Everything you need to know about Decision Day in the Premier League Sunday in quickie form, complete with Bay State Soccer Sentinel analysis and insight: THE SKINNY Champions Liverpool finish season on 99 points: After 38 games and 30 years of waiting, Liverpool — already crowned champions of the English top flight — finished the […]
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Soccer Weekend: Lots happening as Revs, Revs II compete within hours, plus Decision Day in England
It doesn’t look too good, does it? Bruce Arena confirmed it during his media availability Thursday, and we’ll write it here: he doesn’t expect Carles Gil to play when the Revolution take on Philadelphia in the Round of 16 Saturday night (10:30 p.m., ESPN2). And sure, given the way New England played without him in […]
Soccer Weekend: Don’t be too complacent with DC the opposition
If there is any word of warning that I can give to the Revolution faithful as they go through their day in preparation for tonight’s MLS IS BACK Tournament Group C tilt with DC United, it’s this: don’t be complacent. In other words, don’t be like Toronto FC was on Monday morning. While New England […]
CAS overturns European ban for Manchester City
Manchester City has won its appeal to the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport Monday morning, which allows the Blues to play in the UEFA Champions League. UEFA had issued a two-year ban to the English side — currently second in the Premier League, and guaranteed a spot in the premier continental competition this fall […]
Mid-Week Kick: Getting ready to resume play
And so, we meet again. The 25th season of Major League Soccer has resumed following Orlando City’s 2-1 win over league newcomers Inter Miami Wednesday night, the MLS IS BACK Tournament underway. NYCFC and Philadelphia play Thursday morning, with the Revolution and Montreal slated to get started at 8 p.m. — a mere 132 days […]
BSSS Recap: Chelsea 2, Manchester City 1 — Liverpool captures first title since 1990 through Pulisic, Willian goals
All you need to know about Chelsea’s 2-1 win over 10-man Manchester City — which clinched the title for Liverpool — in the Premier League Thursday in quickie form, complete with Bay State Soccer Sentinel insight and analysis: THE SKINNY Liverpool are the champions thanks to Chelsea downing City: For the first time in 30 […]
Sweeney: Three thoughts from the weekend that was in England
All right, folks. Let’s crack our knuckles and get a few thoughts on the screen about the weekend that was in England: Everton looked like it wanted Sunday’s Merseyside Derby more than Liverpool I was locked in heavy conversation with Armchair Sports Guys’ gaffer — and Liverpool supporter — George Mitchell Sunday afternoon, and he […]
BSSS Recap: Liverpool, Everton battle to scoreless derby draw; Arsenal choke, Newcastle rise
All you need to know about Sunday’s Merseyside Derby — as well as everything else in the Premier League — in quickie form, complete with Bay State Soccer Sentinel insight and analysis: THE SKINNY No Salah for Liverpool in scoreless draw with Everton: While the Reds — the presumptive Premier League champions — owned the […]
Premier League recap: Sheffield robbed as goal-line tech fails, Manchester City rampant against 10-man Arsenal
All you need to know about Wednesday’s “in-hand” matches in the Premier League all in quickie form, complete with Bay State Soccer Sentinel insight and analysis: THE SKINNY City dominate 10-man Arsenal, postpones Liverpool’s crowning: Book-ended goals by Raheem Sterling and Kevin de Bruyne before and after the halftime interval put Manchester City well on […]
Mid-Week Kick: Setting up the return of the Premier League, with the Champions/Europa League decision to come Wednesday
After nearly 14 weeks of forced hibernation, the Premier League returns to our lives on Wednesday with the two in-hand games slated to kickoff the resumption of play in the English top flight. By the time play concludes before the dinner hour here in the Bay State, all teams in the Premier League will be […]