Football Previews

Italy are crying out for a rebuild after they disastrously failed to qualify for the last World Cup, and the man they have tasked to take them to the top of World football once again is Roberto Mancini. The former Manchester City man has started his reign with one win, one loss, and one draw from his first three games ...

After having contrasting fortunes at the World Cup, these European giants face off against each other in another show of supremacy as the Nations League kicks off. Germany were dismal at the last World Cup and were shockingly eliminated at the group stage despite being placed in a group that we all expected them to come out on top. There ...

Slovakia host Denmark in this friendly game as they look to get over their disappointment of not reaching the World Cup in Russia. These two teams will be using this game as a preparation for their upcoming National League games later in the week. Slovakia haven’t been in good form since they failed to qualify for the World Cup, and ...

Since winning the Ligue 1 two seasons ago, AS Monaco have made themselves a club constantly in transition as players keep coming to and leaving the principality club en masse every summer, and this summer has been no different. However, credit to their manager, they have remained competitive in the French league even though they haven’t reached the heights they ...

Real Betis have started the new season in a poor manner and while there are many more games to go, they would be eager to get their first win of the season, and this home game offers them the chance to do just that. They started their campaign with a shocking 3-0 loss at home to Levante and then imroved ...

This is second time Real Madrid are playing a league game at home this season and it is the second time that a Madrid based side is visiting the Bernabeu – they will be looking to make it three wins from three to starts this season. Julen Lopetegui’s side have started their post-Ronaldo era in commendable form despite losing the ...

As the Premier League season goes on the table is expected to take shape, and Manchester City will be looking to recover from their temporary setback from last weekend when they drew against Wolves to get all three points here. City uncharacteristically dropped two points at Wolves last weekend and this game offers them the chance to keep up in ...

Milan were gunning for an opening win of the season last time out before their defence faltered and allowed Napoli to come from 2-1 down and secure a 3-2 win over them. That result was a major setback that has sent their manager back to the drawing board. The former European champions are looking to get back into the Champions ...

These two sides have failed to record a win in La Liga this season and they both head into this game looking for the three points that would kick start their campaign. Villarreal fans will be hoping that home advantage helps them get the better of their visitors here. They are one of the smallest clubs in Spain, but they ...

Atalanta face a major hurdle in reaching the Europa League group stages after they failed to beat Copenhagen in the first leg at home. However, with the game nicely poised at 0-0, the Italians should feel they have a better chance having not conceded an away goal in the first leg. La Dea had a good run in this competition ...

After their hard fought 1-1 draw in the Lisbon derby at the weekend, Benfica now turn their attention to this Champions League game as they look to reach the next round. Benfica are on the verge of missing the Champions League group stage and the £35 million windfall that comes with it, after they drew 1-1 with PAOK in the ...

The fortunes involved makes this last qualifying match the most important of the season so far for the 6 teams involved, and these two teams will be giving all they have in this game. Ajax have been missing in the group stage of the Champions League for the last four seasons, but they stand on the brink of reaching this ...

The Italian Serie A continues to deliver the big games in early season as two teams who finished inside the top seven last season go head to head in this fixture, both looking to continue their strong start to the season. Atalanta is not considered one of the big boys of Italian football and they are not seen as a ...

Manchester United have started their season with controversies on and off the field as well as poor performances on it. At the centre of everything is Jose Mourinho who cannot stop moaning about the lack of investment in his squad over the summer. Everything points to the 3rd season curse catching up on the former Chelsea manager eventually however time ...

Borussia Dortmund has been undergoing some transformation over the past few seasons. Their successful period under Jurgen Klopp has long gone now and they have been trying to catch Bayern again with limited success. Last season, they started brightly but ultimately ran into problems that forced them to hire two different managers, and in the end they managed to get ...