The Re-Entry Draft came and went pretty quickly as most people predicted. Almost every team
passed on the chance to sign a player except for DC United, who picked up Joseph Ngwenya from
Houston, and Columbus Crew, who selected Aaron Hohlbein from Sporting Kansas. Toronto FC opted not
to grab a player, but that doesn't mean they won't try in the second round.
Atlético Madrid and Manchester City intend to finalise a strategic partnership at the end of the
current Liga and Premier League campaigns
Wednesday, December 15, 20101:00 pm – Lausanne Sports
x:x (23) Palermo 1:00 pm – Club Brugge
x:x (15)
Villarreal 1:00 pm – (25) Dynamo Kyiv
x:x Sheriff 3:05 pm – (16) Napoli
x:x
Steaua Bucuresti 3:05 pm – Sevilla
x:x (4) Borussia Dortmund 3:05 pm – (8) Porto
x:x CSKA Sofia 3:05 pm – Karpaty
x:x (20) Paris St.
By Saheli RC, writing from Singapore
The real excitement in La Liga these days lie in the battle for the remaining European spots; as
Espanyol, Valencia, Atlético Madrid, Getafe and Athletic Bilbao all vie for the last Champions
League slot, and the subsequent Europa League places.
Recapping the penultimate month of the 2009-2010 campaign.
January February March
April saw the ending of Liverpool's challenge on a number of fronts the success early in the
month against Benfica (5-3 agg) was eventually wiped away by the semifinal loss to constant menace
Diego Forlan and Atlético Madrid; the stumbling race for the fourth and final Champions League
spot was all but lost; Fernando Torres was ruled out for the rest of the season.
Welcome to the fifty-first annual WCR Top 25 rankings. For years, we have been describing how
this list is compiled. In brief, the rankings are based on (a) the domestic results for each club's
most recent completed season (either 2010 or 2009-10) and (b) performances in the continental
championship tournaments through the use of bonus points.
A list of what I consider the best teams of 2010:10) Fulham: There are other teams in England than
the usual big ones, and Fulham was a huge surprise in 2010 as they made it to the UEFA Europa
League final. In spite of losing to Atlético Madrid, their performance deserves all the credit it
can get!9) FC Copenhagen: I admit that as Brøndby fan this hurts, but their overwhelming success
in the
