David Reed

While yesterday’s antics by Chelsea and the drama in dying minutes get all the coverage, today’s semi-final matchup between Werder Bremen and Hamburg provided significantly more bang for the buck, and a real game to boot. And while there were a few questionable calls, the only German to cover himself in shame, this week, was […]

Wolfsburg has issued an official statement saying that Felix Magath will leave the club on June 30th of this year. Magath is bound for Schalke as has been rumored all week, although we still await confirmation from the Gelsenkirchen side. While many claims have been made by the press about Magath's salary demands, it wasn't […]

It has been an interesting week in rumors. First the managers! Hoffenheim will say goodbye to Ralf Rangnick because he wants to spend money this summer. They will then say hello to Jurgen Klinsmann, who is the epitome of frugality. After all, he only forced Bayern to rebuild it's training facility. Meanwhile the possessors of […]

We have a month to go to decide the title. But whereas Hoffenheim, Hamburg and Hertha faltered under the pressure of being league leaders, we find that Wolfsburg's biggest strength is having no "H" in their name. After a loss to Cottbus, they bounced backed emphatically this weekend and looked poised for their first title. […]

Look out! Bochum is in real trouble. With 4 games and 12 points to play for in this campaign, they sit just 3 points ahead of Arminia Bielefeld with a dwindling +5 goal difference. Undoubtedly Marcel Koller saw tonight’s fixture at home against Hannover 96, the only side not to win on the road this […]

Here is this week's round up of transfer rumors. Of course the big news has been about Klinsmann's replacement. Wenger is probably off the table after Rummenigge's pleasant comments about the Arsenal manager, but the list of manager's linked is fairly absurd: Jol, Ancelotti, Van Gaal, Hiddink, Gerets, Hitzfeld, Veh, Mancini, Schuster, Sven and Scolari. […]

Some of my fellow Lillywhites at Tottenham have some very rude comments about Arsene Wenger. There is one song that ends in "Wenger is a [explicative] pedophile". I hate it. It lacks class or common decency. But football supporters aren't always the classiest people when it comes to rivalry, as we all know. I've said […]

I was running late on Wednesday, so I had to catch the opening moments of the Champions League semi final between Manchester United and Arsenal on the computer. There is one match tracker in particular that I enjoy using when I can’t get to the TV on time, but my estimation of that service dropped […]

Yes, the first half of Bayern's match against Barcelona at the Camp Nou was embarrassing for the Bavarians. Sure it could have been worse had Barca not taken their foot off the gas in the second half of that game. And no, we can't know what the outcome would have been back at the Allianz […]

I did not cost the Wolves the title this weekend. I didn't! Sure, this was the weekend that I finally bought my first German car. When I say German, I don't mean that it has a German name, I mean it has to be made in Germany. If I wanted a car made in Mexico, […]

Over the last 12 hours, I’ve heard terms such as “instant classic” and “Great game” and “advert for football” when reading and watching highlights of to of Liverpool’s last three outings. Eight Goals! Offense galore! Sure, but shouldn’t the actual quality of play come in to consideration? Call me a curmudgeon, but when I watched […]

Here is this week's round up of transfer rumors. Schalke Keving Kuranyi is being heavily linked to Blackburn Rovers in England. Werder Bremen Martin Harnik will be available this summer for cheap as he hasn't made the grade for Thomas Schaaf's side. Arsenal and Tottenham are now casually linked with Diego. Bayern Munich Besides searching […]

Werder Bremen went a long way to securing a spot in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup with a 3-1 victory over Udinese tonight. Two brilliant goals by Diego and a third by Pizarro were enough to see off the Italian side and give the Green-Whites a hearty lead heading to Udine next week. There […]

The 4-2-3-1 has been selected by Klinsmann. The big news is that Altintop will be starting after a lengthy absence. A couple of notes on this. Mark Van Bommel is a disgrace and should be banned from football. I have never seen a player more scared than Christian Lell. Franck Ribery has been schooled by […]

Following this weekend's drubbing at the hands of Wolfsburg, Bayern come into the hardest tie of the quarter finals of the Champion's League on a low. Can they overcome the humiliation at the VW to get a result at Camp Nou against arguably the best team in Europe? Yes, they can. Here's how. First, they […]