Football

Real Madrid got their defence of the La Liga crown off to a perfect start last night with a routine 3-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna at the Riazor. Zinedine Zidane’s men may be without Cristiano Ronaldo for the first five games of the season but it needn’t have mattered …

Ernesto Valverde picked up his first win as Barcelona manager last night as the 2017/18 La Liga campaign got underway for the Catalan giants. In what was undoubtedly an emotional evening after the events at Las Ramblas, the club paid tribute by having special shirts with just Barcelona on the …

It’s Monday. No-one likes that day of the week but everyone loves gossip and here is today’s batch Gossip in standard font, my thoughts are in bold Manchester City are ready to break the world transfer record and meet forward Lionel Messi’s £275m buyout clause at Barcelona. (Yahoo Sport – …

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The first ever Premier League game to be held at Wembley takes place this afternoon and it is quite fitting that we have a blockbuster clash in store as last season’s top two clubs in the Premier League will look to earn some all important early bragging rights. For Tottenham …

The first of two Super Sunday matches this afternoon takes us to the John Smith’s stadium as two promoted sides go head to head. Hosts Huddersfield will be looking to continue their momentum after an emphatic win over Crystal Palace last Saturday while Newcastle will be looking to get off …

I’m not sure if I’m still drunk or hungover. Lets get the gossip out of the way quickly Gossip in standard font, my thoughts are in bold Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is planning to spend £200m on Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater, 27, Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 24, and three defenders …

The final game of this Saturday’s Premier League programme takes us to the Bet365 Stadium as Stoke play host to Arsenal. Mark Hughes’s men are looking for their first points of the season while Arsenal will look to continue their early season momentum. Stoke travelled to Goodison Park last Saturday …

Southampton play their second home game of the season due to the fact that today’s opponents West Ham are temporarily without a ground due to the London Stadium being used for the IAAF World Athletics Championships. The Saints will look to build on last week’s bore draw with Swansea while …

In recent times Crystal Palace’s trips to Anfield have been very rewarding ones. The last three visits to Anfield have resulted in victories for the South London and that is a run they would very much like to continue especially after suffering a heavy opening weekend defeat. With new boss …