The title race between Liverpool and Manchester City is one thing. However, equally enthralling is the battle for Champions League or Europa League qualification. As things stand, City, Liverpool and Chelsea look to have the top-three spots wrapped up. However, there are five teams within seven points of each other just behind Chelsea. Additionally, those […]

The Premier League title race continues to heat up. Midweek, Liverpool played its makeup game to get back to the same number of games played as Manchester City. After 26 games, Liverpool trails last season's Premier League champions by just three points. However, Liverpool has the weekend off, at least in Premier League action. The […]

Some clubs played in the Champions League this week, others featured in the Europa League. Those are both competitions that a number of England's best want to get to next season. The main way that will happen will be decided in the race for the top-five. There are, practically at least, five teams fighting for […]

Last week's top-of-the-table clash put Manchester City well on the path for another Premier League crown. Simultaneously, Chelsea's defeat at the Etihad appeared to drop the blues out of the title race. Now, Chelsea looks to hold on to a spot in the Champions League. There are a number of teams fighting for that fourth […]

The annual Boxing Day schedule of fixtures is something all Premier League fans look forward to each season. Despite recent concerns with COVID-19 and its ensuing effects on EPL contests, the schedule will roll along. Recently, the Premier League made it clear that fixtures will continue as scheduled where it is safe to happen. Essentially, […]

The Premier League title race got that much closer last week. West Ham United, which themselves currently sit at fourth in the table, unseated the reigning Champions League winners, Chelsea. A dramatic 3-2 for the Irons dropped Chelsea from first in the table down to third. Chelsea is by no means out of the title […]

For the first time this season, the Premier League plays a consistent schedule of midweek fixtures. This Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, there are ten games lined up in England's top flight. Additionally, there are significant games in terms of the race for European qualification. Getting things started on Tuesday, a bottom-of-the-table clash as Newcastle hosts […]

Gameweek 6 in England means we know the EPL commentator schedule for NBC's coverage. Currently, there are three teams at the top of the table with 13 points after five games. Chelsea leads the pack based on goal differential. Then, Liverpool and Manchester United occupy the second and third spots, respectively. Chelsea's four wins and […]

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 […]

I had the fortune of attending the DC United and Paris Saint-Germain friendly this past weekend, one which this site has covered fairly extensively due to the debut of Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the French side. The game, as has been noted, was scheduled at the last second as Juventus withdrew from its North American tour to prevent […]

You may have noticed when you visited the site today a new tab on the top of your page called "Summer Friendlies Schedule". With the recent announcements of a number of high-profile friendlies, the summer exhibition schedule is quickly coming together for many MLS and European teams. One of my biggest frustrations as a […]

WOW ! Some great match-ups including a repeat of last season's final with Inter Milan facing Bayern Munich. The match-up that will likely garner more press is the Arsenal v Barcelona. The two clubs play similar styles though Barcelona is still the better side for my money. It's not impossible to think Arsenal could pull […]

Finally some positive news for Serie A and Italian football in general, this midweek, while some sides played in the Coppa Italia, Inter Milan, AC Milan, and Roma played and won in the Champions League. It was the penultimate matchday of the group stages, and although Roma haven't mathematically qualified yet, AC Milan have mathematically […]

This Champions League midweek had some highs and some lows for the Italian sides in the tournament. And if you're interested in awesome match reports and other Champions League news, be sure to visit my latest article on Champions League Talk regarding the midweek action! Let's start with the positives, Roma won 3-2 away from […]

After a truly fantastic matchday of Champions League action, there are so many things to review, especially after so many goals were scored. There were 53 goals scored in all 16 matches of the Champions League this midweek, that's an average of 3.31 goals per game! Not bad at all. Real Madrid travelled to Milan […]