Commodore’s EPL Picks

I took another sound beating in the FA Cup this weekend – that’s why betting on the FA cup is a mugs game. I made some money back thanks to Wayne Rooney’s strike against Arsenal, but Villa’s progress came…

Italian Serie A Preview

Lazio on song, Fiorentina and Torino runs end while Napoli fumble as the Serie A heats up. No matter what time of the season we are in, having an 11 point lead over your closest competition is as good…

Spanish La Liga Preview

Week 26 in La Liga saw Real Madrid lose top spot for the first time since week 10 with Barcelona benefitting from Los Blancos’ slip up. A devastating loss to Athletic Bilbao combined with Barcelona's 6-1 thrashing of Rayo…

Philippe Coutinho – Player Profile

Liverpool’s Cream Of The Kop Personal information Full name: Philippe Coutinho Correia Date of birth: 12 June 1992 Age: 22 Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Height: 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Playing position: Attacking midfielder/WingerClub information  Current team: Liverpool Number:…

Local News – Issue 249

Orlando Pirates are set to offer Equatorial Guinea goalkeeper Felipe Ovono a three-year deal. The 21-year-old, who impressed as his country reached the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals last month, has been training with the Buccaneers in the hopes of winning a…

International News – Issue 249

Evans and Cisse Handed Hefty Bans Manchester United defender Jonny Evans and Newcastle United striker Papiss Cisse have been handed lengthy bans by the Football Association for their spitting incident. Video footage spotted the two having a go at each other during…

UEFA Champions League Preview

The Champions League reaches a crucial stage as teams look to book their place in the quarter-finals of the competition, with Porto odds on to qualify for only the second time in their history, although Swiss outfit Basel are…

Chiefs v Pirates Preview

ABSA Premiership | Saturday 7 March | FNB Stadium | 15:30Soweto DerbyIt’s Soweto derby time, where the majority of South Africa is split into either gold or black. Runaway leaders Kaizer Chiefs own the bragging rights having beaten Orlando Pirates twice this…

Man Utd v Arsenal Preview

FA Cup | Monday 09 March | Old Trafford | 21:45Manchester United and Arsenal renew acquaintances in the FA Cup on Monday with the Gunners facing a daunting task of retaining their trophy as they haven’t won at ‘The Theatre of Dreams’…

German Bundesliga Preview

The top of the Bundesliga table remained largely unchanged as Bayern, Wolfsburg and Gladbach all recorded wins. Leverkusen leapfrogged both Schalke and Augsburg to put themselves firmly in contention for another stint in the Champions League, while the latter…

Commodore’s FA Cup Picks

The first silverware of the season has been doled out and we’re onto bigger and better things. I’m not saying that the Capital One Cup doesn’t matter (I don’t need to), what I’m saying is that the FA Cup…

Italian Serie A Preview

Only 14 goals were scored in the Serie A between the nine matches played last weekend. Juventus and Roma couldn’t be separated after 90 minutes on Monday night, with the Italian powerhouses sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw.…