Monthly Archives: January 2010

2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Day 7

Group C completed its second round of games today. Nigeria underwhelmed again but they got a 1-0 win over Benin behind a Yakubu penalty. The win gives Nigeria hope of advancing out of the group, but they don’t look likely

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LIVE BLOG: Premier League Saturday

Like I said, I would going to give this a try through three games today. The first game will be Liverpool’s trip to Stoke City followed by Burnley’s trip to Old Trafford to play Manchester United. The final game could

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The Day In Soccer: Rafa’s Replacements

Despite all claims that Rafa Benitez is going to finish out the season at Liverpool, Soccernet decided to do a list of possible contenders to replace him. That is certainly not a good sign if you are the manager and

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Day 6

This is probably the premier matchup of the group stage as Cote d’Ivoire defeated Ghana 3-1. It was a solid performance by Cote d’Ivoire against a weakened Ghana squad that only brought on Michael Essien for the second half. I

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Live Blog Commentary Of The Premier League

I’ve been wanting to play around with this stuff for a while and I’ll give it a try tomorrow. I’ll be starting early in the morning at 7:30 and cover Stoke City-Liverpool, Manchester United-Burnley, and Everton-Manchester City games. Feel free

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Money Struggles In the Premier League and Gameweek 22 I Know The Score

This week has been filled with gloom and doom for the two biggest clubs in English football Manchester United and Liverpool. The week started with reports of Manchester United’s money issues. The Glazers announced a plan to raise 500m pounds

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The Day In Soccer: Atletico Storm Back to Advance In Copa Del Rey and MLS Superdraft

This may be a little bit based on my affinity for Atletico Madrid but they stormed back to win 5-1 over Recreativo Huelva. The win gave Atletico a 5-4 win on aggregate. For me this game embodied what being an

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Day 5

The Africa Cup Of Nations continued as Algeria got their first win beating Mali 1-0. It is actually the first win by any of the teams from Africa that have qualified for the World Cup. In the other Group A

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The Day In Soccer: More Liverpool Embarrassment and MLS Draft Preview

The biggest news of the day has to be Liverpool’s elimination from the FA Cup by Reading. The loss pretty much was the worst possible outcome for a team that has both underperformed and been unlucky. They were hit with

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Day 4

The surprising results are rolling in as the tournament is continuing. Gabon defeated Cameroon 1-0. Tunisia came back to get a 1-1 tie with Zambia. These games were played with a bit more quality at the defensive end compared to

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