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Football · 7 min readErling Haaland 2026: Norway's World Cup run, the records, and what comes nextTwenty-eight years of waiting ended this summer. Haaland took Norway past Brazil and into the World Cup quarter-finals before England stopped them — and he is still rewriting the Premier League record books. Football · 7 min readChampions League & Europa League qualifying results: PAOK win in Kyiv, Benfica stunnedFive days after Spain lifted the World Cup, Europe went back to work. PAOK won in Kyiv, Benfica lost in Switzerland and Maccabi put five past Sheriff — inside a wild first week of qualifying. Football · 6 min readBrasileirão 2026: Palmeiras run clear as Flamengo chase from behindOne defeat in eighteen matches has put Palmeiras seven points clear at the top of Brazil's Série A. Behind them, the defending champions are still hunting. Inside the biggest league outside Europe. Casino history · 7 min readMIT Blackjack Team: the true story of the students who beat Las Vegas with card countingFor more than a decade a team of MIT students walked into the world's biggest casinos and walked out with millions — completely legally. This is the true story of card counting's golden age, and what it teaches anyone who plays today. Football · 5 min readCopa Libertadores and South American football: the giants, the passion, the talent factoryFrom the roar of La Bombonera to the Copa Libertadores, no football is played with more passion than South America's. Here's why the continent that gave us Pelé and Messi is still the game's beating heart. Football · 4 min readEuropean qualifiers 2026-27: the Champions, Europa & Conference road to the league phaseDozens of clubs are fighting through two-legged ties this July and August for a place in the league phase of the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League. Here's what's at stake. Casino history · 5 min readArchie Karas and 'The Run': how $50 became $40 million in Las Vegas — then vanishedIn December 1992 Archie Karas drove into Las Vegas with about $50 to his name. Over 27 months he ran it up to $40 million — then lost every cent in three weeks. Gambling's greatest streak. Football · 6 min readWorld Cup 2026 final: Spain beat Argentina to win their second titleFerran Torres' extra-time winner gave Spain a 1-0 victory over Argentina and a second World Cup, their first since 2010. Football · 5 min readWorld Cup 2026: the final four and the road to July 19France, Spain, England and Argentina survive — inside the semifinals and the countdown to the MetLife final. Football · 5 min readWorld Cup 2026 Round of 16: giants fall as the drama explodesGermany and the Netherlands are out, Morocco and Paraguay are dreaming — here is what to know before the last 16. Football · 5 min readPanathinaikos vs Olympiacos: inside the Derby of the Eternal EnemiesGreece's fiercest rivalry, explained for newcomers — history, atmosphere and why bettors never look away. Football · 4 min readThe 2026 World Cup: the biggest tournament football has ever stagedForty-eight teams, three nations and 104 matches — why 2026 rewrites the record books. History · 4 min readFrom Venice to Vegas: a short history of the casinoThe world's first casino opened in 1638 — and it was a government idea. Stories · 4 min readThe Liberty Bell and beyond: how slot machines learned to spinA San Francisco mechanic, a stick of gum and a mathematical engine. Football · 5 min readPuskás Arena: the stadium that hosted Europe’s biggest nightFrom a Hungarian legend’s name to the 2026 Champions League final — PSG vs Arsenal and the wildest penalty shootout in years.