The best league in the world finally came to an end last weekend. Liverpool gave Man City all they could handle but just came up short as City finished the year with 14 wins in a row. Take a look at some of the best goals of this past season. Hard to argue with #1. … Continue reading Top 25 Premier League Goals of the Season
City take down Liverpool in game of the season
Man City 2 - Liverpool 1 Three weeks ago I put the Liverpool - City game into my Calendar because I was so excited about it. It's rare a game like this truly lives up to expectations but Man City - Liverpool was undoubtedly the game of the Premier League Season thus far. What was … Continue reading City take down Liverpool in game of the season
USMNT Player Ratings against England
England 3 US 0 The US Men's National Team was back in action today with a friendly against England. While, at times, much can be made about nothing in friendlies it was still an opportunity to check in on this young US team against top competition. Brad Guzan GK Not particularly at fault for any … Continue reading USMNT Player Ratings against England
The End of an Era: Clint Dempsey
Clint Dempsey announces retirement Clint Dempsey was a personal favorite of many US Soccer fans because of his style of play and effort every time he took the field. He retires from soccer as THE greatest US Men's National Team player of all time, and I don't really think it's much of a debate. Dempsey's … Continue reading The End of an Era: Clint Dempsey
EPL Season Preview and Predictions
1 - Manchester City It's virtually impossible to see anyone besides Manchester City winning the title again this season. While I don't think City will win by a whopping 19 points again, the rich got richer this summer by adding Riyad Mahrez. I expect Leroy Sane to come out firing after being snubbed from the Germany World … Continue reading EPL Season Preview and Predictions
Semifinal Recap and Looking ahead to Sunday’s Final
France 1 Belgium 0 Many expected this match to be an up and down affair considering the offensive talent on display for each team. It did not quite live up to the billing. Both teams traded off sitting back and letting the other have the ball. With France and Belgium so focused on breaking up … Continue reading Semifinal Recap and Looking ahead to Sunday’s Final
Knockout Round Predictions
France (+135) vs. Argentina (+205) It's not exactly a secret that Argentina has looked terrible so far in the World Cup. It took a last minute Rojo goal to send Argentina past Nigeria in the final group game. France comes in as the favorite, but was never really challenged in group play. It's always scary … Continue reading Knockout Round Predictions
Group B Madness (almost)
If you would have told me that Spain and Portugal would advance out of Group B I would have said, well yeah. That was almost not the case, however. Iran was this close to sending Portugal home in stoppage time on Tuesday afternoon. It was a game largely consisting of players from both teams screaming … Continue reading Group B Madness (almost)
Weekend Recap: Favorites slip up
Argentina, Germany, and Brazil all went into their respective games this weekend as sizeable favorites. It's the 16th World Cup to include the three giants and it's the first time none of the three won their opening game. So what happened... Argentina 1 Iceland 1 After Ronaldo's heroics against Spain the day before, the entire … Continue reading Weekend Recap: Favorites slip up
World Cup Preview: Day Two
Russia and Saudi Arabia got us started on Thursday. A 5 - 0 scoreline certainly flatters Russia, but I believe this was more Saudi Arabia than the host nation. Saudi Arabia attempted to play a Barcelona tica-tika style through the middle but looked more like my rec league team than the Spanish champions. On to Day … Continue reading World Cup Preview: Day Two