Christian Benteke – Player Profile

Villa’s Dangerman At Wembley Personal information Full name: Christian Benteke LioloDate of birth: 3 December 1990Age: 24Place of birth: Kinshasa, ZaireHeight: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)Playing position: Striker  Club informationCurrent team: Aston Villa Number: 20Youth career 1996–2004: JS…

Dnipro v Sevilla Preview

UEFA Europa League 2015 Final | Wednesday 27 May | Stadion Narodowy | 20:45Sevilla will defend their Europa League title against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk at the Stadion Narodowy on Wednesday night. This year, the winner of the Europa League is guaranteed a Champions…

Middlesbrough v Norwich Preview

English Championship Play-Off Final | Monday 25 May | Wembley Stadium | 16:00With a place in the top flight of English football at stake and £120 million cash, it’s all to play for when Middlesbrough and Norwich City face each other…

EPL Relegation Battle Preview

The Relegation DogfightWith QPR and Burnley already down, there remains one relegation place to be determined and three teams that could still occupy it - Hull, Newcastle and Sunderland.Hull City on 34 points currently occupy the final slot in…

Italian Serie A Preview

The relegation candidates are written in stone. Cagliari, Cesena and Parma’s future lies in Serie B next season. Elsewhere the top four sides all claimed maximum points. Lazio got one over Sampdoria whilst Roma edged Udinese. Lazio and Roma…

Spanish La Liga Preview

La Liga avoided a strike that threatened to suspend the final two weeks of the season and Barcelona took full advantage by claiming yet another La Liga title with a goal from Leonel Messi against Atletico Madrid at the…

German Bundesliga Preview

And so it ends. At half-past three on Saturday afternoon another season of Bundesliga football begins its conclusion and although the top half of the table are all assured of their respective places in the Champions League next season,…

Commodore’s EPL Picks

The Premier League just hasn’t given the same thrills this season as it did in the last. The champions, Chelsea, have been accused of being boring. The challengers, Arsenal and the two Manchester clubs, haven’t been good enough. While…

Steven Gerrard – Player Profile

A Tribute To A Liverpool Gr8 Personal information Full name: Steven George GerrardDate of birth: 30 May 1980Age: 34Place of birth: Whiston, Merseyside, EnglandHeight: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)Playing position: Midfielder Club informationCurrent team: LiverpoolNumber: 8 Youth…

Local News – Issue 259

Mashamaite Scoops Top Honours At PSL Awards Kaizer Chiefs captain Tefu Mashamaite won the Absa Premiership Footballer of the Season, the players' player and best defender prizes at the PSL's annual awards ceremony in Sandton on Sunday.Mashamaite, who pocketed R450 000 in…

International News – Issue 259

Sterling Wants Out Of Liverpool Raheem Sterling is set to resume contract talks with Liverpool later this week but intends to tell them he does not plan to sign a new deal. It is understood the 20-year-old England international winger will make a…

Sundowns v Ajax Cape Town Preview

Nedbank Cup Final | Saturday 16 May | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE | 15:00The Nedbank Cup Final at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium will bring the curtain down in what has been an eventful 2014/15 season. Mamelodi Sundowns and Ajax Cape…