U.S. captain Claudio Reyna returned from a shoulder injury to make his first English Premier League appearance for Manchester City in three weeks. On Saturday, Reyna started at left midfield and went 79 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Tottenham. The Sun rated Reyna's performance an 8 (out 10). … Brian McBride stroked home from close range to give Fulham a 1-0 lead over Sunderland, but the game was called off after 20 minutes because of blizzard-like conditions and a water-logged field. … One of several saves by Brad Friedel came late in the game on Dejan Stefanovic to preserve Blackburn's 2-2 tie at Portsmouth and keep Rovers poised for UEFA Cup qualification. … Defender Jonathan Spector, who usually plays right back, earned Opta Team of the Week honors for his performance at left back in Charlton Athletic's scorelss tie Everton.
DaMarcus Beasley started and went 76 minutes in a 1-1 tie with Groningen. It was Beasley's 25th appearance of the season for PSV Eindhoven, which has a 10-point lead at the top of the Dutch Eredivisie. …
Defender Oguchi Onyewu made his 26th appearance of the season for Standard Liege in a 2-0 win over Westerlo that put his team in first place of the Belgian Juliper League, one point ahead of Anderlecht.
In Germany, Kasey Keller was called for a penalty kick, which was converted, in Borussia Moenchengladbach's 2-0 loss at Hamburg SV. Gladbach, in ninth place, is six points below the UEFA Cup zone. … Steve Cherundolo returned to Hannover 96's lineup after recovering from a leg muscle injury and went the distance in a 0-0 tie with Mainz, for which Conor Casey had the best chance with a header that was easily saved by keeper Robert Enke. … In the Second Division, Gregg Berhalter went the full 90 in his 26th appearance of the season as Energie Cottbus won, 1-0, at Ahlen, keeping Cottbus three points within promotion zone.