European Soccer Conclusion

When June rolls around, the greatest show on Earth is over with. Wigan Athletic upset 2011-2012 Premier League champions Manchester City in the FA Cup Final. The weekend after that, The Premier League concluded a few weekends ago with Manchester United on top. And finally, the weekend after the FA Cup, was the UEFA Champions League final, where the best of Germany fought it out to be the best of Europe.

The Wigan Athletic proved nearly every analyst wrong on the Eleventh of May. Wigan managed to beat the 2011-2012 season champions, Manchester City, 1-0. This took everyone by surprise I think. There's not a lot to analyze on one match. However, the match may be a signal that Wigan may be quick to get back in the Premiership after being relegated this season.

The Premier League itself ended on the Nineteenth of May. Manchester United, unlike last year, finished out on top. The real suspense was within the race for the last UEFA Champions' League spot. Tottenham came up a little bit short of seizing that spot from Arsenal, who've qualified for the Champions' League for the fifteenth straight time. Other news since the end of the Premier League has been largely transfer speculations. According to the Press, Wayne Rooney had a transfer listing request denied. He has been, in a way, replaced by Robin van Persie, and he has had a lack of games in late in the season. The other big transfer headliner is Luis Suarez who feels wronged at the hands of the British media being unfair. Which ironic, coming from a player who has bit someone twice in his career.

The last portion of European soccer news has been the final of the UEFA Champions' League. Two German teams made it after routing their Spanish adversaries. German soccer has always been superior, in an ironic way. There are few German superstars, yet both German clubs and the men's national team have been very strong historically. This was shown in a very close game between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. Bayern was able to avenge last year's loss by beating Dortmund 2-1.

The Summer of 2013 marks the final preperations for next year's World Cup in Brazil. Also, the MLS takes place over the next few months. But as far as league play goes. We'll have to wait until August.