Is there any other sport in which the commentator is a better player than every player on the field? John Harkes’ critques, though accurate, are annoying when they make you realize how low the quality of play is you’re watching. The only remarkable thing about this game is the fastest red card ever issued in MLS. The rest was a string of mistakes from two sorry sides.

WHAT THE? is my weekly Premiership review column where I write about the crap I found interesting in the latest round of Prem games. This is about me, not you, so I don’t want to hear you bloody whine about it.

• Aston Villa has all but lost the chance to catch Arsenal for the forth spot with a 1-1 draw against West Ham. Villa is eight points behind with five games to go.

• Chelsea’s 0-0 draw with Everton all but killed their chance to catch Manchester United at the top. Chelsea are six points behind Man U which also has a game in hand.

• Manchester United continues to drive for the title with a 2-0 win against Portsmouth.

• The big game this weekend was Liverpool against Arsenal. I was not very impressed with Russian Arshavin and was not sure why Arsenal pushed so hard to acquire him. Then he went out and scored four goals against Liverpool. And that is why I am a football blogger and not a scout or coach. The game ended in a 4-4 tie which opened Manchester United’s lead over Liverpool to 3 points plus a game in hand.

As the United States works on bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, an individual with much political sway has joined the fight. President Barack Obama has sent a letter to FIFA President Sepp Blatter indicating his support for America to host the event.

Early speculation indicates that the United States are the early favorites for the 2022 World Cup, with the 2018 event to return to Europe (England, Spain and Portugal are leading the hosting).

Disclaimer: This is not a political blog and we do not want to hear any arguments that involve political ideologies (this means you Erick). It is just significant that a US president is supporting a bid for the World Cup.

Jozy Altidore (in this dated photo, I am too lazy to upload a new one) has undergone surgery to remove an ingrown toenail. There has not been an official announcement on the amount of time he will miss but the assumption is roughly four weeks.

The US National team does not play again till June 6th, giving Altidore plenty of time to recover. In the last round of World Cup qualifying Altidore scored four goals.

Jozy still has not started for his club team Xerez CD, which are leading the Spanish second division and are looking to be promoted to the top flight.

WHAT THE? is my weekly Premiership review column where I write about the crap I found interesting in the latest round of Prem games. This is about me, not you, so I don’t want to hear you bloody whine about it.

• Arsenal continued their march toward Champions League football with a win against Wigan 4-1. Arsenal now has an eight point lead the fifth position.

• Aston Villa are trying to catch Arsenal for that forth spot tied Everton 3-3 on Sunday. Villa has now gone 10 games without a win after having a sizable points lead over Arsenal for the fourth spot.

• Tottenham has climbed out of the bottom half of the table with another win, 1-0 over West Ham.

• Bolton scored three goals in eight minutes but it was not enough to overcome a four goal deficit to Chelsea. The game ended 4-3 in Chelsea’s favor. Chelsea is in third place a four points behind the league leaders.

• American Clint Dempsey scored twice to lead Fulham to a 3-1 win over Manchester City. Fulham, who was a preseason relegation favorite, is now sitting in eighth place with six games left in the season.

• Liverpool pounded Blackburn 4-0 in the race to catch Manchester United. Liverpool is only one point behind United.

• Manchester United needed a late goal to beat Sunderland and hold onto a slim lead in the Prem. United also has one game in hand.

WHAT THE? is my weekly Premiership review column where I write about the crap I found interesting in the latest round of Prem games. This is about me, not you, so I don’t want to hear you bloody whine about it.

It was a rather boring week in the Prem (other than a couple of last minute goals):

• Chelsea beat Newcastle 2-0 to hold on to 3rd place in the table. Currently four points behind league leaders Manchester United.

• Liverpool needed a 92nd minute goal to beat Fulham 1-0. Liverpool is currently in second place by one point.

• Arsenal beat Manchester City 2-0 to take an even larger lead in the race for the 4th place against Villa. Arsenal are now six points ahead of Villa.

• Aston Villa fell further out of the race with a 2-3 loss to Manchester United. United needed a 93rd minute goal by a Teenage substitute Federico Macheda, 17. Manchester United are only leading the table by one point but does have a game in hand.