Chelsea will look to continue their good start to the 2025 Club World Cup when they face Flamengo at Lincoln Financial Field this Friday. The Brazilian side also won their opening game, beating Esperance Tunis 2-0. Interestingly, former Chelsea man Jorginho registered an assist in Flamengo’s CWC opener. It was his first in 32 club appearances, and he was a ...
Read More »Inter Miami CF vs FC Porto Preview
Inter Miami and FC Porto will each play their second group stage game of this year’s Club World Cup. Both teams opened their tournament with goalless draws, meaning that no team in Group A scored a goal in their opening game. As a result, the group remains open and the winner of this tie is likely to advance to the ...
Read More »Real Madrid vs Al Hilal Preview
Real Madrid will play their first official match under Xabi Alonso this week when they face Saudi Arabia giants Al Hilal in the Club World Cup. Madrid travel to the United States as the most successful team in this competition and their opening game against Al Hilal is expected to be another show of their global strength. Los Blancos showed ...
Read More »Portugal vs Spain Preview
Portugal and Spain will look to become the first nation to win the Nations League on two separate occasions when both sides meet this Sunday in this year’s final at the Allianz Arena. Portugal won the inaugural Nations League while Spain are the defending champions after beating France to win the trophy last year. Portugal booked their place in Sunday’s ...
Read More »Norway vs Italy Preview
Norway will look to make it five wins in a row when they welcome Italy to the Ullevaal Stadion on Friday. The hosts have not been to the World Cup since 1998, but they look set to qualify for the 2026 event, having started this qualifying campaign with back-to-back wins. Ståle Solbakken’s men thrashed Moldova and Israel in March to ...
Read More »Spain vs France Preview
Spain and France will renew their rivalry this Thursday when they meet in Stuttgart for the Nations League semi-final playoffs. Both sides previously met in the 2021 final, in which France triumphed 2-1. Spain avenged that result by the same scoreline in the Euro 2024 semi-final, going on to become European champions. La Roja now boast an ongoing 18-game unbeaten ...
Read More »Germany vs Portugal Preview
Germany will welcome Portugal to Munich this Wednesday for their Nations League semi-final tie. Both nations enjoyed a strong group stage in this Nations League campaign, both finishing top of their respective groups. These two nations were also the heaviest scorers, so we can expect another high-scoring affair when both sides meet on Wednesday. The last time these sides met, ...
Read More »Paris Saint-Germain vs Internazionale Preview
The 2024/25 Champions League season will come to an end this Saturday when Paris Saint-Germain take on Inter Milan at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena. This is the fifth time the iconic city is hosting a European final. Each of the four previous occasions produced a first-time winner, presenting a positive omen to PSG. The French giants are desperate for this ...
Read More »Real Betis vs Chelsea Preview
After securing Champions League football at the weekend, Chelsea will look to end their season on a high note when they take on Real Betis in the Conference League final this Wednesday. The Spanish side have already secured a place in next season’s Europa League, so winning this trophy has no added bonus for both teams, except the honour of ...
Read More »Liverpool vs Crystal Palace Preview
After over ten months of non-stop action, the 2024/25 Premier League season curtain closes this week with champions Liverpool hosting Crystal Palace. The Reds secured the title last month thanks to a 5-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur. Since then, they have failed to win their next three games, losing to Brighton and Chelsea while drawing with Arsenal. While they became ...
Read More »Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United Preview
Tottenham and Manchester United will look to wrap up what has been a terrible season with a win in the Europa League final this Wednesday at Bilbao’s San Mamés. It’s the sixth European final to be contested between two English sides, and the third to involve Tottenham (W1, L1), who are chasing their first major trophy of any description in ...
Read More »Manchester City vs AFC Bournemouth Preview
Fresh from their heartbreaking loss to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final, Manchester City will look to bounce back when they face Bournemouth in their penultimate league game of the season. The loss means that Pep Guardiola’s side will go the season trophyless for the first time since the Spanish coach’s first season at the club. This is incomprehensible, ...
Read More »Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool Preview
Premier League champions Liverpool will be looking to end their two-game winless run when they travel to the Amex Stadium to face European hopefuls Brighton in their penultimate game of the season. After a six-game winless run threatened to derail their season (D2, L4), the Seagulls have since turned things around with two wins and a draw in their last ...
Read More »Arsenal vs Newcastle United Preview
Arsenal will look to seal their place in next season’s Champions League when they take on fellow top-five hopefuls Newcastle United in their penultimate Premier League game. Having once sat so comfortably in second place in the Premier League, the Gunners are now at risk of being knocked off their perch after winning just one of their last six league ...
Read More »Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Preview
Crystal Palace will look to hand Manchester City a second consecutive FA Cup final loss when both sides face off in this season’s final at Wembley this Saturday. This year’s final features a club that’s never won a major trophy in Crystal Palace, against the country’s most successful side of the last decade. Immortality could therefore await Palace boss Oliver ...
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