UEFA Champions League: Manchester United Hosts Bayern Munich, Lyon Goes to Bordeaux

Sir Alex Ferguson looking more worried than usual ahead of today's match against Bayern Munich. (Photo: ZumaPress)

An aspect of Lionel Messi’s four goals few have talked about:  their variety.  Self-created or running onto the ball.  Left foot.  Right foot.  Strikes.  Lobs.  Important equalizers or late match insurance.  From the right, left, [...]

Indecisive van Gaal Forcing Decisions from Bayern

The Louis van Gaal-watch is the 48-point-font headline in the Bundesliga, and although mid-week speculation held the Dutch coach needed a win over Schalke to retain his job, Saturday’s 1-1 draw exhibited enough life from his team to keep van Gaal on at Allainz Arena through the international break. With Bayern now sitting in [...]

Knee-Jerk World Club Top Ten

Each week, I aggregate a World Club Top Ten lists from the view of the staff at World Soccer Reader. I always start the discussion with my knee-jerk list.

To get any conversation started, I throw a list together as quickly as possible, send it out, and let people yell at me for being dumb.

This [...]