Monthly Archives: January 2011

A Second Look At Internazionale

Earlier this week, I posed the question of whether Inter looked back and I thought they were mostly there with the players coming back from injury, but the team was obliterated this weekend in a 3-1 loss to Udinese. Occasionally,

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A Closer Look At The USA-Chile Friendly

In their friendly against Chile, the United States got a 1-1 draw but the point of the game was to look at the depth of the national team pool and see which players jumped out as possible players for the

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United States 1, Chile 1: Player Ratings

The United States earned a 1-1 draw against Chile. Chile took the lead through Esteban Paredes before the United States equalized through a penalty that was converted by Teal Bunbury after Juan Agudelo had been taken down in the box.

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United States vs. Chile Preview: Players To Watch

The United States finish off their January camp with a friendly against Chile. The game should provide an opportunity to figure out if there are a set of youngsters ready to take a lineup. For me, the big questions that

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Premier League: Gameweek 24 I Know The Score

The fixtures are coming quickly with a couple teams making up postponed games from Decembers. Here is a look at the rest of the games this weekend and next midweek.

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Weekend Watch List: Interesting Match-Ups Around Europe

I have to admit, this is not the greatest weekend of football in terms of glamorous match-ups but it is often the least anticipated games that are the best. There is also the US-Chile game which I will have a

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Are Internazionale Back To Their Best?

Internazionale have returned to getting results since the winter break having won four games and closing the gap to 6 points on AC Milan with still one game in hand. The question is whether they are back to their form

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MLS Supplemental Draft

Major League soccer had the supplemental draft which is another three rounds for the teams. There were a couple quality players left including Daniel Keat from Dartmouth who many had pegged going in the late first or early second round.

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European Round-Up

All of the top European Leagues are back in action with Germany being the last team to get started this weekend. Here is a look at the other four leagues outside of England. Spain: Getafe 0-4 Real Sociedad Real Zaragoza

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Premier League: Manchester United Defense Stands Tall Against Tottenham

It was a glamor match-up that appeared like it could lead to a shoot-out with two teams that like to attack. However, it ended in only a 0-0 draw where the Manchester United defense stepped up and showed why they

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