Whether you’re trying to make football predictions with your friends, guess results for a bet or just predicting as a general punter, it’s generally pretty difficult to be accurate. There are many variables that make predicting football results hard, and we’re going to cover some of them in this Elastico article. Why are Football Matches…

The World Cup comes round every four years, and the most coveted tournament on the planet has thrown us some historical moments every time. When it comes to deciding which teams progress to the next stage of the competition, a standings systems comes into play. Do you know how FIFA’s standing system works? What happens…

Who Were the Mighty Magyars? Hungary’s Mighty Magyars, sometimes known as the “Magnificent Magyars” or the “Magical Magyars”, were one of the best international football teams to exist. Between the years 1950 and 1956, the Magyars won 58 matches, drew 10 and loss once, losing to West Germany in the final of the 1954 World…