The Belgium Jupiler Pro League is in the second half of the campaign and on Wednesday night, several of the division’s top teams will take to the pitch. Union St Gilloise are just seven points off first-place Genk. Meanwhile, former first-place team, Royal Antwerp will hope to stop their poor run of form.
Deportivo Alavés of the Segunda Division will meet with Sevilla of La Liga in the Copa del Rey this Tuesday evening with the two sides actually only separated by a handful of places in the Spanish football pyramid after a terrible campaign for the La Liga outfit.
Napoli are nine points clear of second-place AC Milan in Serie A. On Tuesday night, Napoli will host Cremonese at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in the Coppa Italia. The winner of the round of 16 match will face off with Roma in the quarterfinals on February 1.
Following a 2-2 draw at Anfield earlier this month, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool will play their FA Cup third round replay at Molineux on Tuesday night.
At the time of writing, teams are contesting the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup in Iraq. Also known as Khaleeji Zain 25 because of sponsorship, the tournament is for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation.
Two of the Premier League’s surprise packages this season will meet at St James’ Park on Sunday afternoon as Newcastle United look to further stamp their marker down on the Champions League spots when they play hosts to Fulham.
Real Madrid and Barcelona will meet in the Supercopa de Espana Final on Sunday, January 15, as the teams play a “super” El Clasico. The archrivals will play for the first piece of silverware up for grabs to Spanish top-flight teams.
Atletico Madrid are in desperate need to return to the win column in order to get back into the Champions League spots with the club heading on the road to meet with Almeria at the Municipal Stadium of the Mediterranean Games.
Two sides trying to get into Europe for next season will meet in La Liga this weekend as Real Sociedad welcomes Athletic Club to the Reale Arena on Saturday night with both teams separated by four places in the league table.
The Premier League is back after a week off for FA Cup action as Brentford and Bournemouth head into this game having lost their FA Cup ties on home soil with the Bees now sit 10 points above the Cherries in what is turning out to be a fantastic season for the London side.
Casa Pia will aim to continue their dream Liga do Portugal season on Monday night against Estoril Praia. The club is a legendary side in Portuguese football but only returned to the Primeira after promotion from Liga 2 last season.
Lazio will be desperate to get a win in Serie A against Sassuolo this weekend at the Mapei Stadium with the Rome outfit now down in fifth after two winless games in the competition since to now all but ruin their chances of a league title.
Atlanta are unbeaten in their last six games in all competitions against Salernitana ahead of the teams’ Serie A match on Sunday evening. La Dea picked up four points from Salernitana last season in Serie A with a 1-0 away win and 1-1 home draw.
When Graham Potter was announced as Chelsea manager back in September, much was made of the appointment. Four months later, the former Brighton boss is battling to save his job.
We have three fixtures to look forward to in the English Premier League on the 15th of January, including the meeting between Chelsea and Crystal Palace.