Serie A Week 22 Preview

The weather was the main talking point in Italian football this week with the cold snap causing 4 games to be lost. This means that all of Saturday and Sunday’s games will take place at 15.00 CET to avoid further casualties. The big games this weekend are at the Olimpico on Saturday and the San [...]

February 3, 2012 at 11:17 am | Serie A

Bundesliga Week 20 Preview

All the big teams won last weekend so the fight for the Bundesliga title looks hotter than ever. Who would have thought it when Bayern Munich were sweeping all before them last Autumn with a glut of goals and victories? But Schalke, Borussia Monchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund have shown their quality repeatedly and in the [...]

February 2, 2012 at 10:28 pm | Bundesliga

Premier League Preview Week 24

Finally the circus that is the transfer window is over and we can concentrate on football rather than endless speculation and gossip. Manchester City’s defeat at Everton on Tuesday has seen the race for the title tighten up and means that Spurs’ race may still not be run. Certainly United will relish the challenge of [...]

February 2, 2012 at 7:30 pm | Premier League

Serie A Preview Week 21

There is a full mid-week set of fixtures amid all the transfer deadline activity to absorb for Serie A fans. Juventus saw off another threat to their unbeaten run with an important win over Udinese and AC Millan has a comfortable time at the weekend while Inter have faltered since their Milan derby win. What’s [...]

January 31, 2012 at 2:17 pm | Serie A

Premier League Preview Week 23

Today is possibly the most exciting day of the season so far – if you like the drama and intrigue of transfer deadline activity. Yes, it’s important but just a little overblown. The football action itself is a good prospect. There are 5 games tonight and a further 5 tomorrow so all teams are involved [...]

January 31, 2012 at 11:20 am | Premier League

La Liga Preview Week 20

So Barca won the battle of the Cup of Kings  but can they win the one that matters,  La Liga?  Everyone is on Mourinho’s case. He’s threatening to quit in June, the fans are booing him, and they’re jeering their star man Ronaldo. He didn’t even enjoy the surprise birthday cake presented to him at training. All the [...]

January 27, 2012 at 7:41 pm | La Liga

Bundesliga Week 19 Preview

Of all the big leagues in Europe it is the Bundesliga that is providing the most exciting race to be Champions. The 3 way tie of Bayern Munich, Champions Borussia Dortmund and Schalke (with Borussia Monchengladbach just 1 pont back)beats anything in Spain, Italy or England. Last week was a sensational return with the drama [...]

January 27, 2012 at 6:56 pm | Bundesliga

Serie A Preview Week 19

Inter’s win over AC has transformed the race for the Scudetto itself , nevermind the Champions League places. The amount of teams that may be considered contenders has had a new addition in the Nerrazzurri and we can safely dismiss Napoli from the equation now. Lazio, Udinese and of course the unbeaten Juve all have [...]

January 21, 2012 at 12:18 pm | Serie A

La Liga Week 19 preview

A derby from Seville, Champions Barca against big spenders Malaga and the leaders up against a fast improving Bilbao side are among the treats in La Liga this week-end… Despite their inevitable and repetitive defeats to Barcelona, Jose Mourinho and his compadres at Real Madrid sit 5 points clear of their bitter rivals in the Liga standings. [...]

January 20, 2012 at 6:22 pm | La Liga

Premier League Preview: Week 22

The phrase “the big 4″ was rife in English football for a few years between 2004 and 2009 and it always referred to Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal who were usually the biggest and best teams of that era. Now that Spurs and Manchester City have emerged we have a big 6 and it [...]

January 19, 2012 at 5:34 pm | Premier League

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