Chelsea centerback Thiago Silva will miss over a month with the latest injury to hit Stamford Bridge. Silva joins Christian Pulisic, N'golo Kante, Cesar Azpilicueta, Armando Broja and Edouard Mendy as players out for an extended period of time. Silva's injury is to his knee, with the club stating he injured ligaments in his left […]

The dismissal of the European Super League symbolized the rejection of the Americanization of European soccer. Essentially, closed leagues are not desirable in the European landscape. Promotion and relegation and the possibility of intercontinental competition makes European soccer special. However, European soccer has a crisis of competitiveness. Realistically, if only a fraction of clubs win […]

As Liverpool edge towards an improbable league title and Tottenham fade away, many have taken the opportunity to compare the differing fortunes of the two clubs. Both teams started the season having finished outside the top four and were looking to break through this season. Both (initially) had young managers with much to prove. Tottenham […]