Monthly Archives: May 2015

Looking Ahead to the Summer International Tournaments

The Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 are all done. Serie A will be finished on Sunday. The Champions League Final on June 6th will mark the end of the 2014-15 season of European club football. This year is … Continue reading

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Will Florentino Perez Ever Learn?

Things have been pretty eventful for La Liga’s top two. Last Sunday marked Xavi’s final, melancholy goodbye to Barcelona, and yesterday, Real Madrid fans (ranging from new to old) said goodbye – in rather frustrating fashion – to Carlo Ancelotti. … Continue reading

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EPL Season Recap: The Best and Worst Game for Every Team, Part 2

In the course of every team’s 38 fixtures, there will be great triumphs and terrible embarrassments. Every team had games that their fans will cherish when they think back on the 2014-15 season and games they’d soon like to forget. … Continue reading

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EPL Season Recap: The Best and Worst Game for Every Team

In the course of every team’s 38 fixtures, there will be great triumphs and terrible embarrassments. Every team had games that their fans will cherish when they think back on the 2014-15 season and games they’d soon like to forget. … Continue reading

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It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye

Xavi Hernandez played his last league game for Barcelona today, ending a career with the club that started in 1991, when he was 11 years old. He made his debut for the first team in 1998, but it would take … Continue reading

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Barcelona Will Not Win a Trophy in 2015-16

De la grada al campo. #CREADAPARABRILLAR pic.twitter.com/r1DBuo1DKs — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) May 23, 2015 Barcelona are actually going through with this. The Catalan club’s home kit next season will feature horizontal stripes. (There’s the pic, in case you haven’t seen … Continue reading

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Steven Gerrard Farewell Tribute

As we all know, Steven Gerrard won’t be wearing Scouser red anymore after this season. So, last night, I decided to make a Gerrard tribute video. I felt obligated to make one, because he really is one of the best … Continue reading

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NYCFC Diaries Volume 3: The Song Sheets from Hell, Clint Dempsey, Obafemi Martins, NY Derby

NO DANNY, NO PARTY First things first: HE WASN’T THERE. Not like that means a lot anyways, because he’s gone by the end of the first half. BUT STILL, YOU’RE THE MASCOT OF THIS SERIES! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Clint Dempsey + Marco … Continue reading

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A Game With A New Throne

It wasn’t supposed to take this long, but it’s finally happened: Chelsea are Premier League champions. Jose Mourinho’s three-year quest for a meaningful title ended this week with Chelsea crowned after their 1-0 defeat of Pardiola’s Crystal Palace, and while I … Continue reading

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Words Can Sometimes Hurt You

Since the race for the last ever Barclays Premier League is over – Barclays have not renewed their sponsorship – and the top four teams will basically be the top four at the end of the season (in some order), … Continue reading

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