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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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Manchester United 0, Blackburn 0: United Can’t Break Blackburn Defense

The disappointing run of performances for Manchester United continued this weekend as they were only able to get a 0-0 tie against Blackburn. If Chelsea and Arsenal can win their games in hand, Arsenal will move into second place while

Posted in England, Premier League Tagged with: , , , , , , ,

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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Barcelona 2, Real Madrid 0: Xavi’s Brilliance Makes The Difference

What can I say about Barcelona? They were brilliant as they eased past Real Madrid 2-0 with goals from Lionel Messi and Pedro. Real Madrid weren’t terrible but other than some dangerous runs by Cristiano Ronaldo and exquisite passing by

Posted in La Liga, Spain Tagged with: , , , , , , , , ,

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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Europa League: Quarterfinal 2nd Leg Preview

The tournament is definitely heating up and every game is incredibly close. Benfica, Hamburg, and Fulham all have 2-1 home wins over Liverpool, Standard Liege, and Wolfsburg, respectively. The other game was a 2-2 draw between Atletico Madrid and Valencia.

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Champions League Recap: Bayern Knock Out Manchester United and Lyon Holds Off Bordeaux

This was a tense day of games as both games were only a single goal away from switching who would advance. In the French battle, Bordeaux won the game against Lyon but they were unable to make up the two

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UEFA Champions League: Quarterfinal 2nd Leg Preview Part II

I decided against doing my usual Champions League recap for Tuesday given both games were straight forward. Internazionale beat CSKA Moscow 1-0 in Moscow to advance to the semis. The goal came in the 6th minute from a Wesley Sneijder

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CONCACAF Champions League: Semifinal 2nd Leg Preview

The final will be set after this week, and the all Mexico match-ups were both played tightly last week and there was not much difference between these squads. UNAM has a 1-0 lead after the first leg, while Pachuca got

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