American football with the help of the NFL will be globally played. They are soon to set foot in the United Kingdom and also make a return to Mexico City in the course of this year. The NFL association has hopes to extend the American football to Germany in 2017 and in China in 2018. ZiggyAnsah who is from Ghana also has hopes in extending the NFL in Africa. He spoke through the Detroit Lions’ official website where he said that he would love to see one of the NFL games played in Africa. He also stated that Africa has a lot of potential and that one day the NFL would be played on the African soil.

The British colonialism introduced soccer playing to Africa in the 19^th century. It was spread through mission schools, military forces and railways. Football has become very popular with 15 energetic NFL players having links to Africa. Christian Okoye who is known as the Nigerian Nightmare and a former Kansas City Chiefs power runner was the first player to ever represent Africa in the NFL. He became known as an inspiration to many young African athletes in 1980. ZiggyAnsah confessed that there were very many Africans participating in the NFL games. He also said that the game was quickly growing in Africa as there were very many young people interested in learning to play the game.

ZiggyAnsah also stated that the young players coming from Africa were also interested in playing for NFL. There are 15 players who are listed to take part in the NFL and 35 more that are known to have experience in playing for the NFL. They are also believed to be from Africa according to the research carried out by NFL. However, it is unfortunate that the NFL is not yet ready to hold a game in Africa in the near future. Though, ZiggyAnsah’s dreams of the NFL being hosted in Africa might come to pass in the next generation if the interest in the game by Africans continues to increase.

Chris Smalling has been selected as the perfect England player by bettingexpert.com. This conclusion came shortly after the announcement of England’s Euro 2016 squad which was due earlier in the week. Every England international player from the last ten years was assessed by betting expert. The assessment showed that the ultimate footballer needs to be around 24 years of age, must have been born from South England, must have started playing his first international at 22 years of age, is right footed and has had three clubs, with the most dominant clubs being Liverpool, Leeds United or Chelsea.

The bettingexpert research has shown that 40% of the last 112 England players have had brown hair, while 36% have had dark brown eyes and the overall height has been 6’0”. Thus the Light-colored players who have hopes for the trip to the Euros have to consider visiting the hairstylists. Chris Smalling meets five key requirements that are; he was born in London, he is right footed, has dark brown eyes and he made his first England performance at the age of 22 years in the year 2011. He is also has an average age of 24 years and he has performed for two of the required football clubs.

There are other nominees for the class of 2016, including Jordan Henderson who has met 5 of the required requirements, Danny Welbeck who has met 5 of them, Nathaniel Clyne(4), Adam Lallana(4), Tom Heaton(4), and Daniel Sturridge(4). Over the last ten years only players Shaun Wright-Philips and Alan Smith have come close to meeting the set criteria since they met over five key traits. The Chief Strategy Officer at Better Collective, Thomas HØgenhaven stated that they were looking for ways to help electorates make the most informed decisions in betting.

This is to mean that every needed aspect was to be looked into keenly through assessing the form, and looking at the trends and coming up with evidence of which bets provide real value. The fascinating thing about all these is that when players who meet these traits of England internationals are looked up they do not display the expected players. However, England players all have the same patterns overtime in terms of age, size, birthplace and looks. The research carried out identified various key aspects from 112 England players such as average age, height, hair color, eye color and the common birthplaces plus the past clubs each player has played for in previous years.

Chris Smalling is awaiting the final decision of whether he will be considered as England’s ultimate player.

The government is being pressed by the UK cross- party council organization and the Local Government Association (LGA) to decrease the maximum betting amount on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBT) from £100 to £2. The MP’S are being requested by the LGA to support an instant government assessment on UK FOBTs policy. The LGA aims to decrease possible risks to susceptible gambling customers. There will be increase in the influence tests as stated by the council organization. This will enable councils to discard bookmaker applications in the UK areas deemed to have increased betting shop densities.

Additional requirements that have been aired by the LGA include pursuing the councils to contemplate on anti- social, community health and crime factors in the revision of recent bookmaker licensing. The UK casinos are also another target of the LGA, where the machine wagering amount is set to be reduced to £5 stakes.  Customers’ placing bets over £50 on B2 machines were put under supervision; this was done according to the government rules to UK bookmaker operations in April, 2015. Research conducted by the LGA shows that there are over 34, 500 FOBTs in the UK where players can place bets of £100 in each single spin of roulette wheel which lasts for 20 seconds.

