Ghana’s Michael Essien To Miss World Cup

May. 27 | Ghana announced today that after being evaluated by Chelsea and national team medical experts, midfielder Michael Essien will not be able to participate in this summer’s World Cup. Essien tore his medial ligament in is left knee during pre-Africa...

EPL Weekly News Roundup: Newcastle Bounce Back

Apr. 9 | Eleven months ago, it was all doom and gloom for the Toon Army. Newcastle had just lost to Aston Villa on the last day of the season, and that defeat bumped them out of the Premier League and into the Coca-Cola Championship. That misery didn’t last...

WSR World XI, 8/21: This Week’s Ranking of the Game’s Best

Aug. 21 | The start of the English Premier League season saw World Soccer Reader’s World XI shaken thanks to some prime-time performances in the league’s marque match-ups. If you watched the weekend’s action, it should be no surprise to see a...

WSR World XI: This Week’s Ranking of the Game’s Best

Aug. 14 | With World Soccer Reader’s first edition of its World XI – it’s weekly, collaborative evaluation of the world’s best players – we’re aware some will see us as jumping into the debate: who is the world’s best...