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CONCACAF Champions League: Pachuca-Cruz Azul 2nd Leg Preview

The second running of the CONCACAF Champions League finishes tonight as Cruz Azul visits Pachuca in the second leg of the final. Cruz Azul was able to win 2-1 at home where they surrendered their first goal at home in

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UEFA Champions League: Barcelona-Internazionale 2nd Leg Preview

Bayern Munich clinched the first spot in the Champions League final yesterday as they defeated Lyon 3-0 behind a hat trick by Croatian Ivica Olic. It completed a terrible performance for Lyon over two legs as they struggled to pose

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UEFA Champions League: Lyon-Bayern Munich 2nd Leg Preview

By the end of this week, the teams will be set for the Champions League final on May 22nd. The first semifinal to be completed will be Lyon vs. Bayern Munich who square off later today. The Germans won the

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 5 Preview

I gave my overview of the what I’ve noticed from the season so far earlier this week. I’m still not sure how good New England, San Jose, and Houston are, but the team that is still an unknown is Columbus

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Europa League: Semifinals 1st Leg Preview

The Europa League games were in danger of being called off due to the volcanic eruption but they are going to proceed as planned as Fulham and Liverpool have to make long journeys. Atletico Madrid and Liverpool is the star

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CONCACAF Champions League: Cruz Azul-Pachuca 1st Leg Preview

The CONCACAF Champions League is down to the final two teams and it features a rematch of an old coach, Enrique Meza, who coached Pachuca, before returning to Cruz Azul. The game does still have an American appeal as Jose

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UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich-Lyon 1st Leg Preview

The semifinals got off to an exciting start as Internazionale came back from a goal down to win 3-1, which sets them up well for the second leg. The second semifinal gets started later today when Bayern Munich host Lyon.

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UEFA Champions League: Internazionale-Barcelona 1st Leg Preview

The Champions League returns today when Internazionale face off against Barcelona. Due to the cloud of volcanic ash, Barcelona has had to take a road trip in order to play this game which may give Internazionale an advantage. This is

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Major League Soccer Gameweek 4 Preview

Last week was an epic failure of my predictions as I managed a completely miss all 8 games during the weekend. I guess that is what happens in a league based on parity and with a lot of turnover of

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 3 Preview

There are still a lot of questions about the teams in MLS, but the New York Red Bulls are definitely the surprise team so far this season. DC United, and San Jose will look to improve on their early season

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