Local News – Issue 248

Tinkler Believes Pirates Can Win All Remaining Games Orlando Pirates caretaker coach Eric Tinkler believes all the Buccaneers remaining 10 league matches are winnable, including the Derby against Kaizer Chiefs next Saturday. “We sat down with the players and I showed them…

Liverpool v Man City Preview

English Premier League | Sunday 01 March | Anfield | 14:00Manuel Pellegrini's Manchester City lock horns with the side that ran them closest in last year's Premier League, and look a rejuvenated force after a somehwat inconsistent start to the season.…

Chelsea v Tottenham Preview

Capital One Cup Final | Sunday 01 March | Wembley Stadium | 18:00Premier League leaders Chelsea collide with their London rivals Tottenham in the 2014-15 Capital One Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Spurs hold some bragging rights in being one…

German Bundesliga Preview

It would hardly be fair to refer to Bayern as a German steam train, chugging its way merrily through the Bavarian countryside. Mighty Munich are a swift and merciless adversary, scoring freely in contemptuous fashion. Their 6-0 destruction of…

Commodore’s EPL Picks

Two teams will not play in the Champions League next season – Spurs and Southampton. That much is clear beyond all doubt. They are imposters, doomed to fail like Mourinho’s ploy to get the FA to alter their ludicrous…

Italian Serie A Preview

Roma’s title hopes took a further dive on Sunday after they were held to yet another draw, leaving Juventus 10 points clear at the top of the table. Elsewhere, ailing AC Milan got back to winning ways with a…

International News – Issue 247

Mourinho At It Again With FA Jose Mourinho said he was willing to risk a suspension for the Capital One Cup final as he continued his complaints over Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Burnley and labelled Ashley Barnes' challenge on Nemanja Matic "criminal".…

Christian Eriksen – Player Profile

Tottenham’s Inspiration In The Capital One Cup Personal information Full name: Christian Dannemann Eriksen Date of birth: 14 February 1992 Age: 23 Place of birth: Middelfart, Denmark Height: 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position: Attacking midfielderClub information  Current team: Tottenham Hotspur Number: 23Youth career 1995–2005:…

Local News – Issue 247

SA U-17 Qualify For World Cup By Securing Semi-Final Berth Amajimbos coach Molefi Ntseki was naturally in high spirits after his side made history by qualifying for the U-17 World Cup.South Africa booked a ticket to the Fifa event for the first…

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…