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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.…

Spanish La Liga Preview

It was another eight out of 10 weekend for me with only Barcelona conceding a goal and Celta Vigo drawing putting me out of my La Liga tenner. With four of the top six in action against each other…

Daley Blind – Player Profile

Blind Eyes United Top 4 Finish Personal information Full name: Daley Blind Date of birth: 9 March 1990 Age: 24 Place of birth: Amsterdam, Netherlands Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position: Defensive midfielder/Left-back Club information Current team: Manchester United Number: 17Youth career 1995–1998…

International News – Issue 248

Cannavaro Facing 10 Months In Prison Former Italy defender Fabio Cannavaro has been handed a ten-month prison sentence for breaching police orders while under investigation for tax fraud. The 41-year-old, who captained Italy to their 2006 World Cup triumph, has been under…