International football action returns this week as various European teams renew the battle for a place in next year’s continental showpiece. In one of the fixtures to anticipate, Spain take on Scotland on Thursday. Following their last 16 stage exit at last year’s World Cup, Spain have been going through a rebuild, with a view ... More
Brighton will look to avoid back to back league defeats when they host Liverpool on Sunday. Since beating Manchester United 3-1 at Old Trafford last month, De Zerbi’s men have suffered 2 domestic losses; a 1-0 EFL Cup loss to Chelsea and a shambolic 6-1 thumping away at Aston Villa. To ease off the pressure ... More
Action continues in the UEFA Champions League this week as FC Porto take on 5 time UCL winners, Barcelona in one of the mouthwatering fixtures. Porto head into this tie with 3 points in their first Group game, following a 3-1 triumph away at Shakhtar. Mehdi Taremi’s 29th minute strike was enough to give the ... More
Liverpool will begin their quest for a possible domestic cup triumph when they host Leicester in one of this week’s EFL Cup matches. Following the exit of Fabinho, Henderson and co, Liverpool are sort of in transition as they have gone on a buying spree, acquiring Endo, Gravenberch, MacAllister and Szoboszlai to beef up the ... More
Europe’s most coveted club football competition gets underway this week as Bayern host Manchester United in what many will call the pick of the bunch. This tie has loads of history written over it especially the 1999 Final meeting where Teddy Sherringham and Ole’s goals gave Fergie’s men a 2-1 victory to clinch the trophy ... More
Barcelona will look to maintain their 100% start to the new season when they host Real Betis on Saturday. The La Liga Champions began their season with a barren draw at Getafe, before clinching a first win at home to Cadiz, a 4-3 victory over Villarreal and a 2-1 win at Osasuna. So with 1 ... More
The race for a slot at the 2026 World Cup gets underway as teams in the Comnebol zone jostle for tickets to the show piece. In one of the fixtures to anticipate, 5 time world champions Brazil take on Peru. Having last won the tournament over 2 decades ago, Brazil are looking to begin another ... More
This weekend, the Super Eagles will trade tackles with Sao Tome, in one of the AFCON qualifying fixtures across the continent. Having already secured a place at next year’s mundial, the 3 time African Champions will be looking to wrap up this phase on a winning note before turning their attention to the main tournament ... More
This week, attention will shift to international football as various top stars will be donning their national colors in the race for continental action. In one of these fixtures in Europe, France will be facing Ireland as both sides jostle for a ticket to the Euro 2024 Championship. For France, they will be looking to ... More
Bochum began the new Bundesliga season with an embarrassing 5-0 loss away at Stuttgart. That loss reflects how bad Bochum have been away from home. In fact last season, they conceded 40 goals on the road, a record only bettered by Schalke who conceded 42. In this game against Dortmund, they will be looking to ... More