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CONCACAF Champions League: Real Salt Lake vs. Monterrey Preview

It all comes down to this game. Real Salt Lake got a late goal from Javier Morales to earn a 2-2 draw in Monterrey. Monterrey controlled much of the game, but strangely took off two of their starters after taking

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CONCACAF Champions League: Final First Leg Preview

The final is here and Major League Soccer finally will have a representative with Real Salt Lake making it to the final where they will face Monterrey who emerged from the half of the bracket that was comprised of Mexican

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Monterrey 3, Santos 0: Monterrey Wins Apertura

Monterrey overpowered Santos Laguna in the second leg of the Apertura finals to win the tournament 5-3 on aggregate. Monterrey got a brace from striker Humberto Suazo while captain Jose Basanta headed in a corner. Monterrey came out aggressively and

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Weekend Watch List: Big Games In Spain

There are no super big games like the El Clasico last weekend, but there are good match-ups in Spain as well as the final of the Apertura playoffs in Mexico. Here is a look at the top five games this

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Mexicaan Apertura 2010: Semifinal Preview

The semifinals both get underway tonight. All of the Americans have been knocked out as Pachuca fell in a thrilling two leg battle with Monterrey while San Luis lost out to America. The top seed in Cruz Azul was eliminated

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Pachuca 1, Monterrey 1: Arizala Goal Keeps Pachuca’s Chances Alive

Pachuca kept its chances of advancing to the semifinals alive with a goal from Franco Arizala that canceled out an opening goal from Monterrey’s captain Jose Basanta. It was a mostly even game with Monterrey content to attack on the

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Mexican Primera: 2010 Apertura Playoffs

The playoffs of the 2010 Mexican Apertura get started this midweek with the quarterfinal round. The first legs are this midweek followed up by the second legs this weekend. Here are some quick glances at the match-ups in the quarterfinals.

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Weekly Watch-List: Merseyside vs. Manchester

After an exciting run of games in European competition, the domestic schedule provides some exciting games for this weekend. Two of the better match-ups features a battle between the city of Manchester and the city of Liverpool. There are no

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