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International News – Issue 250

Advocaat Replaces Poyet At Sunderland Sunderland have appointed Dick Advocaat as their new manager until the end of the season. The former Netherlands coach takes over a day after the sacking of Gus Poyet with the Black Cats one point above the Premier…

Man United v Tottenham Preview

English Premier League | Sunday 15 March | Old Trafford | 18:00As we reach the business end of the season the race for a top four spot has intensified. There are five clubs in the running for a Champions League spot with the…

Chelsea v Southampton Preview

English Premier League | Sunday 15 March | Stamford Bridge | 15:30Chelsea welcome Southampton to Stamford Bridge on Sunday as they look to tighten their grip on the Premier League title with just 11 games to go. Ronald Koeman’s side will…

German Bundesliga Preview

The title race is pretty much over. Wolfsburg fell eleven points behind Bayern Munich at the weekend and kissed whatever slim hopes they had of catching the German champions goodbye. Wolves were one of the two supposed German powerhouses…

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…