Liverpool eyes Premier League title with Klopps at helm

By Sam Noel | The Duquesne Duke If you don’t know much about Liverpool Football Club, here’s a short history lesson: The Reds of Merseyside are the second winningest English club in history with 19 top-division titles. However, it’s been 26 years since their last top-flight title, and they have yet to accomplish a Premier League triumph since its inception in 1992. In the past … Continue reading Liverpool eyes Premier League title with Klopps at helm

Premier Flaneur: International Play

By Sam Noel | The Duquesne Duke There’s an old cliché in soccer that just about describes this past week: “For club and country!” You may have noticed there was no Premier League action this weekend but many of the stars of the league were in action for their countries as international friendly matches and European Cup qualifying matches took place. International play is certainly … Continue reading Premier Flaneur: International Play

Premier League Week 7 Review

By Sam Noel | The Duquesne Duke Week 7 of the Barclays Premier League saw quite a lot of goals and some surprising results. The great thing about the BPL is that there’s always a marquee game on the cards every weekend, and this time around it was ninth-place Tottenham Hotspur who hosted league leading Manchester City at White Hart Lane. A big storyline in … Continue reading Premier League Week 7 Review

Six weeks in, Barclays Premier League in full swing

By Sam Noel | The Duquesne Duke Six weeks in, the Barclays Premier League is in full swing as its clubs look for glory and success on the soccer field. The best teams in England battle for the honor of being called “champions,” but others fight for the right to remain in the top tier. For perennial soccer lovers, the Barclays Premier League, or “BPL” … Continue reading Six weeks in, Barclays Premier League in full swing