18 October 2018
When the season started, few would have thought that this game would be a top of the table clash, but that is what it is as Barcelona host the in-form Sevilla here. Barcelona and Real Madrid have uncharacteristically been struggling recently and Sevilla is one of a few teams that have taken advantage of their bad form to get themselves up the league table. Barcelona currently trail their visitors…
18 October 2018
The Premier League returns after a long boring week of international football, and these two Premier League heavyweights would be serving us a cracker as the first game of the weekend. Chelsea have started the reign of Maurizio Sarri on a high note and perhaps even more positive than most of us expected. The Blues come into this game unbeaten in all competition under the former Napoli manager,…
18 October 2018
Adelaide had a great season the last time as a marked improvement from the previous campaign saw them end the season in a playoff place and the 5th position overall. However, they have lost a couple of players in the summer with Daniel Adlung and Johan Absalonsen who were their biggest attacking threats last season all leaving them ahead of this campaign. With those major absentees, it looks like…
18 October 2018
Real Salt Lake have no more chances of slipping up if they want to make the Playoffs. Heavy defeats for them last time out has given hopes to the likes of LA Galaxy that they can make it to the Western Conference Playoff, so they would be looking to get all three points at home in this game. Salt Lake may have been beaten 4-1 by the Portland Timbers in their last game, but the scoreline doesn’t…
15 October 2018
After missing the last two competitions, the Netherlands got a major boost last weekend when they defeated Germany 3-0 on home soil. While that wasn’t the first time Germany have been beaten in recent months, it is the first time the Dutch have won a game by such a scoreline in a long time, and that would fill them with confidence ahead of this game. Belgium were eliminated from the World Cup by…
15 October 2018
This game may be a friendly but it would probably turn out to be the most unfriendly of the lot as two of South America’s biggest rivals lock horns at the King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium. Argentina endured a terrible World Cup that they were only fortunate to reach the knockout stages, however, they were eliminated by France at the round of 16, and several changes have occurred since…
15 October 2018
Germany head to France on the brink of being relegated from this tier of the Uefa Nations League after they suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Netherlands at the weekend. That defeat came at the hands of a team that hasn’t qualified for a competition in the last four years and shows the level of decline the German team has suffered over the past 12 months. Germany were eliminated from the…
13 October 2018
New England enter this clash with a playoff place on their minds, however, to achieve that they would have to win all their remaining three games and hope that the other teams above them drop points. Orlando City, on the other hand, have nothing but pride to play for as they are currently rooted at the foot of their conference table. The host visited in-form Atlanta United in their last league…
10 October 2018
Wales are back in competitive action next week when they travel to Dublin, but first, they have a glamour friendly against a Spanish side that seems to have gotten their mojo back with their new manager, Luis Enrique. Can the Spaniards earn a second win on British soil in two months, or will Wales cause an unlikely upset? Spain would take on England in Seville next week in the reverse fixture of…
10 October 2018
After failing to build on their romantic success story at the World Cup, Iceland faces France in this friendly game, and the question on everyone’s lips at the moment is whether they can survive the onslaught of the World champions and restore some pride in this game. France began their reign as World Champions with two games against Germany and Netherlands, and they collected 4 points from those…
10 October 2018
Serbia travels to their neighbours Montenegro in fine form as they look to show them that ranking above them on the FIFA rankings means they are a better team. After beating Costa Rica, Serbia looked like they would be reaching the knockout stages of the last World Cup, however, they were subsequently beaten by both Switzerland and Brazil and left after the group stages. They earned a 1-0 win…
10 October 2018
Super Sunday saw the league’s top two go head to head, ending in a stalemate, while Manchester United’s fightback earlier on Saturday may just have saved Jose Mourinho his job. Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 West Ham United Fresh from their victory over Manchester United last time out at Old Trafford, West Ham went down to Glenn Murray’s first half strike as Brighton got their first Premier League…