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Manchester United 5, MLS All-Stars 2: My Thoughts

Manchester United handed the MLS All-Stars their first loss in regulation as they were defeated 5-2 in Houston. The game started roughly for the MLS as they gave up two goals to Federico Macheda in the first 12 minutes with

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Major League Soccer: Midseason Awards

The MLS All-Star game is tonight where the All-Stars will face Manchester United at Reliant Stadium in Houston. The All-Star game marks the halfway point of the season so it seems like a good time to take a look at

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CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round Preview

The CONCACAF Champions League gets started again this midweek where three MLS teams Los Angeles, Toronto FC, and Seattle Sounders FC get started in the preliminary round. The first legs will be this week as the final eight teams for

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Kansas City 2, Manchester United 1: 10-Man Kansas City Scores Historic Win

The third game of Manchester United’s American tour ended in a 2-1 defeat after goals by Davy Arnaud and Kei Kamara in the first half. The second goal came from a corner kick just after United had equalized through a

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Mexican Primera: 2010 Apertura Preview

The Mexican league gets started this weekend as Toluca look to defend their title. I won’t give a full preview of the Mexican league because I’m sure it won’t be that informative as I am fairly new to the league.

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Major League Soccer: Henry Scores In Debut

He only played 45 minutes, but it was a good first impression for Thierry Henry with the Red Bulls as he scored their only goal in a 2-1 loss against Tottenham. He looked like a player on a new team,

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 17 Preview

There are a couple of friendlies being played this weekend that lighten the load of league games. The league is getting getting close to its final third and the games are getting more important with playoff implications. Here is my

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Manchester United 1, Philadephia Union 0: Some Quick Thoughts

Manchester United had their second friendly last night as they got a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Union behind a second half goal from Gabriel Obertan. It was not a great performance by United as they surrendered a lot of

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My Thoughts On Superliga

The first two rounds of group games are complete in Superliga and there have been a couple of surprises as Pachuca and Chicago have both been eliminated while Puebla and New England have advanced into the semifinals. Maybe it isn’t

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Major League Soccer Designated Player Signings And Superclubs

The transfer window or whatever the MLS equivalent of it is opened up last week and there have been a flurry of big name signings starting with Thierry Henry joining New York Red Bulls being the biggest of the signings.

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