Back in 1996, England were in the semis against Germany. But at that time, luck wasn’t on their side. In fact both teams played well enough that the game went into penalties, six to be exact. In the final straw, Germany scored but England’s sixth chosen player, Gareth Southgate, missed. After 25 years, Gareth Southgate…
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An amount of own goals that are difficult to process, every dramatic yet patriotic Italian nation anthem recital, the exceptional Danish comeback, De Bruyne and Lukaku’s field bromance and, of course, Ronaldo being Ronaldo. After an exceptional and memorable group stage, the round of sixteen knockouts of the much awaited Euros are here. And as…
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After a year of close anticipation, the days of the 2020 (or 2021 literally, but not officially) Euros are here and as exciting as ever! The game was postponed due to the coronavirus, but it’s finally time for them to kickstart! This prediction is prone to personal bias and reflects my thought process. As always,…
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The winners of the Premier League were decided pretty early in the season. Manchester City started with a shaky start but eventually got hold in the new year and stayed way ahead of the curve for the majority of the season after that. Manchester United played well despite a rocky start much like their Manchester…
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The UEFA had two of the most exciting and anticipated games of the season in the past week: The Champions League final and the Europa League final. The Europa league final started out as a boring game, that eventually wrapped up with a 1-1 draw between the English favorites, Manchester United, and the underdogs, Villarreal.…
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The European Super League, or the ESL, was a plan that was put in talks roughly twenty years ago by Real Madrid’s President, Florentino Perez. The proposed plan came into fruition last week and was publicly announced, but every fans reaction was not as expected. The ESL consisted of 15 founding teams, 12 of which…
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Barcelona managed to win its first trophy of the season after defeating Athletic Club in the Copa Del Rey finals this Saturday. Barca dominated the match from the very beginning but there were no goals scored until the 60th minute. After Griezmann’s momentous 60th minute goal, Barca continued to score three other goals in the…
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As international soccer comes to a pause, club soccer is finally back on. with that being said, there’s no better way to start club soccer than a few league matches followed by the Champions League. As a reminder, UEFA has launched a bracket that is quite similar to the NCAA basketball bracket. So if you’re…
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In the second leg showdown of the UEFA Champions League, Bayern secures another win and remains undefeated in any Champions League knockout game under their second year manager Hansi Flick. The clubs Porto, Dortmund, PSG, Chelsea, Bayern, Real, Liverpool, City advance to the top 8 of the tournament after defeating their various opponent teams. Juventus…
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The Manchester derby is arguably the best rivalry in all of football and never fails to entertain. Who was it going to be? Manchester city who was on their 21 win streak or Manchester United with their 21 away games streak? Manchester City who is on top of the premier league or Manchester United who…
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