It is late April and the football season is drawing to a close in almost every country. Disappointment time is up on many teams, some of which spent or over spent to stay in the top division. Here’s the status of the relegation fights across some of Europe’s top leagues. In the English Premier League… Continue reading Relegation In Europe’s Top Leagues
Month: April 2019
Value Tracker: Champions League Quarter Finals
The Champions League quarter finals produced more drama of the VAR variety. The introduction of Video Assistant Referees to the Champions League for the first time was bound to create questions as it has done at various leagues like the Serie A it hasn’t failed in doing so. A separate long read is required to… Continue reading Value Tracker: Champions League Quarter Finals
Youngest Coaches In Europe
Coaches (or managers) seem to be getting earlier starts as many former and not former players get to coach teams at highest levels inside their thirties. The following is a list of some of the youngest coaches in Europe’s biggest leagues. In the English Premier League Jan Siewert at Huddersfield is the youngest at 36,… Continue reading Youngest Coaches In Europe
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA under 20 World Cup takes place every two years. The 2019 edition is the 22nd and will take place in Poland – who beat India’s bid – between May 23rd and 15th June. England are the defending champions. The English beat Venezuela 1-0 in South Korea two years ago but failed to qualify… Continue reading FIFA U-20 World Cup
Champions League Quarter Finals
The 2018-2019 Champions League quarter finals are set for April 9 and April 10 with the return legs one week later. The first leg match up are as follows: April 9 April 10 Liverpool – FC PortoTottenham Hotspur – Manchester City Ajax – JuventusManchester United – Barcelona In the round of 16 Ronaldo and Juventus… Continue reading Champions League Quarter Finals
The Canadian Premier League
The Canadian Premier League will start its inaugural season on April 27 2019. The first season will feature seven teams spanning almost the full width of the country. The founding teams span Pacific FC on west coast’s Vancouver Island to Halifax as HFX Wanderers FC on the easy coast with York 9 FC, Forge FC,… Continue reading The Canadian Premier League
2019 Women’s World Cup
The 2019 edition of the Women’s World Cup is the eighth of its kind. It will be held in France between June 7th and July 7th in nine cities around France with the smallest venue being Grenoble’s Stade des Alpes and the biggest Lyon’s Parc Olympique Lyonnais. The stadium capacities range from just above 20,000… Continue reading 2019 Women’s World Cup