On Friday, January 28^th, 2022 it was announced that one of the best young strikers, Dušan Vlahovi?, was in the process of completing a medical with Juventus in order to transfer from Fiorentina to Juventus in what is anticipated to be one of the most impactful transitions of the transfer window.

Juve recently tweeted a video clip of Vlahovi? as he signed autographs while posing for photos with the fans of Juventus just prior to entering the Juve medical building.

According to sources, Juventus will apparently pay Fiorentina the transfer fee of 67 million euros ($75 million) for Vlahovi?, and the transfer includes another potential 8 million euros ($9 million) for hitting specific bonuses.

Friday, January 28^th, 2022 is actually Vlahovi?’s birthday as he has now turned 22 – years – old, and he has scored an amazing 20 – goals over the course of 24 – matches throughout all competitions for Fiorentina during the 2021 – 2022 European football season. Dušan is right there with Lazio’s Ciro Immobile at the top of the Italian Serie A League scoring charts.

Presently sitting in 5^th – place in the Italian Serie A League table is Juventus who has struggled to replace the legendary Cristiano Ronaldo ever since Ronaldo moved to the Manchester United football club during the last offseason. Juve has only scored 34 – goals throughout this season which is less than any of the top 10 – football clubs in the Italian Serie A League except for Torino.

The Serbia international player in Vlahovi? could possibly be the best fitting football player to turn that stat around as he is a goal scoring machine. Dušan just matched Ronaldo’s achievement of scoring 33 – league goals during a single calendar year.

Juventus is also forced to play without their injured winger Federico Chiesa, and Vlahovi? can help pick up some of the slack for Juve in Chiesa’s absence.

Media Statements

“Dusan Vlahovi? continues to amaze. Last year he was the best young player in Serie A, this year he is living up to great expectations by proving himself to be one of the best players this season,” the CEO of Serie A, Luigi De Siervo, stated following Vlahovi? being named the Italian Serie A League’s player of the month for December of 2021.

“Physical strength, technique, a spirit of sacrifice and a great sense of goal make him one of the most complete forwards around.”

Sources:

The Associated Press News Services. “Vlahovi? undergoing medical with Juventus for transfer”. The Associated Press. January 28, 2022.

“Italian Serie A Table 2021 – 22”. ESPN. January 28, 2022.

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The Cincinnati Bengals have tried to shake off the underdog tag as they’ve advanced to their first Super Bowl in 33 years. However, that’s what they start off as they face the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI in two weeks.

The Rams – the second team in as many years to play on their home field – opened as a 3.5- to 4.5-point favorite over the Bengals just moments after they knocked off the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 in Sunday night’s NFC Championship.

The Bengals advanced thanks to a historic comeback earlier Sunday in the AFC Championship. After trailing by 18 points in the second quarter, Cincinnati stormed back and stunned two-time defending conference champion Kansas City 27-24 in overtime.

Within minutes, most sportsbooks had moved the Rams to a four-point favorite, although BetMGM kept their initial spread of 3.5 points.

On the straight-up moneyline, odds on the Rams currently range from -185 (meaning a $185 bet would net a $100 profit) at Caesars Sportsbook and Superbook Sports to -200 at PointsBet. Bengals straight-up odds ranged from +155 (meaning a $100 bet would net a $155 profit) to +166 at FanDuel.

The points total ranges from 49.5 to 50 at most books. That means oddsmakers likely expect both offenses to make a decent showing in two weeks.

Why the Rams are Favored

Besides playing on their home turf, part of the reason why the Rams are favorites in some oddsmakers’ eyes is the fact that coach Sean McVay has taken them to the Super Bowl before. in Super Bowl LIII. The Rams lost that game to the Patriots in 2019 by a 13-3 score.

Craig Mucklow, vice president of trading for Caesars Sportsbook, said in a statement that experience, plus moves the team made to acquire such players as quarterback Matthew Stafford, wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., and linebacker Von Miller, gives the Rams the edge.

