The 2018-2019 Champions League final will take place in Madrid’s 67,000 capacity Metropolitano Stadium, the home of Atletico Madrid, on June 1, 2019. Tottenham and Liverpool will complete the all English final – he Europa league featured Chelsea beating Arsenal 4-1 in Azerbaijan. Tottenham finished fourth in the 2018-2019 premiership a big 26 points behind… Continue reading Champions League Final
Month: May 2019
Europa League Final
The 2018-2019 Europa League final takes place between Chelsea and Arsenal on May 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Not without controversy. The distance and the scarcity of direct flights will mean less fans in the stadium. Also, Henrikh Mkhitaryan is an Armenian and it has been decided that he will stay home fearing for his safety… Continue reading Europa League Final
European Leagues: Gap Between Top Two
One of the effects of money in football has been the gap between the rich and the poor. As in society there is some evidence that the gap keeps increasing. Several factors including how TV rights money is distributed contributes to this gap. Somewhat unrelated to the aforementioned gap is the gap between first and… Continue reading European Leagues: Gap Between Top Two
Second Division Leaders
As the 2018-2019 season comes to a close the picture is almost clear as to which teams will join the top division in Europe’s major leagues. A few new names and a few more bigger names are headed to the top for 2019-2020. Starting in England‘s Championship Norwich and Sheffield United won the automatic promotion… Continue reading Second Division Leaders