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2010, My Top Games Of The Year

It’s the end of the year and it is time to look back at the best games of 2010. Here is my top 10 of the games I watched in the past year.

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US Gold Cup Roster November 2010 Edition And Look Ahead To 2011

The games for 2010 are complete. The US ended the year on a high note as they defeated South Africa 1-0 in Cape Town. It is the squad’s first victory since the World Cup and it was an impressive performance

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United States 1, South Africa 0: Player Ratings

It was an impressive performance by a young group as the team were solid defensively and were able were dangerous on the counter as they even scored a nice goal in the 85th minute when Mikkel Diskerud played a ball

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United States vs. South Africa Preview

This is an interesting friendly as the United States compete in the Mandela Challenge Cup. The United States are bringing a very young squad as they left most of the regulars at home. The complete roster is listed here. There

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A Closer Look At The US Roster For South Africa Friendly

There were quite a few surprises with the national team roster selected by Bob Bradley. Almost none of the regulars were called into this group with Jonathan Bornstein, Jonathan Spector, Clarence Goodson, Brad Guzan, and Alejandro Bedoya as the only

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United States Announce Roster For South Africa Game

Here is the roster selected by Bob Bradley for next week’s friendly with South Africa. It is a young group and I will have more reaction to it later. Goalkeepers: Bradley Guzan (Aston Villa, ENGLAND), Dominic Cervi (Celtic, SCOTLAND) Defenders:

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A Closer Look At The United States-Colombia Game

This was another game where Bob Bradley experimented with the lineup and once again the results were mixed to say the least. Defensively, the team appeared much more solid. He stuck with a 4 man backline. He changed both full

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Weekend Watch List: Domestic Leagues Are Back

After a somewhat dull break of international games, all of the domestic leagues are back which is a relief. There are a lot of good games this weekend especially in Germany. Here is a look at the top games from

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Major League Soccer: A Closer Look At The League

MLS is entering its final stretch as every team has now entered into their final third of the season. With that in mind, I figured it was worth looking at each of the 16 teams and recap their seasons so

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Bob Bradley Agrees To Coach The US Until 2014

Bob Bradley agreed to an extension with the US Soccer to coach the national team for the next World Cup cycle. The announcement ends any real chance that Bob Bradley will be making a move to coach overseas. It is

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