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US Roster For Argentina And Paraguay Friendlies

After a good and long vacation, I am back and ready to talk about the upcoming friendlies for the US. There have been some changes from the original squad due to injuries including Stuart Holden as well as Steve Cherundolo,

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 1 I Know The Score

The opening week is finally upon us. The games start later tonight and then continue into the weekend. Seattle get started with two big games against Los Angeles and New York. Here is a look at all of the games

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US Gold Cup Squad End Of January Addition

It is getting late in the process for deciding the Gold Cup roster as there are only three friendlies before June when the squad will be selected. Those friendlies are on FIFA International dates and are games against Egypt in

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A Closer Look At The USA-Chile Friendly

In their friendly against Chile, the United States got a 1-1 draw but the point of the game was to look at the depth of the national team pool and see which players jumped out as possible players for the

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United States 1, Chile 1: Player Ratings

The United States earned a 1-1 draw against Chile. Chile took the lead through Esteban Paredes before the United States equalized through a penalty that was converted by Teal Bunbury after Juan Agudelo had been taken down in the box.

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United States vs. Chile Preview: Players To Watch

The United States finish off their January camp with a friendly against Chile. The game should provide an opportunity to figure out if there are a set of youngsters ready to take a lineup. For me, the big questions that

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2011 MLS SuperDraft: A Closer Look

The MLS Draft today and there were a couple of shocks starting at the top with Omar Salgado after everyone was sure Darlington Nagbe or Perry Kitchen would be the first pick of the draft. I decided to tak a

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Major League Soccer Offensive And Defensive Effectiveness

Here is the last set of statistics I have calculated for the 2010 MLS season. I did not have the possession statistics so I just assumed 50% possession for all of the games. Based on the stats, Real Salt Lake

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MLS Super Draft Preview

The MLS Super Draft takes place tomorrow (Thursday) starting at noon. For those interested, it is being shown on ESPN3, or I presume at least the first round. Instead of giving my own preview, which would simply be an aggregation

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2010, My Top Goals Of The Year

In the second recap of the season, I take a look at the top goals of the year. There are plenty of other top goals, but these are from the ones that I saw in the games not just highlights.

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