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2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Best XI

With the Gold Cup over, we can reflect on it and the top performances. It was an interesting tournament given the number of young and somewhat unknown players. Here is a look at the Best XI from the tournament. Goalkeeper:

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2013 Confederations Cup: Best XI

It was a fun and attacking tournament that ended last Sunday with Brazil defending their 2009 title. Here is a look at the standout performers from the tournament in a Best XI format. Goalkeeper: Julio Cesar (Brazil) Honorable Mention: Vincent

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Euro 2012: Best XI

This was a tournament that displayed lots of the top talent in the world. There were a number of breakout stars in the tournament including Alan Dzagoev (Russia), Mario Madzukic (Croatia), and Theodor Selassie (Czech Republic). In the end, it

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Euro 2012: Group Stage Recap

The group stages are over and the quarterfinals are set. It has been an entertaining Euros with no scoreless games so far in the tournament. There have been surprises and disappointments in the tournament, but the quality of football has

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Tournament Recap and Awards

The Gold Cup is over and Mexico were crowned champions as they used their wealth of attack talent to get past the teams in CONCACAF. They had some struggles against the defensive teams in the knockout stage, but made a

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Major League Soccer: Preseason Predictions

The MLS season is about to begin and here are some of my predictions for the upcoming season including the leading scorer and Best XI of the league.

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Mid Season Report: English Premier League

Here is the final midseason report where I take a look at the English Premier League which is a close battle at the top between a number of teams.

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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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