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Ed Acteson

Ed is the Colossus Blog Editor and a former sports trader who hails from Canterbury in Kent. With a background in trading, he cut his writing teeth contributing tipping articles to a variety of gambling blogs and websites before eventually realising a long held ambition of writing professionally when he joined Colossus in early 2019.

A father of two, Ed is a keen golfer and long suffering Crystal Palace fan who tries his best to remain mutual when writing about Palace and Brighton.

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    Five Championship players who could move to the Premier League this summer

    The impacts of the Coronavirus crisis on the summer transfer window are yet to fully seen. However, with clubs placing players on furlough and struggling financially due to a huge loss of income, it is suspected that we won’t see them splashing the cash quite as freely this summer.

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    15 best sport nicknames of all time

    Sport stars have been giving some fantastic nicknames over the years, ranging from the cruel, the funny to the clever. We decided to put together a list of our favourites. Here are our 15 best sport nicknames of all time   Jason McAteer – Trigger The former Republic of Ireland midfielder was cruelly named ‘Trigger’ after the Only Fools and Horses character due to him not being the sharpest knife in the drawer.

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    A combined England XI from 2004 and 2020

    After the BBC showed England’s Euro 2004 demolition of Croatia, we thought we’d compare the so-called ‘Golden Generation’ with the new crop of talented youngsters that have emerged. Here is our combined England XI from 2004 and 2020.

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    5 England players who could miss Euro 2021

    While there are undeniably some young English players who might benefit from the postponement of Euro 2020, what about those who could potentially miss out as a result of the delay? Here are five England players who could miss Euro 2021 Kieran Trippier The 19 times capped right back was one of England’s heroes in the 2018 World Cup.

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    Why the Premier League season has to resume behind closed doors

    In the grand scheme of things, football doesn’t matter. As the Coronavirus sweeps the globe, taking thousands of lives, when and how Crystal Palace vs. Burnley will be played shouldn’t matter to anyone.

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    Premier League players who could leave this summer: One per club

    With an extended break from the Premier League season, the tabloids are filling column inches by discussing which players could go where this summer. It is set to be a summer of high turnover with players leaving to join bigger clubs, to try and get more game time or because their contracts have expired.

  • Racing

    Colossus announce Central Park sponsorship

    We’re delighted to announce that Colossus will be sponsoring the upcoming Central Park Sweepstakes, as we extend our commitment to British greyhound racing. It was announced on Wednesday that British greyhound racing would be continuing behind closed doors, making it one of the few sports still able to operate in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic.

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    Five England players who could benefit from postponing Euro 2020

    As the Coronavirus sweeps the globe, sporting events are being widely cancelled and Euro 2020 is no exception. UEFA have no confirmed that the tournament will be pushed back a year, meaning it becomes Euro 2021.

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    Midweek football tips: Can Liverpool bounce back against struggling Chelsea?

    There’s a Rollover Pick 8 kicking off on Tuesday evening. Ed Acteson has cast his eye over three of the featured matches and he reckons that Liverpool could bounce back quickly against Chelsea. If you agree with his selections, then join his syndicate.

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    Premier League darts betting tips: Battle of world champions will go to wire

    Another extremely tough week in the darts last Thursday saw former world champions Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson suffer surprise defeats to Premier League newcomers whilst the draw between Daryl Gurney and Gerwyn Price was the fifth out of the first 15 Premier League games.

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    Premier League darts tips: Expect Michael Smith statement after Week 2 collapse

    We’re already into Week 3 of the Darts Premier League and things are heating up. Ed Acteson is thoroughly enjoying the action so far and has come up with his verdict on every match in the £20,000 Pick 5 pool this Thursday.

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