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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
SAS and the Entertainers After a long break, we’re back in business with our chapter-by-chapter exploration of Michael Cox’s The Mixer (if you missed the first two installments, you should definitely […]
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 […]
Or, Newcastle in November (Plus) Last weekend’s win against Manchester United, the first in 41 years for the Geordies at Old Trafford, caps a remarkable run of play for Newcastle, […]
Winter has come to Wisconsin this weekend. I watched three games Saturday and one on Sunday: Manchester United – Newcastle United, Liverpool – West Ham United, the Major League Soccer […]