Leeds United manager, Jesse Marsch, led his side to an enthralling 3-0 victory over Chelsea this past weekend, marking arguably the most significant win of his coaching career thus far and indicating that an American revolution is underway in Leeds. Following the sacking of Marcelo Bielsa in February, Marsch was brought in to stabilize the ship midseason. The change in coaching was preceded by Leeds United ... »
Following a convincing 2-0 victory against Arsenal, Liverpool finds themselves one point off Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table. Arsenal went into this match in fine form, having won their previous five Premier League fixtures. Head coach Mikel Arteta deserves the most praise for the Gunner’s upswing in results, fine-tuning his youthful squad into a legitimate top-four contender th... »
Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich has owned Chelsea Football Club since 2003. Under his stewardship, the club has won every major trophy possible in professional soccer, accruing 19 major honors in total. This figure ties Manchester United for the most trophies won by an English club in that span. Before Abramovich’s involvement with the club, Chelsea won 15 trophies in its 98-year history leading up ... »
In October, Newcastle United was acquired by a Saudi-led consortium worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Yet with all this financial might now available to the club, there is still a chance Newcastle will get relegated to the EFL Championship. “The Toon” currently sit 18th in the Premier League. However, with half a season still to play, Newcastle United fans should be optimistic based on thei... »
Mohamed Salah has enjoyed a solid start to the 2021-22 Premier League season; scoring three goals and assisting two in four appearances for Liverpool thus far. This past weekend the Egyptian forward scored his 100th Premier League goal against Leeds United, a feat achieved by only thirty players in the league’s history. Of those select few, he is one of only two wingers to score over 100 goals. So whe... »
August 31st marked the final day of the summer transfer window, and what an exciting day it was. Over a dozen transfers occurred. What were some of the biggest deals? Premier League Manchester United officially signed Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus for a reported £12.8 million Chelsea signed Spanish midfielder Saul Niguez from Atletico Madrid on a season long loan with the option to buy Leeds U... »
Cristiano Ronaldo has officially been confirmed as Manchester United’s latest signing. This revelation comes 12 years after the Portuguese forward left Manchester United for Real Madrid for a then world-record fee. Over the past couple of days, it became clear that Ronaldo wanted to leave Juventus. Initially, the most likely destination was Manchester City, who were in contractual negotiations with Ronaldo’... »
On August 26th, the Champions League group stage draw occurred to determine the initial fixtures for this upcoming season. Thirty-two clubs were randomly selected into eight pools of four clubs each. The first Champion League matches are on September 14th, but which group will be the most competitive? On paper, the two most difficult groups appear to be “Group A” and “Group B.” Group... »
On Friday, it felt incredible flipping on the first Premier League match of the new season after nearly three months without English “football.” Now that “Matchday 1” has ended, I want to reflect on the big six’s performances to assess where the giants stand now that pre-season is officially over. First up, Arsenal. Going into this summer, it was apparent Arsenal required a han... »
Premier League football is back! Today is the first Premier League match of the season between Arsenal and Brentford, but most of the games in “Gameweek 1” will be played on Saturday, when Manchester United take on historic rivals Leeds United at Old Trafford. It’s been a marvelous summer transfer window for Man-United after bringing in two world-class players who walk straight into our fi... »