“They are all-in this year as they proved by the trades that they made… (T)he Rams’ experience and their defense puts the line at 4,” Mucklow said. “If there is much movement, it would likely be tonight, assuming there no major health issues that would drastically impact the line. It will sell on Monday.”

Caesars took in $180,000 on the Rams moneyline odds in the first two hours after their Sunday night win, Mucklow said.

Improbable Bengals Mount Historic Comeback

Last week after the Bengals upset the top-seeded Tennessee Titans in the AFC Divisional Round, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said he had grown tired of the “underdog” status his team had been given by oddsmakers and football analysts.

“I’m tired of the underdog narrative,” Burrow told reporters after the Jan. 22 win over the Titans. “We are a really, really good team. We are here to make noise.”

The Bengals certainly made noise on Sunday. They matched the largest comeback in an NFL conference championship game after falling behind 21-3 midway through the second quarter. At one point, Circa Sports had the Bengals at +1800 to win the game, which equals an implied probability of 5.26 percent.

But just as they did earlier in the month against Kansas City, the Bengals mounted a furious second-half rally against the Chiefs, and for the second consecutive week, rookie kicker Evan McPherson scored the game-winning field goal on the game’s final play.

Now, they’re one game away from making some bettors a really nice return.

What Oddsmakers Expect

Mucklow said that while Caesars made the Rams the favorites, they won’t write off Burrow because of what he’s shown in the playoffs. He’s expecting bettors to wager on the Bengals moneyline, the Rams on the spread, and the over on the points total.

“So, if the Rams cover and the game goes Over, it’s the public’s Super Bowl,” he said. “We want a close, competitive game. The last thing we want is a blowout because it spoils the in-play. With close games, the market lives longer. People can bet on them as well and everybody’s ticket is alive. It makes it more fun. We would prefer a low-scoring, competitive game.”

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On Tuesday, January 25^th, 2022 it was announced that Roy Hodgson has found his way back into managing a club in the English Premier League (EPL) once again at the tender age of 74 – years – old.

The former head coach of England’s international team was just hired by Watford on last Tuesday, and he has been brought in to help Watford remain in the English Premier League for the knockout playoff stage of the 2021 – 2022.

This will be no easy task to keep the football club in the top division (English Premier League) following their recent descent into the relegation zone. Presently Watford sits in 19^th – place in the EPL and they need to climb up into at least the 17^th – spot in the EPL in order to avoid the relegation zone.

The 70 – year – old Italian, Claudio Ranieri, just so happened to be fired as the head coach of Watford on last Monday, January 24^th, 2022 following Ranieri managing the Watford football team for the previous 3 and a half months in charge as their head coach. The firing of Claudio came only a matter of days after Watford dropped into the bottom 3 – spots in the 2021 – 2022 English Premier League table for the 1^st – time this season.

Watford’s board has now brought in Hodgson, another one of world’s most experienced and well – traveled football head coaches. Roy has been out of the managing a football team. Business ever since Hodgson left Crystal Palace at the conclusion of the previous European football season (2020 – 2021), when Roy claimed it was time to move on from “the rigors of top – flight Premier League football” after 45 – years of coaching in order to spend more time with his family according to Roy.

As it turned out the English Premier League’s oldest manager of all time in Hodgson just could not help himself from jumping back into the coaching role once again as that is what he knows best.

Watford did not publicly release the overall details regarding the longevity of Hodgson’s new contract with the football club, but there was no indication that Roy has come aboard their organization as just the interim head coach, but who really knows at this point.

Hodgson will be working closely with his longtime number – 2 man in his assistant coach, Ray Lewington, who also managed Watford as their head coach from 2002 to 2005.

Watford is in second – to – last place at the moment. They are only 2 – points away from missing relegation right now with 2 – games from safety but with two games in front of the team in fourth – to – last place, Norwich, which handed Watford’s football team a devastating 3 to 0 ass – kicking on Friday, January 21^st, 2022 that proved to be the last hurrah for the Italian coach in Claudio Ranieri.

Watford is in their 1^st – season back in the English Premier League following a year of having to compete in the second – tier championship.

