This Week in the EPL

Man City stay in first but Tottenham and Manchester United continue their relentless chase for the top spot of the Barclay's Premiere League.

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Spurs Close in on Manchester Teams

Tottenham 2-0 Everton – Spurs boosted their hopes of reaching the top spot as they left their Wednesday night home fixture against the Merseyside team with all three points.

Kitsap Pumas Remain Unbeaten with Dramatic Win at Home to the Skyhawks

The Pumas prepare for kickoff

The Kitsap Pumas on a three game winning streak after they defeated the Snohomish Skyhawks with a dramatic goal 26 seconds from time. They were missing veteran and key player Taylor Hyde, who is out for the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery on his hip, but the team was able to rally and get the job done despite being a bit “rusty”, to quote the official facebook page of the Kitsap Pumas.

EPL Review for January 2-4 2012

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Manchester City continue to assert their dominance as they remain top of the league after crushing Liverpool 3-0 at home.

Kitsap Pumas Win Home Opener

The regular indoor season for the Kitsap Pumas got off to a great start last night with the Pumas defeating South Sound Shock 9-5 in their home opener at Olympic Soccer and Sports Center in Bremerton. The game featured seasoned Puma players Matt Friesen, Taylor Hyde and Greg Miley as well as some other familiar faces from past seasons. They also had some new faces like local brothers Brian and David Meherg who played in the field and in goal. The 321 attending fans made themselves heard during some blunders from the referees, but their Kitsap Pumas were able to overcome the calls against them and pull out a good win.

It's been a while...

Well with the hustle and bustle of the holidays its been a while since I have posted on here! I will post my article from the Kitsap Pumas home opener on December 7th and will be posting EPL and UEFA Champions League reviews as soon as they are posted on Prost Amerika.
Cheers :)

FC Basel makes history in the UEFA Champions League

As an FC Basel fan, I am terribly bias when it comes to the result of this game. I was down on my knees in the middle of the mall refreshing the live match streaming from uefa.com faster than the network could think. When that final whistle blew, tears were in my eyes and I was jumping up and down first pumping the air not even giving a crap who saw because they were just going to be jealous that I was such a winner. I have been an FC Basel fan since I got the guts to choose my own team in 2009. I was fourteen and decided that if I was old enough to see the talent that the players in their youth system had, I was old enough to choose to support FC Basel over EPL team and family favorite Liverpool FC. My decision was met with laughter, jokes, and criticism. "You'll never celebrate a big win!" "You'll never win the league!" "No one knows who those players are!" "You're never going to see Champions League football!" Well, FC Basel won the league in 2009, the double in 2010 and the league again in 2011. Recently, Basel's young stars are making headlines (namely Xherdan Shaqiri, Valentin Stocker, Granit Xhaka and Yann Sommer) and their seasoned players who are nearer to retirement than a career boost, are still being praised for their skill.
As for Champions League football, that story tells itself. Last season, Basel impressed on the European stage by defeating AS Roma at their home stadium but didn't make it through to the knockout stages. They then lost their momentum and fell out of Europa League against CSKA Moscow. This season, their highlight, without a doubt, was the performances against English powerhouse Manchester United. They held United to a 3-3 draw at Old Trafford and then made history by defeating them at St. Jakob-Park two goals to one.
As an FC Basel fan, that day, December 7th 2011 will never be forgotten. No matter how Basel fares in the next stage of the Champions League, I will be proud of their accomplishments so far and proud to be a Basel fan.