Barney Ronay on Sergio Ramos, Newcastle Crisis, New TV Deal For Spain, Chelsea & Juventus On The Brink

Milan fans spell it out for Inzaghi BEFORE the loss to Genoa...

There goes another one, folks. Happy Friday. Do you know what happens when every SSN Staffer has to take his/her kids to the dentist on the same day? Nothing gets done. We're ready to remedy that, however, with today's post. What did we miss? Chelsea beat Leicester, Club America beat Montreal, both Madrid biggies won, Juventus beat Fiorentina, and AC Milan were defeated at home.

Premier League Spotlight

10 Things To Look Out For

Premier League Notebook

Phil McNulty: 'Brendan Rodgers' season at Liverpool is a failure'

Jim White: Newcastle reaching crisis point

Lawro's Predictions

Paul Merson's Predictions

Things are dicey at the bottom of the Premier League title. Let's take a gander at the relegation battle.

It's been a while since we've heard from Jeff Carlisle. He's got something today, though. It's something about some guy in Chicago named David Accam. We're game. Sticking Stateside, here's your MLS Weekend Preview.

Backheel Breakfast

SSN Regulars will know that we love us some Barney Ronay. Dude can write. Today, he's gracing us with a piece on Sergio Ramos, and, as you would expect, it's fantastic.

The inequitable TV money situation in Spain is finally being addressed. That's good news for clubs not named Real Madrid or Barcelona.

More Spain? How about actual matches? This is your La Liga weekend preview. Real Madrid have a difficult trip to Sevilla to worry about...

Down in Italy, all Juventus need is one solitary point from their match against Sampdoria to claim their 563rd Serie A title. We're going to bet that it'll happen. Here's a preview for all of the weekend fun in Italy.

Hey! That's really about it. Enjoy.

Onward!!

-SSN

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