Just one week into the new Premier League season and already we have an enormous game to savour. Champions Chelsea travel to play runners-up Man City for a clash that neither side can afford to lose. Neither side was able to win this league encounter last season, with both matches […]
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Arsène Wenger has been famed in his feuding with Chelsea boss José Mourinho, with much of the frustration stemming from Wenger’s terrible record against Mourinho. Currently, however, Wenger is the happy one after securing a narrow 1-nil victory over Chelsea in the Charity Shield. The Gunners will aim to carry […]
August has not even got into double digits and the Premier League season is upon us once again. The opening fixture is a tasty looking Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur, as we get to see the crazy way Louis Van Gaal has decided to implement his now £230m squad and […]
Ronald Koeman’s Southampton played so well in the Dutchman’s first season as manager that they threatened to finish in the top-four at times. In the end, however, the Saints ran out of steam and finished in seventh places, behind Tottenham and Liverpool, respectively. Southampton finished second only to Chelsea for […]
Australians are currently enjoying the company of football superstars from some of Europe’s biggest teams, including Real Madrid, Roma, and Man City. Come this Friday, Australian football fans will have the pleasure of watching Man City play Real Madrid in the International Champions Cup. Man City already have reason to […]
Benfica enter this new season as Portuguese champions for the second time in two years, so there is pressure to get their preparations right before attempting to retain their title. However, there could be issues coming, considering that foreign teams are eying Nicolás Gaitán and Eduardo Salvio for potential transfers. […]
Playing out the final matchup in the 2015 Gold Cup group stages are Mexico and Cuba. Although Cuba are far from an impressive international football team, it will be fascinating to see the Cubans playing in a tournament that will be hosted in the USA. Filling out the rest of […]
Saturday 4 July will see Peru take on Paraguay in the 2015 Copa America third-place playoff. Both teams have played admirably in this year’s tournament, each managing to claim second place in their respective groups when teams like Uruguay and Colombia were more fancied by pundits. Peru made it past […]
Chile made up for the disappointing performances of Brazil and Argentina by giving Copa America fans a scintillating spectacle in the form of their 5-0 demolition job on poor Bolivia. The hosts clinched Group A through instrumental performances from Alexis Sánchez and Jorge Valdivia. All-action midfielder Arturo Vidal even played […]
Late of Saturday night, Argentina somehow managed to let go of a 2-0 lead from their first game against Paraguay. After cruising in front with goals from Sergio Agüero and Leo Messi, respectively, in the first 45 minutes, the Argentines finished with a 2-2 draw after conceding twice in the […]
Golden generation is not a term used lightly for either of these sides. For Wales, the presence of Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey, Joe Allen, and Ashley Williams gives the dragons talent at every level of the pitch. And that is why they are currently level on 11 points with Belgium […]
Aston Villa youngster Jack Grealish is unfortunately responsible for the controversy ahead of this international friendly scheduled for Sunday 7 June at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The English-born 19-year-old is eligible to play for Ireland through its grandparents, and has done so up to under-21 level. He is currently […]
Arsenal’s wobbly form at the end of the season stopped them from finishing second in the league. Now, though, they have the chance to make it up to the fans by winning their second FA Cup in two years. Their opponents will be an Aston Villa side that lost the […]
The final weekend of the Premier League has not been especially generous for stand-out games. Nevertheless, it is a relief to at least have a competitive matchup like Everton v Tottenham. Although Everton have faltered this season, they can win this game to have the chance of a top-half finish. […]
Arsenal were not in Premier League action last weekend because they were busy defeating Reading 2-1 (AET) in the FA Cup semi-finals. That result leaves the Gunners with an FA Cup final against Aston Villa. First, though, they need to focus on a difficult London derby with rivals Chelsea. José […]