Football Previews

Australia under 20’s meet the hosts, Turkey under 20’s this Friday evening at the Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium in Group C where all four teams still have a chance of qualifying. Australia drew 1:1 with Colombia in their opening match before suffering a shock 2:1 defeat at the hands of El Salvador.  Turkey defeated El Salvador 3:0 in their opening match ...

Greece under 20’s meet Paraguay under 20’s at the Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium on Friday afternoon in a game that could decide who will finish top of Group D. Greece managed a shock win against Mexico in their opening match (2:1) followed by a scoreless draw against Mali last time out.  Paraguay drew 1:1 with Mali in their opening match and ...

France under 20’s clash with Spain under 20’s this Thursday evening in what could be the tie of the tournament so far.  Both sides are in excellent form and the winner of this match will top the group moving into the knockout stages. Spain defeated USA 4:1 in their opening match with an impressive performance before a 1:0 victory over ...

Nigeria Under 20’s face South Korea Under 20’s this Thursday afternoon in a game that could decide who progresses to the knockout stages of the FIFA under 20 World Cup and who goes home.  So far, South Korea defeated Cuba 2:1 and managed a 2:2 draw with Portugal while Nigeria defeated Cuba 3:0 last time out and lost 3:2 to ...

Egypt under 20’s meet Iraq under 20’s this Wednesday evening at the Akdeniz Universitesi Stadium in a game both sides cannot afford to lose. Group E is still very close after Iraq managed to snatch a 2:2 draw against England U20 in their last game while Chile top the group after narrowly defeating Egypt 2:1. If Egypt lose, their tournament ...

It’s Wednesday at Royal Ascot and the 2013 Gold Cup is already upon us. The Queen owns the current favourite for the race, Estimate who is trained by Sir Michael Stoute and is currently trading between 5 and 6/1. The winning connections will receive £198,485 if their horse wins but with 18 going to post and no more than 10 ...

The 2013 Royal Ascot meeting gets underway this Tuesday afternoon with Dubai World Cup and Kentucky Derby winning horse Animal Kingdom set to run in the opening race, the Queen Anne Stakes. A total of 30 races are scheduled over the 5 day event with prize money totaling £5m. Tuesday features the Queen Anne Stakes and the St James’s Palace Stakes. Racecards ...

Atletico Mineiro travel to the Estádio Urbano Caldeira to face a Santos side who have yet to win any of their first four games this season.  Santos are currently rock bottom (20th) and because this is so early in the season, a win will move them to 13th.  Atletico Mineiro are two points ahead in 16th and a win could see ...

San Martin travel to the Estadio José Dellagiovanna this Monday evening to face a Tigre side who have been struggling for form recently.  Tigre are currently fourteenth, level on points with San Martin who are thirteenth by way of goal difference and a win will see either side move to eleventh place, just twelve points off the current leaders Newell’s Old ...

The first all German Champions League final takes place this Saturday; Borussia Dortmund take on Bayern Munich in what promises to be one of the greatest finals in recent history.  Only two German sides have lifted the Champions League trophy in recent history, Borussia Dortmund in 1997 and Bayern Munich in 2001. Both sides come into the tie in excellent ...

Malaga travel to the Santiago Bernabeu this evening in search of a result that will almost guarantee their place in the Europa League next season. Real Madrid are currently second and although mathematically not out of Spanish Primera title, they are 11 points behind Barcelona and 8 points clear of third placed side Atletico Madrid. Malaga are sixth, a win ...

Borussia Dortmund  travel to the Santiago Bernabeu this Tuesday to face Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League Semi-final.  Borussia Dortmund managed to defeat Madrid 4:1 in the first leg thanks to four goals from Robert Lewandowski and in order for Real Madrid to progress to the final, they must defeat Dortmund 3:0 – If Dortmund score one goal, ...

Benfica travel to the Estádio dos Barreiros this evening with hopes of pulling four points clear at the top of the Portugal Primera Liga. Maritimo are tenth, just four points off a Europa League position and a win will move them sixth. Benfica currently top the table by one point and a win will see them go four points clear ...

We’re only hours away from the start of the Champions League semi-finals. Both Tuesday and Wednesday night’s match-ups are sure to impress and will ultimately lead to an even more thrilling second round of games. The four remaining clubs are all former Champions League champions and not a single one could be considered an underdog. Just how great of a ...

Monaco take on Clermont Foot this evening in a tie that sees a side chasing promotion face a side fighting for survival in France Ligue 2.  Monaco currently top the table and a win will almost ensure they will be playing in France Ligue 1 next season.  Clermont Foot sit two points above the relegation zone in seventeenth place and ...