April 20th brings the 226th playing of the Merseyside Derby when Everton and Liverpool square off at 3:00PM EST.  Liverpool is at 14-9-9 and has momentum on their side.  Everton has not posted a win since March but is still a decent distance from that dreaded 18th spot in the English Premier League.  Liverpool is

  Underperforming teams should be examined in the EPL as to see if they will continue to languish or have one last fight within them.  This is near the part of the season where some quit while others fight for all their worth to stave off relegation.  One team that has pinged our radar this

Chelsea survived last season because it overachieved and won so much.  Now the world can see the decline because the players tire off phoning in the same boring but efficient matches.  Fast forward to Manchester United.  They have not slipped but are becoming plagued with more matches were nil nil is not uncommon.  Is the

Forward thinking vision has certainly been rewarded this year or Leicester.  This was the club whose seven wins in their last nine games secured their place this year.  So how was this rewarded?  Well they sacked Nigel Pearson.  Chemistry, cohesion, and other elements were thought to be up for grabs this season.  However Claudio Ranieri

Costa Rica could be put in a precarious position should it falter this evening at 8:30PM against Canada.  The Gold Cup has seen the over achieving nation garner just two draws after surrendering leads in both of their other group games.  A misstep here and most of the World Cup progress they had shown will