Monthly Archives: February 2010

Manchester United 2, Aston Villa 1: Aston Villa Competed But Rooney’s Header Wins Carling Cup

It is intriguing how things go sometimes. Of the their three meetings with United this season, I thought this was Aston Villa’s best performance as they were able to be a constant menace on the counter attack the entire game

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Manchester City 4, Chelsea 2: Tevez Has the Champions Mentality That Manchester City Need

After dropping out of the FA Cup and putting on one of the most boring performances of the season last weekend at Liverpool, Manchester City were considered unlikely to get a result against Chelsea, even though Chelsea had a long

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Weekly Watch List: Clash Of The Cash and Carling Cup Final

This is an exciting weekend of football where the first trophy is being awarded in England. The exciting race at the top of the Bundesliga also continues this weekend as Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich face other teams that are

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Carling Cup Preview And Gameweek 28 I Know The Score

It is finally getting to be the business end of the season and the first silverware of the year will be handed out this weekend in the Carling Cup where Aston Villa faces off against the holders Manchester United. Heading

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United States Announces Roster To Face Netherlands

Bob Bradley announced a 20-man squad that will be set to face Netherlands. The squad is filled with almost entirely European based players. The roster also features the return of Frank Simek, DaMarcus Beasley, Maurice Edu and Eddie Johnson to

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Europa League Round Of 32: 2nd Leg Predictions

There was one game on Tuesday as Benfica advanced to the Round of 16 with a 4-0 win over Hertha Berlin. I was impressed to see that all of teams competing took the tournament seriously fielding full strength teams. This

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United States World Cup Roster February 2010 Edition

Another month has passed and the domestic United States players had another opportunity to prove themselves in a 2-1 win over El Salvador. These players will hope for another chance to prove themselves against Netherlands next week when the European

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United States 2, El Salvador 1: Player Ratings

The United States certainly made the game suspenseful. They dominated the game but fell behind on a mistake by Brad Evans, which led to a Rudy Corrales goal in the 59th minute. However, the United States continued to attack and

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Champions League Recap: Mourinho Gets A Win Over His Former Team

The big match of the round finally took place as Chelsea faced off against Internazionale at the San Siro. Jose Mourinho’s team got a 2-1 win which gives them an edge when they go to Stamford Bridge, although they will

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United States vs. El Salvador Preview

The United States will be facing against El Salvador in Tampa Bay tonight. The game will feature a lineup of MLS players except for Clarence Goodson who will be coming from Norway. This will be the last chance for these

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