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Mexican Primera Offensive and Defensive Effectiveness

It is the end of the month so here comes statistics with a new league. I’m looking at the Mexican Primera going back to the start of their season in July. I won’t put any analysis up with these, but

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Monterrey 3, Santos 0: Monterrey Wins Apertura

Monterrey overpowered Santos Laguna in the second leg of the Apertura finals to win the tournament 5-3 on aggregate. Monterrey got a brace from striker Humberto Suazo while captain Jose Basanta headed in a corner. Monterrey came out aggressively and

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Weekend Watch List: Big Games In Spain

There are no super big games like the El Clasico last weekend, but there are good match-ups in Spain as well as the final of the Apertura playoffs in Mexico. Here is a look at the top five games this

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Mexicaan Apertura 2010: Semifinal Preview

The semifinals both get underway tonight. All of the Americans have been knocked out as Pachuca fell in a thrilling two leg battle with Monterrey while San Luis lost out to America. The top seed in Cruz Azul was eliminated

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Pachuca 1, Monterrey 1: Arizala Goal Keeps Pachuca’s Chances Alive

Pachuca kept its chances of advancing to the semifinals alive with a goal from Franco Arizala that canceled out an opening goal from Monterrey’s captain Jose Basanta. It was a mostly even game with Monterrey content to attack on the

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Mexican Primera: 2010 Apertura Playoffs

The playoffs of the 2010 Mexican Apertura get started this midweek with the quarterfinal round. The first legs are this midweek followed up by the second legs this weekend. Here are some quick glances at the match-ups in the quarterfinals.

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Weekend Watch List: Mexico’s El Classico And Big Matches Throughout Europe

There were many good games this weekend and it was actually quite difficult to limit the list to five games. The top game is Mexico’s El Classico, but there are a lot of good games this weekend. Here are my

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What Can Chicarito Bring To Manchester United?

The MLS All-Star game provided the debut for Javier “Chicarito” Hernandez, the new signing for Manchester United from Chivas Guadalajara. It was a short run out and against an MLS side that did not seem that organized, but he looked

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Mexican Primera: 2010 Apertura Preview

The Mexican league gets started this weekend as Toluca look to defend their title. I won’t give a full preview of the Mexican league because I’m sure it won’t be that informative as I am fairly new to the league.

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The Battle Of The US Forwards Continues

The hot topic in American soccer for the past couple weeks has been the top performances of two American strikers: Edson Buddle (Los Angeles) and Herculez Gomez (Puebla). Both have kept the conversation going as they each scored two goals

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