Soccer Limey in America

I think that we’d all agree that the 2012/2013 Barclays Premier League season has not been one to remember so far. After the sensational last day drama of last year when Manchester City grabbed the title trophy from under the noses of a stunned Manchester United, that act is a tough one to follow. There [...]

Of course the first thing that needs to be talked about due to popularity is the Barclay’s Premier League. Currently in the top four sit Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham, and Chelsea, respectively. Manchester United have looked brilliant so far and I expect them to definitely finish in the top four and probably win the [...]

This season has seen ups and downs for all clubs; with the title and relegation races still close, every team has to fight for something.There has been a lot of excitement throughout the first half of this Premier League season, with some clubs seeing prosperity while others drift deeper into the relegation zone. We have [...]

It seems that over the past couple of weeks, some interesting discussion has developed around the question of whether Barcelona of La Liga would be capable of winning the Barclay’s Premier League title. Probably prompted by Scottish Champions Celtic’s success against the Catalans, it makes for some interesting comparisons of the strengths and weaknesses of both [...]

The Linesman takes the international break to look back at how August went for the Premier League teams. 1. Chelsea  9 pts Di Matteo endured a magical 11/12 season and led Chelsea to the top of the table by nailing 3 out of 3, mostly thanks to new signing Eden Hazard, which the talented attacking [...]

Many of us in life are frequently tempted by the old ruse of “the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence”, only to find after a while that things were not what they appeared. This seems to occur often in the soccer world as clubs constantly strive to improve only to find later [...]

To say that it’s been an exciting week in football on the European stage would be quite an understatement. Anyone who would have envisaged Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid crashing out of the Champions League after failing to win their home games and Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola announcing his temporary retirement at the end [...]

Normally I don’t steal other people’s words for my blog posts as I like to stay as original as I can but I’m breaking my own rule tonight in favor of a Facebook post from my son who was commenting on Chelsea’s epic Champions League Semi Final elimination of Barcelona at The Nou Camp stadium [...]

Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona | Champions League semi-final first-leg report | Football | The Guardian. Along with a little Lady Luck, and a whole bunch of good old English pouring rain, Chelsea last night held on to a 1-0 lead to beat Barcelona in their Champions League Semi Final home leg, despite some heavy pressure towards [...]

BBC Sport – Frank Lampard pulls out of England squad due to illness. Let me start by explaining that I am not, and never have been , a Frank Lampard fan. I think he’s overrated, a horrible ball striker, and without a level of talent that allows him to play the position for his club [...]