Monthly Archives: December 2010

Mid Season Report: Spanish Primera

Here is a look at the Spanish league where Barcelona and Real Madrid pulling away from the rest of the league with a closer look at the performers.

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Mid Season Report: Italian Serie A

The Serie A has been an interesting league this season with Inter struggling while AC Milan have done well with rebuilding their attack. It has taken the teams some time to get back into the flow, but some of the

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Mid-Season Report: German Bundesliga

The second midseason report will take a look at the German Bundesliga where Borussia Dortmund are dominating the league. Bayern Munich have struggled a bit as have other big name teams like Werder Bremen, Wolfsburg, and Schalke 04. Here is

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Mid Season Report: France Ligue 1

The first league I will take a look at during the midseason is France’s Ligue 1 where the league is highly competitive at the top. Here is a look at the first half of the season in France.

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Looking Back At The UEFA Champions League And Europa League Group Stage

There are some games going on this midweek in the German and Spanish Cups as well as a league fixtures for Ligue 1 before the leagues go on winter break (except in England). Most of the major European Leagues have

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Players To Watch At US January Camp

The United States announced the 24 members of the January camp. Here is the squad. I’ve included the age of the players as well. Goalkeepers: Dominic Cervi (Celtic, SCOTLAND, age 24), Sean Johnson (Chicago, USA, 21), Matt Pickens (Colorado, USA,

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Landon Donovan Is NOT Going On Loan

Landon Donovan and the Los Angeles Galaxy announced that Donovan will not be going on loan at Everton or another other club in Europe. It ends the past couple weeks of selection and based on the delay, it seemed he

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Who Should Be At The US January Camp?

The January Camp roster will be announced at 1 pm Tuesday. The group will consist of MLS and Scandinavian League players as they group prepares for a friendly against Chile. Here is my projected roster. Goalkeepers: Kevin Hartman (FC Dallas),

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Should We Be Surprised By The Performance Of The Promoted Teams?

One of the biggest surprises of the Premier League this season has been the play of the promoted sides of Newcastle, West Bromwich Albion, and Blackpool. The three of them sit tied for 8th at 22 points (and Blackpool have

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Premier League: Gameweek 18 I Know The Score

It is another big weekend of games with Chelsea-Manchester United, but there are other big games between some of the smaller teams that have done well this season. Here is a quick preview of the games.

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