The Basque Derby, Serie A’s fight for third and an understated, yet exciting clash in La Liga are the games to watch on Sunday. Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad The Basques have never had it so good. Five teams from the region now play in Spain’s top division. Yet when it comes to Basque derbies, …
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This Football Saturday
How will Manchester City respond after their first defeat under Pep Guardiola? Will either Chelsea or Leicester finally kickstart their season? Who will be Juve’s closest challengers in Serie A? These are the questions facing the big football matches on Saturday. Chelsea vs Leicester City On one side is a team where N’Golo Kante’s role …
This Football Weekend
There’s some great action as another football weekend dawns upon us. Here are 10 matches in Europe that should be really exciting. Saturday October 1 1. Bayern Munich vs FC Cologne A match between first and third in the Bundesliga. Not many would have written that sentence with FC Cologne in mind. Like Bayern, Cologne …
This Football Weekend
Another bumper weekend of football action is upon us. Here are the 10 most interesting matches to look forward to. Saturday September 24 1. Manchester United vs Leicester City The point that won the championship for Leicester last season. Then there is Mourinho vs Ranieri. When it comes to the football, this …
Football Today
The football calendar rolls on with more action in the middle of the week after another thoroughly entertaining weekend of goals and upsets. Here are my picks for the matches that you should keep an eye on today. Wolfsburg vs Borussia Dortmund Not many teams in the upper echelons of European football win matches 6-0, …
This Football Weekend
Such is the relentless pace of the European football calendar that we’ve barely had enough time to savour the return of continental competition and another round of tantalizing domestic league competition is upon us. There are some great matches to look forward to across the continent and these are my picks for the games to …
Roma 2 Sampdoria 1
Roma continued their mini-revival under the auspices of Luciano Spalletti, winning their third consecutive game in Serie A. What looked like a routine home win turned into a nervy 2-1 win over Sampdoria. With Fiorentina and Inter both stuttering, the Giallorossi have stormed back into contention for the last Champions League spot on the back …
Serie A State of Play Post Round 22
Some thoughts after an exciting round of Serie A games filled with glorious goals and enterprising play. Top two pull away It was only a few rounds ago that everyone was claiming this to be the most exciting Serie A season in modern times as the top five were separated by just three points. …
The Through Ball 