by Steve Birrer | Sep 12, 2017 | Soccer
The Union of European Football Associations Champions League (UCL) returns today. And for those who have read an of my previous articles, you know that outside of the World Cup, I believe the UCL to be the best soccer competition around. The UCL features the top clubs...
by Steve Birrer | Aug 31, 2017 | Soccer
The USMNT faces Costa Rica in a key qualifying match for next summer’s Russia 2018 World Cup. The match is slated for NY’s Red Bull Stadium on Friday September 1st at 6:30 EDT followed by an away game in Honduras next Tuesday. When looking at the history...
by Steve Birrer | Aug 8, 2017 | Soccer
The 2017-2018 EPL season begins this week and opens with a lot of changes and questions. Notice right away that the opening graphic is a bit misleading. The season’s first match is actually a historic opening. For the first time ever the EPL opens on a Friday...
by Steve Birrer | Jun 28, 2017 | Soccer
The CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament is right around the corner with the first match set for Friday July 7th at the Red Bull Arena in the NY metro area. The US MNT play their first match the next day against Panama, which should be their toughest match in the group stage....
by Steve Birrer | Jun 7, 2017 | Soccer
The USMNT has two WC 2018 qualifiers coming up in the next several days. First, on Thursday in Denver against Trinidad & Tobago. Then Sunday evening in dreaded Azteca Stadium against their rvials, the tricolor of Mexico. Both of these matches are critical as we...