As the English Premier League picks back up this week, Liverpool is on the verge of winning its first English soccer championship in 30 years and its first Premier League title ever. If Manchester City loses to Arsenal on Wednesday, Liverpool can wrap up its long-awaited Premier League title with a derby win against Merseyside […]
Editor’s note: This chat was held before news that the Champions League might be suspended, with two teams entering quarantine. cwick (Chadwick Matlin, deputy editor): All, we’ve gathered again to fete the first four teams to make it into the quarterfinals of the Champions League: Atalanta, RB Leipzig, Paris Saint-Germain and … [checks notes] Atlético […]
cwick: (Chadwick Matlin, deputy editor) After a scintillating two weeks of Champions League soccer, FiveThirtyEight’s soccer chat braintrust is back to discuss the new GOAT in international soccer, Liverpool’s 1-0 deficit and the over/under on the number of red cards Sergio Ramos will receive before he retires. Guys! What a wild set of matches. Where […]
If Liverpool wins its game against Crystal Palace at London’s Selhurst Park on Saturday, it will remain at least 8 points clear of its nearest title challenger at the top of the Premier League table. Only three teams in league history have built equal or larger gaps at the top of the table through match […]
The Premier League has never been one for parity. For the majority of its existence, the league has been dominated by a small fraternity of very talented (and very wealthy) clubs. Only six teams have won the Premier League in its 27-year existence, and only four have won it more than once. And if last […]