Chris Wright
Chris Wright (b.1984 -) Regular contributor for Soccerlens and news editor over on Who Ate All The Pies. Lifelong Nottingham Forest fan, so therefore I have no idea what real football looks like.
The Round-Up: Didier’s Drog Days Are Over, Liverpool Ramp Up Suarez Hunt
There’s a bit of a rip-snorter doing the rounds in this morning’s gossip columns, in which Chelsea’s misfiring heavyweight Didier Drogba is the latest name being linked with the vacant striker’s position over at Real Madrid.
The Round-Up: Chelsea Chase Kjaer, West Ham Scrape The Barrel
Danish defender Simon Kjaer has only been at Bundesliga side Wolfsburg for a few months, but if today’s gossip columns are to be believed (I know, I know), then he could be set for a premature departure – to Chelsea, no less.
Catalan Press Explode As Mourinho Refuses To Commit
As far as the Spanish sporting press goes, a good rule of thumb to abide by is that, if the twin Catalan-based newspapers Sport and El Mundo Deportivo aren’t running with another ‘Barcelona make us giggle like schoolgirls’ cover story, then there must be a potentially devastating ruction to try and undermine over at Real…
The Round-Up: Man City Target One Last Winter Splurge
Manchester City are hoping to prise highly-rated Dutch right-back Gregory van der Wiel from Ajax’s clutches before the transfer window shuts in around a week’s time, after sending a four-man delegation to monitor the 22-year-old defender during the Amsterdam club’s 2-0 win over Feyenoord on Wednesday.
Barca And Inter Dominate UEFA ‘Team Of The Year’ 2010
UEFA have taken the time and good grace to bestow upon us their Team of the Year, and it should come as scant surprise that both Barcelona and Inter Milan dominate proceedings – with 8 of the final 11 slots being occupied by their employees, along with a further 7 of the 44 ‘unsuccessful’ nominees.
The Round-Up: Jose Mourinho Is Too Old For This Sh*t!
According to the Daily Mirror, coach Jose Mourinho is ‘prepared to quit’ Real Madrid at the end of the season, after reaching the end of his tether with sporting director Jorge Valdano – whom our Portuguese protagonist deems to not be doing his job entirely efficiently.
Darren Bent: Avid Mercenary Or Victim Of English Hypocrisy?
As you’ve probably been made aware by now, a footballer who essentially only excels at one very basic aspect of the game, i.e. kicking the ball the way he is facing, moved clubs for an obscene amount of money yesterday – a rather straight-forward transaction that has since incurred several more intense levels of searing…
The Round-Up: West Ham Need Bendtner Like A Hole In The Head
In a bid to steady the particularly tumultuous ship at Upton Park, it looks like the West Ham board are keen on bringing in a few level-headed, calming influences in the next few weeks, namely Arsenal’s ego-drenched, donkey-in-residence Nicklas Bendtner.
Blabbering Babel Reveals ‘Secret’ Suarez Swap Deal
Comments made to a Dutch newspaper by Liverpool’s Ryan Babel have sparked speculation that the surplus winger may be about to seal a loan move back to former club Ajax which would, in turn, essentially provide his parent club with the necessary leverage to complete a deal for the Amsterdam side’s toothsome striker, one Luis…
The Round-Up: The Great Big Darren Bent Transfer Roundabout
As you’ve probably heard by now, Sunderland striker Darren Bent, presumably miffed at having his ‘big fish…’ credentials stolen away from him by new-signing Asamoah Gyan, handed in a transfer request at the Stadium of Light yesterday afternoon in a bid to push through a move to lowly Aston Villa.
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