by Steve Birrer | Apr 25, 2018 | Soccer
Yesterday the first semi-final match for the 2017-2018 UEFA Champions League was held at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, England. The first leg is oh so critical in these home and home series. So how did it shake out and what happens next? Spoiler alert. The banner in...
by Steve Birrer | Apr 3, 2018 | Soccer
The Quarter Finals round for the 2017-2018 UEFA Champions League kicks off today. And there is simply no better way to preface it than with this photo from the Barcelona – Chelsea match in the Round of 16. Lionel Messi has just been unstoppable of late and if...
by Steve Birrer | Feb 28, 2018 | Soccer
Nothing quite captures soccer in the US in 2017 that the iconic picture of Jozy Altidore after he scored the opening goal in the MLS Cup Final in the 67th minute leading Toronto FC to the championship ultimately besting Seattle 2-0. Yes the same Jozy Altidore who...
by Steve Birrer | Feb 10, 2018 | Soccer
The Round of 16, the start of the knockout phase, for the UEFA Champions League ramps up with the first set of matches next week. The best soccer on the planet now gets to the time when mistakes are costly. No margin for error. Here’s a preview of all eight...
by Steve Birrer | Jan 13, 2018 | Soccer
You know the old line about a picture being worth a thousand words? Well here it is in spades. Pep Guardiola has won the EPL Manager of the Month award four straight times. Making history being the first time in history for a manager to win the award four straight...
by Steve Birrer | Dec 19, 2017 | Soccer
The Group Stage of the 2017-2018 UEFA Champions League has finished. And there were certainly some surpises but none bigger than FC Basel 1993 qualifying for the knockout stages. Back in September the preview article spelled out the expected results for the Group...
