Earl Reed

On a cold day in Greater Birmingham, UK, Arsenal visited Aston Villa looking to reverse the fortunes of the past week, including a home collapse against Tottenham and a Champions League loss to Sporting Braga. The Villans had only won once in their previous 5 matches, and needed to start finding their form for manager […]

On Saturday night, I launched a themed series that will be called “Spotlight Match Review.” I’m hoping these reports will be discussions of tactics and analysis that will engage our community. I’m not an authority; I’m a football fan who loves the game and wants to gain expertise in match analytics. Comments are encouraged! If […]

The latest renewal of the North London Derby was held at Emirates Stadium between bitter rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. A 17 year drought for Spurs at Arsenal set the stage for an intriguing comeback that saw the race for the League trophy open up even more. For Arsenal, manager Arsene Wenger brought the home […]

One of the announcements that fluttered out during the buildup to the MLS Cup was that the Kansas City Wizards would christen their new stadium with a new brand name for their franchise. The name they picked? Sporting Kansas City. “Our mission is to connect Kansas City to the premier professional sports experiences in the […]

A friendly match in Cape Town brought together the recent hosts of the FIFA World Cup, South Africa, and the United States, a team still looking to take the next step in international competition. On this day, the Americans brought a team filled with youth and inexperience, and in the end, it was that youth […]

Saturday’s match that sent West Bromwich Albion north to DW Stadium against Wigan Athletic provided an entertaining match of two clubs looking to assert themselves, albeit in different ways. Albion has been riding a strong first month, and wanted to continue to maintain real estate in the top half of the table, while the Latics […]