Super Bowl winners the Kansas City Chiefs take on a team with significant championship pedigree in the New England Patriots on Sunday.
Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to an impressive victory over reigning MVP Lamar Jackson s Baltimore Ravens last time out, extending their winning streak to a franchise record 12 games across the regular season and playoffs.
In Week 4 they face Bill Belichick s Patriots, giving Mahomes a chance to pit his wits against another MVP-winning quarterback in Cam Newton.
Using Stats Perform data, we break down that matchup and some of the other enticing games coming up.
FEATURE GAME
Patriots at Chiefs – Sunday, 4.25pm (all times Eastern)
In three career games versus New England, including postseason, Ma…
According to a recent report from Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona have no current plans to complete the signing of Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante. The Frenchman has been heavily linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge in recent months, with two of the primary contenders being Juventus and Real Madrid.
Both sides have made strides towards getting him on the books in one way or another, but there hasn’t been any official confirmation as to how far the process has been taken forward. Either way, though, Chelsea fans can breathe a sigh of relief as it appears like Barca aren’t going to be throwing themselves into the mix.
Kante is widely considered to be one of the leading central midfielders in world football, but has had an inconsistent season at Chelsea by …
It has been reported that Manchester United will look to maintain the momentum gained from this season with three major signings.
Manager Erik ten Hag is said to have an illustrious shortlist of priority targets, including numerous forwards.
But the Red Devils will likely want to bolster their midfield ranks to support Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes, Christian Eriksen and Fred.
TOP STORY – MAN UTD TO LAUNCH BUMPER CAMAVINGA BID
Fichajes reports Manchester United are planning a bumper £115million (€130m) offer for Real Madrid s French midfielder Eduardo Camavinga.
The report claims United are major admirers of Camavinga, who has not fully convinced since his move to Santiago Bernabeu in August 2021.
United view the 20-year-old as a major w…
Dejan Kulusevski believes Antonio Conte s coaching style has been critical in his personal improvement at Tottenham after stagnating with Massimiliano Allegri s Juventus.
Kulusevski rose to prominence during the 2019-20 season when on loan at Parma from Atalanta, with his form in the first half of that campaign persuading Juve to spend €35million on him.
Although he played 55 Serie A games for the Bianconeri after linking up with them ahead of the 2020-21 campaign, Kulusevski struggled to find the same prominence and consistency he enjoyed at Parma.
Spurs struck a deal in January to take the Sweden international on loan for 18 months, and the agreement will become permanent for £29.2m (€32.6m) if certain sporting criteria are met.
Kulusevski quickly …
After years of waiting, the FIFA World Cup returns to our screens as the greatest spectacle in sport hits the Middle East this Sunday. The fact that the competition is being held in Qatar isn t exactly sitting well with the majority of fans and pundits out there, but there has still been an attempt from the masses to forget about all of that in favour of what we all know and love the beautiful game.
Eight groups of four teams are set to compete in the final World Cup before the capacity is extended from 32 to 48 in 2026. The expectation is that we ll see a whole lot of unpredictable scorelines, goals and potentially career-changing performances, but in reality, most folks just want Qatar s effort to go off without too many problems.
We can t picture a scenario in which …
Erik ten Hag believes Manchester United can “change the story” of their season once key players return from injury.
This has been a bumpy second campaign in the Old Trafford dugout for the Dutchman, whose side have been eliminated from Europe and seen their Carabao Cup defence ended early.
United’s Premier League title chances are all but over before Christmas and Ten Hag’s side need to build on last weekend’s dogged 0-0 draw at rivals Liverpool when they head to West Ham.
The absentee-hit Red Devils are dealing with several doubts ahead of the Saturday lunchtime clash, but Ten Hag expects their injury problems to ease over the coming weeks.
“Now we have some doubts,” the United manager said.
“We have some illnesses during the week…
Galatasaray have clinched the Turkish Super Lig title with a game to spare in arguably the most satisfying way by beating chief rivals Fenerbahce 3-0 at the Nef Stadium on Sunday evening. The goals that brought this huge victory were the work of two loanees, AS Roma s Nicolo Zaniolo (two) and Paris Saint-Germain s Mauro Icardi.
Okan Buruk deserves new Galatasaray contract
Having replaced the struggling Domenec Torrent in the Galatasaray dugout last summer on a short-term deal, Okan Buruk has certainly shown he has the managerial qualities to do the job on a more permanent basis.
It s never easy, being in charge of Galatasaray. Every man who gets appointed will invariably be compared to the legendary Fatih Terim, the man who has already returned to fish the club out o…
Commentator Peter Drury is joining Sky Sports to cover the Premier League from next season following Martin Tyler’s departure.
Tyler, who had spearheaded Sky’s coverage of the competition since it launched in 1992, is stepping down from his role ahead of the 2023-24 campaign.
After Drury’s arrival was confirmed on Sunday, he said in a statement: “I’m massively excited to be joining Sky’s outstanding roster of commentators.
Experienced commentator Peter Drury will officially join Sky Sports to cover Premier League football from the 2023/24 season!
— Sky Sports (@SkySports)
“To be working on the best games week in week out with a broadcaster that has told the Premier League story since the very beginning feels like the opportunity …
Cristiano Ronaldo helped Juventus to a 3-2 win at Chievo on his Serie A debut but could not score his first competitive goal for the club.
Ronaldo inadvertently knocked Stefano Sorrentino out cold late in Saturday s clash after being denied on several occasions by the goalkeeper.
The Portugal captain s presence in the box assisted Juve in coming from behind to win, but how did his Bianconeri bow match up to his first appearances for Sporting CP, Manchester United and Real Madrid?
We take a look at Ronaldo s other debuts after the superstar s action-packed display against Chievo.
Sporting CP 0-0 Inter August 14, 2002
After coming through the ranks at Sporting, Ronaldo s professional debut came as a second-half substitute in the Champions…
Tottenham chasing history, Ajax eye crucial turnaround in home form – Champions League in Opta numbe
Ajax will look to reach their first UEFA Champions League final for 23 years when they host Tottenham at the Johan Cruijff ArenA on Wednesday.
Erik ten Hag s exciting young side were 1-0 victors in north London last week, with Donny van de Beek s early goal proving enough to see off Mauricio Pochettino s men, who were missing star forwards Harry Kane and Son Heung-min through injury and suspension respectively.
Ajax won the KNVB Beker on Sunday with a 4-0 victory over Willem II and the Eredivisie leaders will be in the hunt for the treble, while Tottenham are looking to end a bad run of form, especially on the road, having lost their last six away from home in the Premier League.
Either Barcelona or Liverpool will be awaiting in the final at the Wanda Metropli…