Major League Soccer: ESS All-Star Ballot

Today is the final day of the voting for the Major League Soccer All-Star Game where the All-Stars will face off against Manchester United at Reliant Stadium in Houston. The ballot requires a 3-5-2 formation so here is the starting

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World Cup Day 26: Netherlands-Uruguay Preview

The World Cup is winding down, but the games are as big as they get. Netherlands will look to continue its strong run after defeating Brazil as they face the last South American team in Uruguay. Uruguay were lucky to

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UEFA’s Quarterfinal Dominance: A Closer Look

The early rounds of the World Cup were filled with the talk about how CONMEBOL region was dominating the combination. Heading into the quarterfinals, CONMEBOL had 4 of the 8 teams. They had only suffered only two losses as Chile

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Happy July 4th from E.S.S.

The World Cup is off again and there are some MLS games later on today, but today is Independence Day, so it seems like a good time to sit back and relax. I won’t be posting anything today, but I

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World Cup Day 23: Things We Learned

We’re down to the final four teams. The first game of the day was a rematch from 2006 from two heavyweights Germany and Argentina. In 2006, it went to penalties, but this time it was a blowout. Germany took an

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World Cup Day 22: Things We Learned

What a day! The first game saw an upset as Netherlands fought back from a 1-0 halftime deficit to defeat Brazil 2-1. Both goals came off set pieces as Brazil’s defense seemed rattled in the second half. Things got worse

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World Cup Day 23: Paraguay-Spain Preview

This is the last of the quarterfinals where a strong defending side in Paraguay square off with one of the tournament favorites in Spain. Paraguay advanced here by defeating Japan on penalties after a scoreless draw. Spain won 1-0 behind

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World Cup Day 23: Argentina-Germany Preview

This is probably the best match of the quarterfinals. It is a rematch of a quarterfinal from 2006. Germany won on penalties after playing to a 1-1 scoreline after extra time. There has even been some trash talking as Germany

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World Cup Day 22: Uruguay-Ghana Preview

Neither of these teams are the usual subjects when it comes to reaching a World Cup semifinal, but one of these teams will be there. Uruguay have used a strong defense and Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez to carry them

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World Cup Day 22: Netherlands-Brazil Preview

This match-up is so exciting as the heavyweights begin to face off in the quarterfinals. Brazil have been impressive throughout the competition and dispatched of Chile 3-0 in the last round. Netherlands have been solid in possession, but their attack

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