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Player Ratings: Mexico 3, United States 2

It was a tense game in the CONCACAF cup as Mexico clinched a spot in the Confederations Cup by defeating the US 3-2 in extra time. Although the game was always on edge, it was pretty lopsided as Mexico were

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Player Ratings: United States 2, Mexico 0

It was not an official FIFA date so the match-up of the CONCACAF giants was mostly a battle between domestic league players and for the US it was a solid performance. The US started off well holding possession around the

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United States 2, Mexico 0: Player Ratings

The US is on its way to Brazil after getting a 2-0 victory over Mexico and Honduras and Panama drawing 2-2. The US did not start that well, with good high pressure. However, the US started to improve and showed

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2013 Confederations Cup: Thoughts on Group Stage

This has been exciting attacking soccer in the group stage. Although the results have ended up being predictable as we are left with the South American and European teams. Spain has looked incredible while Brazil has impressed in their first

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2013 Confederations Cup Preview and Predictions

The World Cup in Brazil is only a year away, so the Confederations Cup is upon us. There has been much speculation about Brazil being prepared for the World Cup next year, but that is a worry for another time

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United States 0, Mexico 0: Player Ratings

The competitive CONCACAF hexagonal carries on as United States drew Mexico 0-0 at the Azteca getting only their second point all time. There was some controversy in the game as the Mexico had two penalty claims rejected. The first call

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United States 1, Mexico 0: Player Ratings

It was a historic night for the United States as they got their first ever win in the Mexico as a late Michael Orozco Fiscal goal gave the US a 1-0 victory. It was a friendly and both teams were

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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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United States 1, Mexico 1: Player Ratings

Juergen Klinsmann’s debut as US coach was another mixed game. The team looked confused in the first half and some players were fielded in unfamiliar positions. The second half was better as the team’s energy picked up as they pressured

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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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