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Tier 1: The Favorites The Atlas Lions Hosts Morocco are about as big of a favorite as you can be in as unpredictable a tournament as AFCON. Knocked out in the Round of 16 in 2023 to eventual semifinalists South Africa, Morocco had a very successful group stage before landing an unlucky draw in the second stage. They drew against DR Congo but defeated both Zambia and Tanzania. Placed in Group F, they were forced to face the second placed team in Group E instead of a team fini

The UEFA knockout stage draws have just been made, so let’s take a deeper dive into the Champions League, paths and pick out the biggest storylines from each side, along with an overall trend. The Champions League playoff round produced utter chaos, but most of the top clubs still remain with only a few favorites out of the competition. Now, without further ado, here are the two biggest talking points from the draw, one for each side, and the trend behind one of the biggest d

While many are focusing on the top of the Premier League at the moment, where Liverpool lead, Chelsea and Arsenal trail, and seven points separate a tight table between fifth and fourteenth, the relegation battle has ended up looking just as intriguing. While Southampton have almost certainly been vanquished with only six points from 18 matches, five points separate 19th-place Ipswich from 15th-place Everton. However, the bottom three are Leicester City, Ipswich Town, and Sou

A month ago, anyone watching the Premier League that is not an Arsenal fan thought it would be a two-horse race between Manchester City and Liverpool for the title. They had just lost to Bournemouth and Newcastle away between a draw at the Emirates with Liverpool.  But now everyone wonders if the title is decided only a day into December, six months before Matchday 38 and the end of the season. Manchester City have lost four consecutive Premier League matches for the first ti

Now that domestic football and other club football competitions are back in swing, let’s break down the November international break, which held some surprises and left us with some things to think about heading into 2025.  Africa: Would you believe me if I told you in February that Ghana, Cape Verde, and Libya would finish bottom of their AFCON qualification groups and that Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and The Gambia would also miss out? The AFCON qualifications were crazy, with s

While the world shifts from club football to world cup and continental cup qualifiers during the international break, big news is being ignored in European club football. Lyon are in serious trouble and may even be relegated to Ligue 2 in the French Football System.  Almost eleven months ago, Lyon were in danger of being relegated to Ligue 2. They sat bottom of Ligue 1 at 10 points in 15 matches, a whopping 26 points behind leaders PSG. Many people thought Lyon was a done de