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Major League Soccer Gameweek 8 Preview

There were some blowouts last weekend with Seattle and New York on the wrong end of 4-0 drubbings to California teams. Los Angeles continue to be the class of the league picking up impressive wins. Last week they defeated Colorado

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Europa League Final: Atletico Edge Fulham 2-1

Diego Forlan solidified his spot as a Atletico Madrid hero. After coming up with the big goal to advance past Liverpool in the semifinals, Forlan scored a brace to give Fulham a 2-1 win in the Europa League final. His

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Europa League Final Preview

I can only describe this match as the most feel good final in my life. As an Atletico fan, I am surely rooting for them to capture their first European trophy in quite some time while Fulham are the Cinderella

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My Predictions For The United States’ Provisional Squad

Bob Bradley will be announcing his the 30-man provisional squad this afternoon which will be shown live on ESPNews at 2 pm EST. The majority of these players will arrive in Princeton, NJ in order for a training camp before

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English Premier League: Chelsea Wallop Wigan To Capture Title

There was little drama in the title race as Chelsea demolished Wigan 8-0. Nicolas Anelka scored in the sixth minute, although the set up for the goal looked offside, but the game was put to rest in the 32nd minute

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Another Look At EPL Offensive and Defensive Efficiencies

Earlier in the season, I took a look at the offensive and defensive efficiencies of the Premier League teams. On the eve of the final day of the season, I figured now was a good time to take another look

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 7 Preview Part II

The first four games went against home field advantage as 3 road teams scored victories while DC United got their first victory of the season at home. The most outstanding performance from the midweek was Chivas USA’s 4-0 clobbering of

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 7 Preview Part 1

This weekend was marked by a solid performance by the Western Conference and 5 red cards in the group of games. Los Angeles and New York Red Bulls continued to be the class in each conference as both picked up

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English Premier League: One More Week Left

The title chase will carry on into the final weekend as both Chelsea and Manchester United won their road tests against Liverpool and Sunderland, respectively. Both games were fairly straight forward and both teams deserved the results. This sets ups

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Major League Soccer: An Early Look At The Dynamo

The MLS season is almost a quarter complete and one of the teams that had a lot of questions heading into the season was the Houston Dynamo. They have played six games so far this season getting 3 wins and

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