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REPORT: Pachuca 5, Atlante 1

I have not watched a lot of Mexican soccer, but I will definitely try to catch more of it in the future. This game was an exciting back and forth contest for about 55 minutes before it turned into a

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Weekend Watch List: Arsenal vs. Manchester United and Africa Cup Of Nations Final

There is not quite as much soccer this weekend as last weekend that I will be taking in, but there is still plenty of good stuff I will be trying to catch. The highlight of the weekend will be in

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…And Then There Were None

The Brazilian contingent at Manchester City is no more. At the beginning of last season they featured Elano, Robinho and Jo but 18 moths later and the will all be gone, although Jo is on loan from the club. Jo

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The Day In Soccer: American Trade And Transfers

The big news for me today (well actually yesterday) was Ricardo Clark completing his deal with Eintracht Frankfurt. I like Clark’s skill set for the Bundesliga. He has the good strength and pace that fit well into the German game.

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The Day In Soccer: 7 Hours Of Premier League Football and 7 Goals For Chelsea

Chelsea made an emphatic statement that they should be considered the front runners for the title. They were impressive in their 7-2 destruction of Sunderland, which was without Didier Drogba, John Obi Mikel, and Michael Essien. Chelsea still have to

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The Day In Soccer: Atletico Storm Back to Advance In Copa Del Rey and MLS Superdraft

This may be a little bit based on my affinity for Atletico Madrid but they stormed back to win 5-1 over Recreativo Huelva. The win gave Atletico a 5-4 win on aggregate. For me this game embodied what being an

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The Day In Soccer: More Liverpool Embarrassment and MLS Draft Preview

The biggest news of the day has to be Liverpool’s elimination from the FA Cup by Reading. The loss pretty much was the worst possible outcome for a team that has both underperformed and been unlucky. They were hit with

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Morning News: Adu to Aris is Official, Birmingham bids for Babel, Veron rejects Manchester City Bid, and Keller and Donovan talk about MLS CBA

There is some more transfer news as Adu completed a deal for an 18-month loan at Aris. This ends the speculation that he would be heading to Hull City. Liverpool attacker Ryan Babel has been the subject of a bid

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2009, The Year In Soccer: Best Goals

This is my second end of the year list of the best goals. Similar to the matches list, these are goals that I saw not games I saw in highlights. I decided to do this because it was often the

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2009, The Year In Soccer: Best Games

The year is coming to a close and of course that means it is time for those end of the year lists. The first list I’ll have will be of the best games I saw this year. The requirements for

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