#Club World Cup

Saturday will be the first Premier League match that Chelsea has taken part in since January 23, as numerous different cup competitions have filled the fixture list over the past few weeks. The Blues have been successful, but not dominant, during this run, which has alarmed some supporters due to the perceived relative weakness of the team's…

A massive weekend of soccer awaits. I'm Mike Goodman, and this is the Golazo Starting XI newsletter, and we're here to walk you through the weekend's biggest matches. From today's matchup at the top of the Serie A table, to derby weekend in the Premier League, to El Clasico in the Spanish Super Cup, the next few days have it all. So, let's get to…

The question being asked here is, can Ronaldo raise the profile of the Saudi Arabian game now that he has joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr? Which team does Cristiano Ronaldo play for? Cristiano Ronaldo currently plays for Saudi Arabian Pro League side Al-Nassr. An agreement for the Portuguese international was reached on December 30th, 2022,…

Dubai: It costs a pretty penny to watch Floyd Mayweather fight, hear Max Verstappen scream down the finish line and take the checkered flag or see Novak Djokovic glide around the hallowed turf of Wimbledon. Paying well above the odds to attend major international sporting events may not be a problem for those blessed with deep pockets. But football…

The current Spanish national soccer team has existed for ten years. As far as Spanish football teams go, Real Madrid is peerless. At the start of 2022-23 season, Los Blancos had won over 100 domestic and international trophies, including 35 La Liga championships & 20 Copa del Rey titles. There is no debate that La Liga teams Barcelona, Valencia, &…

Placed in the wake of Qatar's mechanical coverage of the World Cup, and Cristiano Ronaldo's eye-watering £175m-a-year deal with Saudi big shots Al-Nassr, this year's FA Cup third round reminded fans just what football's oldest competition is all about. With a mountain of giant-killings and a throng of goals for supporters to sink their teeth into,…

Five months and five days to win five major competitions - a feat which would complete an historic season. For the first time, Real Madrid are chasing the Sextuple - they already have one trophy in the bag, the European Super Cup and now they are aiming to win the other five, the culmination would be on 10 June if Ancelotti's team make it all the…

CHELSEA are on the verge of signing striker David Datro Fofana from Molde. The Ivorian is having a medical today and will sign for the Blues for £10.5million. World Cup winner Lionel Messi has reportedly extended his contract with PSG in France. The generational talent lifted the World Cup with Argentina just days ago, with reports now stating that…

MANCHESTER UNITED target Enzo Fernandez has been given a whopping £105m price tag by club Benfica. While United have been told that they must cough up Diogo Costa's £65million release clause if they want to sign the Porto keeper. United are on the hunt for a new shot-stopper with David De Gea seemingly heading for the exit. Meanwhile, the Red…

MANCHESTER UNITED have written a blunt goodbye to Cristiano Ronaldo in their programme for the EFL Cup match against Burnley. The matchday programme mentioned the Portuguese forward's high-profile exit from the club but was cut short to only 81 words. Ronaldo was considered a legend at Old Trafford when he rejoined the club in 2021, but his…

THOMAS TUCHEL is edging closer to his next job after leaving the UK and taking Spanish lessons, according to reports. The former Chelsea boss was forced to leave the UK after his visa expired following his sacking at Stamford Bridge. But German chief Tuchel has not allowed this to stop him from pursuing his next gig - which included the England…

This methodology article is for an old version of our club soccer forecasts. See how our latest club soccer predictions work. Today we're publishing FiveThirtyEight's club soccer predictions interactive, which includes team ratings, odds for upcoming matches and forecasts for the top five European domestic soccer leagues - the Premier League…

Two Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) superstars will clash for the ultimate prize in football, the FIFA World Cup trophy, when Argentina and France lock horns in Qatar on Sunday, December 18. Both 35-year-old Lionel Messi and 23-year-old Kylian Mbappe are the undisputed stars of their respective nations and while the Argentine is regarded as one of the…

Most sportsbooks have Monterrey listed as favorites for this fixture, but we don't think that's a completely accurate picture of the situations these two teams are currently in. Before we explain why, let's preface it with the fact that Monterrey have only played three matches this season so far while the majority of the other teams in the league…

Morocco go to the World Cup 2022 ranked 22nd in the world, the second-highest of any African team. This is their sixth appearance at the tournament, qualifying through the group once in 1986. In that year they became the first, and only, African side to top their pool at the World Cup, finishing ahead of England and Poland. They've won the AFCON…

The Reds have endured a difficult start to their Premier League campaign and talk over the German's future at Anfield is already beginning to grow as a result ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 12: Thomas Tuchel looks on prior to the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021 Final match between Chelsea and Palmeiras at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium on…

The stage is set at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, for an all-Brazilian showdown for the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores final on Saturday as 2019 champion Flamengo and 2020 champion Palmeiras vie for South American supremacy. The Centenario was home of Flamengo's first-ever Libertadores title back in 1981 with a team led by Zico and Júnior.…

A decade after the splash of Chinese cash first made waves in the global football market, the once racing certainty that China would become a major player in the game looks increasingly like a long-odds gamble. The decision to relinquish the rights to next year's Asian Cup finals, which was made by China last weekend citing Covid-19 uncertainties,…

