Chelsea vs Paris Saint-Germain Preview

UEFA Champions League | Wednesday 9 March | Stamford Bridge | 21:45Paris Saint-Germain will take a 2-1 lead into the second leg of their Champions League knockout round tie with Chelsea. Goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani came…

Dortmund vs Bayern Munich Preview

German Bundesliga | Saturday 05 March | Signal Iduna Park | 19:30Bundesliga rivals and giants Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich square off at Signal Iduna Park in what is perhaps Dortmund’s last chance to exert any pressure on a…

Tottenham vs Arsenal Preview

English Premier League | Saturday 5 March | White Hart Lane | 14:45The North London derby tends to make for enthralling encounters. It seems to produce consistently excellent football, drawing the best (and occasionally worst) out of both teams. Their rivalry may…

Orlando Pirates vs Kaizer Chiefs Preview

South African Nedbank Cup | Saturday 5 March | FNB Stadium | 15:00The 9th edition of the Nedbank Cup takes place this weekend and the round of 32 has some cracking contests, but none come close to the encounter between Soweto rivals Orlando Pirates…

English Championship Preview

Last weekend’s results perfectly underline the unpredictability of life in England’s second tier with news of several surprise results filtering through to South African punters. The shock of the round saw a struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers side defeat Derby County…

Italian Serie A Preview

The Serie A has exceeded its expectation this season with the league still wide open. Usually Juventus are starting to pull clear by now, but that is not the case. The Old Lady are just three points clear at…

International News – Issue 300

Gianni Infantino Elected FIFA President  Gianni Infantino has been elected as FIFA president after a second round of voting in Zurich. UEFA general secretary Infantino won the election with 115 votes, with Sheikh Salman receiving 88 votes. Prince Ali…

Local News – Issue 300

Celtic Up For Sale Bloemfontein Celtic chairman Max Tshabalala says he wants to sell the club after supporters “told me they hate me”. Celtic’s website this morning carries and anguished message from Tshabalala in the wake of clashes between rival…

Player Profile – Paulo Dybala

Juve’s Argentine Maestro Personal informationFull name: Paulo Bruno Exequiel Dybala Date of birth: 15 November 1993 Age: 22Place of birth: Laguna Larga, Cordoba, ArgentinaHeight: 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Playing position: Forward Club informationCurrent team: JuventusNumber: 21 Youth career2003–2011: InstitutoSenior career2011–2012: Instituto 38…

Did You See That?

Louis van Gaal had deliberately taken a tumble when trying to convince officials Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez was diving. When the Manchester City players wheeled away in delight after winning the Capital One Cup final penalty shootout against Liverpool, one…

Liverpool vs Manchester City Preview

Capital One Cup Final | Sunday 28 February | Wembley Stadium | 18:30Liverpool and Manchester City will face off at Wembley Stadium on Sunday in an attempt to win the first major piece of silverware on offer this season. With…

Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Preview

Spanish La Liga | Saturday 27 February | Santiago Bernabeu | 17:00Real Madrid and Atletico will square off at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday in what is a must-win game for both sides. At least one of the title…