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Five years on from his move from England to Spain, without a league appearance since September, what is next for Eden Hazard? The Glory Eden Hazard is a classic story of a wonder kid who found it all. He enjoyed success in a strong Lille side that included the likes of Joe Cole, Dimitri Payet,…
Newcastle United are now fourth in the Premier League table after an impressive 2-1 victory at Tottenham on Sunday. A left-footed lob from Callum Wilson following a mistake by Spurs’ goalkeeper Hugo Lloris outside the box, and then a brilliant solo-goal from Miguel Almiron gave Newcastle a 2-0 lead that stood until halftime. Early in…
Summer is often a time of relaxing, spending time with family, and religiously checking soccer jersey reveals for the upcoming season. Clubs either look to the past for inspiration or call on trends or artists when designing their upcoming jerseys. New kits either rally up the supporters or has them calling for new leadership if…
The last day of the season is here and it is always a special day as all 20 Premier League sides will play on Sunday. All matches will kick-off at 11:00 AM EST which should make for some dramatic finishes in the race for European places. Before a summer break which features EURO 2020, Copa…
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 a dramatic last minute goal in Yorkshire. Let’s take a look. Game of the Week: Everton 2 vs Liverpool 2, at Goodison Park (Highlights) The game of the week isn’t…
It’s good to be back. After what felt like a yearlong international break, the Premier League returns with matchweek five. Every club is in action, with derbies, gut checks and debuts lined up for the weekend. Let’s not waste any time. Here’s the weekend ahead. Match of the Week: Everton vs Liverpool Matchweek five’s best…
After a VAR filled week of excitement, the Premier League returns this weekend for matchweek four. It’s the last matchweek before the international break, which will see two weeks off from the Premier League. For some, the rest will be needed, as a congested combination of League Cup, European and league ties means fitness is…
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 the unassuming British idiom for a goal scored by a the team getting their asses kicked, and sometimes that goal is enough to swing a match to the underdogs. Add…
After a wild, goal filled second week in the Premier League, all 20 clubs are back in action for matchweek three. There’s some looking to maintain form, some looking to right already sinking ships and a clash of undefeated heavyweights. Let’s take a look ahead the more intriguing matches of the week, as well as…
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 of the November 2, 1997 episode of The Simpsons, “The Cartridge Family,” illustrates… Simpsons soccer riot.mp4 Now we fans often get defensive at this point. That’s silly, there’s tons of…
The Premier League is back and better than ever, with everything from high scoring drama to unexpected transfers. With the first matchweek wrapped up, matchweek two features a London derby and a battle of potential contenders. Let’s take a look at the huge news out of North London, then the week of games to come.…
There’s really just no offseason in this sport, is there? Even without Euros this summer, project restart meant the season ended later, with a much busier schedule. Then with the Champions League and international “break” added in, top players will have to be exhausted. Thankfully, there’s no viewer fatigue. With new faces, transfer rumors and…
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 suspended play after Matchweek 29, the last ball kicked in anger an 85th minute strike from Harvey Barnes to complete Leicester City’s 4-0 thrashing of Aston Villa. Liverpool sat atop…
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 nations actually kinda at war with each other joining the usual suspects already qualified. Meanwhile defending champions Portugal, the Three Lions of England and mainstays like the Netherlands and Denmark…
Hey there, it’s time to check on the bottom half of the league, from those who still dream of European football, to those comfortably coasting in the middle, to those mired in the nightmare of the relegation zone. Six of One, Half Dozen of t’Other Everton 2-1-2, 5 GF 7 GA, 7 points It’s…
I hope everyone had fun watching the first week of English Premier League Football! I was traveling and only got to check out snatches of the action on the corner TV at the hotel bar, but I did see all three Spurs goals in their 3-1 comeback win over Aston Villa. There weren’t too many surprises…
Matchweek 13 brings us to one-third of the way through the 38 game Premier League season. We’re heading into the Festive Season, and while the rest of Europe’s football will take a nice winter’s nap the lads in the UK will keep kicking all the way into the new year. So let’s take a step…
I was positive that Jose Mourinho was going to be fired. Manchester United had sleepwalked into the Theater of Dreams three weeks ago to host a woeful bottom dwelling Newcastle United squad. And for 70 minutes the Red Devils had played like a team that wanted their manager gone. Seventy Minutes of Sloth Newcastle United, a…
This year turned out to be quite a memorable season for the Premier League; from historic to disappointing finishes, the season was filled with drama. Nonetheless, it was one of the more exciting seasons in recent memory outside of Leicester’s magical 2016 run. Let’s make a magical run ourselves down memory lane for the top…
With the deadline to submit the 23-man roster for next summer’s World Cup a year from this week, the picture is getting clearer of who will be representing the red, white and blue in Russia. Goalkeepers The unfortunate reality for manager Bruce Arena in 2018 is that long-time goalkeeper Tim Howard will be 39 years…