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AnalysisGameweek 4 puts Frankfurt’s perfect record under pressure, sends leaders Crystal Palace into a London derby with struggling Tottenham and delivers direct battles near the bottom. Laura Martinez breaks down the shapes, selection problems and scheduling edges behind the weekend’s key fixtures.
Match reportsA first-minute strike lit the fuse before Manchester Blue and Madrid White traded pressure, tactical switches and late chances. This clock-by-clock replay holds the final score until its closing line.
AnalysisSeason 4's Gameweek 2 lands on Wednesday, with Feyenoord-Ajax and Dortmund-Bayern pitting perfect starters against each other. Porto visit Lisboa, while early leaders and bottom-three sides face revealing tactical tests across the global card.
AnalysisWest Ham lead a five-team breakaway after none of last season’s top four won their opening match. Gameweek 2 pairs Fulham with Bournemouth, Leeds with Aston Villa and Manchester Red with the leaders in an early test of which results were genuine form rather than opening-day noise.
Match reportsLeverkusen’s man-of-the-match centre-forward scored four before half-time as an attacking 4-1-2-2-1 overwhelmed Oswestry’s auto-picked 4-3-3 in an 11-1 rout. Jeremie Frimpong struck twice and Santiago Sosa contributed a goal and two assists.
Match reportsPhilip Foden scored twice, but Bart Verbruggen’s 11 saves secured Madrid White a 2-2 draw despite Manchester Blue’s 68 per cent possession and 13 shots on target. The result leaves Blue second and Madrid third after the opening round.
AnalysisA pan-European preview of Gameweek 1. Europe's top flights all kick off on Saturday 18 July, and the draw is brutal: England opens with champions London Red hosting runners-up Manchester Blue, Spain with a 1-vs-2 Madrid derby, plus a Spurs–Chelsea London derby and a promoted-vs-promoted survival scr
AnalysisWith Season 4 still in pre-season and every England Division 1 club on zero points, defending champions London Red carry the league's strongest squad — but Manchester Blue's elite spine, a stirring Manchester Red and the bulging war chests at Tottenham and Brighton mean the title race is anything bu
Match reportsO Nice venceu o Lens por 1-0 na final da Taça FRA da Season 3, com o golo de bola corrida de Sofiane Diop aos 71 minutos a decidir a partida, depois de o guarda-redes do Lens, Brice Samba, ter feito sete defesas. Terceiro na Ligue 1, o Nice de Iyke junta a taça ao seu palmarés; o Lens, 11.º classificado, desperdiçou a vantagem de jogar em casa e um banco de suplentes não utilizado.
Match reportsO Hamburg, do escalão principal, venceu o Halle, da terceira divisão, por 2-0 na final da Taça DEU da Season 3. Um penálti de Yves Bissouma ao terceiro minuto e um segundo golo ao sexto minuto sentenciaram a eliminatória antes que a equipa da casa — que chegou à final vinda do terceiro escalão e a organizou perante uma assistência quase esgotada de 15,040 — pudesse responder, apesar dos 53% de posse de bola.
Match reportsA Lazio venceu o anfitrião Torino White por 0-1 na final da ITA Cup da Season 3, com Mattia Zaccagni a marcar aos 16 minutos e o guarda-redes Ivan Provedel a fazer dez defesas para ser o Homem do Jogo, num duelo em que os visitados dominaram mas nunca marcaram. A vitória completou uma campanha na taça com sete jogos seguidos sem sofrer golos e 26 golos marcados.
Match reportsO Madrid White venceu o Bilbao por 0-3 na final da ESP Cup da Season 3, com três golos na primeira parte (8', 21', 35') a selarem a dobradinha interna para o campeão nacional Gevenito. O Bilbao, 12.º na tabela mas anfitrião da grande noite, só se salvou de uma goleada graças às 10 defesas do seu guarda-redes.
