Premier League Soccer

4/26 Arsene Wenger Leaving Arsenal A little over a week ago, Arsene Wenger, the manager (coach in American) of the English Premier League Team "Arsenal" announced that he would step away from the club after the 2018 season. Wenger has been with the club since 1996 and is one of the most respected coaches in the world. Following Arsenal on social media, many fans have began to protest Arsene Wenger's presence at the club and starting the #WengerOut to show dissatisfaction. Many but not all Arsenal fans have been unimpressed with the teams placings despite their valuable players as well as questionable player signings. Very notable players (especially those who played under him) have made posts commemorating Wenger's run at Arsenal acknowledging the grace at which he left the club despite the fan base being bitter towards him as of late. Arsenal very well may have been the team that got me into soccer and was one of the first jersey's I ever purchased. A...

4/25 Liverpool F.C. vs A.S. Roma (Champions League) On April 24th 2018,  the English club Liverpool F.C. played the Italian club A.S. Roma in the first leg of the champions league semi finals. *The Champions League is the biggest tournament for most professional soccer clubs every year. It is the closest thing soccer has to an annual international playoff system to determine the best soccer club of that year.                   -The latter stages of the tournament are played in segments of 2 games( referred to as 1st &2nd legs ) where the team that has scored the most overall goals throughout the 2 games is the winner. I happened to watch the second half of this game while eating lunch at "Madison Bear Garden" in Chico. The game was entertaining since it featured a good amount of goals. The semifinal match began with both teams playing competitively but towards the end of the first half, Liverpool started to dominate the ...