The novel coronavirus has killed thousands of people around the world and sickened more than 100,000. To stop the spread, presidential candidates have canceled rallies and colleges have sent students home. But other large gatherings of people are still being held every day — and one of the most common reasons we have to all […]
The Premier League has felt more like a coronation than a competition this season. Liverpool opened up a gap at the top of the table as wide as the River Mersey and will almost certainly win its first Premier League title — and its first English top division title in 30 years. In lieu of […]
cwick: (Chadwick Matlin, deputy editor) After a scintillating two weeks of Champions League soccer, FiveThirtyEight’s soccer chat braintrust is back to discuss the new GOAT in international soccer, Liverpool’s 1-0 deficit and the over/under on the number of red cards Sergio Ramos will receive before he retires. Guys! What a wild set of matches. Where […]
Going into the English Premier League’s winter break two weekends ago, the only interesting race was for the final spot for the 2020-21 Champions League season — and even that race was a bit ho-hum. But all of a sudden, there’s a wide-open contest for not one but two spots. On Friday, Manchester City was […]
Aston Villa is in danger of being relegated from the Premier League to the second division of the English soccer pyramid for the second time in five years. The Villans have amassed just 25 points from a possible 75 and sit in 17th place, just 1 point clear of the relegation zone. FiveThirtyEight’s model doesn’t […]