☕️🍀⚽️ Good morning everyone. Well folks, its happening again. We had ourselves an action packed weekend with great club soccer, but International break has found its way back. Put away your club jerseys for now, might even be a good time to put them in wash? We do have some important International match ups as countries begin to prepare for the Euro Cup and Copa America.

Giveaway: Wake up and smell the coffee. Our giveaway will be a $30 gift card for our favorite coffee brand- Kickoff Coffee. As always, each friend that you refer to subscribe to the newsletter is an entry to our raffle. Best of luck!

FA CUP
The Game heard around the world

🏃‍♀️📈 The FA cup never disappoints. A clash of heavyweights took place yesterday between Manchester United and Liverpool. The game was filled with plenty of drama, extra time, and a total of 7 goals. In the end, it was Manchester United that advanced to the next round, an upset many did not see coming, but a performance that should be respected by all- especially given Manchester’s recent struggles.

See the highlights to the madness here.

Premier League
Parliament After English Top Flight

💷🧑‍⚖️ British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has signed off on a bill that will introduce an Independent Regulator. The Football Governance Bill provides the Independent Regulator of Football (IREF) will have the power to step in toe address cash flow and other systemic issues within clues, many of which are financially vulnerable. The IREF will apply to the top five tiers of English men’s football with power to address financial regulation compliance, corporate governance, and fan engagement.

• The bill has stepped in after the Premier League failed to agree on a deal to share revenues with smaller clubs

• The collapse of Bury FC and the botched plan for the breakaway Super League have revealed the financial unsustainability of some clubs

• More stringent tests will be made on club owners, minimum standard of fan engagement will be introduced, and clubs will not be allowed to join breakaway or unlicensed league

❓️🤨 Clubs are down, Premier League still up? The government bill is expected to finally put an end to the cycle of overspending and mismanagement, the bill noted the League’s success globally and how it attracts more viewers and higher revenues than any of its international rivals. The league’s agree revenue was £5.5 billion ($6.8 billion) compared to £2.8 billion for Spain's LaLiga. Premier League specifically was not able to offer clubs in lower leagues a stake of broadcasting revenues, potentially worth about £900 million ($1.2 billion) over six years, a decision which frustrated politicians. Following their meeting, the Premier League said in an email that its clubs reconfirmed their commitment to securing a sustainably-funded agreement with the EFL, subject to the new financial system being formally approved by clubs.

Weekend Recap

English FA Cup Quarter-Final

English Premier League

Spanish La Liga

German Bundesliga

Italian Serie A

French Ligue 1

US Major League Soccer

Quick Bites 🍕

Bruno Fernandes voices opinion on red card

Fans storm field in anger

Disaster avoided

Suarez Understands the assignment

Matches to Catch

Women’s Champions League Quarter-final

Banter of the Day

Football, by the fans for the fans

In search of a pub? Ever find yourself in a new city and are desperately searching for a local soccer pub? Who would have thought that the premier league took time out of their day to create a bar finder. There really is nothing better than catching an early premier league game on the weekends with fellow fans of the game, and finding that bar that will actually have the game sound on just got that much easier.

USA Bar Finder. Bar finder, aka Intern Jose’s nickname in college. Easy to use search platform on the premier leagues website. It has most major cities included, and they’re even accepting updates to their list if you email them at [email protected]

Find your local soccer pub here.