Forbes.com recently released a report that looked at the economic side of MLS and also put a value on each of the Major League Soccer franchises. At a macro level, things are looking up for MLS. Seven of the league’s 14 teams play in soccer-specific stadiums, five of which have been built since 2002. Expansion […]
Premier League
Arsenal The loss away to Fulham is a distant memory as Arsenal find themselves top of the Premier League after 5 weeks. The win at Bolton was impressive not only coming after a long mid-week trek to the Ukraine in the Champions League, but also considering that Arsenal had lost 13 of 27 matches in […]
Barcelona registered their first win of the Primera Liga season in emphatic style as they crushed newly-promoted Sporting Gijon 6-1 on Sunday evening. The pressure had been on new Barca coach Pep Guardiola following a return of just one point from their opening two games but the Catalan giants were back to their free-flowing best […]
A look at this weekend’s schedule in the English Premier League. Blackburn v Fulham This is a huge game for Blackburn who are leaking goals like a sinking ship. Luckily for them Fulham does not travel well and Blackburn have to looking to grab all thee points here. Bolton v Arsenal This is always a […]
It was an interesting beginning to the 2008-2009 Champions League campaign with Romanian upstarts CFR Cluj grabbing the headlines as they stunned Italian giants Roma with a deserved 2-1 victory at the Stadio Olimpico. Roma now face a must win game in Match Day 2 away to Bordeaux who were thrashed 4-0 by Chelsea. Another […]
Promoted Numancia twice took the lead before falling 4-3 to champions Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in La Liga. The newcomers from Soria, who beat Barcelona 1-0 on the opening day of the season, took an early lead through Joan Carlos Moreno. Jose Barkero restored their advantage just after Guti had levelled for Real. Gonzalo […]
Yesterday we looked at the Tuesday Match Day One Champions League matches. Today we will look at the Wednesday games. Manchester United v Villarreal – Buy Manchester United – Villarreal Tickets The reigning Champions League champions open up defense of their crown at home to Villarreal. United are hoping to avoid a repeat when they […]