2022 Apertura Top 25: July – August
The South American notion of an apertura (or an opening half of the season, to be followed by a clausura) has never seemed more appropriate to the European season than […]
Category Archives: Manchester City
Football Never Stops
So I thought that, with the World Cup final taking place on Sunday, there would be a football-free week, at least amongst major leagues, until the Premier League kicked things […]
Midweek 6 Notes
I took in the reunions for Lewandowski and Haaland in the Champions League, and wasn’t disappointed with the results (though I wouldn’t have minded seeing Spurs and Chelsea dropping points). […]
Week 3 Sunday and Monday
What a weekend for the Premier League! Fulham – Brentford made for a solid start on Saturday, but Sunday and Monday really delivered the goods. And even though I missed […]
A Strange Summer
The summer soccer season starts tomorrow, but with the World Cup delayed until the winter, it’s likely to feel a bit different. It breaks fairly evenly into two halves: an […]
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 […]
On Tap (April 2-8)
This Saturday may well be the most exciting day of the 20-21 season, with 5 must-watch games (three of them, unfortunately, at the same time). Hope you find time to […]
On Tap (Feb 5th-11th)
Here’s a quick round-up of the best games to watch this weekend and next week. All times are CST. Friday the 5th – 1:45 PM Fiorentina – Internazionale (ESPN+). Fiorentina should […]
On Tap (Dec 18th-23rd)
Here’s what’s happening in the weekend and week leading up to Christmas. All times are CST. Add or subtract accordingly. Friday the 18th – 1:30 PM Union Berlin – Borussia […]
On Tap (Dec 11th-17th)
With the Champions League group stage completed, midweek will be turned over to the leagues for something approaching non-stop club football. Before that, it’s a weekend of two major derbies […]
Stoopid American 