According to Simon Blackburn, the Chair of the LGA’s Safer and Stronger Communities board, the councils in whole country are concerned about the numbers of the increased bets FOBTs and the gambling shops on the high streets and have been upset by the shortage of powers they have to do away with.  He also added that the increased incentives on FOBTs are generally out of place when compared with other high class street betting machines. The machines were exposing customers to harm and there was also anti-social behavior causing countrywide concern.

The Association of British Bookmakers did not take all the LGA’s claims too well and defended themselves stating that the UK bookmakers were one of the safest places for gamblers. The government came up with a final verdict last July and decided to leave stakes and prizes fixed on gaming machines. The local authorities have enough powers through the licensing process to make use of the available gambling shops on the streets, added the British Bookmakers.

Get ready Wirral! The well- known two UK sports are already at your doorstep, according to the latest news. Footgolf is now available for the pitch and putt course which is located at the Arrowe Park, with particularly improved holes and t- shirts that are conveniently altered to represent the recent games.  There have also been some alterations in the golf holes so that they can easily accommodate footballs. The footgolf players are also aiming to finish their game in the 9 to 18 holes, in a few shots, within a very short period of playing. Compared to traditional golf holes, the footgolf holes are much shorter, with an average length of 100 yards.

However, they are not trying to do away with the traditional golf holes, they will be merged together, but the footgolf holes will have new mats and t- shirt marks being fitted into larger hole. The mixture of the two games have attracted a wide pool of potential players, both interested in the traditional golf and  the footgolf, though this hybrid set of games have only being available in Liverpool and Cheshire. The cabinet member for Leisure and culture, Cllr Chris Meaden stated that footgolf is an upcoming sport that attracts a wide array of people who travel to use the golf courses.

The cabinet member also said that they are been very careful to ensure that the municipal resources are not being negatively affected, and they have therefore come up with ways to make sure the resources are not affected. He also pledged that by 2020, the people will be able to have a chance in leisure and cultural occasions, footgolf is among the new sports that they will be planning in having around. Players will be able to play from 8 am to 6pm on weekdays, and from 7 am to 6pm during weekends.s.

Adults will be able to play for 5 euros, while juniors will play fir 3 euros, for every 9 holes. Families will have special packages set aside for them.

For a company to have its popularity hitting every corner of the earth, its products and services must be on top of the game. Furthermore having various offices in different corners of the globe is crucial in the development aspects. This is one case that has been portrayed by SportQuake.

SportQuake was founded exactly 10 years ago by the former Tottenham Hotspurs Commercial Director Matt House. Celebrating its 10^th anniversary, the agency has decided to mark this with the expansion of its territories to further east. Apparently, SportQuake has initiated two main offices to be based in Beijing and Hong Kong. These two offices in China will be crucial to serve the interest of many Asian countries.

Since it was initiated in 2006, the agency has incorporated over £150 million in partnership deals involving brands as well as sports rights owners. The agency has recently struck deals with various football clubs such as Tottenham Hotspurs, Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal. It has also overseen 13 deals for front shirts of 13 Premier League (EPL) and La Liga.

The incorporation of the two offices in china will be crucial as the agency tries to exploits the growing commercialization of sports in the area. This will involve incorporating the western brands to the Chinese Super League and at the same time shifting the Eastern brands to various European Leagues including Bundesliga, La Liga and EPL.

Matt House who is the CEO and Founder of SportQuake claimed that the ideal agenda of being close to their clients has been fundamental for the opening of the two offices in China. Nonetheless, they will continue to play a major role in the UK market which has been their root source of income since the initiation of the agency. The expansion to oversee market has been one agenda which comes after the UK headquarters incorporated various internal restructuring that has made the firm be divided into four manageable pillars. These are; Research and Insight – Data and insight for all planning processes, Activation – Full range of ROI generating marketing services, New Business – Value identification, negotiation and new rights creation and Product Development – Market leading propositions for both brands and rights owners.