Hodgson has previously been the head coach of Liverpool, Fulham, West Bromwich Albion, and Blackburn in England’s top division of football. Roy is Watford’s 3^rd – head coach / manager of the current 2021 – 2022 football season as Watford’s continuous revolving – door policy at the club level under Watford’s owner and the Italian businessman, Gino Pozzo. Ranieri had astonishingly been Watford’s 15^th permanent head coach over the course of the past 10 – years.

Hodgson possesses tremendous experience in staving off relegation throughout his head coaching career. When he took control of Crystal Palace back in September of 2017, the team was in last place in the English Premier League following them losing their first 4 – matches. Crystal Palace finished the season in 11^th – place, and they never ended a season lower than 14^th – place under Hodgson rule with Palace.

Watford’s first game with Hodgson at the reigns is on February 5^th, 2022 at Burnley, who is the only team lower in the English Premier League table right now. Watford will drop to last place in the EPL if they lose to Burnley on February 5^th this year.

The 2021 – 2022 English Premier League Table (as of 1 / 26 / 2022)

Football Club GP W D L P

1 – Manchester City 23 18 3 2 57

2 – Liverpool 22 14 6 2 48

3 – Chelsea 24 13 8 3 47

4 – Manchester United 22 11 5 6 38

5 – West Ham United 23 11 4 8 37

6 – Arsenal 21 11 3 7 36

7 – Tottenham Hotspur 20 11 3 6 36

8 – Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 10 4 7 34

9 – Brighton & Hove Albion 22 6 12 4 30

10 – Leicester City 20 7 5 8 26

11 – Aston Villa 21 8 2 11 26

12 – Southampton 22 5 10 7 25

13 – Crystal Palace 22 5 9 8 24

14 – Brentford 23 6 5 12 23

15 – Leeds United 21 5 7 9 22

16 – Everton 20 5 4 11 19

17 – Norwich City 22 4 4 14 16

18 – Newcastle United 21 2 9 10 15

19 – Watford 20 4 2 14 14

20 – Burnley 18 1 9 8 12

Positions 1, 2, 3, and 4 all make it into the Champions League. Position 5 makes it into the Europa League. Positions 18, 19, and 20 all face relegation from the English Premier League (EPL), and they do not get to participate in the knockout playoff round of the English Premier League at the end of the season.

As of Wednesday, January 26^th, 2022 Watford needs to climb up 2 spots in the standings of the 2021 – 2022 English Premier League table / standings in order to stave off relegation this season. Presently Watford still has 16 more English Premier League matches in this current 2021 – 2022 European football regular season which concludes for Watford on Sunday, May 22^nd, 2022 when they play their final regular season game of the season against Chelsea.

Sources:

Douglas, Steve. “Watford hires Hodgson, 74, in bid to avoid EPL relegation”. The Associated Press. January 25, 2022.

“English Premier League Table 2021 – 22”. ESPN. January 26, 2022.

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If winter is dragging on too long where you are or if you just want to take in a little blue Hawaii, Swintt has a new slot that’s just what the doctor ordered for cabin fever or the winter blues.

Aloha Spirit XtralockTM is a five-reel video bonus slot with 50 paylines packed with action and adventure. The game features three special symbols that can get you to a win multiplier of 200,500x. The Islander character is the highest paying regular symbol and the supporting cast of unique symbols includes coconuts, turtles, and flip-flops so you don’t step on a pop-top leftover in the sand from the 1970s.

Three Special Symbols Add Value

Tiki Masks

There’s a reason the Tiki Mask is smiling, he knows something players don’t know yet but soon will. You’ll need these guys to trigger the patented and trademarked XtralockTM jackpot feature. Land six of these welcome symbols on a single spin to see them lock into place and award five Tiki Spins.

Any additional masks that land during the bonus feature will lock in place too… adjacent masks will meld together into larger single symbols. It’s possible to end the bonus round before your five Tiki Spins are completed, but this will only happen if all 15 visible positions on the 5×3 slot have formed into one giant Tiki symbol. This giant symbol will spin to reveal cash prices or possibly one of the four jackpots that appear on top of the reels.

