Football Previews

For the past three seasons Rafa Benitez has been at loggerheads with Newcastle owner Mike Ashley as he continues to struggle to add players to his squad. The Magpies survived relegation last season without much stress, but with another season of no real quality signings, their fans can expect them to scrape by again. They started their campaign with a ...

It is a new season, under a new manager, yet it feels like the same old Arsenal, and you can’t help but feel that it will take a lot longer than we all thought to banish the ghost of Wenger’s final mediocre years at the helm. The Gunners looked to have taken Unai Emery’s style of play into their heads ...

The new Serie A season has been boosted by the presence of arguably the greatest player in the history of Real Madrid after Cristiano Ronaldo made the move to Italy this summer. Juventus have been boosted on all fronts by his arrival, but adding his personality has been a solid achievement not just for the Old Ladies, but for the ...

This La Liga clash brings together two teams who overachieved last season as they both finished inside the top half when we all expected them to struggle with relegation. Last season’s achievement has only created higher expectations for this season and because of that they have both started on the wrong foot by losing their first match of the season. ...

These two teams face each other off the back of league losses last Sunday and they will both be looking to get back to winning ways at Toyota Park. Chicago Fire’s loss to Montreal Impact at the weekend was their 8 consecutive loss and their fans will be frustrated even further if they fail to get all three points from ...

After losing at Philadelphia in their last league game, New York City head into this derby a point behind their visitors and in need of a win here if they don’t want to finish behind the Red Bulls. New York RB also had a tough time in their last MLS game, but they still managed to come away with one ...

This game is the biggest game of the opening weekend in the Spanish La Liga. These sides finished 4th and 2nd respectively last season and they will both be looking to challenge the stranglehold of Barcelona and Real Madrid and this game could show who is ready for a tilt at the title. Atletico’s Super Cup win has set down ...

Could this be the season that Liverpool finally end their wait for a first Premier League title in almost 30 years? Jurgen Klopp’s men have been nearly men in several competitions and in the Premier League in the 2013/2014 season, but they finally look to have the depth to carry them through a league winning campaign. With the most expensive ...

Real Madrid begin their La Liga campaign with this Madrid derby game against Getafe and Julen Lopetegui will be desperate to get his first competitive win as Los Blancos boss in this game. Madrid have not made the right start under Lopetegui after they suffered a shocking 4-2 loss against city rivals Atletico in the Super Cup. One thing that ...

Manchester City were expected to have a tough time when they opened their Premier League campaign at Arsenal last weekend, but it turned out to be just another routine win despite not starting with the likes of Leroy Sane and Kevin De Bruyne. The Cityzens beat the Gunners 2-0 with goals from Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva. It was their ...

Barcelona kick off their La Liga campaign with this fixture that is expected to bring three points for the defending champions, but Alaves’ survival last season proves that they are capable of anything. Blaugrana stormed to the La Liga title last season with 17 points separating them from their closest challengers, and they were unbeaten until the penultimate match of ...

Chelsea did not get the best of starts under Maurizio Sarri after the Italian replaced Antonio Conte this summer. They scored just three goals in his first four games and were completely outclassed by Manchester City in the Community Shield. However, on the Premier League’s opening weekend they gave the clearest indication that they are finally ready to play ‘Sarri-ball’. ...

The Spanish La Liga resumes on Friday after a long break even though we had the World Cup to keep us from being bored. With the likes of Lionel Messi and Gareth Bale, the Spanish top flight is arguably the second most popular league in the world after the English Premier League. Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane’s departure would surely ...

This game brings two good Brazilian teams together and we expect one of the most open games of the weekend to be this Brazilian Serie A clash. Fluminense are doing well under their new manager, Marcelo Oliviera who took charge prior to the World Cup. The team had endured a run of four straight losses under their last manager before ...

This is arguably the biggest game of the Premier League’s opening weekend as Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City visit the Emirates Stadium to begin their defence of the Premier League title. The Gunners are starting a new era under Unai Emery after Arsene Wenger’s 22 years reign came to an end last season. Arsenal will be looking to make a good ...