Monthly Archives: January 2010

The Day In Soccer: How Many Liverpool Revivals Is This?

Liverpool got a 2-0 win over Tottenham that leaves them only 1 point out of fourth place and once again there is belief that this is the great Liverpool revival. I almost want to see if the patterns of the

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Day 11

The group phase is nearing its end with 2 more teams qualifying for the knockout round. Egypt kept its perfect record with a 2-0 win over Benin. Nigeria finally put in an impressive performance with a 3-0 win over Mozambique.

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The Day In Soccer: Saving Rooney, Tiebreakers, and Dempsey Update

I did not put it into the my report on the Manchester derby, but I have to say it. I’m not sure why Sir Alex Ferguson constantly turns out squads with Wayne Rooney up front by himself. He is just

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My Thoughts On The Manchester City-Manchester United Game

This was a mouth watering matchup that I was excited about and the game certainly lived up to its billing. Both teams came out with pretty much their full strength squads. Carlos Tevez was the hero scoring two goals, although

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Day 10

Group B finished up and we finally have set up some of the quarterfinal matchups. Ghana were not that impressive as they won 1-0 over Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso held their own but they couldn’t get the goal they needed

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The Day In Soccer: Manchester Derby Preview and Tevez vs. Berbatov

This game has been delayed a few weeks due to weather, but this matchup should be exciting. The first matchup was memorable as Michael Owen got an injury time winner in a 4-3 game. Ferguson has mainly used the his

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Day 9

Group A finished today and it was pretty disappointing. Algeria and Angola both advanced as they played for a 0-0 draw. It was an okay game until about the 60th minute when it was clear both teams decided that they

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The Day In Soccer: AC Milan On The Rise And Another American Injury

At the time of the draw, I thought Manchester United were very fortunate to have drawn AC Milan. However, since the arrival of David Beckham, AC Milan have been on a whole. They have won 3 games while outscoring their

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Day 8

The tournament field is beginning to take shape. Tunisia and Gabon played a pretty boring game that ended in a 0-0 draw. Gabon were the better team, but Tunisia did have some good chances. Cameroon fought back to get to

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The Day In Soccer: 7 Hours Of Premier League Football and 7 Goals For Chelsea

Chelsea made an emphatic statement that they should be considered the front runners for the title. They were impressive in their 7-2 destruction of Sunderland, which was without Didier Drogba, John Obi Mikel, and Michael Essien. Chelsea still have to

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