Monthly Archives: January 2010

Morning News: Viera getting Man City medical, Glen Johnson out until March, Gary Neville set to retire, US U-20 on loan in Portugal

Former Arsenal and current Inter player Patrick Viera is set to seal an 18 month contract with Manchester City after he passes a medical. Inter manager Jose Mourinho had confirmed yesterday that Viera would be leaving the Serie A leaders

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Group B Previews And Predictions

This is the second of my previews for the Africa Cup Of Nations. Group B features two of the strongest teams in Africa with Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana. Here is my preview of Group B. Cote d’Ivoire (FIFA Rank: 27)

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Morning News: Adu to Aris is Official, Birmingham bids for Babel, Veron rejects Manchester City Bid, and Keller and Donovan talk about MLS CBA

There is some more transfer news as Adu completed a deal for an 18-month loan at Aris. This ends the speculation that he would be heading to Hull City. Liverpool attacker Ryan Babel has been the subject of a bid

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Group A Preview and Predictions

The Africa Cup of Nations start next week, so I decided I would start with some previews as I am hoping to catch a decent amount of these games. I’ll be going through each groups this week going through each

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News Of The Day: Transfers Rumors and Setanta USA

The transfer window is open and the rumors are beginning to fly. I’ll start with some Liverpool rumors where Andrea Dossena is on his way to Napioli. With Dossena on his way out, it seems Maxi Rodriguez is on his

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My Thoughts On The Manchester United-Wigan Game

This game is a bit old as it happened last Wednesday but I did not get to see it due to technical difficulties with Setanta until today. This was a nice match to watch after the debacle that was the

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My Thoughts On The Manchester United-Leeds United Game

This was an outstanding result for Leeds and another disappointing performance by Manchester United. The game was fairly open but Leeds took the lead in the 19th minute when Jermaine Beckford got behind Wes Brown. Beckford was able to slot

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