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My Thoughts On The Manchester United-Besiktas Game

United’s Champions League home winning streak is over. United played a team of mostly back up players and it showed as the team lacked a cutting edge in attack. United started off creating chances and controlling possession. However, Besiktas got

Posted in European Soccer, UEFA Champions League Tagged with: ,

MLS Expansion Draft

The expansion draft is on Wednesday and I decided I would weigh in on who I would take. In general, I would focus on young talent to build the team around. The rosters and squads are listed here. I went

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Thierry's Hand Ball and Champions League Predictions

I feel in a discussion of European football the topic of the Thierry Henry hand ball should be addressed. Admittedly, as a Manchester United fan, I have never been a big fan of Henry although I will admit he is

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My Thoughts On The Los Angeles Galaxy-Real Salt Lake Game

This was certainly an entertaining game. It was played with a great spirit as both teams tried to attack when possible. Real Salt Lake held the majority of the possession throughout the game, but Los Angeles were very dangerous on

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My Thoughts About The Manchester United-Everton Game

This was a pretty easy game for United. Everton came out looking to sit back and really never offered a real scoring threat in the first half. They did frustrate United but were finally beaten on a fantastic goal by

Posted in England, European Soccer, Premier League Tagged with: ,

United States World Cup Squad End Of 2009 Edition

There are no more games for the United States for the rest of 2009 so I think it is time to take another look at how the roster is shaping up. I will assume Charlie Davies will not be healthy

Posted in International Soccer, United States Men's National Team Tagged with: ,

MLS Cup Preview and I Know The Score

The final game of the MLS season is finally here. The league did not have the dream match up of Chicago vs. Los Angeles but they feature probably the hottest team in the league Real Salt Lake against the team

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My Thoughts On The Denmark-United States Game

There was very little to take away from the game. The United States performance was pretty poor in all facets of the game. Despite this poor performance, the United States took the lead through a Jeff Cunningham goal in the

Posted in International Soccer, United States Men's National Team Tagged with: ,

My Thoughts On The Slovakia-United States Game

The United States played decently against Slovakia. They controlled possession for pretty much the entire game but they were unable to break them down. Their chances were limited to some long distance shots that rarely troubled the keeper. They gave

Posted in International Soccer, United States Men's National Team Tagged with: ,

My Thoughts On The Los Angeles-Houston Game

The Western Conference final definitely lived up to its billing. It was a back and forth game as well as two blackouts which is to be expected of a game on Friday the 13th. Houston started off as the more

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