Football Previews

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Premier League returns this Friday with Chelsea hosting Manchester United in their penultimate league game of the season. Both sides have booked their place in European finals, but it is Chelsea who still have something to play for in the Premier League. The Blues are one of several teams still competing for a top five finish this season with ...

After putting Real Madrid to the sword last weekend, Barcelona will look to win the La Liga title this Thursday when they travel to the RCDE Stadium to play Espanyol. The home fans will certainly be dreading a repeat of the 2022/23 La Liga season when a 4-2 defeat in this fixture saw Barca win the title on their ground. ...

After suffering an embarrassing loss to Barcelona last weekend, Real Madrid will return to La Liga action on Wednesday when they host Mallorca for their 36th league game of the season. Despite going two goals up early in their last El Clasico outing, Carlo Ancelotti’s men succumbed to a 4-3 loss to their fierce rivals, effectively ending their hopes for ...