#Axel Witsel

After recovering from our New Year's Eve hangovers, it's time to look at our highlights, and lowlights, across 2022! Photo by ANP via Getty Images Now, to celebrate the start of 2023, here is our 2022 Year in Review! Paul: Jude Bellingham This one feels a little obvious. He's been very, very good. I don't think he's going to be here much longer, so…

If Bayern Munich players could have envisioned themselves hoisting the Bundesliga trophy for the 2021-22 season, they would have done so in front of the home fans after a win over a heated rival. That's exactly the scenario the Bavarian giants find themselves in as they host Borussia Dortmund in Bundesliga play. Currently sitting nine points atop…

Real Madrid will be aiming to defend their La Liga title but will face stiff competition from a resurgent, big-spending Barcelona Real Madrid's La Liga victory during the 2021/2022 season was one of the more lopsided wins since Barcelona won by 11 points during the 2018/2019 season. Real dominated the league, winning by 13 points and a…

Belgium are seeking their second victory, while Morocco aim to score their first goal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup when they face off Sunday at Al Thumama Stadium. The Belgians scraped out a 1-0 victory against a feisty Canada squad in their opener on Wednesday, while Morocco played to a 0-0 draw with 2018 runner-up Croatia. The Belgians are looking…

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is still going on as the seasoned Belgian squad prepares to face a youthful Canadian team looking to make an impression at the top level on Wednesday at the Al Rayyan Stadium. Roberto Martinez has chosen his World Cup squad from the usual suspects. Attacking players Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Axel Witsel, Romelu…

After yesterday's big shock of Argentina losing to Saudi Arabia, today saw more World Cup favourites kick-off their campaigns against teams they'd be expected to beat. How would they fare? 2018's World Cup finalists Croatia faced a highly-rated Morocco side. Could this be the last hurrah for Croatia's elite - the likes of Modric and Perisic? Five…

Switzerland hosts Cameroon as both teams aim to get off to a flying start as Group G looks incredibly tough. The Swiss are always underrated and with Granit Xhaka in the form of his life, they have a real chance of getting out of this group and then causing plenty of problems in the knockout rounds. As for Cameroon, they are very dangerous and…

Star-studded Belgium's 2022 World Cup opener against Canada highlights Wednesday's action in Qatar. Spain and Croatia also open their respective campaigns. Read on as we offer up our top World Cup picks and best bets for Wednesday. Saudi Arabia's shocking triumph over Argentina on Tuesday serves as inspiration for all the minnows at the 2022 World…

The 2022 FIFA World Cup continues as the experienced Belgium team get ready to play a young Canadian side eager to make an impact at the highest level at the Al Rayyan Stadium on Wednesday. Roberto Martinez has picked the usual suspects for the World Cup squad. Centre-backs Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen, midfielder Axel Witsel and attackers…

The World Cup 2022 could be the final chance for Belgium's Golden Generation to win a major tournament. Manager Roberto Martinez takes a talented squad to the Qatar World Cup 2022. However, Martinez has had stacked squads before and failed to deliver the ultimate football prize. Belgium finished in third place at the World Cup four years ago in…

For Belgium and Croatia, the 2022 FIFA World Cup is the last chance for their golden generations to deliver glory, while Canada and Morocco enter the scene as underdogs and are ready to show that they can cause trouble for the two powerhouses. Croatia were runners-up in 2018, losing to France 4-2 in Moscow, and Belgium won the third-place playoff -…

The 2022 World Cup squads are close to being confirmed and we are collating all of them as they are made official. From surprise call-ups to the agony of injury, there has been so much news swirling around which 26 players from each country will be named in their national team squad for the World Cup in Qatar. National team managers have some huge…

Last year we didn't much fancy Belgium in their Euro 2020 group, thinking they were a team in decline and Denmark and Russia would both benefit from home advantage against them. So, we tried to make a little money from this opinion, and offered a much bigger price for them to win the group than any other bookie. We layed absolute bags on them.…

Belgium have all the tools to craft a World Cup trophy win Kevin De Bruyne's mercurial talent is indisputable and Romelu Lukaku will be a powerful force up front, so the big question for Belgium heading to the World Cup in Qatar is whether they can get the best out of playmaker Eden Hazard. The Real Madrid midfielder has barely played in the…

The Football League LaLiga is a top professional football game in the Spanish Football League system. LaLiga is the other name of the Spanish Football League. The league is existing since 1929. 16 teams participate in this LaLiga. Real Madrid is one of the best teams of all. Cadiz CF is going to challenge Atletico Madrid on October 29, 2022, at…

Hannover 96 host Borussia Dortmund at the Heinz von Heiden-Arena in the DFB Pokal on Wednesday, with both sides experiencing contrasting form of late. Hannover are currently fifth in the 2. Bundesliga, seven points off the top of the table. Stefan Leitl's side have been in decent form of late, having won three of their last five games across all…

The Spanish La Liga is one of the leagues still feeling the effects of the Covid19 pandemic financial hit. So far, only 3 teams (Sevilla, Celta Vigo & Valencia) have recorded a positive net spend this transfer window while 2 teams (Rayo Vallecano & Athletic Bilbao) are yet to spend a single penny, rather opting for a strict Free-Agents/Loan…

channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Ahead of Monday's action across Europe we have picked out three fixtures for a 3/1 accumulator - better yet, customers yet to register with Virgin Bet can get a £20 free bet to use across their platform. Three legs make up our Monday accumulator, which has odds of roughly 3/1. A £10 stake would…