Premier League Matchweek 5: Merseyside Derby Fallout
After a week off for the International Break, the Premier League kicked off Matchweek 5 with a much anticipated derby on Merseyside and ended with...
Author : Lou Doench
Premier League Matchweek 4, Part 1: What Just Happened?
Well that was BONKERS! After Saturday, if you thought the highlight of Matchweek 4 was going to be the absolutely thrilling 1-1 tilt between Man...
Premier League Matchweek 3: Strange Season
Soccer is an unpredictable game to begin with. The scores are low and the margin for error is razor thin. “Against the run of play,” is...
Premier League Matchweek 2: Goals, Goals, Goals!!!
One of the biggest complaints you hear from the soccer skeptical public is that there isn’t enough “action,” as in this clip from the opening...
Premier League Matchweek 1: Leeds United, Back with a Bang!
Even with fans relegated to their couches, the first week of the Premier League season felt like a big deal. Offseason additions made a big...
Premier League: Top Four/Bottom 3 for the 2020/21 Season
If it feels like we just finished a Premier League season, that’s because we just did. The Covid 19 hiatus pushed the end of the...
Waiting for Messi, and Other Existential Questions
In Samuel Beckett’s existentialist play “Waiting for Godot,” the cast engage in much absurdist speculation whilst they await the arrival of the titular Godot, who...
Football Primer: How the Premier League Works
With surprise starter Kingsley Coman’s 59th minute score against his old team, Bayern Munich defeated Paris St Germain 1-0 for their fifth UEFA Champions League...
Premier League: 2019/20 Season Top Four/ Bottom Three Review
Well that was a weird season, wasn’t it? The Covid-19 Pandemic swept across the globe last spring, stopping almost all sporting activity in it’s tracks. The...
Premier League: What Week Eight’s Upsets Teach Us
Another exciting international break is behind us. The field for next years Euro 2020 is taking shape, with the surprising inclusion of Ukraine and Russia, two...