Liverpool – Manchester City (3 Oct 21)
2021 European Apertura Top 25 (11 of 25) On a Sunday when Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich all lost, this was still unquestionably the match of the day—and […]
Roma – Juventus (9 Jan 22)
Match of Last Weekend Taking a brief break from my Top 25 of the first half of the season, here’s a game from last weekend that is likely to feature […]
AfCoN – What to Watch
The Africa Cup of Nations begins today at 10:00 AM CST, and I’m starting to get excited. Not too excited, mind you. This year’s expansion to 24 teams means that […]
Real Madrid – Sheriff Tiraspol (28 Sept 21)
2021 European Apertura Top 25 (10 of 25) In last year’s Champions League, Shakhtar Donetsk took 8 points from Real Madrid and Internazionale to put the latter out of European […]
Brentford – Liverpool (25 Sept 21)
2021 European Apertura Top 25 (9 of 25) Not unlike Leeds United the previous year, newly-promoted Brentford entered the top flight as hipsters’ darlings, inspired by their data-driven, analytical approach […]
Roma – Sassuolo (12 Sept 21)
2021 European Apertura Top 25 (8 of 25) Though his star has somewhat dimmed since his days at Chelsea, Internazionale, and Real Madrid, José Mourinho’s arrival at Roma was still […]
Bayer Leverkusen – Borussia Dortmund (11 Sept 21)
2021 European Apertura Top 25 (7 of 25) 2nd-place Leverkusen had scored 8 goals in their two previous games under new manager Gerardo Seoane, but Marco Rose’s 5th-place Borussia Dortmund […]
Sweden – Spain (2 Sept 21)
2021 European Apertura Top 25 (6 of 25) The most exciting game of the September international break was a rematch of Sweden and Spain’s goalless draw in the first round […]
Borussia Dortmund – Hoffenheim (27 Aug 21)
2021 European Apertura Top 25 (5 of 25) Hoffenheim were on a 9-game unbeaten run stretching back into the previous season, and can boast an excellent record visiting the Westfalenstadion […]
Udinese – Juventus (22 Aug 21)
2021 European Apertura Top 25 (4 of 25) With Italy’s Serie A finally joining the fray, this season opener looked like an easy win to kick off Max Allegri’s second […]
Stoopid American 