Viewership and potential for profit set the stage for many of the biggest deals in sports around the world. It should come as no surprise that football, one of the most oft criticized sports for backroom deals and controversy over finances—see the Qatar 2022 World Cup issue—is once again at center stage for the future… Read More »
Le 2015-2016 Premier League est contrairement à tout depuis sa création en 1992. Dans cette saison, nous avons assisté à la pire défense de titre par n’importe quel premier ministre champion de la Ligue, et la première fois qu’un côté luttant contre la relégation a défié toutes les chances et a grimpé en tête de… Read More »
Continuing a pattern of regression since their 5th place finish in the 2013-14 season, Everton is again disappointing in the Premier League. Everton’s fall from England’s elite has brought shadows of doubt and speculation regarding the team’s future. However, bucking the trend, Everton was anything but disappointing on February 20th. On this day the lights… Read More »
“Oído, adorado, nunca ignorado” una bandera de un fanático de Manchester United … ¿o fue una de un fanático de Duke? Con el partido famoso del baloncesto entre Duke y UNC-Chapel Hill ocurriendo en pocos días, quiero tomar la oportunidad de examinar por qué se odian algunos equipos. ¿Existen factores comunes entre los diablos azules… Read More »
By Will Feldman I am depressed. My first season following Premier League Football and my favorite team, Aston Villa, is so tragic they are comedic. Following our recent, devastating six nil lost to Liverpool, the idea of “professionalism” has swept across many of the articles pertaining to Villa. The accusation arose that our players are… Read More »
After being knocked out of the Champions’ League Group Stage, Manchester United was 2-1 down after the first leg against FC Midtjylland and in danger of humiliatingly getting knocked out of the first round of the knockout stage of the Europa League. Going into the second leg at home on February 25, 2016, United immediately… Read More »
This past week we read the first few chapters of The Game of Our Lives by David Goldblatt. The discussion of corner kick strategy caught my attention. According to Goldblatt, “English Premier League clubs score a goal from a corner once every ten games” (Goldblatt 67). More specifically, only 11.1 percent of goals came from… Read More »
Irrespective of how the rest of the Premiership season turns out, it seems safe to say that the real story of the season has been the success of Leicester City. In a league dominated by a traditional power set of 6 or 7 teams (if that), it is remarkable, and close to unprecedented, that… Read More »
Live Premier League table It has been an unpredictable season. Hardly anyone predicted Leicester City to emerge as the top club, nor did fans expect Chelsea to struggle as much as they did in the first half of the season (see below for Chelsea’s improving form). The other three of the big four (Manchester City,… Read More »
Es raro que un gol, solo, pueda encapsular una historia completa. Mas raro todavía es que esa historia sea tan difícil para explicar como la historia de Leicester City F.C. en la temporada 2015-2016 de la Barclay’s Premier League. El 3 en el estadio King Power, el equipo local anotó este gol: Un pase… Read More »
