Spain vs Slovakia Preview

Euro 2016 Qualifiers | Saturday 5 September 2015 | Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere | 20:45European champions Spain will play log leaders Slovakia in the Euro 2016 Qualifiers on Saturday in what should prove to be a crucial contest. La Roja…

Commodore’s Euro 2016 Qualifier Picks

Just as the European season gets into some sort of rhythm, the international break comes along to screw everything up. Regulars to this column will know that I’m no fan of international football, but placing the new season’s first…

AFCON 2017 Qualifiers Preview

The second round of qualification matches for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations is one of many international causes to disrupt club football worldwide this weekend. The tension between domestic and international managers becomes a talking point, especially given…

English Premier League Transfers

All the top-flight moves in the 2015 summer transfer windowARSENALInPetr Cech – Chelsea, £10mOutLukas Podolski – Galatasaray, £1.8m (rising to around £10m)Serge Gnabry - West Brom, LoanCarl Jenkinson – West Ham, Loan…

Nathaniel Clyne – Player Profile

Clyne To Prove Himself At International Level Personal information Full name: Nathaniel Edwin ClyneDate of birth: 5 April 1991 Age: 24Place of birth: Stockwell, EnglandHeight: 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position: Right-back Club informationCurrent team: LiverpoolNumber: 2Youth careerAfewee…

Local News – Issue 274

Ngcongca Makes Move to Ligue 1 Newcomers Troyes Anele Ngcongca has completed his move to French Ligue 1 side Troyes.TheBafana Bafana defender was with Belgian club Racking Genk after nine years. In all, Ngcongca made 271 appearances for Genk, scoring eight…

International News – Issue 274

De Gea Misses Real Transfer By A Minute Real Madrid missed out on signing David De Gea from Manchester United by a mere 28 minutes. A fee of 30 million euros had been agreed between the clubs on Monday night, in…

Roma vs Juventus Preview

Italian Serie A | Sunday 30 August 2015 | Stadio Olimpico | 18:00The Italian Serie A kicked off in unlikely style last weekend with title favourites Juventus and Roma both failing to get three points on the board. Gameweek two…

Spanish La Liga Preview

Gameweek One in La Liga saw champions Barcelona prove their worth with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao while Rafa Bentiez started his reign at Real Madrid with disappointing goalless draw at Sporting Gijon. Eibar, who avoided the…

German Bundesliga Preview

There’s hardly a dull moment to blemish the German opening weekends...and that statement is made with no less than four 1-1 draws occurring last time out. Dortmund’s rise from the ashes of last season continued with a 4-0 thrashing…

Italian Serie A Preview

The Serie A returned with a bang as champions Juventus, weakened by a series of departures in the close season, slumped to a shock 1-0 home defeat against Udinese in their opening game of the new season on Sunday.…

Commodore’s EPL Picks

It’s early season yet, but I’ll be damned if I’ve seen a better start than the one Man City are currently enjoying. Three matches, eight goals scored and none conceded. Not half bad. Including their form at the tail-end…