Arsenal are unbeaten in 11 midweek league meetings with Chelsea, dating back to 1974. However, they're looking to win successive visits to Stamford Bridge for the first time since 1977. Chelsea to win and both teams to score NO is 2/1. Chelsea to win and over 2.5 goals is also 2/1. Chelsea to win, over 2.5 goals and both teams to score NO is…

We have a Liga MX champion! Pachuca beat Toluca in the second leg with a score of 3-1 to finish with an overall score of 8-2, a historic figure in Mexican soccer. With this title, the Tuzos win their seventh in their history, making it the club with the most championships won since the creation of the short tournaments. Everyone thought that…

Seattle Sounders will be hosting Minnesota United this weekend in a match that could be the start of a late playoff run for one of the teams. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLS odds series, which includes our Seattle-Minnesota prediction and pick we have laid out below. Seattle Sounders won the CONCACAF Champions League, but…

Seattle will play hosts to Vancouver in a mid-table clash of the MLS Western Conference, with both teams gunning for a win to keep fighting for a playoff slot. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLS odds series, which includes our Seattle-Vancouver prediction and pick we have laid out below. The Seattle Sounders are out of the…

Wales has appeared in only one World Cup, in 1958, when they drew all three of their group-stage games before sneaking into the knockouts with a playoff victory over Hungary. They were knocked out in the quarter-finals with a 1-0 defeat by eventual champions Brazil, with Pele scoring the winner. FIFA Ranking: 19 Odds: 100-1 How they…

Tigres UANL recently made history and is trying to build momentum as it prepares to host Toluca on Tuesday in a Liga MX fixture. Tigres became the first Mexican team to reach the Club World Cup final before falling 1-0 to defending European champion Bayern Munich last month. Tigres (3-2-2, 11 points) is in ninth place and have won one of its last…

Arsenal has stormed to the top of the Premier League title this season, and it seems they might eventually win the title. Mikel Arteta's men are clearly overachieving, but it also makes little sense to write them off because any competitor can win any competition. Chelsea had an accomplished manager in Thomas Tuchel before they fired the German and…

While the slightly wispy hair of Pachuca's Guillermo "Guardiola" Almada looks as though one day he might emulate his namesake, Toluca boss Ignacio Ambriz does not need to worry. The thick, black, sometimes slicked-back style sits above a face of frown marks that looks at home screaming on the touchline. At the end of the 2022 Clausura, many people…

Graham Potter's Chelsea make the trip to the famous San Siro venue in Italy to take on AC Milan in a crucial UEFA Champions League group fixture this Tuesday. The Blues picked up their first European win of the season last time out, easing past Milan at Stamford Bridge. Can Chelsea get the win and move on to seven points in Group E, or will the…

Yet another week and yet another instance of sportsbooks marking Puebla as the underdogs in a fixture. It has been a story to savor so far this season when it comes to Puebla - at the helm is a 37-year-old manager, Nicolas Larcamon, and in his team a mixture of youth and experience that might not be so much by design as it is them having no real…

Tuesday night heralds the 2019/20 Saudi Professional League's resumption, behind closed doors, after five months inaction because of coronavirus. The emotions about witnessing west Asia's grandest club competition kick back into gear, for an eight-game sprint to the finish, has only been heightened by an engrossing match-week 23. From a titanic…

Here are the latest rugby headlines on Tuesday, September 20. Double-headers involving United Rugby Championship and English Premiership teams at the same stadium could become a thing of the future in a bid to create a "festival of rugby", according to URC boss Martin Anayi. The chief executive mooted the proposal to stage a game from each league…

Former England and Liverpool right-back Glen Johnson believes Manchester United could be'kicking themselves' for not waiting to appoint Thomas Tuchel as their new manager. Tuchel was sacked by Chelsea just over a week ago following disagreements behind the scenes with new owner Todd Boehly. The German was appointed as Frank Lampard's successor in…

The reason there aren't always as many "prop futures" lines available on American sports is that the tradition of exhibition season, followed by "regular season," followed by playoffs, followed by a Super Bowl or a "Finals," is complex enough. Predictions on the finer points of the standings (not "tables") are often reduced to gimmick markets as…

Brighton and Hove Albion boss Graham Potter is odds-on favourite to take over at Chelsea following the surprise sacking of manager Thomas Tuchel just seven games into the season. Potter, the former Swansea City and Ostersunds coach, held talks with the Stamford Bridge hierarchy on Wednesday after Brighton gave the 47-year-old permission to meet…

CHELSEA are in talks with AC Milan forward Rafael Leao, according to reports. It is also claimed that Chelsea have made a £43m offer to Ajax for Edson Alvarez. Meanwhile Chelsea are still looking to push through a deal for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with an agreement reportedly hours away. As part of their offer, Marcos Alonso would move the other…

Rangers have been priced as the odds on favourites to sign the former Chelsea and England midfielder Ross Barkley. Sky Bet have priced the Englishman moving to last season's Europa League finalists at 4/5 after his contract with Chelsea was ended earlier in the week. The 28-year-old spent four and a half years at Stamford Bridge after signing from…