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Highlands Park vs SuperSport United Preview

Orlando Stadium will be jam-packed on Saturday as the most lucrative knockout competition decider takes place! Highlands Park have not disappointed since gaining promotion to the elite league at the start of last season, finishing seventh on the table…

English Premier League: Gameweek 8 Preview

Once again, the Premier League didn’t disappoint not a single bit this past weekend. Liverpool were up to their usual tricks, making it seven wins on the spin this term, while their Merseyside rivals, Everton, failed to halt Manchester…

Spanish La Liga: Gameweek 8 Preview

The 2019/20 La Liga season has been full of excitement and not short of surprises. Nobody would have guessed that after seven rounds of play, newly-promoted Granada would be sitting above Barcelona, who would be in fifth place. Barca…

German Bundesliga: Gameweek 7 Preview

Leipzig relinquished their spot at the top of the table last time out after suffering their first defeat of the season. Bayern Munich’s place at the summit looks oh so familiar, while Dortmund continues to slip further down the…

Italian Serie A: Gameweek 6 Preview

Inter Milan seem to be holding steady at the summit after six rounds, maintaining a 100 percent win-record. But that will be in jeopardy this weekend with defending champions Juventus coming to town. Further down the pecking order, Genoa,…

Rhulani: Monyane best right-back in the country

Orlando Pirates coach Rhulani Mokwena has rated Thabiso Monyane as the best right-back in the country after the 19-year-old's impressive early season displays. Monyane has featured in six of Pirates' eight matches this season and was a standout performer…

Bayern vow drastic action over potential Neuer snub

Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has waded into the spat between M anuel Neuer and Marc-Andre ter Stegen in the battle for Germany's number one jersey. A row has erupted between the Bayern stopper and his rival for the…

Absa Premiership: Gameweek 7 Preview

Polokwane City are amazingly the early pace setters and with one game to go before the first Q-Innovation of the season, they are in pole position to claim it. The chasing pack includes strong teams like Bidvest Wits, Mamelodi…

Manchester United vs Arsenal Preview

The seventh round of the Premier League closes out with a blockbuster match on Monday night as Manchester United welcome Arsenal to Old Trafford. United sit in eighth place on eight points in the Premier League table, while the…

English Premier League: Gameweek 7 Preview

The Premier League is starting to take shape now as Liverpool and Manchester City look to distance themselves from the rest after both sides managed emphatic victories this past weekend, each in their own way. The Reds went to…

‘I probably deserved to be sacked’ – Mourinho

Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United are in a worse position now than they were under him, but admits he "probably deserved to be sacked" by the club. The Portuguese coach was sacked last December after…

‘Performance-wise we were the better team’ – Lampard

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard felt his side deserved more for their efforts as they suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of league leaders Liverpool on Sunday. Liverpool took an early two-goal lead after some questionable defending by The…