Friday, March 5, 2010

The soccer leagues in England--Premier League, Carling Cup and FA Cup

It was bad news for Manchester United in the FA Cup. They lost to English League One team Leeds. Got knocked out. It was quite sad but it did not demoralise them as they showed impressive performances in the other leagues.

After intense competition in the Carling Cup, Manchester United emerged as winners after the win over Aston Villa in the finals. Although both sides possessed the ball for about the same amount of time(50:50), Manchester United made a comeback after Aston Villa was awarded a penalty in the fourth minute. Michael Owen equalised the match not long after the penalty. Rooney was substituted in after the scorer's injury. Rooney headed in the winning goal in the 74th minute. It was a blessing in disguise. With a total of 16 shots and 7 shots on goal, Manchester United won the cup.

English Premier League is the most popular. Twenty teams in total competed in the league. The last 3 teams will be relegated while the first two teams will qualify for the Champions League next season. The big four were Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal, but now, things have changed. Liverpool dropped to the sixth position, following closely behind Tottenham and Manchester City. The title race is now up to three teams, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal. The teams are having a close fight, with a maximum of two point gap. Manchester United has been winning the title for last three seasons, but the ball is round, no one knows who will be the winners of this season's Premier League.

Who do you think will win the EPL?


2 comments:

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