Football

The summer has flown by and we are now just three weeks away from the curtain raiser of the 2017/18 season: the Community Shield. Premiership champions Chelsea will face Arsenal in a repeat of last season’s FA Cup final, which Arsene Wenger’s side won 2-1. There will be a few …

Football fans facing up to the gloomy prospect of a summer without football can take comfort from the impending start of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. This tournament sees the 12 best North American teams square off in a bid to lift the trophy and is expected to be ultimately contested …

Chile vs. Germany – The Final Germany who have made eight World Cup finals and six European Championship finals have reached their 1st Confederations Cup final after destroying Mexico 4-1 in the semifinal of the competition. Germany are unbeaten in their international fixtures since their Euro 2016 semi-final defeat against …

Germany have been installed as favourites to win the Confederations Cup after they beat Cameroon top Group B and secure a favourable semi-final draw against Mexico. Chile could only draw with Australia and were left with a nightmare semi-final clash against Portugal, who thrashed New Zealand to win Group A. …

The Confederations Cup has filled the void caused by a lack of footballing action this summer with some really exciting games and plenty of goals. The next installment sees the eight contestants face off in the second round of group stage matches, and there are some cracking contests in the …

With the last post season international out of the way, the players are off on holiday for a few weeks and the money men are getting to work sorting out transfers. We have already seen some movement but which teams are best prepared for a title challenge in 2017/18? With …

With Bayern Munich already hoovering up the next round of promising young talent in Germany, there is no reason to think that they will not be able to add another title to their impressive list in 2017/18. The bookies seem to think so too with odds currently sitting at 1.14 …

Real Madrid won a first La Liga title in five years when they finished three points ahead of fierce rivals Barcelona last season. They went on to win the Champions League and will be keen to cement their domestic dominance by defending their title in 2017-18. But they will face …

After the Serie A conclusion less than a month ago, we are already thinking to the upcoming season. The 2017–18 Serie A will be the 119th season of top-tier Italian football. Juventus won the trophy in the 2016-17 campaign but unfortunately for them they failed to win the Champions League …

Eight teams will contest this month’s Confederations Cup, giving football fans and punters something to get excited about during an otherwise barren summer. It is a bit of an odd quasi-competitive tournament that provides hosts Russia a dry run ahead of next summer’s World Cup, but it features some strong …