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Euro 2012: Thoughts on Round 2

The second round of games are complete and the final set of games should be interesting as only two teams have been eliminated in the competition: Ireland and Sweden. Here are my look at all 16 teams summing them up

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Euro 2012: Group A Preview

Euro 2012 should be an interesting tournament with some truly compelling groups. All-in-all, there are only 3 teams out of the 16 that are ranked outside the top 20 in the world. Here is a quick look at group A.

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World Cup Day 12: Group B Recap and Best XI

Group B had an exciting finish. Nigeria and South Korea battled to a 2-2 draw and at the end Nigeria needed only one goal to advance and failed to advance after missing some easy chances. In the other game, Greece

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World Cup: Day 12 Preview

The next four days should be exciting as we enter the third and final group stage games where the games will be played simultaneously. The first day will decided the fates of Group A and Group B. Here is a

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World Cup Day 7: Things We Learned

There were finally some goals. The second group stage games have been a breath of fresh air with goals flying in after a struggle for goals in the first round of games. The first game of the day featured Argentina

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World Cup 7 Preview

Almost a full week is in the books for the World Cup and the teams are now heading into their second group games where the pressure should be rising. Argentina faces South Korea in the first game while Greece and

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World Cup Day 2 Recap: Things We Learned

I’ll have more on the England United States game, but here are my observations of the other two games today from Group B where South Korea defeated Greece 2-0 and Argentina held on for a 1-0 victory over Nigeria.

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World Cup: Day 2 Preview

Day 2 of the World Cup will have Group B as well as the match-up between the United States and England. I will have a separate post previewing the England-United States match, but here is the preview for the other

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World Cup Preview: Greece

The fourth team in Group B is Greece. They are a strong defensive side and still have the same coach from their triumphant Euro 2004 victory. Here is my preview.

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International Friendlies Galore This Week

This is the last international date on the FIFA calendar before the end of the club season. This means this is the final chance for a lot of these fringe players to make their case as to why they should

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