Monthly Archives: December 2009

My Thoughts on the Fulham-Manchester United Game

Manchester United put together their worst performance of the season against a very good Fulham side at Craven Cottage. It took about 2 minutes to realize that the United lineup did not have it for this game. The recap is

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Europa League Draw: Juventus faces Ajax, Fulham draw defending champions

The Europa League draw was also done this morning in Switzerland. As I’ve mentioned before, the cup features a fair number of big name teams like Liverpool and Juventus. Here is a complete list of the draw. Europa League Knockout

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Champions League Draw: Beckham faces United and Jose faces Chelsea

The Champions League draw was this morning and headlining the matchups is AC Milan facing Manchester United while Jose Mourinho’s Internazionale team facing Chelsea. The games will occur on Feb 16/17 and 23/24 for the first legs and March 9/10

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Europe or MLS? and Round 18 I Know The Score

The Major League Soccer offseason is in full swing. There are plenty of rumors flying around while the some players have to make a decision about whether to stay in Major League Soccer or test themselves to Europe. The majority

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My Thoughts On The Tottenham-Manchester City Game

This game was a big matchup in the race for the fourth spot in the Premier League. Both teams were coming off of disappointing results. Tottenham were defeated at home by Wolverhampton while Manchester City were held to a 3-3

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Barcelona defeats Atlante to play Estudiantes in FIFA Club World Cup Final

For a brief moment, it seemed that an upset could finally happen in the FIFA Club World Cup. Atlante scored in the 4th minute when Guillermo Rojas got behind the Barcelona defense where he lobbed Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes. He

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News Of The Day: United States announce Netherlands friendly, Landon Donovan signs new MLS contract, Fulham advance in Europa League

The long rumored friendly between the United States and Netherlands has been confirmed by US Soccer. The game will be in Amsterdam on March 3rd, which is the only FIFA international date between now and the end of the season.

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News Of The Day: Holden offered large MLS contract, Galaxy player announcement on Wednesday, US Schedules Honduras Friendly

Stuart Holden who is out of contract with MLS at the end of the year is apparently being offered a 10 fold increase in wages to stay with MLS and the Houston Dynamo. Holden has been receiving interest from Scotland

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Estudiantes advances to FIFA Club World Cup Final as Pohang Steelers see red three times

Argentinian side Estudiantes advanced to the finals of the FIFA Club World Cup by defeating South Korean side Pohang Steelers 2-1. Estudiantes had a 2 goal lead through two goals by Leandro Benitez in the 45th and 53rd minutes. The

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My Thoughts On The Manchester United-Wolverhampton Game

Manchester were looking to rebound after their loss to Aston Villa while Wolverhampton would have wanted to continue their momentum after securing a win at Tottenham. However, Wolverhampton changed their entire outfield squad from their win at Saturday signaling that

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