The greatest news on the eve of the league is that Dutch striker Robin van Persie, the league's top scorer final season with 37 targets, has quit Arsenal to affix United for a reported payment of 24 million pounds ($36.2 million). "Just this month the bookmakers received collectively over the Virtual Grand National and raised £2.6 million for NHS charities at a time when their companies have been actually struggling. "In the UK alone, the playing business employs more than a hundred,000 individuals, has 10,000 premises and contributes £2.9 billion a year to the taxman simply in gambling... [...]
