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Weekend Watch List: Asian Cup Final And FA Cup Action

The Asian Cup is coming to an end this season and the FA Cup is entering the fourth round of the competition. However, there are a number of exciting match-ups throughout Europe. Here is a look at the top five

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World Cup Day 13: Group D Recap and Best XI

At least one African team will advance to the knockout stage. Ghana lost to Germany but did finish second as Australia defeated Serbia 2-1. Germany looked to be in some danger heading into the final game but with their victory

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World Cup: Day 13 Preview

These are two intriguing groups for the second day of simultaneous games. Group C features the United States and England who both need a win in order to advance. In Group D, Germany, Serbia, Ghana, and Australia will battle it

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World Cup Day 9: Things We Learned

We finally had the first team eliminated today as Cameroon crashed out of the tournament. The Indomitable Lions fell 2-1 as Denmark came back to defeat them after Samuel Eto’o had opened the scoring. In the other games, Netherlands won

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World Cup Day 9 Preview

Day 9 will feature Groups D and E. Group D is getting especially interesting with Serbia scoring a victory over Germany. Group E features an interesting match-up between Denmark and Cameroon. Here is my preview of the games today.

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World Cup Day 3: Recap And Thoughts

Half of the teams have now played and there was finally the first blowout of the tournament as Germany defeated Australia 4-0. There were also three red cards with one in each game including the first straight red card for

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World Cup: Day 3 Preview

Tomorrow, we are onto Day 3 of the World Cup. We will get to see the second half of Group C as well as the highly competitive Group D. Here is my preview for tomorrow’s games.

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United States 3, Australia 1: Player Ratings

The final tune-up for the United States went well as they defeated Australia 3-1 behind two goals from Edson Buddle and a late goal from Herculez Gomez. It was a decent performance from the US although they looked shaky on

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United States vs. Australia Preview

This is the final warm-up for the United States before they begin the World Cup against England. The match provides a good opportunity to get acclimated to the weather and conditions in South Africa. The United States will still be

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World Cup Preview: Australia

Australia are the second team in Group D. Australia will have an experienced side, but lack a true forward which could be a problem. Here is my preview.

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