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Follow the action from tonight’s UEFA Champions League last-16 second-leg match in Spain on our Barcelona vs Napoli stats page.Barc...

Follow the action from tonight’s UEFA Champions League last-16 second-leg match at the Emirates Stadium on our Arsenal vs Porto stats page....

Stat, Viz, Quiz is the weekly Opta Analyst football newsletter. Our latest edition includes numbers on Liverpool vs Manchester City, Harry...

When Jayden Daniels won the 88th Heisman Trophy in the history of the sport (89 if you include Reggie Bush’s vacated award in 2005), he cem...

A last-eight spot in the UEFA Champions League awaits for one team at Signal Iduna Park. We look ahead to the tie with our Dortmund vs PSV...

Goals are coming from everywhere for Arsenal at the moment, and Ben White is contributing in the final third in part thanks to a small twea...

Last season’s UEFA Champions League runners-up have a slender lead to protect in Spain – will they reach the last eight? We look ahead to W...

The Pittsburgh Steelers made a rare NFL roster move this week.General manager Omar Khan signed the team’s presumptive starting quarterb...

Every college basketball team sets out to be a part of March Madness, and if the goal is fulfilled, a funny thing usually happens no matter...

After a vital matchday of Championship action at both ends of the table, we give an update on the Opta supercomputer’s projections for auto...

The Premier League title race is really capturing the imagination of neutrals, but the race for Champions League qualification is beginning...

The penultimate round of this year’s Guinness Men’s Six Nations provided some shock results, with Italy upsetting the Scots in Rome bef...

After a 1-1 draw in the first leg, we’re set up for an exciting encounter at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium. We look ahead to the clash...

Arsenal face a tough task to keep their UEFA Champions League hopes alive after a first-leg defeat in Portugal. Can they reach the last eig...

It’s the biggest game on the season so far in the Premier League title race as Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola face off, perhaps for the fin...

Find pre-match, post-match and live Aston Villa vs Tottenham stats from Opta on this page. Aston Villa vs Tottenham Stats Centre...

Villa Park plays host to a huge Premier League clash on Sunday between two Champions League hopefuls. We look ahead to the game with our As...

Mikel Arteta’s men could go top of the Premier League – at least until Sunday – with a home win. Follow along with all the live Arsenal vs...

Can the Blues ease the pressure on Mauricio Pochettino? We look ahead to Monday’s Premier League action with our Chelsea vs Newcastle predi...

The Premier League weekend kicks off at Old Trafford as Erik ten Hag’s men hope to give their Champions League hopes a boost. Follow along...

In honor of perhaps the most undervalued play in hoops, we’re diving into the record books to recognize those with the most blocks in an NC...

Unai Emery has overseen a huge improvement in Ollie Watkins’ output since arriving at Aston Villa. So, what’s changed?Unai Emery’s...

This weekend could see Arsenal move back to the top of the Premier League table, but it might only be for one night ahead of Sunday’s massi...

The gap between the best and the worst teams in the Premier League is bigger than ever before. We examine why, and wonder where the top fli...

Sunday’s game between Liverpool and Manchester City is likely to be the last time Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola face off in a Premier Leag...