With the final round of Premier League fixtures before heading into the international break, we have a stacked weekend schedule from across England. On that note, for those of you looking to stick on a Saturday acca, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.
Saturday August 28th
BST 15:00 West Ham vs Crystal Palace
Starting with Saturday s hosts, only laying down another marker earlier in the week and gaining a string of plaudits, West Ham should find the mood in their camp at a red-hot high. Last seen on Monday night picking up a thumping 4-1 romp when Leicester came to the London Stadium, David Moyes men have opened the 2021/22 campaign with back-to-back wins. Continuing to build off of their Europa League finish last sea…
Chris Smalling has revealed that he would be open to staying with AS Roma after his loan from Manchester United expires.
Speaking to BBC, the defender said his plan was all along to contribute to the Serie A team as much as possible during his temporary stay in the Italian capital and hope for discussions over a permanent deal to take place. Roma have reportedly been trying to reach an agreement with his parent club, but they haven t had much success so far.
Both Smalling and Roma will be aware of United having a strong hand in any talks given that the contract between the 29-year-old and the 20-time English champions runs until the summer of 2022. Further more, the club have the option of extending the bond for further 12 moths, so they are certainly not in a hurry to …
Market: NWS Spirit win
Odds: 1/1 @
Looking to extend on their recent flurry on Tuesday morning, NWS Spirit will welcome Sutherland to the Christie Park.
Starting with the hosts, while NWS Spirit might have opened up the 2024 campaign in the midst of a real struggle, David Perkovic’s men have come roaring back in some style. Last seen over the weekend claiming what was a thrilling 4-3 victory away at St. George City, they have now collected 12 points from their previous four NPL NSW appearances and they should be smelling another golden opportunity here. Opening June with a 1-0 win against Marconi, Perkovic’s camp will also be excited by their extended success at Christie Park. Including a 1-0 win against Western Sydney’s U23s in their last showdown in fron…
Antoine Griezmann was eager to return to Atletico Madrid, according to Diego Simeone, who acknowledged there will be plenty of expectation on the forward.
Griezmann left Atleti for Barcelona in 2019 but, on deadline day, the 30-year-old returned to the Spanish champions on a season-long loan with an option to extend the deal.
With Barca hit by huge financial losses, the Catalan club needed to get Griezmann s wages off their books, even with Lionel Messi having left for Paris Saint-Germain.
Griezmann s departure from Atleti two years ago was by no means a smooth one, with supporters seemingly aggravated by the prolonged nature of the move. In 2018, the former Real Socieded attacker committed his future to the club, only to leave a season later.
However, S…
According to , Tottenham Hotspur s Christian Eriksen is a wanted man. The 26-year-old is being monitored by some of the biggest clubs in European football, with Real Madrid looking towards the Dane as a potential replacement for Luka Modric if his move to Inter Milan ends up happening.
Eriksen has been with the club since 2013 when he made the jump from Dutch giants Ajax, and in that time he s been able to firmly establish himself as one of the best playmakers in the Premier League and arguably, in all of Europe. Spurs wouldn t let go of him for a small price, either, with reports suggesting that they would demand up to £100 million.
Daniel Levy would likely be the man behind that, as he wouldn t want to be shortchanged in the window. On top of Real Madrid, though, Par…
Newcastle United are leading the race for Juventus midfielder Aaron Ramsey, according to . It has been reported by the Italian news outlet that Newcastle, now under the ownership of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), are in pole position for the Wales international midfielder.
Ramsey joined Juventus in the summer of 2019 on a free transfer after leaving Premier League club Arsenal. The 30-year-old has had injury problems at Juventus and is not guaranteed playing time at the Italian and European giants.
The Welshman has made one start and two substitute appearances in Serie A for Juventus so far this season. Ramsey has also played eight minutes in the Champions League for the Bianconeri so far this campaign.
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Karim Benzema believes the Clasico is still the best match that exists in football , even with neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo involved for Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Benzema s Madrid visit Barca next week to begin a new era in one of the game s most famous fixtures.
After Ronaldo left the capital for Juventus in 2018 – and later rejoined Manchester United – Messi followed his great rival out of LaLiga this year.
The six-time Ballon d Or winner, who had been a first-team player at Barca since 2004, joined Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer when the Blaugrana could not afford to renew his contract.
In the 21st century, only Diego Forlan (10) has scored more LaLiga goals against Barca than Ronaldo (nine). Messi s 18 Clasico goals are the …
Christian Fuchs has signed a one-year contract extension with Leicester City.
Fuchs, 33, moved to Leicester on a free transfer in 2015, joining from Bundesliga side Schalke.
He became a key part of the Foxes team that remarkably won the Premier League title, making 32 league appearances in his maiden campaign in English football.
Fuchs also featured nine times in the Champions League the following season, when Leicester were knocked out by Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals, and has been given a new contract by Brendan Rodgers despite only making three Premier League appearances this term.
I m thrilled to be signing a new one-year deal with Leicester City, Fuchs told the club s website after his new deal was announced on Wednesday.
It s an …
Market: Both teams to score
Odds: 19/20 @
In a west London derby showdown on Saturday lunchtime, Chelsea will welcome Brentford to Stamford Bridge.
Starting with the hosts, while Chelsea might have suffered a late collapse at Stamford Bridge last weekend as they eventually had to settle for a 2-2 stalemate against Arsenal, the Blues should take plenty of positives from an eye-catching performance in west London. Although Mauricio Pochettino’s new squad might have endured a public struggle when opening up the 2023/24 campaign, the ex-Tottenham boss has seen his side turn a recent corner. Heading into October’s international break with an action-packed 4-1 win away at relegation scrappers Burnley, the former Premier League champions are unbeaten in each of the…
The 2026 World Cup will maintain the four-team group stage format rather than change to three, FIFA has confirmed.
With the next iteration of the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada seeing the number of competing teams increase from 32 to 48, the intention had been to have 16 groups of three teams.
However, it is believed the exciting nature of the group stage at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar prompted a rethink, and it has now been confirmed that the four-team groups will continue, with the top two in each group and the eight best third-place teams going through to the knockout stage.
FIFA said in a statement on its website: Based on a thorough review that considered sporting integrity, player welfare, team travel, commercial and sporting attractiven…