La Liga: End Of Season Offensive And Defensive Effectiveness

Here are some more of the statistics from this last season. The La Liga season was dominated by Barcelona and Real Madrid and it shows in the statistics as they were some of the best offensive and defensively. Team Off

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Copa America: Thoughts On The First Round Of Games

This is a little late as the second round of games started this evening, but here are some quick thoughts from the first round of games where the top teams have struggled. The teams look rusty This tournament is strangely

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 16 I Know The Score

The season is almost halfway over and the teams should be at full strength with the Gold Cup having finished up. Here is a quick look at the games this weekend. Gameweek 16 Picks: DC United vs. Philadelphia Union DC

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Copa America: Quick Preview

The Copa America starts tonight and it should be an exciting tournament. Argentina probably enter the tournaments as favorites being the host and having Lionel Messi on the squad. Here is a quick look at the 12 teams including a

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United States MNT: Looking Forward From The Gold Cup

The United States head to qualifying, they must continue to build their team and that includes the defense which could be set for a lot of turnover in the next year or so. Steve Cherundolo and Bocanegra are getting up

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United States MNT: Looking Back At The Gold Cup

Overall, it was a disappointing Gold Cup for the US as they lost to Mexico in the final. They never really put together a complete performance with the exception of the quarterfinal against Jamaica. Here is a look back at

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Tournament Recap and Awards

The Gold Cup is over and Mexico were crowned champions as they used their wealth of attack talent to get past the teams in CONCACAF. They had some struggles against the defensive teams in the knockout stage, but made a

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Mexico 4, United States 2: Player Ratings

It was a great comeback by Mexico as they came back from an early 2-0 deficit and four unanswered goals capped by a great finish by Giovani dos Santos. The US got a great start with the Michael Bradley scoring

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CONCACAF Gold Cup: Final Preview

This is the match-up that everyone wanted and it should be a tight match-up. The US has improved from their loss to Panama, but their offense is thin with Jozy Altidore out. For Mexico, they have had a harder time

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 15 I Know The Score

Kansas City had a good week getting a home win and picking up a point on the road. Los Angeles also scored a big win over Colorado on the win. Real Salt Lake were held at home when Charlie Davies

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