☕️🌦️⚽️ Good morning everyone! Chaos ensued this weekend in all areas of the soccer world. Is the three horse race over in England? Arsenal and Liverpool both lose leaving Manchester City 2 points clear in first place. A team not named Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga, and it was their first league title in their 119 year old history. 72,610 fans packed Arrow Head stadium in Kansas City to witness Sporting KC face off against Inter Miami: The 4th highest attendance for an MLS match in history.

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Quick Recap of the Weekend Madness

🏆1️⃣ By now, you’ve likely seen the scenes of fans storming the field when Bayer Leverkusen won their first league title in their history. This title ends an 11 year old winning streak for Bayern Munich, and Spaniard coach, Xabi Alonso, was the man leading the charge for the champions.

🏇🏇 There was a disturbance in the force in the Premier League this weekend. The top three teams all had big European matches midweek last week, and all eyes were on them to see how they would approach their league matches on tired legs. It’s fair to say now that Manchester City passed the test as they won their match against Luton Town but both Arsenal and Liverpool tripped up as they both lost their matches against Aston Vila and Crystal Palace, respectively.

⬆️🔝 SPOILER ALERT. If you're a fan of Welcome To Wrexham and rely on the show to find out how the team performed, look away... Ok, all clear now? Wrexham make history once again as they promote in back to back seasons. An incredible story is unfolding in front of our eyes, and we love to see the players, team management and mostly the fans soak this all in as they continue on a historic run. Read full article here

Weekend Recap

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Final Chapter Flips the Script

💃 👋 Chance for that Last Dance? Jurgen Klopp recently shocked the world by announcing his decision to step down as Liverpool’s gaffa at the end of the season. At the onset of 2024, the atmosphere at Liverpool was one of palpable excitement and expectation. Jurgen Klopp, the charismatic leader who revitalized Liverpool, turning them into a dominant force in football, announced his departure at the season’s end, well before his contract's 2026 expiration. His announcement set the stage for what many hoped would be a glorious culmination of Klopp's tenure—a "Last Dance" akin to legendary sporting finales, with aspirations of sweeping major honors across both domestic and international stages.

📈📉 Maybe there’s no script? A season filled with highs and lows. The year started on a high note with Liverpool lifting the Carabao Cup after a thrilling victory against Manchester United, signaling a promising start. Yet, the unpredictable nature of football soon unfolded, presenting a series of challenges that have since jeopardized their campaign for further silverware. Intern Jose still believes there’s a script with Klopp’s Last Dance, and he’s willing to die on that hill.

• Liverpool's aspirations for a historic quadruple took a significant hit. Not only were they abruptly ousted from the FA Cup, but their Premier League campaign has also seen them trailing behind the leaders, sitting pretty in third place place after their recent loss to Crystal Palace. The most recent and perhaps most significant setback came in the Europa League, where Liverpool suffered a severe 3-0 defeat to Atalanta in the first leg of the quarter-finals—an unexpected "hammering" that has put their European ambitions in serious doubt.

• Not to mention they were handed an unfortunate lost to the hands of Crystal Palace yesterday

👀🥇 Reds Out for Blood. Despite the current uncertainties, one cannot overlook the impact Klopp has had on Liverpool. Transforming the club into perennial title contenders, his approach has ingrained a style of play and a mentality that will endure beyond his departure. The final pages of Klopp’s Liverpool chapter are yet to be written, and while the dream of a fairy-tale ending currently hangs by a thread, the world of football knows all too well that a game is never over until the final whistle.

As Liverpool prepares for the concluding part of the season, the call to the supporters is clear: rally behind Klopp and the team. Miracles have happened on European nights at Anfield, and with the collective spirit of the fans, another could very well be on the horizon. For Klopp, the players, and the fans, the remaining fixtures are not just games; they are the last steps of a journey together. While the path to a storybook ending is fraught with challenges, it is also laden with the potential for greatness, befitting the legacy of a manager who reshaped Liverpool into one of the most formidable forces in modern football.

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UEFA Champions League Quarter-Final 2nd Leg

AFC Champions League Semi-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.