Monthly Archives: January 2010

2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Ghana and Egypt advance to the finals

The finals are set with Ghana and Egypt both advancing. Ghana were fortunate as they have been throughout the knockout stages as they were bombarded by Nigeria but got a goal from a corner through Asamoah Gyan, who has really

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…And Then There Were None

The Brazilian contingent at Manchester City is no more. At the beginning of last season they featured Elano, Robinho and Jo but 18 moths later and the will all be gone, although Jo is on loan from the club. Jo

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REPORT: Manchester United 3, Manchester City 1

I wish these two teams could play every week. They have played three entertaining games so far this season with two of the games involving a late winner. The game started off tentatively in the first half as both teams

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Semifinals Previews And Predictions

The tournament picked up with the quarterfinals as some of the big names have fallen as well as the hosts of the tournament. Three of the games went into extra time and the other game was only decided by one

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LIVE BLOG: Manchester United vs. Manchester City

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Gareth Bale Finally Gets A Win, Smalling Goes To Manchester, Americans On The Mend

Gareth Bale finally gets a win It has been a long journey that started in August of 2007, but Gareth Bale can finally say he was the winner of a Premier League game he started. Fulham seem to be good

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United States World Cup Roster January 2010 Edition

With the disappointing 3-1 loss to Honduras, the question in defense are the most worrying as is the depth at at every position except in central midfield where I still think there is a wealth of talent. There are still

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Is Robinho The Biggest Premier League Flop?

The biggest news of the day is the possible departure of Robinho for Santos in Brazil. Juan Sebastian Veron is often cited as the biggest flop in the Premier League era, but Robinho is certainly putting up some stern competition.

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Egypt Defeat Cameroon And Nigeria Eliminate Zambia On Penalties

The semifinals are set after the second day of quarterfinals. Both games went into extra time and were fairly exciting. Egypt won 3-1 despite conceding the first goal after 26 minutes when Achille Emana scored directly from a corner kick.

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The Milan Derby: Ridiculous Rocchi And Inter Milan Show Their Title Credentials

Inter Milan showed they are the team to beat in Italy after defeating AC Milan 2-0 at the San Siro despite ending the game with 9 men. AC Milan had been the in form team in the league until this

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