Category: Football

Celtic v Rangers. The Old Firm derby. El Glasico (okay, maybe not). Arguably the biggest derby match in world football returns this weekend. Ahead of this historic tussle – the 416th meeting of the sides – we look back at five of the most memorable meetings. Rangers 3-3 Celtic – November 19 1995 German international Andreas Thom opened the scoring with a thunderous strike which signalled…

[ad_1] Jose Mourinho does not feel a Premier League team will win this season’s Champions League and has tipped either Barcelona or Juventus to lift the trophy (Barcelona 7/2, Juventus 10/3 – Outright Betting). Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham have all made it through to the quarter-finals of Europe’s elite club competition, with Porto and Ajax making up the eight teams left…

World Cup winner could be on the move this summer 25 March 2019 Manchester United could be closing in on a move to sign Real Madrid’s Toni Kroos this summer, according to our latest odds. With Real Madrid reportedly eager to bring in Miralem Pjanic from Roma, that could open the door for United to sign Kroos. He’s now just 7/4 to switch to…

[ad_1] Ljubisa Tumbakovic is finding it hard to find any fault with Gareth Southgate’s (pictured) England side as he tries to lead Montenegro to a shock win. Montenegro head coach Ljubisa Tumbakovic says his side will face an England team with no weaknesses when they meet in their Euro 2020 qualifier in Podgorica on Monday (Match Betting – Montenegro 9/1, Draw 19/5, England 4/11).…

The euro 2020 Qualification stage starts with ten groups containing 55 teams fighting for a place in the tournament, scheduled to take place across 12 cities in 12 European countries There are five groups containing five countries, with another five containing six. Over ten matchdays, each nation will compete against the sides in their group, both home and away, with the teams in Groups…

[ad_1] Bournemouth’s David Brooks hopes to feed off the world-class players in the Wales side as they prepare to face Slovakia in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier on Sunday (Wales 21/20, Slovakia 3/1, draw 23/10 – Match Betting). The Dragons have been placed in Group E and will also play Croatia, Azerbaijan and Hungary for the right to take part in a tournament spread…

Arsenal have emerged as shock favourites to land Chelsea-loan star Mateo Kovacic. The Croatian international has impressed for much of this season and is reportedly keen to remain in the Premier League. In normal circumstances, you’d fancy Chelsea to outmuscle the Gunners for his signature – but a move across London isn’t out of the question. The Blues’ looming transfer ban means, they could…

[ad_1] Portugal boss Fernando Santos has hailed the depth of his side as they prepare to begin their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign on Friday against Ukraine. The Selecao are the defending champions following their shock 2016 success in France and will be boosted by the return of talisman Cristiano Ronaldo for the game in Lisbon. Ronaldo chose to skip the Nations League in order…

Ole Gunner Solskjaer has found it easy peasy at Old Trafford so far. And things could be about to get even Griezzier if the latest transfer rumours are to be believed. That’s because Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann is now ODDS-ON at 10/11 to leave Madrid and make Manchester United his next club. The Frenchman reportedly wants to leave Atletico, and with Barcelona cooling…

[ad_1] Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton has returned to the England (15/8 Nations League outright) squad and insists he will relish the opportunity to battle with Everton’s Jordan Pickford for the number one jersey. Heaton claimed the first of his three caps in a friendly clash with Australia in May 2016 but he hasn’t been involved since June 2017 after suffering a serious shoulder injury.…

Liverpool ace has been in red-hot form 19 March 2019 Look away now Liverpool fans… our traders have slashed Sadio Mane’s odds of joining Real Madrid since the start of the month. The Senegal star was out at 6/1 to join the European champions only a few weeks ago. But following Zinedine Zidane’s return, the Spanish giants are reportedly watching him very closely. He’s…

[ad_1] Whatever the question, this version of VAR is NOT the answer Brexit apart, there are few more contentious current concerns than VAR. The Video Assistant Referee. Before ‘anxious and confused’ from Hemel Hempstead writes in to berate me for confusing real national issues with grown men chasing a bag of wind across expensively-manicured paddocks, hopefully you get my drift. If you’re a football…

Dutch centre-half ahead of Sergio Aguero 18 March 2019 John Terry was the last defender to win the PFA Player of the Year award back in 2005. That could be about to change with Virgil van Dijk heavily odds-on to win the 2019 edition. Liverpool’s captain fantastic has been immense at the heart of the division’s best defence, which has conceded just 18 goals…

[ad_1] Chris Hughton admits Brighton didn’t get the FA Cup semi-final draw they wanted but praised their “great character” to get there. Brighton boss Chris Hughton has reserved special praise for his squad after they came from 2-0 down with just minutes of normal time left to win their FA Cup quarter-final on penalties. Championship opponents Millwall scored twice in the second half and,…

This season’s gripping Premier League title fight takes another turn this Sunday as Liverpool head to struggling Fulham. This should be straight-forward for Jurgen Klopp’s Reds. They’ve got a great opportunity to put pressure on Manchester City. But you can never be sure with games against sides in the bottom three at this stage of the season. That clash at Craven Cottage is followed…