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Why Does Top Four in the Premier League Matter?
If you are fairly new to watching English soccer, you could certainly be forgiven for wondering why on Earth people would care about finishing in the top four in the Premier League. After all, in most sports finishing fourth isn't considered any sort of success. That it is a lofty aspiration for many an English soccer…
What Does it Mean to “Go to Wembley”?
If you are getting into watching English soccer for the first time, you have probably noticed there are a lot of words and phrases you don’t know; it’s like a language and subculture all its own, and one of the key phrases, indeed aspirations of the land, is to “Go to Wembley.” Of course, there…
On The Magic of English Soccer’s FA Cup
One of the best things about watching English soccer is that there are so many games to watch – and some of them are magical just because of who is playing who. Nowhere is this more true than in the FA Cup. In English football, there are several different competitions, even for teams at the top…
What is the Football League Trophy, or Papa John’s Trophy?
English soccer has many tournaments, including the FA Cup and the League Cup, aka the EFL Cup. Both of those are considered lesser competitions than the actual league season, especially for the clubs in the Premier League and the Championship, which are the highest levels of the English Football League. Here's an introduction to the…