Playoffs, not goal difference, should be the answer
The bookmakers give it less than a 1 percent chance -- 0.96 percent, to be precise, if my math is correct -- and so it's extremely unlikely that we'll…
Handicapping the big relegation races
England: Two games remaining Queens Park Rangers (20th place, 25 points), Reading (19th, 28 pts.), Wigan (18th, 35 pts.), Newcastle (17th, 38 pts.), N…
Foreign players don't have easy road to Premier League
Recently, both England manager Roy Hodgson and his assistant Gary Neville have voiced concern at the lack of English players in the Premier League. Th…
Food for thought as Suarez plays hero, villain
Say what you want about Luis Suarez -- and I'm sure on the balance of evidence in Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Chelsea, many opinions will be put forth -…
Hawk-Eye taking away the what-ifs
LONDON -- Rio Ferdinand, the veteran Manchester United defender, delivered this tweet after the Premier League announced Hawk-Eye would be used next s…
Friday Four: Action at top and bottom
Most weeks, we carefully sift through the football marginalia for something interesting to serve as our Friday Four introduction. But sometimes we jus…
Assessing the relegation zone
As if we needed proof of just how the anxiety of the relegation battle takes hold at this stage of the season, two weeks ago Robert Snodgrass felt the…
Outgunned: Why are Arsenal, Wenger falling behind?
It's 25 minutes after Arsenal have been given the most chastening reality check by Bayern Munich, and Arsene Wenger still hasn't emerged to face the m…
Friday Four: Avoiding the trap
Oh, dear. The midweek internationals brought two unexpected results: England beating Brazil (we would not have predicted that) a couple of hours befor…
Gunners shooting for consistency
Early last week, Arsene Wenger was asked the question that is always suggested and implied when it comes to the modern Arsenal but rarely so directly…