On Tap (Jan 22nd-28th)
Another FA Cup weekend, this one offering a chance at redemption for last weekend’s Match Of The Season!; then a mid-week Coppa Italia final Derby della Madonnina. Plenty of action, […]
Tag Archives: Leicester City
10 Games in September
With the Bundesliga set to kick off this Saturday, now seems as good a time as any to restart my series of posts on the best games of the discontinued […]
Season’s End
The final round of club soccer in Europe, spread over the previous two weekends, produced a surprising number of genuinely great encounters, good games with real consequences. Here’s a quick […]
European Apetura Review (Aug 2017)
With the new year right around the corner, it seems like a good time to reflect on the opening half of the 2017-18 season (often referred to as the “apetura” […]
Ten to Watch in September
In the past, I’ve occasionally done posts about the 10 best games of the past month. I’m still doing that, but I thought it might be more useful to highlight some games […]
How to Talk About Leicester City
Even before games against Manchester City and Arsenal, everyone was doing it. But if you’re looking for pointers about how to talk about the most exciting team in the history of […]
Last Weekend
This was quite a weekend for underdogs. The two best teams in world football dropped points, the Premier League saw the team with the 2nd lowest wage bill from last season go […]
Ten Games in September
The European season tends to hit full stride in September, with enough games played for stories to emerge that shape our expectations going forward, and this September was no exception. […]
