Nike Fire and Ice Bootspotting
It has been a fantastic week of soccer with Premier League action dominating Tuesday and Wednesday headlines. We recap the week with a quick look around the league at some of the top performers of Gamesweek 14, with a focus on their footwear. Chelsea‘s Antonio Rudiger scored his first goal for his club since joining […]
Episode 38 – The Return of the Prem, Club Tijuana Loses Again and The Great Pro/Rel Debate
Nate and Dike return on the latest episode of the SoccerNation Podcast to break down the weekend that was in soccer and cast an eye forward to what is around the corner. The conversation kicks off with a brief recap of the Community Shield on Sunday which Arsenal won using the new ABBA format for […]
Nike Picks up Chelsea and Spurs for 2017-18 Season
It’s no secret that Nike has been making a ton of plays in the soccer world as of late. Most recently, they’ve acquired the task of outfitting two more teams in the English Premier League: Chelsea FC and Tottenham Hotspur. Building on Tradition with Chelsea FC After winning the league in the 2016-17 season, Chelsea […]
Quiz: Which Cleat is Right For You?
In this day and age, there are a variety of options for soccer players to choose from when it comes to selecting the proper footwear for themselves. Different cleats have been designed for different types of players depending on whether you are a tough-tackling midfielder, a slippery winger, a lethal finisher or a midfield maestro […]
Episode 28 – Club Tijuana Advances in Liga MX Playoffs, Chelsea are Champions, U.S.O.C. and more!
Nate and Dike are back with the latest edition of the SoccerNation Podcast! This one is all about Club Tijuana’s remarkable comeback victory in the second leg of the Liguilla quarter finals as they overcame a 1-0 deficit from the first leg to win 2-0 at Estadio Caliente on Mother’s Day. The talk then shifts […]
Episode 24 – Manchester United v Chelsea, Video Assistant Referees and Duarte Andrade!
Nate and Dike are joined on this 24th edition of THE SoccerNation Podcast by none other than Duarte Andrade to discuss Manchester United’s recent victory over Premier League leaders Chelsea. The conversation then shifts to Tuesday’s Champions League quarterfinal between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich and the guys make a comprehensive case for the implementation […]
Premier League Six Pack – 13 Rounds Deep
Thirteen matches into the Premier League season and the cream is beginning to rise to the top. It just so happens that there’s three different types of cream, and they’re all really good. There’s also these two substances from North London trying to get in on things. Somewhere in the midst of it all is […]
Ten Games Deep: Analyzing the Premier League’s Title Contenders
As the autumn leaves begin their fall to the ground, we near the midway portion of this 2016/17 Premier League season. Here’s a team by team look at how things are going across the pond, and what we can expect from each side in the near future. As exciting as watching these teams may be, […]
Premier League Preview; 9/17 & 9/18
Following the Friday night clash between Chelsea and Liverpool, the Premier League weekend kicks into full gear with five matches on Saturday, and a four pack of fixtures on Sunday. If you want to place some bets then you might want to check out pick 7 and win yourself some money. Here’s a peek at […]
Chelsea vs. Liverpool Preview
The Premier League returns this weekend with some mouth-watering clashes, none more enticing than a Friday night showdown in West London. Our own Nate Abaurrea gets you ready for all the action between the Blues and the Reds at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea v. Liverpool – Stamford Bridge (Friday, noon PT) Chelsea and Liverpool kick off the […]
Premier League Weekend Wrap
It was another winning weekend for the Manchester clubs, with Chelsea keeping right up with the perfect pace. Here’s a game by game look at the weekend that was in the Premier League. Tottenham 1 Liverpool 1 A penalty conversion from James Milner just before the halftime break had Liverpool in the lead until […]
Premier League Predictions 8/27 & 8/28
It’s the third round of fixtures in the greatest show on earth. Check out our own Nate Abaurrea, as he tries his hand at the Nostradamus game. Will he pass with flying colors, or eat crow as his predictions go awry? Match 1: Tottenham v. Liverpool, White Hart Lane (4:45 AM PT) Liverpool haven’t […]
Time to Jump to Conclusions: Premier League Week 2
We have wrapped up the first nineteenth of the Premier League season, and thus far it’s all about the Mancs. We are far past the cue to make flamboyant assertions about the outcome of a campaign that still has nine months of drama to unfold. It’s never too early to jump to conclusions. Here are […]
5 Things We Learned from the Opening Weekend of the Premier League
The Premier League is back in full force with football websites like footandball having a great time writing about what’s happened. Whether it’s songs we’ve heard a million times, or the tracks of new artists plying their trade in Britain for the first time, the music of the world’s most popular league sounds as good […]
The Best Liverpool – Chelsea Clashes of the New Millennium: Part 2
With Liverpool and Chelsea bound for Southern California, and set to square off in an International Champions Cup match at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday, Soccer Nation’s Nate Abaurrea took a glorious trip down memory lane. Here is the second installment of his top Liverpool – Chelsea moments of the new millennium ordered chronologically from 2000-2016, a span […]
The Best Liverpool – Chelsea Clashes of the New Millennium: Part 1
With Liverpool and Chelsea bound for Southern California, and set to square off in an International Champions Cup match at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday, Soccer Nation’s Nate Abaurrea took a glorious trip down memory lane. Here is the first installment of his top Liverpool – Chelsea moments of the new millenium ordered chronologically from 2000-2016, […]