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MLS Preview: Defenders

This is the second part of my positional preview of the MLS season. The MLS season is filled with strong center backs and those players dominated my list of the best defenders. There are a couple of MLS defenders that

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MLS Preview: Goalkeepers

The MLS season starts Thursday and with the games coming up I figured it was time to do a preview. The season was in danger of not starting on time heading into this weekend due to a possible player strike.

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A Look At Landon Donovan’s Everton Loan Spell

This past weekend, Landon Donovan had what will likely be his final Everton performance in front of the home crowd before returning to MLS. He gave them a solid performance to remember. Donovan came into the game in the 70th

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Bradley Calls Up 23 For El Salvador Friendly

Bob Bradley named a 23 man training camp for the upcoming friendly against El Salvador on February 24th in Tampa Bay. The squad is composed of only MLS players as the Scandinavian players in the January camp have returned for

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…And Then There Were None

The Brazilian contingent at Manchester City is no more. At the beginning of last season they featured Elano, Robinho and Jo but 18 moths later and the will all be gone, although Jo is on loan from the club. Jo

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The Day In Soccer: American Trade And Transfers

The big news for me today (well actually yesterday) was Ricardo Clark completing his deal with Eintracht Frankfurt. I like Clark’s skill set for the Bundesliga. He has the good strength and pace that fit well into the German game.

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The Day In Soccer: Atletico Storm Back to Advance In Copa Del Rey and MLS Superdraft

This may be a little bit based on my affinity for Atletico Madrid but they stormed back to win 5-1 over Recreativo Huelva. The win gave Atletico a 5-4 win on aggregate. For me this game embodied what being an

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The Day In Soccer: More Liverpool Embarrassment and MLS Draft Preview

The biggest news of the day has to be Liverpool’s elimination from the FA Cup by Reading. The loss pretty much was the worst possible outcome for a team that has both underperformed and been unlucky. They were hit with

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Morning News: Adu to Aris is Official, Birmingham bids for Babel, Veron rejects Manchester City Bid, and Keller and Donovan talk about MLS CBA

There is some more transfer news as Adu completed a deal for an 18-month loan at Aris. This ends the speculation that he would be heading to Hull City. Liverpool attacker Ryan Babel has been the subject of a bid

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Europe or MLS? and Round 18 I Know The Score

The Major League Soccer offseason is in full swing. There are plenty of rumors flying around while the some players have to make a decision about whether to stay in Major League Soccer or test themselves to Europe. The majority

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