Football is a beautiful sport, not just because of its sophisticated gameplay, grand-scale stories, and talented athletes, but also because it brings people together. Fans unite with their team, either when they win or lose, which is why connecting with fans is a great way to make friends. While making friends in person feels easy, […]
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Online betting has become more visible and accessible over the years, which means more people are encountering unfamiliar terms and offers. One of the most common — and often misunderstood — is free bets. At first glance, the phrase sounds simple and appealing, but the reality behind free bets is more nuanced. To use them […]
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It is certainly cold and flu season right now, as you have several nasty bugs currently going around. One of them hit Everton winger Jack Grealish, and it was bad enough to force him to miss the goalless draw witn Burnley yesterday. He’s a doubt for the next match, a Tuesday night clash at Nottingham […]
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Chelsea FC were, at one point, very much in the Premier League title race, as just last month they were sitting second in the table. However, the Blues have since slumped, winning just one of their last six in the league, and now find themselves fifth. Their next opponent, AFC Bournemouth, were once in strong […]
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Chelsea FC were, at one point, very much in the Premier League title race, as just last month they were sitting second in the table. However, the Blues have since slumped, winning just one of their last six in the league, and now find themselves fifth. Their next opponent, AFC Bournemouth, were once in strong […]
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Heading in to the massive match at Arsenal on Tuesday night, Aston Villa have won 11 in a row across all competitions. In the league itself, they have won 12 out of the past 13. If they win on Tuesday, they’ll pull level on points with the table topping Gunners. Wow! What a cazy three […]
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Talk about a crunch clash! When Arsenal FC hosts Aston Villa on Tuesday, it’s first place versus third, with just three points separating the two teams. This is massive, to say the least, so let’s run down the team news for this one, starting with Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber. Neither one will be available […]
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When Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim did his press conference on Christmas Eve, he ruled Kobbie Mainoo and Bruno Fernandes out of the Boxing Day clash with Newcastle United. Amorim’s side would go on to win, 1-0, yesterday. Of the two injured midfielders, it appears that Mainoo will be the one returning sooner. Festive Fixtures […]
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Manchester United got a really nice win at home over Newcastle United yesterday, but the game, unfortunately, also brought them a new injury concern, in midfieder Mason Mount. “He felt something at half-time,” United manager Ruben Amorim said of the unspecified/undisclosed injury to Mason Mount. Festive Fixtures FYIs Manchester United vs Wolves Kickoff: Tue Dec. […]
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It might indeed be a Happy New Year for Newcastle United and their supporters. That’s because they will be getting a lot of players back from injury, around the time when 2025 changes to 2026. And perhaps having more players available for selection will lead to improved form. Maybe Emil Krafth (knee) and Kieran Trippier […]
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Anthony Elanga missed out on the opportunity to face one of his former teams on Boxing Day. The Newcastle United forward was left out of the squad that lost at Manchester United yesterday 1-0. After the defeat, Newcastle boss Eddie Howe explained why: “He just took a knock against Chelsea. We don’t think it’s too […]
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Tuesday saw Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank provide an update on the injury status of two players- Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke. Neither one will return for the Sunday clash at Crystal Palace, but Frank gave the media the following quote in regards to their status: “Same as I said before. Both of them, I […]
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There is only one match on Boxing Day this year, but tomorrow brings a ton of Premier League action. For whatever reason, almost all of the games are on Saturday this weekend, not Sunday. And although Friday is a holiday too, Newcastle United at Manchester United is the only match scheduled for that day. The […]
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Here comes Manchester City everyone! Even with Rodri, their most important player, out injured, they are still on a win streak. Actually, City are missing several key players, in addition to Rodri, and yet they’re on a hot streak nonetheless. Up next is a trip to the City Ground, to take on Nottingham Forest, in […]
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There is only one match on Boxing Day this year, but tomorrow brings a ton of Premier League action. For whatever reason, almost all of the games are on Saturday this weekend, not Sunday. And although Friday is a holiday too, Newcastle United at Manchester United is the only match scheduled for that day. The […]
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There is one more Northwestern football game left to play this season- the GameAbove Sports Bowl against Central Michigan. It’s the second year of this specific branding for the Detroit bowl game, which began its life at the Motor City Bowl in 1997. It was renamed the Pizza Bowl for 2009-2013 (they shoud have kept […]
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Chelsea FC are getting a nice double fitness boost ahead of the big clash with Aston Villa on Saturday. On Christmas Eve, Blues manager Enzo Maresca declared that both Liam Delap and Estevao are fully fit and ready to feature. “Estevao is back, and he is available for Saturday… and also Liam Delap,” Maresca said […]
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The next edition of the Notre Dame vs USC rivalry will be upon us this weekend, and with it, we have to ask a very burning question. That question being- what bowl game are these two teams playing in the classic Christmas film ” Die Hard ?” Genuinely desirable bowl games, you know, the REAL […]
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Merry Christmas, Season’s Greetings and Happy Holidays Liverpool supporters. Heading into the weekend clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Liverpool FC have a ton of selection issues. We have so many players to cover that we’re gonna actualluy need two Team News for it all. Here in part two, we cover Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz and Conor […]
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Heading into the festive fixture versus Wolves, Liverpool FC are in full on selection crisis mode. So much so that we need to do not one, but two Team News articles for this week. Here in part one, we’ll cover Alex Isak, Wataru Endo and Joe Gomez. In part two, we’ll go over Cody Gakpo, […]
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Merry Christmas Gooners! Arsenal FC are top of the table in both the Premier League and the Champions League right now. So indeed Season’s Greetings to Arsenal and their supporters, as the 2025-26 campaign has been very good to them so far. Will the holidays continue to be merry and bright when Arsenal hosts Brighton […]
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Arsenal have picked up a couple new injuries during this festive period. The EFL Cup quarterfinal extra time win over Crystal Palace came with a price, as forward Gabriel Martinelli had to be subbed off, with an unspecified injury. It is a knock of some sort, and he’s a 50/50 proposition for Saturday against Brighton […]
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It started as a novel concept, about a decade and a half ago. Is Die Hard, a movie released in the summer of 1988, often designated as an action film first, also a Christmas movie at the same time? With way more violence and cursing than a typical Christmas movie, can we call this film […]
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The tradition continues! Today we take on the yuletide cinema classic from 1991, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” It’s a film set in Chicagoland over the course of about two weeks in December. At previous Christmas times we vivisected the Christmas Eve bowl game being played by USC and Notre Dame in “Die Hard.” and looked […]
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People are really trying to make fetch happen by designating Mean Girls as Christmas movie. The 2004 comedy, set in the Chicago’s north suburbs (the high school depicted is a thinly veiled, fictionalized New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL) is indeed a timeless classic. It inspired a sequel, a Broadway play, a plethora of […]
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