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Major League Soccer: My First Impressions Part II

Here is the second part of my first impressions of the MLS teams in the new season. The defending Supporter’s Shield Columbus and MLS Cup champions Real Salt Lake got big wins while the Los Angeles. In a surprisingly large

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Premier League: Chelsea Stop Villa, Arsenal Slip At Birmingham, Manchester United Cruise

The order at the top stayed the same this weekend, but there were some huge victories by the top two while Arsenal slipped up in third place which puts their title chase in the balance given how few games that

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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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MLS Preview And Predictions

The season starts in a couple of hours so I will finally give my predictions for the entire season. MLS gives out a large number of different awards as well such as defender, newcomer and rookie of the year, but

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MLS Preview: Forwards

This is the last part of my preview for the MLS season as I look at the top forwards in the league. At forward is probably where the MLS still lacks true quality and most are used as target players

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MLS Preview: Midfielders

Here is the third part of my preview for the upcoming MLS season where I will take a closer look at the midfielders in the league. In the offseason, MLS lost some big talents in midfield as Stuart Holden and

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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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Aston Villa 2, Wolverhampton 2: Villa Slips In The Race For Fourth

Aston Villa would have approached this game thinking three points were to be picked up. However, in these derby matches, it is always difficult to predict how the game will go. The game was open and a draw certainly seemed

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