2010-11 Ligue 1 Preview: Part 2

Here is the second part of my preview of Ligue 1 with a look at the second half of the the league.

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Superliga 2010: Semifinals Preview

The Superliga starts back up tonight with the semifinals which showcase two battles between Mexican and MLS teams. Mexican teams are now into their season so their fitness should not be an issue. For MLS, they feature two teams that

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US Names Roster for Brazil Friendly

Bob Bradley announced the following 18-man squad for the Brazil friendly on August 10th. GOALKEEPERS (2): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton) DEFENDERS (6): Carlos Bocanegra (Saint-Étienne), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover), Clarence Goodson (IK Start), Chad

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2010-11 Ligue 1 Preview: Part 1

The European club season (or at least among the big 5 leagues) is starting up this weekend with the French League. Here is the first part of my preview with a brief look at the first 10 of the teams

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CONCACAF Champions League: Preliminary Round 2nd Leg Preview

The second legs of the CONCACAF Champions League are this midweek and the big story from the first legs was the defeat suffered by Los Angeles at the hands of the Puerto Rico Islanders. It was a strange game as

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Emirates Cup: Arsenal Take The Cup

The Emirates Cup concluded today with Arsenal taking the title as they held on for a 3-2 victory over Celtic. In the first game, Lyon drew AC Milan as a Jimmy Briand header canceled out a Mario Boriello goal. The

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Major League Soccer: Henry Impresses In Debut But New York Settles For The Tie

Thierry Henry finally made his MLS debut when the Red Bulls visited Houston last night. He was impressive as he played a part in setting up the two Juan Pablo Angel goals, but the team surrendered a late goal to

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Emirates Cup: Lyon and Arsenal Settle For Draws

The preseason friendlies keep rolling on and one of the better tournaments is the Emirates Cup where this year Arsenal is hosting AC Milan, Celtic, and Lyon. The tournament got started with Celtic earning a 2-2 draw against Lyon with

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A Look Back At Manchester United’s North American Tour

Last night, Manchester United completed their North American tour falling to Chivas Guadalajara 3-2 in what was better described as a testimonial game for Javier Hernandez, who suited up for both teams in the game. Chivas got started early with

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 18 Preview

The MLS All-Star game is over and there is a full slate of games this weekend as the teams gear up for a final push for the end of the season. Here is my preview for the games this weekend.

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