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2011, My Top Games Of The Year

Despite international tournaments in AFC, CONCACAF, and CONMENBOL, no international games make this list as the tournaments in the summer disappointed in terms of offensive punch, although the CONCACAF Gold Cup final was an exciting comeback for Mexico. Here is

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2011, My Top Goals Of The Year

This has been a year that has been dominated by Barcelona once again, and the start of the fall season saw games with plenty of goals. However, there were plenty of great goals. Before I get to my top goals,

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Copa America: Final Preview

The Copa America has been filled with upsets, but the two most solid defensive teams have made it to the final. Here is a brief look at the game. For Uruguay, they seem to be finding their rhythm with Luis

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Copa America: Quarterfinals See Favorites Fall

Every quarterfinal result could be viewed as an upset. Colombia, Brazil, and Chile all won their groups, but all went down. Argentina the host also fell short against Uruguay on penalties. Heading into the semifinals, Uruguay and Paraguay look to

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Copa America: Group Stage Ends

The group stage sort of went the way we expected as the goals started to flow especially given the 12 goals in the final two games. Here are some quick thoughts on the games. Argentina looked cohesive. Argentina finally put

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Copa America: Thoughts After Round 2 Of Group Stage Games

The second round of games are done and it continues to be a low scoring and somewhat disjointed tournament mixed in with a bunch of surprises. The games have all been close, but so far the finishing has left much

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Copa America: Thoughts On The First Round Of Games

This is a little late as the second round of games started this evening, but here are some quick thoughts from the first round of games where the top teams have struggled. The teams look rusty This tournament is strangely

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Copa America: Quick Preview

The Copa America starts tonight and it should be an exciting tournament. Argentina probably enter the tournaments as favorites being the host and having Lionel Messi on the squad. Here is a quick look at the 12 teams including a

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United States MNT: Looking Back At The Gold Cup

Overall, it was a disappointing Gold Cup for the US as they lost to Mexico in the final. They never really put together a complete performance with the exception of the quarterfinal against Jamaica. Here is a look back at

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Mexico 4, United States 2: Player Ratings

It was a great comeback by Mexico as they came back from an early 2-0 deficit and four unanswered goals capped by a great finish by Giovani dos Santos. The US got a great start with the Michael Bradley scoring

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