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It's barely two months before the 2019/20 football season commences across Europe's major leagues and fans are already getting excited about what the season may hold. The Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, French Ligue, Bundesliga, and the Eredivisie will surely provide excitement for football followers around the world and we are all looking forward to this. However, ahead of the new season, these are some of the questions on the lips of fans and we've taken note of some of them which we'll discuss here. 1. Could this be the season that Juventus lose the Serie A title? This question is arguably becoming stale but nevertheless, it has to be asked. This is due to the fact that there will be a few changes in the faces at the dugouts of almost all the Serie A's elite clubs. Maurizio...

Manchester City under Pep Guardiola have become the major force in the Premier League, although they're yet to translate their dominance to the European scene. Nevertheless, they've been decent on all fronts. The Citizens defended retained the Premier League title last season and also won all the domestic titles that were up for contention while the likes of Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Man United, and Tottenham Hotspur could only watch on. Fast forward to this summer, and the Citizens are still going strong and not resting on their laurels. The Etihad outfit might have the UCL title as their priority next season. This is because it's the major trophy that has eluded Pep Guardiola in his time at Manchester City. Regardless, they definitely won't be average on the domestic scene...

The 2019/20 Premier League fixtures have been released and there are some games that will set off the fireworks on Match Day 1. The most notable of these is the clash at Old Trafford where Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United welcome Chelsea. Whose Chelsea exactly? Maurizio Sarri? Frank Lampard? Rafa Benitez? Erik Ten Hag? We wait to see. LIVERPOOL VS NORWICH The 2018/19 Premier League runners-up, Liverpool will be kicking off the season with a game against newly-promoted Norwich City on Friday, August 9, 2019. It must be recalled that Norwich are a side that the Reds love to maul. Former player, Luis Suarez can attest to this. Jurgen Klopp's men won the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League and came very close to the Premier League title, albeit the strong resistance from Manchest...

The Premier League dominated Europe on all fronts in the 2018/19 football season, setting a record in the process. Europe's major elite club competitions had 4 all finalists emerge from English Premier League in the 2018/19 season. The UEFA Champions League saw Liverpool and Tottenham fighting for the holy grail of European club football while the Europa League final saw Chelsea and Arsenal fight for the honors. Very few fans would have thought of this when the season commenced seeing how their rivals in other leagues had invested heavily with eyes on the European honors. Regardless, the English boys were determined to prove a point in Europe and achieved it in record fashion. It remains to be seen if such a feat will ever be repeated in the two major European football club compet...

The UEFA Champions League returns with the undiluted action of the round of 16 stages in February as all teams now know the foe they'll have to beat to get to the last 8 of the competition. The UCL round of 16 draws brought further league competition for the Premier League sides. It can be recalled that the likes of Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, and Manchester United had to come up against Serie A sides who stood on their paths to qualification in one way or the other in the group stages of the UCL. Well, the UCL round of 16 stage is perfectly set for a rivalry between the Premier League and the Bundesliga as three clubs each, from the two leagues will have to battle each other come February and March 2019 for a place in the quarter-finals of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League. REA...

The UEFA Champions League returns tonight for the first set of games of the last match day and it's all set to be action-packed. Some teams have their destinies in their hands while others will have to rely on other results to favor their quest to make it to the UCL round of 16 stage. The likes of Inter Milan, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Napoli, and PSG will definitely steal the spotlight for Tuesday's fixtures as they are so near and yet so far with regards to qualification to the next stage. It's effectively a battle between the Premier League and the Serie A on which league's sides seal a place to the next stage tonight. The Premier Leagues sides such as Liverpool and Tottenham have to win tonight to stand a chance of making it to the next stage. Liverpool welcome Carlo Ancelott...

The Premier League served up its share of entertainment after the international break last weekend with the London derby that saw Chelsea's unbeaten run and perfect start under Maurizio Sarri come to an end at the hands of Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham Hotspur. Another weekend beckons and we have another cracker on our hands with the feisty North London derby coming up between Arsenal and Tottenham at the Emirates while Chelsea will welcome Fulham to Stamford Bridge. The Blues will be welcoming former boss Claudio Ranieri to Stamford Bridge in a game where they'll be looking to return to winning ways after the loss to Spurs. This is a derby game and the last 3 derbies between the two sides at Stamford Bridge have ended in draws. Therefore, the Blues will be wary of any threat th...

The Premier League returned after the international break and it came with its own share of heartbreaks. Maurizio Sarri and his men lost their unbeaten run against London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley on Sunday, as they failed to provide answers to some forays made by Mauricio Pochettino's men in the course of the game. Tottenham have displayed an ability to bring the Blues back to earth in recent times, and it would have been a surprise if the Stamford Bridge outfit emerged unscathed from the high profile derby. The Blues also suffered a blow in their title aspirations as they fell behind on points to the likes of league leaders Manchester City and Liverpool. The league leaders, who pummeled West Ham 4 nil at the London Stadium in a reunion with former manager Manuel Pe...

The Premier League returns this weekend after the international break and we're looking forward to fireworks in some of the games this weekend. There is a possibility of major upsets in some of the games and all sides will appear rejuvenated after the players have had breaks from club exertions and could return with a new lease of life. TOTTENHAM VS CHELSEA - LONDON DERBY TO TEST CHELSEA'S UNBEATEN RUN Maurizio Sarri and his men will play against Tottenham Hotspur being led by Mauricio Pochettino. All eyes will be on the two forwards for the sides to assess their contributions in the course of the game. Harry Kane will undoubtedly lead the line for Spurs while Alvaro Morata is expected to start for Chelsea. We'll see who'll be key men for their sides. Eden Hazard who appe...