Soccer Table Update as of 3/22

Here is a look at this past weekend's results in England and Italy, as well as the current table standings. Starting next week I will be adding the MLS action and table standings, as the season kicks off this Thursday night with Seattle taking on Philadelphia on ESPN2 at 9:30pm (ET).

EPL:
 - Past week's results - The mid-week match-up saw Aston Villa win 2-1 over Wigan, the difference being an own goal by Wigan. On Saturday Arsenal's 2-0 victory against West Ham pushed the Gunners to first place in the EPL. Relegation bound Portsmouth secured their second victory in four games against Hull City. The big match-up of the weekend pitted Manchester United against Liverpool. Both Rooney and Torres showed up for the headline game with early goals, but as the season's results would have predicted the Red Devils won 2-1. Chelsea drew with Blackburn 1-1 and is continuing to let their early title lead slip away.
 - Current EPL Table - Man United stays atop the table with 69 points and Arsenal (67) jumped Chelsea (65) for the second position. However, the Blues still have one game in hand over their title rivals. The fourth spot remains Tottenham's at 55 points after their 2-1 win against Stoke over the weekend. Everton jumped to eighth with 45 points and is now only six points outside of a Europa League spot. The relegation zone stayed the same - Portsmouth / Hull City / Burnley - however, Wolverhampton (28) and West Ham (27) are still at risk.

Serie A:
 - Past week's results - While they may have dominated Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League, Inter Milan have won only one game in the past seven domestic ties, after a 1-1 draw against Palermo. After three draws AS Roma returned to their winning streak with a 4-2 result over Udinese. On Sunday, AC Milan failed to capitalize on Inter's slide and could only earn 1 point against Napoli. The Europa League position battle intensified as Sampdoria defeated Juventus 1-0.
 - Current Serie A Table - After the 29th round of the 09/10 Serie A season the title remains between three clubs - Inter (60), AC Milan (59), and AS Roma (56). Roma gained on the top two and AC Milan missed a golden opportunity to jump their city rivals. Sampdoria's (47) victory against Juventus (45) pushed the Old Lady down into the 7th spot.  The struggling Juventus is apparently trying aggressively to bring in Liverpool manager Rafa Benetiz for next season. Relegation clubs Siena (25) and Atalanta (25) both won over the weekend and jumped Livorno (24). However, all three clubs are still four points back of 17th place Lazio.

FA Cup Update:
 - Tottenham will take on Fulham on Wednesday at White Hart Lane to decide the fourth and final position in the FA Cup Semi-Finals. The winner of the match will go on face Portsmouth, while the other semi-final sees Chelsea face Aston Villa. The semi-final matches are scheduled to take place on April 10th and 11th.