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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 18 I Know The Score

The season is beginning to round into shape as the teams have their players back. Here is a quick rundown of the games in the coming week. Gameweek 18 Picks: Seattle Sounders FC vs. Colorado Colorado are still looking to

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 16 I Know The Score

The season is almost halfway over and the teams should be at full strength with the Gold Cup having finished up. Here is a quick look at the games this weekend. Gameweek 16 Picks: DC United vs. Philadelphia Union DC

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United States MNT: Looking Forward From The Gold Cup

The United States head to qualifying, they must continue to build their team and that includes the defense which could be set for a lot of turnover in the next year or so. Steve Cherundolo and Bocanegra are getting up

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United States MNT: Looking Back At The Gold Cup

Overall, it was a disappointing Gold Cup for the US as they lost to Mexico in the final. They never really put together a complete performance with the exception of the quarterfinal against Jamaica. Here is a look back at

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Mexico 4, United States 2: Player Ratings

It was a great comeback by Mexico as they came back from an early 2-0 deficit and four unanswered goals capped by a great finish by Giovani dos Santos. The US got a great start with the Michael Bradley scoring

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CONCACAF Gold Cup: Final Preview

This is the match-up that everyone wanted and it should be a tight match-up. The US has improved from their loss to Panama, but their offense is thin with Jozy Altidore out. For Mexico, they have had a harder time

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United States 1, Panama 0: Player Ratings

It was a better performance by the US this time around, but they still struggled to break down Panama. Panama played a much better pressure game and looked to stymie the US from building out of the back, but they

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USMNT: Can The US Play With No Center Forward?

Depending on the severity of the injury to Altidore, this is a question that the US may have to answer in this tournament, but for one game against Jamaica, it seems that they can indeed play in that formation. The

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United States 2, Jamaica 0: Player Ratings

The United States finally put forth a complete performance as they advanced to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The US had a shaky start when Luton Shelton missed an open net. Things got worse for the US as

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 14 I Know The Score

The Gold Cup group stage is over which means a couple of players will be returning to their club teams with Canada providing most of the players. However, some of the bigger stars are still absent. Here is a look

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