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Eden Hazard – Player Profile

Unanimously PFA Player of the Year Personal information Full name: Eden Michael Hazard Date of birth: 7 January 1991 Age: 24 Place of birth: La Louviere, Belgium Height: 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Playing position: Attacking midfielder/Winger Club information Current team: Chelsea Number:…

Local News – Issue 256

Chiefs Wrap-Up League Title Kaizer Chiefs clinched the 2014/15 Absa Premiership title last week to lift the 68th trophy of their 45-year existence. Amakhosi clinched the title with three games to spare following a 4-1 win against Polokwane City last week Wednesday.…

International News – Issue 256

Hazard Voted Best Player In EPL Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard said "I want to be the best and win a lot of trophies" after he was named the PFA Player of the Year on Sunday. Hazard, last season’s Young Player…

Benfica v Porto Preview

Portuguese Primeira Liga | Sunday 26 April | Estadio de Luz | 18:00 The Portuguese Primeira Liga title race has heated up as the two giants have pushed each other all season. With just five games remaining champions Benfica lie just three points above…

Arsenal v Chelsea Preview

English Premier League | Sunday 26 April | Emirates Stadium | 17:00 The biggest match of the weekend pits would-be champions Chelsea against in-form Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in what is usually a fiercely-contested London Derby. Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho have…

Spanish La Liga Preview

Barcelona experienced a fierce level of threat from Valencia, but managed to win 2-0 and make sure they stayed in top spot over Real Madrid who saw off Malaga. The victory means Barca maintain their two-point lead over Real…

Italian Serie A Preview

Runaway leaders Juventus took another important step towards the Serie A title as they eased to a 2-0 win over second-placed Lazio on Saturday. Earlier, Sampdoria were held to a goalless draw at home by relegation-threatened Cesena, despite playing…

German Bundesliga Preview

This coming weekend could well see the crowning of Bayern Munich as Bundesliga champions for the third year running. Three points at home against Hertha Berlin is all that is required after last weekend’s workmanlike win at Hoffenheim stretched…

Commodore’s EPL Picks

Last weekend’s abbreviated fixture list left me feeling shortchanged. Six Premier League fixtures is hardly enough to sustain my appetite, while the FA Cup left a bad aftertaste in the mouth. Arsenal will face Aston Villa in the final…

Hector Bellerin – Player Profile

Breakthrough Season For Arsenal’s Bellerin Personal information Full name: Hector Bellerin Moruno Date of birth: 19 March 1995 Age: 20 Place of birth: Barcelona, Spain Height: 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position: Right-back Club information Current team: Arsenal Number: 39 Youth career 2003–2011: Barcelona 2011–2013:…

Local News – Issue 255

South Africa's greatest ever footballers, John 'Shoes' Moshoeu, passed away on Tuesday after a long battle with stomach cancer. Shoes, 49, was one of the stars of Bafana Bafana’s victorious 1996 Africa Cup of Nations team and held a…

International News – Issue 255

Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp will leave the club at the end of the season after reaching a mutual agreement with club management. Klopp has coached Dortmund since 2008, taking them to two German Bundesliga titles and the UEFA Champions League Final…