Best starting XI from relegated Newcastle, Aston Villa and Norwich teams
Every season, I indulge in the same thought experiment… What can I make out of the wreckage of the three relegated teams? Inevitably teams that get relegated tend to …
Author: Lonnie Smetana
Europa League preview, TV schedule and predictions
UEFA’s ‘other’ competition, the Europa League, begins on Thursday, with 48 teams starting their journeys toward spring final in Basel, where one club will earn a berth in the …
Champions League preview, schedule & TV times
September 14, 2015 Leagues: Champions League, Leagues: EPL, Leagues: La Liga, Leagues: Serie A 7 Comments
It’s the time of the year that most soccer fans look forward to — the return of the UEFA Champions League. Beginning in September, the biggest clubs in Europe …
Preview of UEFA Champions League playoff matches and TV times
August 18, 2015 bayer leverkusen, celtic fc, Champions League, Lazio, Leagues: Champions League, Manchester United, Valenica No Comments
This Tuesday and Wednesday, clubs from around Europe will be competing in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League play-off matches as they hope to take a giant …
3 Things We Have Learned About The Champions League After Matchday 2
Schone Shines Ajax are going to be hard pressed to outpace either FC Barcelona or Paris St Germain. However, they look comfortable for the Europa League spot at the …
Best Premier League Starting XI From Relegated Teams Fulham, Norwich and Cardiff
Some would say this is a thankless task — picking a starting XI and a bench from the three relegated sides. I examined the three relegated sides to see …
Soccer in Sun and Shadow by Eduardo Galeano: Book Review
Author of Soccer In Sun and Shadow, Uruguayan journalist Eduardo Galeano is best known in North America as the author of Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the …
Guardiola Steps Down As Barcelona Boss
After 4 seasons, 13 trophies and hours upon days of exquisite football, Pep Guardiola has decided that a change is best for both himself and Barcelona. Coming directly on …