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2010, My Top Goals Of The Year

In the second recap of the season, I take a look at the top goals of the year. There are plenty of other top goals, but these are from the ones that I saw in the games not just highlights.

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2010, My Top Games Of The Year

It’s the end of the year and it is time to look back at the best games of 2010. Here is my top 10 of the games I watched in the past year.

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Who Should Be At The US January Camp?

The January Camp roster will be announced at 1 pm Tuesday. The group will consist of MLS and Scandinavian League players as they group prepares for a friendly against Chile. Here is my projected roster. Goalkeepers: Kevin Hartman (FC Dallas),

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FIFA Club World Cup Preview

The FIFA Club World Cup got started a couple of days ago as host team Al-Wahda defeated Hekari United 3-0, but the games will pick up today with the second round round. Here is the schedule and look at the

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Russia Win 2018 Bid And Qatar Wins 2022 Bid

The hosts of the 2018 and 2022 bids were announced today in Zurich. Russia was selected for 2018 ahead of England, Spain/Portugal, and Netherlands/Belgium. For 2022, Qatar was selected ahead of Japan, Korea Republic, Australia, and United States. Feel free

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FIFA Announces List For World XI

Along with the Ballon D’Or award, FIFA will name a World XI in January and they announced their list for the World XI which is included below. Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy, Juventus FC), Iker Casillas (Spain, Real Madrid C.F.), Petr

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US Gold Cup Roster November 2010 Edition And Look Ahead To 2011

The games for 2010 are complete. The US ended the year on a high note as they defeated South Africa 1-0 in Cape Town. It is the squad’s first victory since the World Cup and it was an impressive performance

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United States 1, South Africa 0: Player Ratings

It was an impressive performance by a young group as the team were solid defensively and were able were dangerous on the counter as they even scored a nice goal in the 85th minute when Mikkel Diskerud played a ball

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United States vs. South Africa Preview

This is an interesting friendly as the United States compete in the Mandela Challenge Cup. The United States are bringing a very young squad as they left most of the regulars at home. The complete roster is listed here. There

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A Look At The International Friendlies

This is a short international break but there are plenty of games being fit into the middle week. The top match-ups are Brazil vs. Argentina in Qatar and Portugal vs. Spain. Here is a look at all of the games

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