2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Group Stage Recap

The group stage has been completed and Mexico, Jamaica, and Panama were the winners of their groups and all three of the teams deserved it. Panama was the big surprise as they defeated the United States who did not have

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United States 1, Guadeloupe 0: Player Ratings

The United States got the job done with a 1-0 victory over Guadeloupe that sees them advance as the second place team from Group C as they will face Jamaica on Sunday. It was a much better performance, especially defensively,

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Major League Soccer: Offensive and Defensive Effectiveness

It’s been a while since I ran these stats and I will have more of them in the week as I look at the statistics from the European leagues that finished up a couple of weeks ago. However, the first

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What Needs To Change For The US?

In the aftermath of the US first loss during the group stage of the Gold Cup, there has to be a question of what improvements need to be made whether they are simply better focus from the players at the

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Game Two Thoughts

There were a couple of surprises this round with Costa Rica being held by El Salvador, while Panama defeated the United States. With those results in mind, here are my thoughts from the second group stage games. Group A: Mexico

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Panama 2, United States 1: Player Ratings

It was a disappointing performance as the United States lost their first Gold Cup group stage game. Panama came out with a high pressure system and took a 2-0 lead in the first half. The first goal came from a

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 13 I Know The Score

The Gold Cup is depriving the league of some of its top players, but the league in continuing. THe big news this week is that Kansas City will be opening up their new stadium which is good news for them

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: First Game Thoughts

Everyone has finished their first round of games. There were a lot of blowouts with only one game featuring both teams scoring. For the most part, the top teams performed as expected, but here are some observations from the first

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United States 2, Canada 0: Player Ratings

It was a composed performance by the United States in their Gold Cup opener as they defeated Canada 2-0 behind goals from Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey. Altidore’s opener settled things down for the US as he had a quick

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Predictions

With the tournament beginning later today, it is time to make some final predictions for the tournament. So here it goes. Group A: Mexico and Costa Rica should be battling for the top spots for this group and the meeting

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