How Good Are Manchester City?

The transfer market has been quiet for top teams in the Premier League with one exception: Manchester City. This summer has seen the blue half of Manchester add David Silva, Yaya Toure, Jerome Boateng, and Aleksandar Kolarov. Beyond this group,

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My Thoughts On Superliga

The first two rounds of group games are complete in Superliga and there have been a couple of surprises as Pachuca and Chicago have both been eliminated while Puebla and New England have advanced into the semifinals. Maybe it isn’t

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Major League Soccer Designated Player Signings And Superclubs

The transfer window or whatever the MLS equivalent of it is opened up last week and there have been a flurry of big name signings starting with Thierry Henry joining New York Red Bulls being the biggest of the signings.

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Major League Soccer: Columbus Take Control Of The Eastern Conference

The big news heading in MLS this week was the signing of Thierry Henry with the New York Red Bulls. He didn’t play in this game, but the game was important as the top two teams in the Eastern Conference

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Manchester United 3, Celtic 1: My First Look At United

The start of the Premier League season is coming soon and Manchester United had their first friendly yesterday where they defeated Celtic 3-1 in Toronto. United got goals from Dimitar Berbatov, Danny Welbeck, and Tom Cleverley. The last two goals

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World Cup Recap: A Look At The Statistics

My final recap of the World Cup will take a look at some statistics. FIFA.com has provided some decent statistics so I figured this is a good chance to try to see if there was anything interesting that could come

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Houston 2, Pachuca 1: A Brief Look

Superliga got started for both of these teams tonight. They have faced off quite a few times in the past years, and while this match did not have as much of the fiery passion as meetings in the past, it

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World Cup Recap: A Look Ahead To 2014

The World Cup in South Africa may be over, but there are already reasons to look forward to 2014 in Brazil. There are a number of teams that look to have already set the foundations for the future while there

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 16 Preview

Last week was a bit of a strange week as both conference leaders were unable to get three points. Los Angeles rested Donovan and they were defeated by New England 2-0. Columbus traveled to Houston and got a 0-0 draw

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North American Superliga Preview

The North American Superliga is around for its 2010 version. The tournament is still trying to find its place especially with the CONCACAF Champions League. The tournament feels like the UEFA Cup Europa League of North America to give anyone

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