Spanish La Liga Preview

The Spanish La Liga started off badly for me with Getafe beating Espanyol on Friday night instead of drawing and Barcelona shockingly losing to Malaga. However, the rest went as planned and eight out of 10 wasn’t so bad.…

South African PSL Preview

The ABSA Premiership returns after a weekend break for the Nedbank Cup. Kaizer Chiefs seem to be losing their momentum at the top of the table and suffered their first loss of the season at SuperSport United last week.…

UEFA Champions League Preview

The Champions League knockout stages continues on Tuesday and Wednesday with another set of cracking encounters lined up. Manchester City and Barcelona meet in the last 16 for the second year running, with the English champions looking to rewrite…

Southampton v Liverpool Preview

English Premier League | Sunday 22 February | St Mary’s Stadium | 18:15With the league title declared a two horse race for some time now, the pursuit for a top four spot has intensified. Currently Manchester United and Southampton are in prime position…

Tottenham v Arsenal Preview

English Premier League | Sunday 22 February | White Hart Lane | 14:00Sunday serves up a cracking encounter as Tottenham host London rivals West Ham with both teams eager to get back to winning ways following defeats last time out, with…

Italian Serie A Preview

There were quite a few upsets last weekend as first and second placed Juventus and Roma both settled for draws against bottom dwellers Cesena and Parma who lie 19th and 20th on the log respectively. Elsewhere, Napoli fell to…

Spanish La Liga Preview

Celta Vigo came through for me last weekend, humiliating champions Atletico Madrid 2-0 and putting a puncture in their title race. Elsewhere, Lionel Messi continued to impress in 2015 for Barcelona, while Cristiano Ronaldo struggled as Real Madrid were…

German Bundesliga Preview

The past Bundesliga weekend represents a fine example of the new generation of German footballing excellence. The national side displayed a cutthroat flair in their successful 2014 World Cup campaign that surely pushed the boundary of their so-called ‘clinical’…

Commodore’s EPL Picks

Let me be honest for a moment. It’s the best policy. I watched very little in the way of the FA Cup this past weekend. It’s not that I don’t like the competition (I do), or that I didn’t…

Jordon Ibe – Player Profile

Liverpool’s Rising Star Shining Bright Personal informationFull name: Jordon Ashley Femi IbeDate of birth: 8 December 1995Age: 19Place of birth: Bermondsey, South London, England Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)Playing position: WingerClub informationCurrent team: LiverpoolNumber: 33Youth career 2003–2007: Charlton Athletic2007–2011:…

Local News – Issue 246

Bafana Settle for Socceroos Friendly Next Month Bafana Bafana will play Australia in an international friendly at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on March 28. South Africa were initially hoping to host 2014 World Cup finalists Argentina next month but the match-up is…

International News – Issue 246

FA Cup Quarter-Final Draw Serves Up Man United Arsenal Tie FA Cup holders Arsenal will travel to Manchester United in the quarter-finals on 7 or 8 March. United confirmed their place in the last eight after coming from behind to win…