Reading's 2012-13 Premier League campaign; what does Zingarevich's takeover mean? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

On Tuesday newly-promoted Reading announced that Thames Sports Investment has completed a 51 per cent buyout of the club. The new owners, led by Russian businessman Anton Zingarevich, are rumoured to be ready to spend the required revenue to help the Royals compete in the English top-flight, and ensure their return to the big time is not on a temporary basis.

Having confirmed his intentions to part ways with Chelsea this summer, prolific striker Didier Drogba has revealed that he would have likely stayed at the club had the Blues not won the Champions League title on Saturday evening.

Chelsea were on the brink of yet another European heartbreak when Drogba powerfully headed home in the final moments of regulation to send the match into extra-time.

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We believe Bayern Munich is on the brink of something big and bulgy, Kickettes. In terms of history and our predictions go, the face/body talent ratio has never steered us wrong, so we probably shouldn't lose faith in our own system now, right?

Well, according to this llama who we'll call Larry from here on out at Ashdown Llama Park in East Sussex, we may be wrong in due time.

The word on the street is that Fergie's Empire is crumbling and the Blue Moon of Manchester City is on the brink of eclipsing their rival's long-held supremacy. Pundits talk of the dawn of a new era and the end ...
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Though Granada's match against Real Madrid began with the home side giving already crowned champions a pasillo de honor, it ended with bitterness and flying Powerade bottles.

Real Madrid moved to within three points of a record 100 with a 2-1 win thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty kick and a Granada own goal in the third minute of added time.

All signs point to another American joining the fold at Rangers, only this one won't be playing on the field. He'll be sitting in the owner's box.

After a drawn out process that has seen the legendary Scottish club go into administration and reach the brink of liquidation, the club's administrators have approved the sale of the team to American Bill Miller, a Tennessee-based businessman.

7 years. We have all heard it, we are all suffering from the jibes and the media make sure it repeated regularly. What has happened?

Many on the site will have sung with gusto:-

"Georgie Graham's Magic,

He wears a Magic Hat,

And when he saw the F A Cup,

He said I'm having that"

If you look carefully, BR is just below GG's shoulder!

7 years. We have all heard it, we are all suffering from the jibes and the media make sure it repeated regularly. What has happened?

Many on the site will have sung with gusto:-

"Georgie Graham's Magic,

He wears a Magic Hat,

And when he saw the F A Cup,

He said I'm having that"

If you look carefully, BR is just below GG's shoulder!

Jose Mourinho insists his future lies at Real Madrid, despite media reports that have linked the Portuguese manager to a return to England.
The former Chelsea boss was rumoured to be mulling over a return to Chelsea or Manchester City, should the latter fail to win the Premier League, this season.

[T]his time four years ago Carlisle United stood on the brink of glory. A single win from their last three games against Leeds United, Southend or Millwall would have been enough for the Cumbrians to claim the final automatic promotion spot from League One and reach the heady heights of English football's second tier for the first time in 20 years.

It has been a very difficult month for Tottenham who have seen there 10 point lead over 4th place over turned by rivals Arsenal, and fingers of blame are starting to point towards Harry Redknapp being linked with the England job.
It's easy to put two and two together and look for any old excuse but could there be any truth in it?

AC Milan won't make a move for Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez in the summer this is according to Milan vice president Adriano Galliani. Tevez who starred in City's 2-1 win over Chelsea on Tuesday was on the brink of signing for the Italian giants this January however, City's £25 million asking price proved to be to much for the cash strapped Italians.

There's a full slate of mid-week La Liga fixtures this week two matches today and the rest of La Liga playing tomorrow. One of today's matches has Barcelona hosting Granada. It shouldn't really be much of a contest Barcelona hasn't lost at home all season. Perhaps the only reason to watch is that there's a good chance Lionel Messi will pull even with or even surpass César as Barcelona's all-time leading scorer.

In amongst all of the filth and fury of this week, one simple truism has remained unchallenged: it has to be like this. Although modern fashion likes to talk of football supporters as if we are "valued customers" or even God forbid "stake-holders", the truth of the matter is that, by and large, we're not.

Four SPANISH FOOTBALL matches scheduled today / tonight as part of Round 27 of the Spanish League. Lets get straight into the summary of the main events, final results & all the goal scorers. Agirretxe scored twice REAL SOCIEDAD won REAL ZARAGOZA 3 - 0 in 39 mins of complete match dominance that puts Zaragoza on the brink of the 2º Division.

The contentious nature of politics drives even the best of politicians to the brink. It's at this point, when sports have been brought up as a topic to bring levity to a broad audience and show a more human politician.

By Chris Wright

Almost. Almost. With a four-goal swing to overturn from the first leg in Milan, Arsenal scored three first-half goals (Laurent Koscielny, Tomas Rosicky and a Robin Van Persie penalty) at the Emirates last night to bring themselves to the brink of the improbable though, with AC Milan erratic and chaotic after an hour on the ropes, the Gunners were unable to land that crucial killer blow before their ailing opponent's began to regain a foothold.

David Estrada Is Sounders' Hardest Working, Most Fit Player

The more you read about David Estrada the more you like him. This Seattle Times story does a good job of illustrating how he's moved himself to the brink of a starting role.

Alliteration for the win. More, after the jump:

Time to re-up that Rosetta Stone collection

Get this: Barcelona are upset.

Apparently, the idea of losing another crop of high-quality young players this summer (almost a certainty) has many in the Catalonian corner of Spain vexed.

By Chris Wright

Back and forth, back and forth, 120 minutes, late 'winners', players out on their feet, last-gasp goal-line clearances, even later equalisers to brink it back from the brink and then penalties after which Liverpool emerge as the 2012 Carling Cup champions!