If you win a jackpot, its size will be relative to the size of your biggest Tiki shape. The only way to pull down the top prize is when at least 12 of the reel positions are covered by Tiki shapes.

Any combination of 4 to 10 covered positions can award one of the lesser jackpots dubbed Super, Major, and Minor so there are more ways to win than just one.

Postage Stamps and Golden Pineapple Wilds

A good friend will send a postcard from a tropical paradise in order to share their adventure with those at home. The Postage Stamp symbols in this game are scatter symbols and three or more of them will award 12 free spins. When these spins are triggered the central reel is always covered from top to bottom with the Golden Pineapple Wild symbol.

A central wild reel in place for a dozen spins is likely to generate some anticipation, excitement, and possibly some huge wins.

Chief Commercial Officer at Swintt, David Mann said in a press release Wednesday: “With Swintt recently being named ‘Rising Star in Casino Innovation/Technology’ at the SBC Awards 2021, we’re starting the new year right where we left off with another ground-breaking release that we think players are going to love.

“Aloha Spirit XtralockTM again demonstrates Swintt’s ability to reinvent the classic video slot by providing players with a revolutionary new jackpot feature that can award some seriously big prizes. Couple that with a fun Free Spins bonus and Swintt’s award-winning game design and our latest slot has everything players need to banish those winter blues and escape with us to paradise this month.”

As usual, David Flynn, Chief Executive Officer simply said, “Let’s do this!” Once again, Swinnt has “done it”.

As is the case with all of the live streaming games from Evolution, Bac Bo comes across simply and elegantly with professional and personable dealers. The table design is exquisite as are the choices in colors as well as the backdrop.

Source: Swintt sets off on an all-new Hawaiian adventure in Aloha Spirit XtralockTM, Swintt, January 26, 2022

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On Tuesday, January 25^th, 2022 the Ajax football club announced in a recently released public statement on their official website that the highly – talented superstar attacking midfielder and native of Denmark, Christian Eriksen, is back to training with Ajax following his recent health issues.

The 22 – year – old footballer has yet to play professional football since he suffered a cardiac arrest situation in Denmark’s opening game of the European Championship versus Finland last June of 2021.

One of Denmark’s biggest star playmakers in Eriksen has begun to train once again now with the Ajax reserves squad in order for the stealthy midfielder to get back in top shape as Christian continues to seek out his new football club hopefully in the near future.

Eriksen apparently loves being back with Ajax as he played with that football club from 2008 to 2010 in his youth career as well as from 2010 to 2013 during his senior pro football career. Throughout his senior career with Ajax Christian scored 25 goals over the course of his 113 official game appearances with Ajax’s big – boy football club as he emerged as a spectacular young star of the game.

Eriksen’s contract with Inter Milan was terminated via a mutual agreement between Christian and Inter Milan’s football club last month due to the fact that he is unable to play in Italy following the attacking midfielder was fitted with an implantable cardioverter – defibrillator.

After Eriksen won 3 top – flight Eredivisie titles in Amsterdam, he decided to ink a deal with Tottenham Hotspur back in 2013 where he dominated in the English Premier League up until 2020. Then Christian signed with Inter Milan to play in the Italian Serie A League in 2020.

The coach of Ajax’s 2^nd – team, John Heitinga, warmly welcomed Christian Eriksen back to Amsterdam. During an interview with the Danish broadcaster DR1 earlier this month Eriksen explained that he is attempting to play for Denmark at this year’s upcoming 2022 World Cup Tournament which will be hosted by the country of Qatar this year.

Media Statements

“I am very happy to be here. I know the people, it feels like coming home because I was here for so long,” Christian Eriksen revealed in a recently released public statement posted on the club’s website that featured pictures of Eriksen practicing at the training ground called “De Toekomst,” which is Dutch for “The Future.”

“It’s great that he can train with us,” Ajax’s second – team coach John Heitinga proclaimed. “Christian is a footballer who is an example for many of our boys, a source of inspiration for the youth.”

Sources:

The Associated Press News Services. “Back to the future: Christian Eriksen is training with Ajax”. The Associated Press. January 25, 2022.

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