Posts Tagged ‘english premier league’
VAR – What Is It Good For? The Premier League’s Video Replay Problem
After watching the three Premier League matches on July 9/20 the 1969 Edwin Starr song “War – What is it good for?” popped into me head followed by the line “Absolutely nothing” and then it became “VAR – What is it good for?” well you get the rest. Ask Dean Smith, Eddie Howe, Carlo Ancelotti…
Read MorePremier League: Why you keep hearing about 6-point relegation games
How the “race to the bottom” plays out. We’re well into the second half of the Premier League season and the title race is heating up – as is the race to avoid relegation. And whether teams are going to survive for another season in the Premier League, or succumb to the drop down to…
Read MoreHow To Watch English Soccer In The United States
A Guide To Watching English Football In The U.S. One of the most frequent objections that casual American fans make to watching English Association Football is that they are not familiar with how to watch English Soccer in the United States. In fact, many people believe that there are only a handful of games available…
Read MoreThe Ups and Downs of Promotion and Relegation
Understanding how teams can possibly be shunted from the “major league” Arran Airs Possibly one of the most interesting aspects of the English professional leagues – and baffling from an American standpoint – is promotion/relegation. Put simply, each year, the three teams with the lowest points at the end of the season (in the Premier…
Read MoreA Game in Hand is Worth Two on the Table
Arran Airs A friend of mine, who we’ll simply call “Loser Josh”, became enamored with association football a few years back. His interest has waned some, as his team of choice, Everton, is a spectacularly mundane “mid-table” candidate. Year-in, year-out. He has learned a lot about the game since and now has Arsenal as his…
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