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With the last international break of the season wrapped up, Europe’s most reputable leagues make a comeback this weekend with Espanyol vs Real Betis getting us underway on Friday and Real Madrid will be looking to extend their current 2 point lead at the top of the table. Espanyol vs Real Betis In the curtain […]
To the dismay of many fans across the globe, club football took a small hiatus for another round of international fixtures, and Serie A was no exception. While it provided a chance for Davide Zappacosta to show his value at an international level and for Gianluigi Donnarumma to grab his first starting Azzurri spot, the […]
After yet another dithering international break which, let’s be honest, no one really cares about when Germany come up against the likes of Azerbaijan. It’s time to get back to business and back to the games that really matter in this week’s Bundesliga matchday! Hertha Berlin v Hoffenheim Hertha Berlin went into the international break […]
Northern Irish football returns to the Irish Cup this weekend. After a keenly contested round of Quarter-Finals, it is Glenavon, Coleraine, Linfield and Dungannon Swifts who will compete for a place in the showpiece Final. The winners of the Irish Cup will qualify for next season’s Europa League. If the winners have already qualified for […]
Whilst the league itself is not one of the most followed around the globe, with the average quality of the teams in the top tier being just under Ligue 1, almost everyone knows the teams that will have a huge, intense battle on this April Fools, one that will be a big help in determining […]
Historical rivals Juventus and Napoli will face off twice in four days as the Neapolitan hosts seek to reopen the Scudetto chase and overturn a 3-1 aggregate deficit in the second leg of the Coppa Italia. Atalanta, this season’s surprise story, play away to a struggling Genoa at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. They seek to […]
The port city of Antwerp, Belgium has exported goods all over the world since its construction in 1811, handling tens of thousands of goods every year. Within the city, a football club has also done its fair share of exporting, aiming for quality over quantity. FCO Beerschot Wilrijk currently sit top of the Belgian third […]
FOR a team that has won the title 18 times and is the second most successful club in the history of the English game its quite staggering that Liverpool FC hasn’t celebrated a league title since 1990 and is yet to have a Premier League trophy in the Anfield trophy cabinet. In the 1980s and […]
For those who have opened this article with either incomplete or non-existent knowledge of the competition; the CONCACAF Champions League is the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football’s equivalent of the UEFA Champions League in Europe. 24 teams in total compete, with 4 clubs coming from each of Mexico, and the US, […]
Guingamp-Nancy The first match of the weekend will be hosted by Guingamp at the Stade Municipal de Roudorou, when they face Nancy. The first leg played between these two dates back to August 27th, when Guingamp defeated relegation side Nancy by a score of 0-2. Mustapha Diallo and Thibault Giresse were the goal scorers, while […]
Leeds United face Reading this Saturday teatime in the EFL Championship. It’s a critical game for Leeds, but then each of the remaining eight matches will be as we mount a proper challenge for promotion back to the Premier League. We are currently fourth, while Reading are fifth. We haven’t been in such a good […]
5. Villarreal – Defensive stability or just plain boring? Villarreal have been one of the most consistent teams in La Liga over the last 15 years and “the Yellow Submarine” established itself as the place to revitalise the careers of mercurial talents like Diego Forlan, Juan Roman Riquelme and Giuseppe Rossi. Moreover, the club has […]
It’s very hard to go unnoticed in modern football. Worldwide TV coverage and YouTube has meant that even players from far-flung corners of the world can be lauded by fans across the globe. However, football in the 70’s and 80’s was very different story. Without this widespread coverage, many players who had the talent to […]
10. Are Alaves the cup specialists of La Liga? Deportivo Alaves who made headlines around the millennium with their epic then UEFA Cup final vs Liverpool have been through hell and back and made it back to La Liga after a ten-year absence. I highly recommend this post that depicts the journey, even if it includes […]
New England Revolution v Minnesota United In an entertaining game at the Gillette Stadium, it was the Revolution who came out winners with a 5-2 win against the Loons. It was always going to be a tough game for Minnesota with nine players out through either injury, suspension or on international duty. The Loons now […]
Hello, my name is Vincent van Raam and I will be covering everything on the Argentine Primera DivisiĂłn. There was no break during the World Cup qualifiers in Argentina and we saw a lot of goals! Before we get into the games I would like to explain a bit about the structure of the league […]
Northern Ireland took another huge step towards World Cup qualification with their latest 2-0 victory over Norway. The visitors arrived in Belfast sitting fifth in Group C, just three points ahead of minnows San Marino, who incidentally have provided them with their only victory of the campaign. With a new manager at the helm, Lars […]
The game of the weekend’s action in the SSE Airtricity League came in the Premier Division as leaders Cork City welcomed the reigning champions Dundalk to Turner’s Cross. Dundalk were looking for their fourth title in a row, Cork have been runners-up in each of those seasons. The game was played earlier than usual in […]
The European champions had a very important match to get rid of any possible ghosts of past failed qualifications with a very solid win against a Hungary that was not able to replicate the troubles they had protagonized last June. With a specially in-form Cristiano Ronaldo soon the offensive avalanche that the Seleccao das Quinas […]
America’s Major League Soccer has become notorious for being a retirement home for former superstars at the end of their career, with many clubs choosing money over identity but, one side has decided to do things differently. Since 2008, American businessman Arthur Black, owner of NFL side Atlanta Falcons, has been working to set up […]
