2019-20 Bundesliga Season Preview

By Ian Laird @UneducatedU on Twitter For a few seasons the Bundesliga title race was a runaway battle for Bayern Munich during the post Jurgen Klopp years at Borussia Dortmund.  Last season though they mounted a serious challenge on Bayern's dominance taking a commanding lead early and holding it well into the second half of …

2019-20 Premier League Season Preview

By Ian Laird @UneducatedU on Twitter In just a few days the Premier League season will be upon us and there are plenty of storylines heading into the season.  Manchester City are looking for a third consecutive title, something only one other team has ever done in the English top flight.  Liverpool meanwhile are hoping …

After Vanquishing their Demons Against Trinidad and Tobago where does the USMNT go now?

By Ian Laird @UneducatedU on Twitter It was arguably the largest black mark on the United States Men’s National Team.  Not only were we a country with nearly 238 times the population of Trinidad and Tobago and a GDP that dwarfed the tiny island nation, but we also dumped infinitely more resources into our soccer …

2019 Champions League Final Preview

By Ian Laird @UneducatedU on Twitter After ten months the biggest prize in club football is still in play as the Champions League trophy is about to be settled.  For just the sixth time ever the final will feature two teams from the same country as Liverpool and Tottenham will face of at the Wanda …

Biggest Disappointments and Surprises From the Premier League Season

By Ian Laird @UneducatedU on Twitter Even though the Premier League race ultimately came down to the two teams that were expected to be in the running for the title and we ended up with a repeat champion, and despite the fact that two of the three newly promoted teams ended up getting relegated, the …

Say Hello to the Three Newest Members of the Premier League

By Ian Laird @UneducatedU on Twitter Around this time of year excitement starts to build up around Europe as all of the leagues start to wind down and trophies are handed out. Amidst all that excitement though there are several clubs in every country that are going through a period of turmoil.  In England the …

MLS Week in Review: May 13-19, Chris Wondolowski Sets the MLS All Time Goal Record and Toronto FC Hit a Slump

By Ian Laird @UneducatedU on Twitter This is a weekly run through of all of the MLS games from the previous week where I will do a quick review of each game and then pick a top performer, top goal, top save, top disappointment, and a young player to watch. D.C. United at Toronto FC …

An English Revival

By Ian Laird @UneducatedU on Twitter With victories over Valencia and Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League semifinals, Arsenal and Chelsea locked in what had previously seemed like an impossibility; all English finals in both of the European competitions. Never before has one nation secured all four finals positions, with sweeping the finals positions in …

MLS Week in Review: May 6-12, Chicago Fire Beginning to Heat Up and Atlanta United Make it Four Victories in a Row

By Ian Laird @UneducatedU on Twitter This is a weekly run through of all of the MLS games from the previous week where I will do a quick review of each game and then pick a top performer, top goal, top save, top disappointment, and a young player to watch. Toronto FC at Atlanta United …

MLS Week in Review: April 29-May 1, Atlanta and Portland Starting to Rebound From Slow Starts

By Ian Laird @UneducatedU on Twitter This is a weekly run through of all of the MLS games from the previous week where I will do a quick review of each game and then pick a top performer, top goal, top save, top disappointment, and a young player to watch. FC Cincinnati at Philadelphia Union …