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WSL 2022/23 season preview: heat is on Chelsea’s title challengers Man City and Arsenal, Leicester in for relegation fight, and star signings set to shine

September 8, 2022

With the distraction of pursuing a long-awaited Champions League trophy for Emma Hayes seemingly the only hope of toppling Chelsea’s league dominance, there may be hope [...]

Shocking decisions are VAR too costly for clubs like West Ham and Newcastle

September 6, 2022

Video Assistant Referee howlers and protracted checks are not just robbing clubs of vital points but supporters of pure enjoyment, writes our columnist Laura Lawrence. It’s [...]

Champions League Group H preview: lowdown on teams, must-see game, dangerman and predictions

September 5, 2022

PSG will ease to the last 16 ahead of Juve, while Maccabi Haifa are hoping to find their shooting boots against third-place rivals Benfica, writes Um-E-Aymen Babar. PSG The [...]

Champions League Group G preview: lowdown on teams, must-see game, dangerman and predictions

September 4, 2022

Unstoppable Erling Haaland will immediately come back to haunt Dortmund by firing Man City to the last 16 as group leaders ahead of his old club in second place, while [...]

Champions League Group F preview: lowdown on teams, must-see game, dangerman and predictions

September 3, 2022

Real Madrid will qualify comfortably for the last 16 ahead of Leipzig in second, but not before facing a tricky opener on Tuesday against in-form Celtic who can resign [...]

Champions League Group E preview: lowdown on teams, must-see game, dangerman and predictions

September 2, 2022

Big guns Chelsea and AC Milan will progress to the last 16, but they can’t afford to underestimate Salzburg and Dinamo Zagreb, writes Rachel Roberts. AC Milan [...]

Champions League Group D preview: lowdown on teams, must-see game, dangerman and predictions

September 1, 2022

With a relatively simple route out of the group, Tottenham will break the UCL Conte curse and finish top – but the closely matched forces of Eintracht Frankfurt, Sporting [...]

Champions League Group C preview and predictions: Lewandowski baying for blood, Inter live up to their name, and a Plzen surprise…

August 31, 2022

Ruby Malone reveals five things you should know about rivals Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Viktoria Plzen before they begin battling it out next week for a place [...]

Champions League Group B preview: lowdown on teams, must-see game, dangerman and predictions

August 30, 2022

There will be intriguing battles between Atletico Madrid and Porto for top spot, and Bayer Leverkusen and Club Brugge for third, writes Um-E-Aymen Babar. Atletico [...]

Choose your fighter: tough-tackling Brennan Johnson or showboating Richarlison? Let’s enjoy both…

August 30, 2022

The recent controversy after Tottenham’s 2-0 win over Forest on Sunday proves one thing: that you can relish both a skilful, flair player’s arrogance and an [...]