The international break can sometimes be a blessing or a curse. Your star player may get injured and your team could take a dip in form. But when you are a four time consecutive Serie A champion like Juventus…
Another week, another bad beat to add to the catalogue. That’s not to say the week wasn’t successful – I enjoyed an 80% strike rate with my Euro predictions. However, things could’ve been so much better. Were it not…
Dortmund and Bayern Munich have made perfect starts to the 2015 Bundesliga campaign. The entrenched German giants look the teams to beat this season, which is no change to the status quo for the Bavarians. Dortmund have experienced a…
AFCON 2017 Qualifiers | Saturday 5 September | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott | 20:00It’s international week with continental qualifiers, World Cup qualifiers and friendlies to entertain the football loving planet. In Africa we gear up for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations with qualifiers…
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…
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…