Blackburn fans really don't like manager Steve Kean. They've expressed this through signs, protests and even planes throughout a season that has the Rovers teetering on the brink of the relegation zone. Their vehemence in their position has only grown the longer Kean remains in his position and since large segments of humanity aren't able to keep football in perspective, Steve Kean now feels the need to keep a karate expert with him at all times.

Feb 13th:

It is quite conceivable that two poor performances in the next week could land us on the brink of a Champions League exit and out of the only trophy we have a real chance of winning, the FA Cup.

Well here we are. We face an almost impossible task at the Emirates against Milan and lost on the road to Sunderland in the FA Cup.

Photo by Michael Janosz/ISIphotos.com

By DAVE MARTINEZ

Just months ago, New York Red Bulls centerback Wilman Conde stood on the brink of recovery without a club to call his own. Ushered out of Mexican Primera side Atlas and fresh off rehabilitation from surgery to his left instep, the former Chicago Fire and MLS Best XI defender was in search for a new opportunity.

With four weeks until the deciding match in the two leg aggregate series against Santos Laguna, the Seattle Sounders have a dual focus in preseason -- winning that CONCACAF Champions League round and preparing for a full year of matches. During yesterday's interview on KJR with Gasman and Elise, Coach Sigi Schmid noted the importance of the CCL match against Santos.

So often the fate of a season comes down to a run of three or four games, slip up during this period and you can undo months of hard work, look at last season for example in all four competitions, doing well, a couple of bad results later we are left with bugger all.

We have six absolutely huge games coming up.

by Adam Bate

What a return it has been for Kenny Dalglish. Only Cardiff City now stand in the way of Liverpool lifting the Carling Cup at Wembley later this month and thus securing the club's first trophy in six years. King Kenny has brought the buzz back to the city. And thankfully, whatever the dramas off the field, everyone at Anfield appears to be pulling in the same direction once again.

If you've paid any attention to the Bayern Munich news bits over the past years, you'll know that they've got some characters running the show. Thus their public persona isn't exactly seen as the cuddly teddy bear, smiled-at-least-once-in-their-lives types. So to hear that they gave Borussia Dortmund, a direct competitor, a loan which saved them from bankruptcy in 2003 is just.

Putting footballing rivalries aside for the benefit of the greater good isn't something that happens too often, but if it's happened anywhere, it's not surprising that it would be in the Bundesliga. Praised as "a model of financial virtue and good governance," the league has rejected gluttonous spending in favor of actually turning a profit.

Arsene Wenger is on the brink of becoming the longest serving manager in Arsenal's 125 year history not to have won a trophy, we can reveal.

History shows that assuming we do not win anything this season which given our current form and the general malaise about the club seems unlikely (at this point I offer a disclaimer should we win both the FA Cup and the Chamnpions League) - on Sunday July 5, 2012, we will have gone seven years and 76 days without winning a trophy.

Arsene Wenger is on the brink of becoming the longest serving manager in Arsenal's 125 year history not to have won a trophy, we can reveal.

History shows that assuming we do not win anything this season which given our current form and the general malaise about the club seems unlikely (at this point I offer a disclaimer should we win both the FA Cup and the Champions League) - on Sunday July 5, 2012, we will have gone seven years and 76 days without winning a trophy.

By Joel Greenwaldt
@JoelGreenwaldt (On Twitter)
At this point of the MISL season, it's safe to say that barring an unprecedented collapse by one or both teams, the Milwaukee Wave and Baltimore Blast will win their respective divisions. While it's no surprise that either of these teams will likely be the top seed in their respective semifinal playoff match ups, the biggest shocker may be that the race for the top spot in each division has virtually been secured this early in the season.

Photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com

By FRANCO PANIZO

Tim Ream was married all of 24 hours and on the brink of going on his honeymoon before he got a phone call that would alter his plans.

Getting ready to head to Tahiti with his wife, Ream received a call on Jan.

Assistant Kevin Bond was giving little away in terms of team news yesterday while he did confirm that there were injury doubts over Scott Parker, Younes Kaboul and Gareth Bale,

"Younes missed training on Wednesday, while both Gareth and Scotty had to come out of training early with slight muscle problems," he said.

On the eve of one of the more important matches of the season for Real Madrid, manager Jose Mourinho is making headlines again for all the wrong reasons.

According to reports out of Spain, Mourinho is letting it be known that he wants out of Madrid at the end of this season, which would be two years into his four-year contract with the club.

For today's profile, we welcome back Michael Hudson, a long standing friend of the blog and the mastermind behind The Accidental Groundhopper website. Here, Michael, who can be followed on Twitter at @DolphinHotel, turns his attention to a player on the brink of signing for Southampton, drawing as he does on his immense experience following the game in Asia.

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Mirror: EXCLUSIVE: Ince on brink of return to management

Bristol Rovers want The Guvnor in charge by the weekend

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Arsenal are on the brink of re-signing Thierry Henry.

That's according to Sky sources, who understand that the ex-Arsenal captain is on his way back to North London and is set to sign a 2-month loan deal with The Gunners. The deal is expected to be announced within the next 48 hours.

Referees are picking on Craig Bellamy, says Liverpool's Kenny Dalglish

• Striker has seen yellow in Liverpool's past four matches • Dalglish sympathises with Blackburn's league plight Kenny Dalglish has questioned whether there is an agenda against Craig Bellamy, who is under threat of suspension after a spate of harsh bookings.

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By FRANCO PANIZO

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Sebastian Lletget hasn't had the easiest of times since signing with West Ham United on his 18th birthday, but things are starting to look up for the U.S. Under-23 men's national team midfielder.