AFC Asian Cup 2007 Starts tomorrow

The 2007 edition of the Asian Cup begins tomorrow with the Australia joining as a new member of the AFC.

The tournament will be co-hosted in four nations,  Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. Four groups, one playing in each country will play each other with the first two out of each group moving on to the quarter finals.

If you have any good links to an Asian Cup blog please go ahead and post them here.
All the best to the nations who qualified and a special good luck wish to Iraq who is playing inspite of the internal turmoil their people are facing.

2010 World Cup Betting Odds

A bit early to bet? ABSOLUTELY.

But either way, here are the odds on favorite to lift the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. (For future reference, these are the odds back in summer 2007!)

1. Brazil – 5
2. Argentina – 6
3. Italy – 8
4. Germany – 9
5. England – 10
6. Spain – 13
7. France – 15
8. Holland  – 17
9. Portugal – 26
10. Czech Republic – 41
11. Ivory Coast – 51 (!?!)
12. Cameroon – 67
13. Switzerland – 81
14. South Africa – 81
15. Russia – 81
16. Ghana – 81

Logo Revealed

Cool, I guess? Not loving it buts its alright.