Monthly Archives: July 2010

Major League Soccer: Henry Scores In Debut

He only played 45 minutes, but it was a good first impression for Thierry Henry with the Red Bulls as he scored their only goal in a 2-1 loss against Tottenham. He looked like a player on a new team,

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 17 Preview

There are a couple of friendlies being played this weekend that lighten the load of league games. The league is getting getting close to its final third and the games are getting more important with playoff implications. Here is my

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Manchester United 1, Philadephia Union 0: Some Quick Thoughts

Manchester United had their second friendly last night as they got a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Union behind a second half goal from Gabriel Obertan. It was not a great performance by United as they surrendered a lot of

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How Good Are Manchester City?

The transfer market has been quiet for top teams in the Premier League with one exception: Manchester City. This summer has seen the blue half of Manchester add David Silva, Yaya Toure, Jerome Boateng, and Aleksandar Kolarov. Beyond this group,

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My Thoughts On Superliga

The first two rounds of group games are complete in Superliga and there have been a couple of surprises as Pachuca and Chicago have both been eliminated while Puebla and New England have advanced into the semifinals. Maybe it isn’t

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Major League Soccer Designated Player Signings And Superclubs

The transfer window or whatever the MLS equivalent of it is opened up last week and there have been a flurry of big name signings starting with Thierry Henry joining New York Red Bulls being the biggest of the signings.

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Major League Soccer: Columbus Take Control Of The Eastern Conference

The big news heading in MLS this week was the signing of Thierry Henry with the New York Red Bulls. He didn’t play in this game, but the game was important as the top two teams in the Eastern Conference

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Manchester United 3, Celtic 1: My First Look At United

The start of the Premier League season is coming soon and Manchester United had their first friendly yesterday where they defeated Celtic 3-1 in Toronto. United got goals from Dimitar Berbatov, Danny Welbeck, and Tom Cleverley. The last two goals

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World Cup Recap: A Look At The Statistics

My final recap of the World Cup will take a look at some statistics. FIFA.com has provided some decent statistics so I figured this is a good chance to try to see if there was anything interesting that could come

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Houston 2, Pachuca 1: A Brief Look

Superliga got started for both of these teams tonight. They have faced off quite a few times in the past years, and while this match did not have as much of the fiery passion as meetings in the past, it

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