With Pep coming into his second year in the blue side of Manchester, this Manchester City fan makes bold predictions on what to expect from the City team this season. 1. The signings will not disappoint.  The vultures are already circling and sniggering at the price tags of Pep’s signings and another season of Claudio Bravos and Nolitos just cannot happen...

If you take the last 1.5 years of Real Madrid into consideration, one would be forgiven for suggesting Zidane’s Madrid is on par with Pep’s Barcelona side – ignoring aesthetic value & what not. The true strength of both sides lay in midfield but what this Madrid side doesn’t have going for them is the fear factor that Pep’s...

The second part of our team by team Serie A preview continues.  CROTONE — Crotone, Italy 16/17 Finish: 17th Coach: Davide Nicola Stadium: Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium Best Player: Alex Cordaz Additions: • LM Oliver Kragl • RM Davide Faraoni • CM Mariano Izco • CB Leandro Cabrera • CB Arlind Ajeti • CF Marcello Trotta • DM Rolando Mandragora • CF Ante Budimir • LM Giovanni Crociata Davide Nicola did the impossible and guided Crotone to safety....

Finally, the football season is back and no better way to kick off the EPL than with a truly ‘Arsenal’ game with undulating peaks and troughs, lots of nervy moments and goals that has culminated in a truly electric season opener. With only one opening day win since 2011, the Gunners were itching to start on a bright note against...

SERIE A SEASON PREVIEW   After what was possibly the most exciting season of Serie A in many years, the Italian First Division is back for another 380 games. The players are almost ready, the stadiums are ready to be filled, and the storylines are plentiful. Juventus will try and win an unprecedented seventh league title in a row. Napoli have kept...

There remain a number of question marks around Arsenal’s makeup for the new season. Have they seen the last of Alexis Sánchez? When will they be able to field their first-choice defence? But it still appears to be a more stable environment than the one in which they began last season. They lost, crucially as it turned out, to...

The FPL 2017/18 season is here again! FPL managers are already creating their teams and selecting players for the season with so many notable additions. The season appears to be a very entertaining one. With the season set to kick-off on the 11th of August 19:45 (deadline 18:45), we will be looking at top 5 captain picks for Game Week...

This will be the most competitive Premier League season ever - but I'm backing Chelsea to defend their crown. The countdown’s started to the big kick-off – and it’s shaping up to be the most competitive rollercoaster ride in the ¬history of the Premier League. We’ve been saying that every season for the last few years. With the multi-millions spent...

Community Shield line-ups Arsenal (3-4-3): Cech; Holding, Mertesacker (Kolasinac 33), Monreal; Bellerin, Elneny, Xhaka, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Welbeck (Nelson 88), Lacazette (Giroud 66), Iwobi (Walcott 66) Unused subs: Ospina, Maitland-Niles, Willock Goal: Kolasinac 83 Booking: Bellerin 16 Manager: Arsene Wenger Chelsea (3-4-3): Courtois; Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Cahill; Moses, Fabregas, Kante, Alonso (Rudiger 79); Willian (Musonda 82), Batshuayi (Morata 74), Pedro Unused subs: Caballero, Christensen, Scott,...

Real Madrid and Manchester United meet at the Philip II Arena in Skopje, Macedonia, with kick-off scheduled for 7.45pm BST on Tuesday, August 8. Manchester United and Real Madrid are aiming to start this season how they ended the last; by winning a trophy. The Champions League and Europa League winners face off in Macedonia on Tuesday as Jose Mourinho goes up against his...