The most valued stat in the Premier League
International breaks can do weird things to football fans. Days without the Premier League, La Liga, Champions League or even the Europa League can c…
La Liga preview with GolTV's Phil Schoen
As far as labor strikes go, La Liga's was blink-and-you'll-miss-it fast. Only the first scheduled weekend of action was sacrificed, and now we have …
Real crosses the line against Barca
Enjoy it while you can. That was the message hanging over the second leg of the Supercopa at Camp Nou between Barcelona and Real Madrid. A La Liga s…
Arsenal's woes, Liverpool's promise
In watching many of the pregame shows and analysis before the opening kickoff to the English Premier League, we were reminded how the opening matche…
United's deeper, but is starting XI better?
Not sure what's more bizarre these days: Joey Barton pretending to be the EPL's resident scholar, quoting philosophers and champions of freedom (big…
Is Mario Balotelli a lost cause?
This preseason was shaping up nicely for Mario Balotelli. The Manchester City player's main strike partner, Carlos Tevez, is desperately trying to s…
Liverpool's British invasion
I know a guy, a good guy, who likes to eat. I mean, really likes to eat. He was one of those kids whose parents strictly forbade the eating of sweet…
Tevez giving mercenaries a bad name
The other day, I was watching an art-house flick. It's one of those think pieces, really, and how the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ever…
U.S.'s loss could be blessing in disguise
On Saturday night, the U.S. men's national team got the best result possible. Yes, that's right -- losing to Mexico in the Gold Cup final was a good t…
La Masia is where the magic happens
Barcelona has been making quite a bit of noise in the transfer window so far. The club is said to be "80 percent done" with bringing Udinese's Alexis …
