Football Previews

Portugal will host Ireland in their last warm-up game before their European Championship group stage opener on Tuesday. Roberto Martinez’s side enjoyed a perfect Euro qualifying campaign but have found their momentum stunted of late by a run of two defeats from their last three matches (W1). The most recent was a 2-1 loss against Croatia which leaves the Seleção ...

The Netherlands will look to make it back-to-back wins at De Kuip when they welcome Iceland to Rotterdam this Monday. Ronald Koeman’s men bounced back from their defeat to Germany last time when they beat Canada 4-0 on this ground. Goals from Memphis Depay, Jeremie Frimpong, Wout Werghost and Virgil van Dijk sealed the win ensuring that the Netherlands maintained ...

Italy will play their final preparation game before the 2024 European Championship this Sunday when they welcome Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Stadio Carlo Castellani in Empoli. Luciano Speletti’s side were held to a goalless draw with Turkey in their last outing. Despite the drab draw, the manager declared that he was ‘satisfied’ with his side’s effort ahead of their ...

Portugal and Croatia will finalise preparations for the 2024 European Championship this Saturday when they meet for a friendly game at the Estádio Nacional do Jamor in Lisbon. Roberto Martinez’s side are one of the top teams to watch out for at the showpiece event in Germany. Under the Spaniard’s tutelage, Portugal have hit new heights, qualifying for Euro 2024 ...

Germany will play their last game before they face Scotland in the 2024 European Championship opener next week when they face Greece at Borussia Park this Friday. Germany’s on-field preparation for the European Championship has been good with a pair of wins over the Netherlands and France heralding Julian Nagelsmann’s reign before they were held to a goalless draw in ...

The Netherlands will resume preparation for the 2024 European Championship with a game against Canada this Thursday. Despite their apparent failures in recent World Cup and European Championship campaigns, the European heavyweights are one of the teams to watch in Germany this year after an impressive qualifying campaign that saw them win six times (L2), finishing second in their group ...

France will host Luxembourg in their penultimate friendly game this Wednesday before they begin their 2024 European Championship group stage journey. The 2018 World Cup winners  will be out to avenge their loss to Argentina in the 2022 World Cup final with a massively disappointing Round of 16 exit at Euro 2020 and a defeat in the final of Euro ...

2020 Euro champions Italy will look to get their final preparations for this year’s European Championship off to a winning start when they welcome Turkey to the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara this Tuesday. The Azzurri won the last edition of the European Championship. Still, manager Luciano Spalletti insists that the defending champions are not favourites to reclaim the trophy they won ...

After a season of intrigue and drama at club level, international football will resume this week with several European nations warming up for the European Championship in Germany with a couple of friendlies. 2021 Euro finalists England continue preparation for this year’s showpiece on Monday when they host Bosnia and Herzegovina at St. James’ Park. After this game, the Three ...

The 2023/24 season will finally come to an end this Saturday when Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid face off at Wembley Stadium for the UEFA Champions League (UCL) final. This is the last season with this current UCL format as starting from next season the tournament will switch to its controversial new format which includes an expanded league phase next ...

After several battles, the 2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League winner will be decided this Wednesday when Olympiacos Piraeus face Fiorentina at the AEK Arena in Athens, Greece. This game will feel like a home game for Olympiacos given that their home of Piraeus is located only roughly 9km away from Athens. The Greek side should be buoyed by this and ...

Barcelona will end the 2023/24 La Liga season with a visit to the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán where they will face Sevilla. Sevilla’s last game of the season will mark the end of an era as they bid farewell to their current manager Quique Sánchez Flores. The Spanish manager has a respectable record against Barca with his team drawing three ...

Manchester City will renew their rivalry with Manchester United this Saturday when they both meet at Wembley for the FA Cup final. It is the second consecutive season they’re meeting in this competition’s final, following last season’s meeting when City won 2-1 after taking the lead inside 13 seconds. That win forms part of City’s run of six wins in ...

The final round of the 2023/24 La Liga season kicks off this Friday night with a clash between Girona and Granada. Both teams come into this final round with opposing tales to tell. Girona, the season’s surprise package, are mixing with the big boys at the top of the table while Granada are already relegated. Girona stunned most football enthusiasts ...

The 2023/24 UEFA Europa League season will come to a climax this Wednesday when Atalanta face Bayer Leverkusen at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Atalanta are playing in the final of this competition for the first time in their history having beaten French Ligue 1 side Marseille 4-1 on aggregate in the last round. Marseille aren’t the only big ...