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United States 4, Netherlands 3: Player Ratings

It was a great comeback performance by the US who won 4-3 with two late goals. The US created a number of great chances early including Michael Bradley hitting the post. However, the Netherlands scored first was Huntelaar heading home

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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 B Preview

Group B has some top teams in the group of death in the tournament with all four teams in the top 10. This is the best group that has even been drawn since FIFA has been keeping rankings. It should

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2010, My Top Goals Of The Year

In the second recap of the season, I take a look at the top goals of the year. There are plenty of other top goals, but these are from the ones that I saw in the games not just highlights.

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2010, My Top Games Of The Year

It’s the end of the year and it is time to look back at the best games of 2010. Here is my top 10 of the games I watched in the past year.

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World Cup Day 31: My Thoughts on Netherlands-Spain

Like most of Spain’s games, the final was not a goal fest, but it didn’t mean the game wasn’t entertaining and filled with chances. It was a tense match throughout but both teams had chances to win the game in

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World Cup Day 31: Netherlands-Spain Preview

It is finally here. The World Cup will wrap up today, but not before the biggest game where Netherlands and Spain will look to get their first World Cup titles ever. Both teams have not been super impressive in their

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World Cup Day 26: My Thoughts on Netherlands-Uruguay

Netherlands booked their place in the finals with a 3-2 win over Uruguay. Netherlands got a good start with a goal from Giovanni van Bronckhorst in the 18th minute. The goal forced Uruguay to open up and they eventually equalized

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World Cup Day 26: Netherlands-Uruguay Preview

The World Cup is winding down, but the games are as big as they get. Netherlands will look to continue its strong run after defeating Brazil as they face the last South American team in Uruguay. Uruguay were lucky to

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UEFA’s Quarterfinal Dominance: A Closer Look

The early rounds of the World Cup were filled with the talk about how CONMEBOL region was dominating the combination. Heading into the quarterfinals, CONMEBOL had 4 of the 8 teams. They had only suffered only two losses as Chile

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