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Africa’s top 10 players at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
Africa’s top 10 players at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
by Graeme Jackson Monday Dec 25, 2017. 12:00 With the 2018 World Cup set to be held in Russia next hear between June and July, AfricanFootball.com picked their top 10 players from the African continent who will grace the Russian stage.*NB – We picked two players from each of the five qualified teams: Egypt, Senegal, […]
Roma Player Ratings: Disastrous Schick, unlucky Florenzi
Roma Player Ratings: Disastrous Schick, unlucky Florenzi
A Mehdi Benatia goal was the difference between Juventus and Roma at the Allianz Stadium. The Bianconeri continue their chase at the top behind Napoli, as the Giallorossi yet again lose in a direct clash with a top team, although overall the performance was decent. Here are the Giallorossi’s Player Ratings, as Patrick Schick missed […]
Gary Neville calls out Man Utd individuals after late collapse at Leicester
Gary Neville calls out Man Utd individuals after late collapse…
MANCHESTER UNITED lacked leadership and organisation against Leicester. GETTY Jose Mourinho’s Man Utd could only manage a 2-2 draw with Leicester That’s according to Gary Nevile who slammed his former club in the aftermath of yesterday’s game at the King Power Stadium. The Red Devils could only manage a 2-2 draw with the Foxes. Claude […]
Serie A breaks from tradition, joins Premier League with festive fixtures
Serie A breaks from tradition, joins Premier League with…
FOR a competition that has always held holidays as sacrosanct, Serie A is taking a big break from tradition this week. Following the successful example of the English Premier League, the Italian league will play Serie A and Italian Cup matches over four of the next five days. “The concept is simple. Professional soccer is […]
Bad news Inter fans: Bologna star ‘not going anywhere’
Bad news Inter fans: Bologna star ‘not going anywhere’
24 December at 19:00 Simone Verdi isn’t moving anywhere, despite having been in contact with Napoli and other clubs, his agent says. Speaking to Il Resto del Carlino, Donato Orgnoni seemed to dismiss any transfer speculation, despite his client having been linked to Inter, too. The former Milan youngster has found a nice in the […]
A Tactical Look At What Juventus Has Done Right
A Tactical Look At What Juventus Has Done Right
24 December at 17:00 In what was supposed to be one of the most difficult stretches of the season for Juventus, La Vecchia Signora has been able to maintain an undefeated record over the last eight matches in all competitions. More impressively, they’ve been able to keep a clean sheet in all of these […]
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 18
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 18
Juventus beat Roma in Saturday’s big Serie A clash, as Napoli retained their place atop of Serie A thanks to Marek Hamsik’s record-breaking goal against Sampdoria. For the second week in a row, both Inter and AC Milan lost, while Lazio crushed Crotone, with Udinese got their fourth win in succession. Our Team of the […]
Napoli skipper reveals joy after overtaking Maradona
Napoli skipper reveals joy after overtaking Maradona
24 December at 14:30 Napoli skipper Marek Hamsik expressed his delight after having overtaken Diego Maradona’s goalscoring tally at the partenopei.Hamsik found himself on the scoresheet in Napoli’s 3-2 win over Sampdoria yesterday and that goal meant that Slovakian has now overtaken Diego Maradona as the highest goalscorer in the history of Napoli. The strike […]
Juventus Player Ratings: Szczesny crucial, Pjanic enlightening
Juventus Player Ratings: Szczesny crucial, Pjanic enlightening
A Mehdi Benatia goal was the difference between Juventus and Roma at the Allianz Stadium. The Bianconeri continue their chase at the top behind Napoli, as the Giallorossi yet again lose in a direct clash with a top team, although overall the performance was decent. Here are the Bianconeri’s Player Ratings, as Wojciech Szczesny stars […]
What we learned in Week 18
What we learned in Week 18
With the winter break coming later in Serie A this year, some sides appear to be struggling with the furious pace at the top. In a weekend which may come to be seen as crucial in the Scudetto race, Napoli and Juventus pulled away in the top two positions. At the bottom too things are […]