Monthly Archives: December 2009

News Of The Day: Eddie Johnson leaving Fulham, Luis Suarez to Chelsea, Michael Essien out for a month, Sol Campbell interested in Man United

The transfer window is approaching so it seems it is about time for the rumors to start coming out of the woodwork. On a more low key but American transfer note, Fulham have announced they are looking to sell Eddie

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My Thoughts On The Juventus-Bayern Munich Game

I thought that this game would be tight but it was the complete opposite. The game was open and free flowing. Even more surprising, the game was very one-sided as the Bayern Munich dominated the entire game. Juventus did strike

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My Thoughts On The Wolfsburg-Manchester United Game

Heading into the game, there was great worry about the United’s defense which was likely to feature at least 2 midfielders and possibly a debut for a player who has only played nine times for the United reserve squad. United

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Champions League Round 6 Predictions

The final round of the Champions League should be exciting. The top game of the round is Bayern Munich at Juventus. Bordeaux has already advanced and won Group A which leaves only one spot left for these two European giants.

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My Thoughts On The West Ham-Manchester United Game

United struggled a bit in the first half with some of West Ham’s pace up front but in the end they demolished West Ham comfortably. West Ham were missing Matthew Upson in defense as well as Carlton Cole up front.

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World Cup Predictions-188 Days Away

Obviously, the World Cup is six months away and a lot can change. There are possible injuries as well as players going in and out of form. So these predictions are a pretty much meaningless, but given my initial thoughts

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World Cup Draw

I will be covering the World Cup Draw here trying out this new Live Chat software. I don’t really think there will be anyone else online but I mostly just wanted to try it out. If anyone is checking in

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World Cup Draw and I Know The Score

The World Cup Draw will be this Friday and I’ve already done a mock draw. A lot of people have covered what the good and bad draws are for the United States. The United States clearly want South Africa from

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World Cup Mock Draw

It is only two days away from the draw. The groups and seeds have been set so I think it is time to do a mock draw. Just as a quick reminder, I have listed the pots below. Pot 1:

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My Thoughts On The Manchester United-Tottenham Game

Initially, this matchup seemed it would be a battle of the reserves. However, Tottenham fielded a nearly full strength squad while United added to their youngsters with Dimitar Berbatov, Wes Brown, Gary Neville and Nemanja Vidic. The last three were

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