Friday, August 29, 2008

England: Premier League Weekend Preview & Predictions


Saturday:

Bolton vs. West Brom
Everton vs. Portsmouth
Hull
City vs. Wigan
Middlesbrough
vs. Stoke
West Ham vs. Blackburn
Arsenal vs. Newcastle

Sunday:
Chelsea vs. Tottenham
Sunderland vs. Man City
Aston Villa vs. Liverpool


Graham Lister:

With defending champions Manchester United otherwise engaged on Uefa Super Cup duty on Friday night, it’s a case of while the cat’s away in the Barclays Premier League this weekend.

Lawro's Predictions

Nick Webster's Predictions

Sid Lowe in Spain



Signing after signing has eluded Madrid this summer and with rivals threatening to get their act together, expect a much closer title race.


Calderón feels the heat after summer of market failure



Spain: La Liga Weekend Preview: Matchday 1


¡Que bueno!


La Liga finally begins tomorrow!! Here's a preview.

Saturday
Espanyol - Valladolid
Valencia - Mallorca

Sunday

Athletic Bilbao - Almeria
Atletico Madrid - Malaga
Betis - Recreativo
Sporting - Getafe
Racing - Sevilla
Numancia - Barcelona
Osasuna - Villarreal
Deportivo La Coruña- Real Madrid

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Uefa Super Cup Previews: Manchester United - Zenit St Petersburg



What: UEFA Super Cup
Who: Manchester United vs Zenit St Petersburg
When: Friday, 29 August, 2008, kick off 19:45 (BST)
Where: Stade Louis II, Monaco

Preview

Jonathan Wilson on Zenit's chances

Germany: Bundesliga Weekend Preview: Round 3

Following last weeks events, Round 3 of the Bundesliga is upon us with the pressure already mounting on a number of teams. Bayern Munich still await their first win, while Mönchengladbach seek their first points. Surprise package Hoffenheim sit on top of the table. Can it last? Goal.com previews all the weekend action.

Friday
Karlsruhe – 1.FC Köln

Saturday
Schalke – Bochum
Wolfsburg – Eintracht Frankfurt
Bayer Leverkusen – 1899 Hoffenheim
Energie Cottbus – Borussia Dortmund
Arminia Bielefeld – Hamburg
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Werder Bremen

Sunday
Bayern Munich – Hertha Berlin
VfB Stuttgart – Hannover

Italy: Serie A Weekend Preview: Round 1


The new Italian season is finally upon us, and Goal.com looks ahead to all the Serie A action in the opening round of the calendar...

Playing on Saturday
Udinese v Palermo
Sampdoria v Inter Milan

Playing on Sunday
AC Milan v Bologna
AS Roma v Napoli
Atalanta Bergamo v Siena
Cagliari v Lazio
Catania v Genoa
Chievo Verona v Reggina
Torino v Lecce
Fiorentina v Juventus

Roberto Gotta in Italy




The football fan always has to endure a hard time between the last competitive kick in June and the first meaningful matches deep into August, and in some countries it is worse than others.


Getting Back to Business

A Non-Italian's Serie A Preview 2008/09




Bobby McMahon:

Serie A kicks off this weekend and here is a quick preview of what might be in store with the dreaded prediction at the end.

Bradley names U.S. roster to face Cuba and T&T




The U.S. kicks off at 8 p.m. ET against Cuba at Estado Pedro Marrero in Havana, and the match will be shown live on ESPN Classic. Toyota Park will host its first ever World Cup qualifier when the U.S. takes on T&T on Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. ET, and the match will be shown live on ESPN2.


Article + Roster

Thursday, August 28, 2008

2008 - 2009 Champions League: The Groups

A: Chelsea, Roma, Bordeaux, Cluj
B: Internazionale Milan, Werder Bremen, Panathinaikos, Anorthosis

C: Barcelona, Sporting Lisbon, Basel, Shakhtar Donetsk

D: Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven,
Marseille, Atletico Madrid
E: Manchester United, Villarreal, Celtic, Aalborg
F: Lyon, Bayern Munich, Steaua Bucharest, Fiorentina

G: Arsenal, Porto, Fenerbahce, Dynamo Kiev

H: Real Madrid, Juventus, Zenit St. Petersburg, Borisov Automobile and
Tractor Electrical Equipment

Serie A Season Previews: Lazio & Roma



With an exciting new edition of Serie A now upon us, Goal.com looks at how each of the 20 clubs are shaping up.


In this article, they feature Lazio


In this article, they feature Roma

Rijkaard Made Me Play When I Was Unfit - Henry




Thierry Henry has revealed that Frank Rijkaard made him play for Barcelona even when he was not fit, but is now ready to show what he is really capable of of.

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Bradley Dreams of England Move






Heerenveen and US international midfielder Michael Bradley has spoken out about his desire to one day play in the English Premier League, with Middlesbrough looking ready to pounce.

La Liga Season Preview: Villarreal




The Yellow Submarines may never have anticipated a season in their history as much as the one ahead. After the exploits of their fantastic second place finish last term, there is genuine optimism surrounding the club that may now have the capacity to mount a serious title challenge to dethrone Real Madrid.

England: News




Manchester City re-sign Wright-Phillips

Fowler refuses week-by-week contract from Rovers

Gerrard goes under the knife to fix his groin

Lee Young-Pyo leaves Tottenham for Dortmund

Champions League: Group Stage Set



Liverpool advance in extra time, Arsenal cruise, Fiorentina advance and a team from Cyprus makes history...
Round-Up



A night of frustration for Liverpool finally saw the Reds secure Champions League qualification. With only minutes separating the sides from penalties, Dirk Kuyt stole the win for the Reds.

Chelsea Begin Selling Robinho Shirts



As if to confirm that Robinho's transfer from Real Madrid to Chelsea truly is going ahead, the Chelsea Online Megastore has already begun taking orders for replica kits with the player's name on the back...

England: Carling Cup Wednesday Round-Up






After a thrilling Tuesday, there were no further Carling Cup second round upsets tonight. In some tasty-looking ties, Blackburn Rovers thrashed Grimsby, Fulham beat Leicester and Sunderland edged Nottingham Forest...