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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
English Premier League | Sunday 30 August 2015 | Liberty Stadium | 17:00Manchester United will face a daunting test as they travel to the Liberty Stadium on Sunday to take on an in-form Swansea side. The Swans did the double over…
It was a sluggish start for the big guns in the first gameweek of the ABSA Premiership, with Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates all failing to start the season with a win. Defending champions Chiefs and their…
The English Premier League was full of surprises last weekend, so much so that it scared away our regular EPL tipster Commodore Vegas. Manchester City’s 3-0 drubbing of Chelsea was the highlight of an eventful weekend of football. Swansea…