EPL Weekly News Roundup: Vidic Denies Exit Rumors

EPL, England, Featured 19 February 2010 | 0 Comments

EPL Weekly News Roundup: Vidic Denies Exit Rumors

Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has attempted to quash speculation that he will be on his way out of Old Trafford this summer.
The Serbian international is reportedly a target for Real Madrid, Barcelona, and AC Milan, and there have also been rumors floating around of a bust-up with manager Sir Alex Ferguson. He declared [...]

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UCL Preview, Groups A and B: Thinning the Crowd of Aspirants

UEFA Champions League 2 November 2009 | 2 Comments

UCL Preview, Groups A and B:  Thinning the Crowd of Aspirants

Groups A through D resume UEFA Champions League group play on Tuesday, as the tournament’s initial stage enters its home-stretch: the reverse fixtures; second-half of the schedule; the point after which we can start comparing teams with more certainty.
To this point, we can only be reasonably confident that (from these groups) Chelsea, Porto, and [...]

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UCL Preview: European Royalty at the Bernabéu

UEFA Champions League 21 October 2009 | 0 Comments

UCL Preview:  European Royalty at the Bernabéu

Between them, Real Madrid and AC Milan have 16 European titles, finishing second another seven times. In the 54-year history of the European Cup and Champions League, roughly two-fifths of the finals have featured one of these clubs. Milan’s presence has been slightly less frequent, having made eleven finals appearances (winning seven), but [...]

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EPL Weekly News Roundup: City Land Lescott

EPL, England 28 August 2009 | 0 Comments

EPL Weekly News Roundup: City Land Lescott

This week in the Premier League, City finally land Joleon Lescott, Villa sign Richard Dunne and Stephen Warnock, and Nemanja Vidic insists he is happy to stay at Manchester United.

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

England, Europe 21 August 2009 | 0 Comments

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 Gunner break into the team. Likewise, there was one man whose star shined brightest at White [...]

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