In the Italian peninsula, there are massive games in the eternal city of Rome and the fashion city of Milan. New AS Monaco boss, Roberto Moreno faces an acid test in his first league match, the Principality club will take a trip to the French capital to face PSG……
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2020 biggest sporting events for the year
2020 promises to offer its own share of exciting events in the world of sports. From tennis, motor racing, athletics, football, rugby, boxing, cricket, etc…. we have a full calendar for a year of sporting activities…..
2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (New Year Day edition)
Relentless Premier League leaders Liverpool will complete a full calendar without defeat if they keep their impressive run going at home when overachieving Sheffield United visit Anfield on the second day of the New Year 2020…….
Can Liverpool emulate Arsenal’s Invincibles?
Arsenal currently holds the record for the longest unbeaten run of matches in Premier League history. Arsene Wenger’s Gunners went 49 games without tasting defeat between 2003 and 2004. The current league leaders have gone 50 matches undefeated at home in the Premier League. If they avoid defeat against Sheffield United on 02 January 2020, they will have gone a full year unbeaten in the league both home and away……
2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (Boxing Day edition)
Mikel Arteta and Carlo Ancelotti will make their bows as Arsenal and Everton new bosses on Boxing Day while Liverpool, Leicester City and Manchester City go in search of three points to strengthen their title bid in the festive period……
Premier League Festive Period Schedule
The Premier League teams and organizers have to be commended for providing Christmas holiday football for the lovers of the game. However, the busy schedule in this period due to television coverage will see some teams played two league matches in less than 48 hours…..
2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (December Super Sunday edition)
Jose Mourinho welcomes one of his old team – Chelsea to his new home (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium) as the race for a top-four spot gets heated. Real Madrid face another tough test on Sunday when Champions League chasing Athletic Bilbao come calling at the Santiago Bernabeu…….
UCL Round of 16 draws: Immediate thought
The 2019-20 UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw has pitted some European heavyweights together. It is the competition that excites the most and showcases the best of European club football. Here are the ties for the round of 16 and our initial thought. Borussia Dortmund v Paris Saint-Germain Initial thought – This tie sees… Continue reading UCL Round of 16 draws: Immediate thought
2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (LaLiga double header edition)
Barcelona travel to San Sebastein to face Real Sociedad while Real Madrid have a difficult task at the Mestalla against Valencia. Meanwhile, Andre Villas-Boas Olympique Marseille can make in seven straight wins in Ligue 1 if they can overcome Metz FC at Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien.
2019-20 UEFA Champions League Preview – (Match Day 6)
Eight teams are through to the round of 16 but there are still eight more slots to be filled as we go into final match day of the group stage; there are intriguing match up in Groups E, G and H……
2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (Manchester Derby edition)
Can Ole Gunnar Solskjaer inspire his Red Devils to victory at the Etihad? In the Italian peninsula, we have a double header – new league leaders Inter Milan host an in-form AS Roma at the San Siro while high flying Lazio welcome defending champions Juventus to the Eternal City for what should be a cracking game on Saturday night……
The football genius called MESSI
“Messi is Maradona every day.” Even Maradona wasn’t Maradona every day. We have run out of superlatives for the genius called Messi. At 32, retirement is definitely not far away therefore it is important to enjoy this era which will go down as one of the best in football history – witnessing football’s own Michael Jordan…………
2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (LaLiga blockbuster edition)
The biggest game in the Spanish top division this weekend sees FC Barcelona travel to the Spanish capital to face a struggling Atletico Madrid side that have five wins in their last 16 games. Will Newcastle make it back-to-back home wins against Manchester City?
2019-20 UEFA Champions League Preview – (Match Day 5)
Real Madrid, last season finalist Tottenham Hotspur, current champions Liverpool, Barcelona and RB Leipzig can all seal their passage to the next round with wins in their Match Day 5 encounters. Ajax AFC, Chelsea and Valencia are all tied on seven points in a three-team head-to-head in the race for the top two spots in Group H……
2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (Battle of the Blues edition)
Champions – Man City will be looking to rebound and overtake the Blues on the standings after their defeat to Liverpool last time out. Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid entertain Real Sociedad in the biggest game of week 13 in the Spanish top flight as Los Blancos aim to keep tabs with Barcelona at the top of the table. Can Juventus scale another difficult hurdle in Bergamo when they face Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta?