Soccer Table Update as of 4/19

MLS:

 - Past week's results - Philadelpia and Toronto squared of on Thursday night on ESPN2's MLS game of the week. An early red card by the Union's Danny Califf and two goals by Dwayne De Rosario earned Toronto their fist victory of the season. Seattle and Kansas City had an even battle until the Sounders broke the tie in the 90th minute for a 1-0 result. In a rematch of the 2009 MLS Cup game, the LA Galaxy got revenge behind two Edson Buddle goals (that is now 7 in 4 games) to top Real Salt Lake 2-0. Other results of note were Houston 2-0 against Chivas USA, Chicago 2-0 over DC United, and San Jose 2-0 vs New England.
 - Current MLS Table:

• East - In a complete switch from the 2009 season New York (12) and Kansas City (9) sit atop of the Eastern division. Columbus and Chicago are still struggling to get going, with only one win a piece in 6 games total. At the bottom - DC United - 0 points off of four (4) games and a negative 9 goal differential.
• West - The Edson Buddle Galaxy are a perfect 4-0 to start the season and have gotten off to a quick jump with 12 points. Last year it took the Galaxy until week 11 eleven to reach 12 points. Behind LA sits a three way tie at 7 points in 4 games - Colorado, Houston & Seattle. Bottom of the table belongs to winless Dallas, however unlike DC they only have a negative one goal difference at this point. 

EPL:

 - Past week's results - 14 match-ups since we last touched on the EPL. During the mid-week Chelsea topped Bolton 1-0 and Tottenham defeated Arsenal for the first time in 11 years with a 2-1 result. On Saturday the Manchester Derby was a hotly contested 0-0 draw until Paul Scholes knocked in a stoppage time to help the Reds title defense and hurt City's push for European action. Later in the day Tottenham completed one of their best weeks in recent history with a 2-1 victory against Chelsea, beating two of the top three in a four day span. On Sunday, Arsenal continued their recent slide with a 3-2 loss at Wigan and Aston Villa topped Postsmouth 2-1. Finally, this afternoon Liverpool remained dominate at home against West Ham with a 3-0 result.
 - Current EPL Table - ManU's last minute victory move the Red Devils up to 76 points, just one behind rivals Chelsea, at 77. With only three games remaining Arsenal appear to be a long shot after two straight losses, sitting at 71 points. Tottenham's strong week coupled with ManCity's tough defeat saw the Spurs jump City for 4th spot - 64 & 62 points respectively. Liverpool's (59) victory on Monday moved ahead of Aston Villa (58) and into the final Europa League spot. The middle of the table now becomes a waste land of clubs with not much to gain or lose in the final weeks. Mathematically the bottom 7 clubs are still at risk of relegation. Hull City are still in the 18th spot, but are only 1 point behind West Ham and have a game in hand.

Serie A:

 - Past week's results - Inter and Juventus clashed in an early match-up Friday afternoon to make way for Inter's pending Champions League semi-final this coming week. Juventus held strong, but Inter knocked in two goals in the final 15 mins to take the full points. On Saturday Chievo Verona topped Livorno 2-0, and most likely secured their safety for this season, while almost ensuring Livorno's drop status. On Sunday, AC Milan dropped a tough match 2-1 to Sampdoria as the injury plagued season for Milan looks to have ended their title hopes. AS Roma kept the race with Inter close with a 2-1 results versus Lazio. It marks Roma's sixth straight win and they are now undefeated in 24 matches! That dates back until the end of October 2009.
 - Current Serie A Table - Wins by Roma (71) and Inter (70), and another loss by AC Milan (64), now make this most likely a two-team race with four matches to go. Sampdoria's victory over Milan has pushed them into the 4th spot (Champions League), while Palermo (55), Napoli (52), Juventus (51) and Genoa (48) battle it out for the two Europa League spots. Atalanta (34) still sits in the 18th spot, but its victory this weekend has put pressure on the teams sitting just outside the relegation zone - Bologna (36), Lazio (37), Udinese (39). It should be a tight race as teams vie to stay alive in Serie A for another year.