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Real Madrid have the opportunity on Saturday to overtake rivals Barcelona at the top of Spain's La Liga, as both teams get set to play the 16th match of their 38-game league season. Each of the Spanish giants are on the road, but it's Madrid with the more favourable matchup on paper at seventh-place Villarreal, while Barcelona travel on Sunday to…

Napoli donned an incredible Christmas shirt including a huge Rudolph as they locked antlers with Villarreal for a friendly. And in keeping with the seasonal twist on their iconic blue top, the Serie A leaders handed over three gifts to the Spaniards. Villarreal won the warm-up match 3-2 ahead of the Xmas return of the domestic season following…

World Cup Qatar 2022: Qatar v Senegal betting preview. The host Nation needs an excellent result to keep their knockout qualification alive against Senegal at the Al Thumama Stadium. Join us as we assess both teams and highlight the players to watch. We also make predictions in the popular Over / Under goals market and our prediction of the final…

So it begins, with Group A poised to set a lively tone for the 2022 World Cup. On paper, this group looks like smooth sailing for Louis van Gaal's slick Netherlands team, who are unbeaten in the 15 games since he took the reins for a third spell in charge. Expectations are high after recent form and a favorable draw. Each of the four teams in Group…

The World Cup gets underway with Qatar and Ecuador facing off in Group A action. While the Netherlands are rightful favorites, our Group A betting preview makes the case for a La Tri surprise after an injury to a star elsewhere. So it begins, with Group A poised to set a lively tone for the 2022 World Cup. On paper, this group looks like smooth…

The 2022 FIFA World Cup will kick off in a little over a week and it's time we assessed the teams and gauged their chances at the tournament. The World Cup is the biggest sporting spectacle in the world of football and it has always delivered a copious amount of thrills throughout its existence. Every World Cup has one or more surprise contenders…

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…

Villarreal host Hapoel Be'er Sheva at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Thursday for a clash in the Europa Conference League, looking to make it five wins in a row. The Yellow Submarines have won all four of their games in Group C of the competition thus far and secured their place in the round of 16. With 12 points in the bag from four games, they are…

Almeria will entertain Celta Vigo at Estadio Mediterráneo in La Liga action on Saturday. The hosts failed to build on their 3-2 home win against Girona last Thursday and fell to a 2-1 away loss to Villarreal last Sunday. Gonzalo Melero gave Almeria an early lead against Villarreal but the Valencian team scored twice in the second half to secure a…

Heading into the first international break of the season, Villarreal find themselves sixth in La Liga, with three wins and just one loss in the opening six matches, while they are also top of their group with a 100% record in the Europa Conference League.. The previous two league games, a 1-1 draw at home to Sevilla after a 1-0 loss away to Real…