First, we react to the big news out of European soccer that 12 clubs intended to form a Super League in which they would get to play each other, all the time, every year, without needing to do anything onerous like qualify for the Champions League. We talk about the blowback from fans and from […]
Going into the English Premier League’s winter break two weekends ago, the only interesting race was for the final spot for the 2020-21 Champions League season — and even that race was a bit ho-hum. But all of a sudden, there’s a wide-open contest for not one but two spots. On Friday, Manchester City was […]
The English Premier League is the richest football league on the planet. It has 14 of the 30 richest clubs in the world, according to an analysis that was published in January by consulting firm Deloitte. No other league boasts more than Italy’s five teams. This suggests that Liverpool’s place in the UEFA Champions League […]
Global club soccer rankings men’s soccer teams Soccer Power Index (SPI) TEAM RATING RANK1-WEEK CHANGETEAMLEAGUECOUNTRYOFF.DEF.SPI 1 Real Madrid La LigaSpain3.50.593.5 2 Bayern Munich BundesligaGermany3.40.592.6 3 Barcelona La LigaSpain3.30.592.6 4 PSG Ligue 1France3.00.589.5 5 Juventus Serie AItaly2.60.587.0 6 Dortmund BundesligaGermany2.80.686.5 7 Man. City Premier LeagueEngland2.70.684.8 8 +1 Man. United Premier LeagueEngland2.40.584.3 9 +3 Chelsea Premier LeagueEngland2.50.782.0 […]
Global club soccer rankings men’s soccer teams Soccer Power Index (SPI) TEAM RATING RANK1-WEEK CHANGETEAMLEAGUECOUNTRYOFF.DEF.SPI 1 Real Madrid La LigaSpain3.50.593.5 2 Bayern Munich BundesligaGermany3.40.592.6 3 Barcelona La LigaSpain3.30.592.6 4 PSG Ligue 1France3.00.589.5 5 Juventus Serie AItaly2.60.587.0 6 Dortmund BundesligaGermany2.80.686.5 7 Man. City Premier LeagueEngland2.70.684.8 8 +1 Man. United Premier LeagueEngland2.40.584.3 9 +3 Chelsea Premier LeagueEngland2.50.782.0 […]
