it wasn’t the type of gaffe you usually see in a big match.
After collecting the ball, Karius went to throw it to a teammate. The problem was that he was a bit careless in his attempt to do so, and Karim Benzema blocked the ball. He then shot it into the net, giving his team a 1-0 lead.
What a mistake from Karius as his throw gets blocked by Benzema and ends up in the back of the net! pic.twitter.com/F5KsQ8ts1Y
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) May 26, 2018
It was an awful gaffe, but Benzema was actually offside, and the refs missed it. That goal shouldn’t have counted. Do better, refs, and Karius.