With August approaching the long European seasons that start in August are about to begin. The 2019-2020 season will end with the scattered and complex Euro 2020 in June of next year. For now however the major European leagues and their immense wealth will start the season, some teams with many changes and more to… Continue reading 2019-2020 Kickoff
Month: July 2019
Transfer rater: Fekir, de Ligt, Trippier, Delph
With the transfer window in full swing some surprising low cost and some not so low cost moves provide for interesting talk. First up is Nabil Fekir’s move from Lyon to Real Betis. A fee of around €25 million is low for the attacking 26 years old. There had been talk of a move to… Continue reading Transfer rater: Fekir, de Ligt, Trippier, Delph
York9 FC 2-1 FC Edmonton
In Canadian Premier League action York9 FC beat FC Edmonton 2-1 on July 14, 2019. The first half was mostly played in York9’s half as both teams struggled to muster anything meaningful. A counter in the 13th minute gave York9 FC the lead. A rare foray into Edmonton’s half was finished by Kyle Porter. The… Continue reading York9 FC 2-1 FC Edmonton
Africa Cup of Nations Semis
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations has reached the semi final stage. The hosts exited at the round of 16 stage of the 24 team tournament. Mohamed Salah led Egypt could therefore be seen as the disappointment of the tournament, losing 1-0 to South Africa. Madagascar were the surprising team of the group stage topping… Continue reading Africa Cup of Nations Semis
Finals Day
July 7, 2019 featured three finals. The 2019 Women’s World Cup, Gold Cup and Copa America played their finals on this Sunday. In the day’s first final the 2019 Women’s World Cup was decided between the USA and Holland. The latter had reached their first final on the back of solid if unspectacular play and… Continue reading Finals Day
Transfer rater: Pellegrini, Spinazzola, Suarez, Manolas
It is July 1st 2019 and the European transfer window is open. As usual lot of changes will happen and unimaginable money will be spent for the upcoming season. Teams like Real Madrid are on a spending spree, Barcelona making changes after a disappointing European season. Others like Arsenal and Milan will need to find… Continue reading Transfer rater: Pellegrini, Spinazzola, Suarez, Manolas