With most English Premier League teams on a winter break, Romelu Lukaku and his Inter Milan club stole the headlines in the soccer world this weekend after beating cross-town rivals A.C. Milan 4–2 in the Milan derby. The comeback victory put Inter atop the Italian Series A over Juventus, the winners of the last eight […]
With all of his successes over the last two seasons, it’s easy to forget some of the criticism that Pep Guardiola faced during the Spaniard’s first season in charge in England. In almost his first move, Guardiola opted to sign Barcelona goalkeeper Claudio Bravo to replace one of City’s fan favorites — and longest-tenured player […]
For much of the last two decades, English sides have largely been overshadowed by their neighbors in European tournaments. While clubs like Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich dominated the continental scene, English soccer had one source of pride — the level of competitiveness of the domestic Premier League.[…] This article first appeared on The […]
The summer of 2016 signaled a time of excitement for soccer fans in Manchester, U.K. After Leicester City’s miraculous run to the Premier League title during the 2015–16 season, both Manchester City and Manchester United appointed new, world-class managers as the sides looked to rebound and mount title challenges. City named Pep Guardiola, while José […]
The Top Flight’s Team of the Year with players from clubs outside the Top Six.[…] This article was first published in Fansided on April 28, 2019.
There’s an old adage in team sports: “Offense sells tickets; defense wins championships.” For all of Sterling’s heroics, van Dijk deserves this award for the work he’s done, in a very short time, to make Liverpool legitimate Premier League title contenders.[…] This article was first published in The Tufts Daily on April 24,2019.
Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham have a seven point gap before the next three teams, leaving Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United to fight for the last coveted champions league spot. […] This article was originally published in The Tufts Daily on Feb 7, 2019
Maurizio Sarri was careful to issue words of caution early in the season as Chelsea roared off to a winning start, saying there was much work to be done by the squad before they reached the levels of ‘Sarriball’ that he achieved last season with Napoli. The one man who was meant to help speed […]
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