Tuesday's soccer news starts in the Premier League. Antonee Robinson's Fulham lost 2-0 at home to Burnley, ending the London club's latest run in the topflight after a single season. Burnley went ahead in the 35th, doubling the lead in the 44th. Fulham is in 18th-place, ten points behind 17th-place Southampton. They join West Brom and Sheffield United in making the drop to the Championship. Tim . . .
The situation in Serie A
Monday's soccer news starts with the situation in Serie A. Inter Milan took the title over the weekend with three games left in the season. Inter has 85 points from 35 games played. Atalanta is in 2nd-place, tied on points with AC Milan. Napoli is holding onto the final Champions League spot in 4th with 70 points. That brings us to Juventus, currently in 5th with 69 points following a 3-0 home . . .
MLS Week 4: Wondolowski is the super sub
Week 4 of the MLS season started with a West Coast Friday game. Rubio Rubin's scissor kick put Real Salt Lake up in the 43rd minute, but it would be Chris Wondolwoski providing the heroics in San Jose's 2-1 win. Wondolowski subbed on in the 72nd minute, scoring in the 83rd and 87th. "It was monumental for me," Wondolowski said. "The first two weeks, I probably had the two worst plays of my . . .
Roma exits the Europa League
Friday's soccer news starts with the Europa League semifinals. Bryan Reynolds wasn't in the squad for Roma, who beat Manchester United 3-2 at home but exited 8-5 on aggregate. Down a goal on the night from the 39th minute, Edin Dzeko equalized for Roma in the 57th. Bryan Cristante gave Roma the lead in the 60th with United equalizing in the 60th. An own-goal made it 3-2 Roma in the 83rd minute. . . .
Chelsea joins Manchester City in the Champions League final
Thursday's soccer news starts with the other team with a USMNT player making it through to the 2021-22 Champions League final. Christian Pulisic subbed on in the 67th minute of Chelsea's 2-0 home shutout of Real Madrid. Chelsea advanced 3-1 on aggregate. Timo Werner scored in the 28th minute with Mason Mount doubling the lead in the 85th. Pulisic assisted on the Mount goal. Edouard Mendy kept the . . .
Is el Trafico turning into el Superclasico?
By Luis Bueno – RIVERSIDE, CA (May 5, 2021) US Soccer Players - Not too long ago, the LA Galaxy was the undisputed king of Los Angeles soccer. When Chivas USA joined MLS in 2005, the club had some competition for that abstract title. That was short-lived as the Galaxy dominated its intra-stadium rivals until Chivas USA folded after the 2014 season. Four years later, the Galaxy had another local . . .
No need to panic three weeks into the MLS season
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (May 5, 2021) US Soccer Players - Panic rarely makes things better. By its very nature, the word conveys an emotional response to a problem. Letting emotions loose without hanging onto some modicum of logic tends to lead to rash decisions. Rash decisions upend plans, restart processes, and end progress before it has a chance to begin. It's usually best to avoid . . .
Manchester City advances to the Champions League final
Wednesday's soccer news starts with Manchester City advancing to the 2020-21 Champions League final. Zack Steffen was on the bench for City's 2-0 home shutout of PSG, taking the series 4-1 on aggregate. With sleet on the field, Manchester City took the lead through an 11th minute Riyad Mahrez goal. Mahrez scored again in the 63rd. PSG's Angel Di Maria saw red in the 69th minute. Ederson didn't . . .
Mourinho’s move to Roma
By J Hutcherson (May 4, 2021) US Soccer Players - One of the obvious issues with any concept of a super league is who gets left out. The quick demise of The Super League means we never learned the names of the remaining clubs. We don't know who might have been enticed by a new version of European soccer. Bayern Munich and PSG were quick to distance themselves. So was AS Roma, releasing a statement . . .
Manchester City’s Champions League semifinal lead
Tuesday's soccer news starts with Manchester City trying to see off PSG at home in the Champions League semifinals. The 2-1 first-leg lead and the away goals certainly help. Manchester City is coming off of a 2-0 shutout at Crystal Palace, not exactly the best indicator of what might happen at the Emirates Stadium. Palace's tendency to give up the bulk of possession held, with Manchester City . . .
