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Major League Soccer Gameweek 4 Preview

Last week was an epic failure of my predictions as I managed a completely miss all 8 games during the weekend. I guess that is what happens in a league based on parity and with a lot of turnover of

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Oops, I Forgot About Herculez Gomez!

In my discussion of Edson Buddle’s national team chances, I made a horrible oversight by not including Herculez Gomez in the discussion. It was such a glaring oversight that I have to remedy it by starting the discussion again. Herculez

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Major League Soccer: Edson Buddle And His US National Team Hopes

It is still early in the MLS season, but the top performer so far has been Edson Buddle of the Los Angeles Galaxy. In three games, he has scored all five goals for the Galaxy and has put himself into

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Weekend Watch List: El Clasico And FA Cup Semifinals

There is no debate what the biggest game is this weekend as the match-up between Real Madrid and Barcelona could decide the fate of the title in Spain. There are also good games in Germany and the FA Cup semis

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Three Clasicos and Gameweek 34 I Know The Score

In the past week, I’ve been able to catch two Clasicos and with the biggest Clasico of them all this weekend, it seemed like a good opportunity to look at the Clasicos in the United Sates, Mexico, and Spain. The

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 3 Preview

There are still a lot of questions about the teams in MLS, but the New York Red Bulls are definitely the surprise team so far this season. DC United, and San Jose will look to improve on their early season

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Major League Soccer: My First Impressions Part I

On the opening weekend of MLS, I wanted to see each of the 16 teams in action. However, this was a long endeavor, so I’ll be doing it in two parts. First impressions in MLS can be kind of pointless

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US World Cup Squad March 2010 Edition

It has been another month and with the MLS season starting I figured it would be a good time to give an updated squad for the United States. There have not been many games and once the MLS season begins,

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Weekly Watch List: Madrid Derby And Big Matches In Italy And Germany

This is another weekend of great football with the Madrid derby headlining the weekend’s matches. Italy and Germany have games that are face off between the title contenders. This is also the beginning of MLS so there are a lot

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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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