Manchester City and Manchester United will renew their rivalry this Saturday when both sides meet in the 2024/25 Community Shield. The game heralds the beginning of the new season with this fixture being the last game of last season’s domestic campaign where Man United had the upper hand courtesy of a 2-1 win in the FA Cup final. Therefore, reigning ...
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Portuguese league defending champions Sporting CP will begin their defense of the title this Friday when they welcome Vila do Conde-based side Rio Ave to the Estádio José Alvalade. Sporting stormed to the 2023/24 Primeira Liga title in style beating their closest rivals Benfica by ten points. However, they began the new season poorly surrendering a first-half three-goal lead before ...
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Ajax will continue their quest for a place in the 2023/24 Europa League group stage when they face Greek side Panathinaikos in the group stage playoffs this Thursday. Pananthiakos booked their place after beating Bulgarian side Botev Plovdiv 6-1 on aggregate in the last round. Both wins followed back-to-back friendly wins over AEK Larnaca and Netany meaning that Diego Alonso’s ...
Read More »Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen Preview
After concluding their pre-season tour of the United States, Premier League giants Arsenal will return home this Wednesday when they face German Bundesliga defending champions Bayer Leverkusen at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners were beaten 2-1 by Liverpool in their last friendly with first-half goals from the Reds condemning them to their first loss during their off-season tour. Having beaten ...
Read More »Chelsea vs Real Madrid Preview
Chelsea and Real Madrid will square up for a pre-season friendly at the Bank of America Stadium this Tuesday. Carlo Ancelotti’s men have had a poor outing in their pre-season games. Since beating Albacete in their first friendly game, Los Blancos have lost back-to-back games against Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona, failing to score on both occasions. Although pre-season form often ...
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