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Weekly List: World Cup Power Rankings

This is the start of something that I want to do on a weekly basis and generate a list of the week because lists are great at generating discussion. If you have any suggestions, leave me a comment or write

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Best XI and Recap

I enjoyed my first time watching this tournament and with it finally over to take a look back and give some remarks on the tournament as a whole. The obvious sour points to this tournament was the Togo team shooting

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Ghana Edges Angola And Algeria Advances In Thriller

The first two semifinalists were decided today as Ghana and Algeria advanced. In the first quarterfinal, Ghana defeated Angola 1-0. The goal came in the 16th minute when Kwadwo Asamoah set up Asamoah Gyan who got behind Angola’s captain Kali.

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Quarterfinals Preview and Predictions

The quarterfinals are starting up and the tournament should start getting exciting. A lot of the established powers have disappointed while Egypt and Angola have been the most entertaining teams in the tournament. The one Cinderella story left in the

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The Weekend Watch List: Milan Derby and US Friendly

This is something that I probably will do from now on to let you know the highlights of the upcoming weekend for me. It is FA Cup weekend in England and there are some intriguing matches but this weekend I’m

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Day 6

This is probably the premier matchup of the group stage as Cote d’Ivoire defeated Ghana 3-1. It was a solid performance by Cote d’Ivoire against a weakened Ghana squad that only brought on Michael Essien for the second half. I

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Day 2

The second day of the tournament is over and 2 upsets occurred in the second day. The first game was Malawi 3-0 defeat of Algeria, while Burkina Faso held on for a 0-0 draw in their opening round match against

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Group B Previews And Predictions

This is the second of my previews for the Africa Cup Of Nations. Group B features two of the strongest teams in Africa with Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana. Here is my preview of Group B. Cote d’Ivoire (FIFA Rank: 27)

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