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ESS World Cup Awards

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An amazing World Cup is over and Germany crowned rightful champions, but we can look back to recognize the best performers during the world cup. There were a lot of goals this world cup but not really any elite traditional…

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Player Ratings: Belgium 2, United States 1

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It was the end of the line for the US as they were eliminated by Belgium in the round of 16 falling 2-1 in extra time. The US were dominated throughout the game with Tim Howard pulling off a number…

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Player Ratings: Germany 1, United States 0

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The US played a very tentative game and were helped by the Portuguese as they advanced to the second round. There were about 20 minutes in the second half where it felt nervy as Ghana was a goal away from…

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Player Ratings: United States 2, Portugal 2

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They were so close, but now they have some major work still to do. The US started off with an unlucky clearance from Geoff Cameron that fell to Nani who had an easy finish. The US grew into the game…

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Player Ratings: United States 2, Ghana 1

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Well that was a crazy game. The US started off quickly working a great 1-2 between Clint Dempsey and Jermaine Jones which Dempsey used to cut inside and score a goal only thirty seconds into the game. Ghana controlled possession…

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Projected USMNT World Cup Squad: December 2013

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Now that the US has found out their opponents in the draw, it is a very daunting tak to try to advance out of their group with Germany, Ghana, and Portugal. They will try it out over the next six…

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2010, My Top Goals Of The Year

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In the second recap of the season, I take a look at the top goals of the year. There are plenty of other top goals, but these are from the ones that I saw in the games not just highlights.…

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2010, My Top Games Of The Year

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It’s the end of the year and it is time to look back at the best games of 2010. Here is my top 10 of the games I watched in the past year.

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Russia Win 2018 Bid And Qatar Wins 2022 Bid

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The hosts of the 2018 and 2022 bids were announced today in Zurich. Russia was selected for 2018 ahead of England, Spain/Portugal, and Netherlands/Belgium. For 2022, Qatar was selected ahead of Japan, Korea Republic, Australia, and United States. Feel free…

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