Monthly Archives: October 2010

Major League Soccer: Colorado vs. Columbus Preview

The MLS playoffs get started today as Colorado hosts Columbus tonight at Dick Sporting Goods Park. Colorado came into the playoffs on a hot streak, but did blow a two goal lead to rival Real Salt Lake in their final

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Major League Soccer: A Look Back At My Predictions

With the regular season all over, it is time to look back at my predictions. The MLS Best XI has not been named yet, so I cannot see how close I was on that (but I doubt I am going

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Manchester United 3, Wolverhampton 2: Hernandez Wins It Late

The Carling Cup match between Wolverhampton and Manchester United provided a good opportunity for the younger players at Manchester United to show what they could do. While it was not a great performance, they did defeat a Premier League side

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Major League Soccer: End Of Season Awards

The MLS regular season is over so now it is time to hand out some end of the season awards. The Golden Boot has gone to Chris Wondolowski as he scored 18 goals including 4 in the final week as

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Sevilla 4, Athletic Bilbao 3: Luis Fabiano Returns To Form

This was a wild game from Sunday as Sevilla moved up to 6th place behind this victory. Luis Fabiano returned to the starting lineup and was excellent scoring two goals and drawing a penalty. However, a red card in the

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Major League Soccer: …And Then There Were 8

The regular season finished up yesterday. Los Angeles took the top spot in league as they collected the Supporter’s Shield. By having top spot in the league, they are guaranteed a spot in the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions

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European Leagues And MLS Round-Up

It was a good weekend of football across Europe with big games in pretty much every country. Here is a round up of the scores and some of my thoughts on the results. England: Tottenham 1-1 Everton Birmingham 2-0 Blackpool

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Houston 2, Seattle Sounders FC 1: Houston’s Season Ends On Good Note

As a Houston fan, it has been a long season. They have had moments, but defensive mistakes and poor finishing cost them many games that they played as well if not better than their opponents. This game was not necessarily

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Arsenal 3, Manchester City 0: Early Red Dooms City

It has been said that an early red card ruins a game. That certainly seems true in this game as Manchester City never rebounded from the red card to Dedryck Boyata in the 5th minute. Arsenal would take the lead

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Manchester United 2, Stoke City 1: Chicharito Poaches Two Goals

Manchester United seemed set for another draw on the road, but they got a late winner from Chicharito as he poked in his second goal in the game in the 86th minute. He had gotten the scoring started in the

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