August 2015

Ref Review: Mark Clattenburg gets Chelsea red card spot-on but Manchester United will be disappointed with Craig Pawson and his assistants

August 25, 2015

Tom Bennett looks at the performances of the Premier League referees this weekend, as Craig Pawson goes in Wayne Rooney’s bad books and Mark Clattenburg correctly shows [...]

Five Things We Learned: Manchester United need attacking reinforcements and Jack Butland to be future England No1

August 24, 2015

Jen Offord takes a look at the talking points in this weekend’s Premier League action . . . United short of strikers Three games into the new season, and despite collecting [...]

La Liga Review: Season of surprises for title contenders Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico

August 24, 2015

Just two weeks ago football experts were tipping Barcelona for another domestic clean sweep and a decent crack at becoming the first team in the modern era to retain the [...]

Team of the Week: Chelsea new boy steals the show, Manchester City stars continue to shine and Bournemouth attackers fire

August 24, 2015

Bournemouth’s hat-trick hero Callum Wilson stole the show this weekend, but there were a number of other impressive performers amongst the less-fancied Premier League sides [...]

Women’s Champions League: Liverpool boss Beard fears fixture pile-up

August 21, 2015

Although we are nearing the business end of the 2015 Women’s Super League season, the excitement was cranked up a notch in Nyon on Wednesday when both champions Liverpool [...]

The Offside Rule (We Get It!) Podcast 2: Manchester City & Arsenal stars tipped for success, plus weirdest places to watch a game

August 21, 2015

Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are joined by podcast regular Mina Rzouki on episode 2 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) of 2015-16. We’re not finished making our early [...]

Premier League Predictions: Chelsea to respond, Manchester United to be convincing and Arsenal to down Liverpool

August 21, 2015

Mark’s top five tips suggest he isn’t anticipating any big shocks in the top flight this weekend. This week he goes head-to-head with Laura Bassett, but does the England [...]

Founding fathers, mothers and schoolboys: A look at the quirkiest beginnings in the Premier League

August 20, 2015

Most football fans know the year their teams were founded, and majority of us have seen sepia-toned pictures of our sides’ first ever side, all grimly Victorian and [...]

Betting Tips: Manchester United to hit the goals, Leicester and Swansea City to continue good form, and Rangers to keep firing

August 20, 2015

Last week was a good effort, with three of our five tips coming in! This week, there are a few tempting bets given the early season form of some sides, but we’re avoiding [...]

Bundesliga Review: Dortmund are back, but Bayern are still the team to beat

August 19, 2015

One of The Offside Rule’s resident Bundesliga experts, Susie Schaaf, gives her thoughts on an opening weekend that saw Dortmund rediscover their spark and [...]