#Hard Tackle

The games continue to come thick and fast across Europe, and Matchday 18 of the 2022/23 season will begin in Serie A on Friday with the fixture between Napoli and Juventus. Saturday will have two matches on show, with the action ending with the contest featuring Lecce and AC Milan at Stadio Comunale Via del Mare. Lecce returned to Serie A after…

Chelsea, who face Fulham in the Premier League this week, have had a disappointing campaign so far. And the Blues are a dismal tenth in the standings, with just seven wins from 17 matches thus far. Graham Potter will be under pressure to get his side back on track, and the Blues cannot afford to keep dropping points if they want to secure UEFA…

Oxford United may not have envisaged a more robust opponent in the FA Cup third round, as they host Arsenal at the Kassam Stadium. The League One outfit have managed to progress beyond this round in three of the last six years. However, they have not crossed the fifth-round mark in their history. They had done better than last year when they got…

Gameweek 19 of the 2022/23 Premier League season will continue on Thursday with a blockbuster clash. Chelsea and Manchester City will lock horns at Stamford Bridger, with both teams looking to return to winning ways after a sub-par restart to their campaigns. 2022/23 has been a dramatic season thus far for Chelsea. The Blues saw a raft of changes…

West Ham United will try to end their winless streak when they visit Elland Road, where a jubilant Leeds United will be waiting for them. The Hammers have not had it easy this term, and they are hovering very close to the relegation zone. Leeds, too, have not been convincing in their last few outings but have managed to stay clear of the relegation…

The 2022/23 La Liga season resumes on Thursday with Matchday 15. Friday will feature four games, with Real Madrid bringing the curtains down on the action when they lock horns with Real Valladolid at Estadio Jose Zorrilla. Real Valladolid returned to La Liga after finishing second in the Segunda Division last season. And the Albivioletas have been…

The mid-season break in Italy is finally over, and the 2022/23 Serie A season will resume with Matchday 16. The latest round of fixtures will kick off with the game between Salernitana and AC Milan. Juventus will be in action later in the day when they lock horns with Cremonese at the Giovanni Zini Stadium. US Cremonese returned to Serie A after a…

With Manchester United breathing down their neck, Tottenham Hotspur need to get going again, and they could build their momentum with a victory against Brentford on Boxing Day. The north Londoners have had their fair share of problems. But that has not deterred Tottenham from capturing a place in the top four. However, they cannot afford any more…

The Blues have had a dismal start to the campaign and they are currently ninth in the league table. Graham Potter will be expected to guide them to Champions League qualification at the very least and it will be interesting to see if Chelsea can begin the second half of the campaign with a win against the Cherries. On the other hand, Bournemouth…

Manchester United will welcome Burnley amidst an unprecedented ambience as several first-team players are unlikely to be involved. The recently concluded 2022 FIFA World Cup saw a number of Manchester United players featuring pretty deep into the later stages. And they will be required some time off to get back to match fitness. The Red Devils…

After their shock defeat to Saudi Arabia, Argentina are the heavy favourites to bounce-back in a must win game against Mexico on Saturday. Betting sites have priced Messi's men at 8/15 to get their World Cup campaign back on track. Football fans can also look forward to an interesting showdown between France and Denmark in Group D, while Tunisia…

It will be a grudge match on Saturday when longtime European powers Liverpool and Real Madrid square off for the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League title. Liverpool beat Real in the 1981 Champions League final, and Los Blancos returned the favor in 2018. A pair of goalkeeper blunders and a hard tackle that forced star Mohamed Salah off kept Liverpool…

Hello, and welcome to today's Arsenal live blog on Tuesday, October 11. The Gunners are still riding on the high of Sunday's 3-2 win over Liverpool, marking a huge three points with a statement performance. The win took them back to the top of the Premier League, continuing their run of form and setting the pace for those beneath them in the title…

Portugal will be keen to keep their hopes of a UEFA Nations League finals berth alive when they take on the Czech Republic at the Eden Arena on Saturday. Both sides are behind Spain in the Group B standings and will be keen to secure all three points on the night. With Portugal set to welcome Spain at home for their final game of the group stages,…

West Ham United returns to action following the postponement of the full Premier League matchday at the weekend. The Hammers continue their Europa Conference League campaign with a trip to Danish side Silkeborg on Thursday night, knowing the hosts are no pushovers and could prove to be a banana skin if taken lightly. Silkeborg tumbled to the third…

Italian giants Inter Milan have not enjoyed the best of starts to the 2022-23 football season, having lost three of their last five games across all competitions. One of the losses was an abject 2-0 loss to German champions Bayern Munich in their UEFA Champions League opener, where the Italians were given a footballing lesson. Drawn into the group…