Week 2 Notes
The first week with all five leagues in action had a bunch of good games–most of which I didn’t see. I also watched a half of Freiburg – Dortmund and […]
German Cup Magic
Two Saturdays ago, most eyes were (rightly) fixed on the Community Shield match between Manchester City and Liverpool, but the best game of the day almost certainly took place in […]
Opening Weekend
I’m going to make a go of blogging on the games I’ve watched this opening weekend: Palace-Arsenal, Liverpool-Fulham, Leeds-Wolves, Dortmund-Leverkusen, Toulouse-Nice, and West Ham-City.
W Championship Finals
The biggest game this July came at the beginning of last week, when defending World Cup champions the United States faced defending Olympic champions Canada in the final of CONCACAF’s W Championship at Estadio BBVA (home ground of Monterrey) in Guadalupe, Mexico.
Rest of the World Update
I’m catching up on the past week in the CONCACAF W Championship, Copa América Femenina, and Women’s AFRICA Cup of Nations. Here goes. . .
Euro Matchday 2
So much football in the past four days (another 24 games, bringing the two week total to 62) that I’ll be focusing just on the second round of group games […]
Euros/Copa/W/AfWCon Update
Sunday saw the end of the first round of group stage matches in Euro 2022, which also marked the end of the first week and a half of this month […]
International Women’s Football Month
Though FIFA didn’t make any official declarations, COVID-19 delays and a winter World Cup have combined to create a remarkable window of women’s international football this month. While the European […]
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 […]
Top 100 of 20/21: late Sept
The last weekend of September 2020 was one a special one, containing a number of games in addition to the five here that almost made the Top 100 (including a […]
Stoopid American 