EPL Talk: Weekend Preview

As is customary, Richard and Lawrence McKenna got together to preview the upcoming weekend in English football.  The big matches are City vs. Villa and Liverpool vs. Chelsea, but they get into plenty of discussion of other matches and the Europa League as well.

Listen to the show at EPL Talk.

Atlético Madrid-Liverpool: Europa League Preview

There is very little Liverpool and Spain have in common (I say, having never been to either place, but also getting the most ignorant statement of the column out-of-the-way early), yet each feel the pain of Fernando Torres going under-the-knife to correct a knee injury. Even Atlético Madrid, Liverpool FC’s [...]

Europa Review, Champions League Talk, Weekend (Real Madrid-Barcelona) Preview – SPA Daily Podcast

The Friday edition of the Set Piece Analysts’ daily podcast sees Richard Farley catch-up with SPA Kartik Krishnaiyer. The duo talk about Thursday’s Europa League results, the implications of the Champions League semifinal match-ups, and the weekend’s football action: specifically, Real Madrid versus Barcelona.

Listen to the show at Set [...]

Reflecting on Champions League, Looking at Europa League

Bayern Munich's result on Wednesday has made Champions League a No England Zone. (Photo: ZumaPress)

Manchester United is out of Champions League.  England is out of Champions League.

Good, says the guy who hosts a daily podcast called English Premier League Talk.

Continue reading this article at World Soccer Digest.

All Things Footy - Episode 1

Today, Richard appeared on the revival of the All Things Footy podcast.  Host Kevin McCauley was also joined by site contributors Ben Schneider and Ted Meyer to discuss the UEFA Champions League and Europa league with some quick tangents on Ligue 1, the English Premier League, the Bundesliga, and the CONCACAF Champions [...]

All that You Want to Know About UEFA Coefficients: A Practical Example

Over at Russian Football Now, I wrote a piece about the problems Russia is to have with their UEFA coefficient. In the process, I have to actually explain how they work. If you are curious about that or about how the Ukraine is on the verge of having three Champions League [...]

News Updates at Russian Football Now

Because I’ve been a little too busy with other endeavors (which, other than my full-time job, which has been fun, I am trying to get under control), I haven’t done a news blitz at Russian Football Now in almost a week. That changed today, with the following features being … uh … featured? [...]