Soccer Potpourri
MLS
- Shin Guardian: A Treatise: The State of American Youth Soccer
- Simon Borg: MLS Managers Survey: The verdict on Copa Libertadores
- Ben Berger: Beginning an Objective Analysis of MLS Player Performance
- Earl Reed: Stats In MLS: Completed Passes and the Standings
- GiveMeFootball.com: MLS cash could lure top Premier League refs
Interesting Reads
- David Hills: Said and Done
- US Soccer Players: World League Association Announced
- Newcastle Utd Blog: Big Clubs Trying To Circumvent Financial Fair Play Rules
- Just-Football.com: How Financial Fair Play could reshape the Premier League (good for Arsenal & Spurs, bad for Manchester City..)
- EPL Talk: The Flaws in Modern Soccer
- Serie A Talk: Bari Scandal Could Cripple Serie A
- SoccerLens: Most efficient football clubs in England, Spain, Italy and Germany in 2011/2012
- SoccerLens: Most efficient Premier League clubs in the last three seasons (2009 to 2012)
The Business of Soccer
- SoccerLens: English Football Finances – 1981 to 2011
- Independent: UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules for the Championship(England) put on hold
Tournaments
- UEFA Champions League: UCL quarterfinals conclude
- Copa Libertadores: Copa Lib update
- CONCACAF Champions League: CCL final teams set – Santos Laguna v Monterrey
- AFC Champions League: AFC group phase update
- CAF Champions League: CAF round of 16 results
Top Euro Leagues
| GP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
| EPL | ||||||
| Manchester Utd | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 76 |
| Manchester City | 31 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 71 |
| Arsenal | 31 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 58 |
| Tottenham | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 58 |
| Chelsea | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 53 |
| Newcastle Utd | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 53 |
| Bundesliga | ||||||
| Dortmund | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 63 |
| Bayern Munich | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 60 |
| Schalke | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 54 |
| Monchengladbach | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 51 |
| Hanover | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | -2 | 41 |
| Stuttgart | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
| Ligue 1 | ||||||
| Montpellier | 29 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 60 |
| PSG | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 60 |
| Lille | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 56 |
| Lyon | 30 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 49 |
| Toulouse | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 50 |
| St Etienne | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 46 |
| Serie A | ||||||
| AC Milan | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 64 |
| Juventus | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 32 | 62 |
| Lazio | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 51 |
| Napoli | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 48 |
| Udinese | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 48 |
| AS Roma | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 47 |
| La Liga | ||||||
| Real Madrid | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 73 | 78 |
| Barcelona | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 72 |
| Valencia | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 48 |
| Malaga | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 47 |
| Levante | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 45 |
| Osasuna | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | -11 | 43 |
| Champions League | ||||||
| Champions League Qualifying | ||||||