And there goes another week in the books...
The Champions League Semis were set this morning over in France, and the Spanish teams were kept apart. Bayern and Real will go at it and Chelsea and Atlético will clash. Juicy stuff. Sid Lowe still can't stop talking about Atlético Madrid. And why should he? They're having the time of their lives, don't you know? Meanwhile, we're not the only ones thinking about who will make the final. Michael Cox is also wondering who will emerge from two titanic battles. Gab Marcotti suggests we all just strap in and enjoy the ride. Sounds wise.
Per usual, we'll begin with a look at the weekend in England and Wales:
FA Cup Semi-Final Preview: Wigan vs. Arsenal
FA Cup Semi-Final Preview: Hull City vs. Sheffield United
Iain Macintosh: Arsenal angst grows ahead of Wigan test
Liverpool v Manchester City: Five steps each that set up Sunday's game
Gosh. The Joy of Six this week is Goalscoring Goalkeepers. How awesome is that?!
Europa League. Valencia (?!), Juventus, Sevilla, and Benfica make up your semi-final crew.
SSN Staffers don't really get too excited about summertime friendlies here in the United States. This, however, would be pretty fun.
Lucky for us, Barney Ronay has a wonderful imagination. Today, he's putting it to use by imagining a Premier League truly made in Britain. Hmmmm...
Read: "Over the next couple of months, SI.com is profiling two valuable, but perhaps undervalued, under-the-radar players on each of the U.S. men's national team's Group G opponents at this summer's World Cup. As a result, the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Mesut Ozil and Asamoah Gyan will make way for their lesser-heralded teammates in this space. The next in the Know Your Enemy series is versatile Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah."
We're going to end on a sad note today with a look back at Hillsborough. It was 25 years ago.
Onward!!
-SSN
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