There is another round of games here in the midweek. There are a London and Manchester derbies in this round and there are chances for redemption with Chelsea and Arsenal attempting to rebound after disappointing losses. Here is a look…
There is another round of games here in the midweek. There are a London and Manchester derbies in this round and there are chances for redemption with Chelsea and Arsenal attempting to rebound after disappointing losses. Here is a look…
I had calculated the offensive and defensive efficiencies, but this month I decided to use a slightly different metric known as effectiveness. It is calculated by taking all of the games from a given league and determining the average number…
Lazio has been one of the surprise teams in Europe as they came into this game leading Serie A. No matter what the result, they would leave the game as the leaders of Serie A. Roma, on the other hand,…
Finally a top seed advanced in MLS. Los Angeles won 2-1 giving them a 3-1 aggregate win as they knocked out Seattle Sounders FC. Los Angeles got two early goals from Edson Buddle and Omar Gonzalez that gave them the…
The Madrid derby would be the first true test for Real Madrid in the league and they passed it with relative ease as they got early goals from Ricardo Carvalho and Mesut Ozil and were able to cruise comfortably from…
It was an interesting weekend throughout Europe. The big match-ups were Chelsea-Liverpool and the Rome and Madrid derbies. Here is a recap of the results from the weekend. England: Bolton Wanderers 4-2 Tottenham Birmingham 2-2 West Ham Blackburn 2-1 Wigan…
The title race is alive and well thanks to Liverpool. The Reds scored a 2-0 victory at Anfield over Chelsea that cuts their lead to two points. It was a good performance all around, but Fernando Torres will get most…
First Leg: Seattle Sounders FC 0-1 Los Angeles What We Learned: These teams were evenly matched but it was just a moment of class (and a little luck) by Edson Buddle that he was able to lob Kasey Keller with…
This was an exciting game as the defending champions were eliminated last night, but they fought valiantly to the end and only a Herculean effort by Dallas goalie Kevin Hartman saw them advance. FC Dallas took the lead on a…
Colorado advanced to the Eastern Conference final on penalties after losing 2-1 to Columbus during regulation. Columbus looked to be on their way to advancing as they had goals from Eddie Gaven and Robbie Rogers. However, a late goal from…
