Should Inter and Conte take a leaf from Real Madrid and Zidane in resolving the Icardi situation?

Mauro Icardi is still on Inter books with no suitor ready to take him or the Argentine striker not interested in those trying to secure his signature. He doesn’t believe it’s over at Inter. Antonio Conte is a great Coach and hopefully he’ll decide to play him, just as at the moment he is deciding not to play him. I am not waiting for anything, it’s the choice made by the club and they pay his salary……

2019-20 Italian Serie A season Preview – Juve gunning for ninth consecutive Scudetto

Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan and AS Roma have all new coaches as we take a look at the new Serie A season. How will last season surprise package Atalanta balance their Champions League adventure with domestic competition? Mario Balotelli is back in the calico and signed for new boys Brescia – can he help them beat the drop?

2019-20 Spanish LaLiga season Preview – Barca still the team to beat

The wait is almost over; the 2019-20 Spanish LaLiga season kicks off this Friday at the Cathedral in Basque city of Bilbao between Athletic club and defending champions Barcelona. The three LaLiga giants have accounted for approximately 80% of the €1bn-plus spending in Spain this summer; it’s once again difficult to see anything other than the now traditional three-horse race…..

2019 UEFA Super Cup

The 2019 UEFA Super Cup brings together another all English final between Champions League holders Liverpool and Europa League winners Chelsea at Beşiktaş Park in Istanbul. Female French referee Stéphanie Frappart will referee the game. This will be the first time that a female official takes charge of a major UEFA men’s competition event and it is the first all-English UEFA Super Cup……

2019-20 German Bundesliga season Preview – Dortmund out to stop Bayern

Bayern Munich pipped Borussia Dortmund by two points on the final day for a seventh consecutive Meisterschale, but that doesn’t even tell half the story over 34 Matchdays. The only two teams to win the Bundesliga in the last decade are the heavy favorites; they have already renewed their rivalry in 2019-20 with the season-opening DFL Supercup…….

2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (Ligue 1 & Premier League kick off edition)

The 2019-20 French Ligue 1 and English Premier League Football seasons kick off this weekend with mouthwatering clashes at Stade Louis II and Old Trafford. Frank Lampard takes charge as Chelsea manager at the Theatre of Dreams against an old adversary Ole Gunnar Solskjaer starting his first full season as Red Devils manager……

2019-20 English Premier League season Preview – Can City make it three in a row?

The Premier League title race last season went down to the wire; the excitement provided only served as a reminder on why the Premier League is the numero uno in Europe. City beat Liverpool to the title by a point but the point difference between the Reds and third place Chelsea was a jaw dropping 25 points…….

2019-20 Ligue 1 Conforama Season Preview – PSG is still the team to beat

Will Paris Saint Germain make it three league titles on the spin or can Lyon do the unthinkable and claim the Ligue 1 title for the first time in over ten years? The bookmakers have Paris Saint-Germain as the overwhelming favorites to dominate French football once again……..

2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (Supercup edition)

The 2019-20 European Football Season kicks off this weekend with the curtain raiser – Supercup in France, Germany and England. Trophée des Champions will be played in Shenzhen, China while the German DFL Supercup is at Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund and the FA Community Shield is traditionally played in Wembley, London…….

Analyzing Borussia Dortmund’s ambition for 2019-20 season

Lucien Favre first season in Dortmund revealed the coach’s playing philosophy and his team responded with exciting attacking display combined with midfield control and strong defensive cover. The 2018-19 season Herbstmeister – (the team leading the Bundesliga table at half way point when the winter break commences) looked well positioned to consolidate on an excellent Hinrunde when the league resumed in late January. Die Borussen had taken the league by surprise losing once to close out 2018 on a high with a six point advantage over Bayern.

What should we expect in the 2019-20 EFL Championship season?

As we have been accustomed to with the Championship, nothing is straight forward, and last season proved this again, with surprises left and right. The English championship kicks off on Friday at Kenilworth Road between newcomers – Luton Town and Middlesbrough. The Hatters achieved successive promotion in two seasons from League Two to the Championship and can dream of a third this term. Will Cardiff City, Fulham and Huddersfield Town make an immediate return to the Premier League?