Monthly Archives: February 2010

Is A Three Game Ban Too Harsh For A Reckless Tackle?

I was thinking about the recent red card to Nani which was justified, but I cannot help but think about how harsh the punishment was for such a challenge that did end up catching a lot of the ball. So

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The Title Race Takes Another Turn

Remember when Arsenal were out of the title race and Liverpool were a team on the rise? That was yesterday, but like this entire season everything changed again. Chelsea and United dropped points while Arsenal defeated Liverpool. Arsenal’s win pushes

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

Weekly List: World Cup Power Rankings

This is the start of something that I want to do on a weekly basis and generate a list of the week because lists are great at generating discussion. If you have any suggestions, leave me a comment or write

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US Left Back Is Compounded By Lack Of Quality Center Backs

During the World Cup cycle, the position of left back has been singled out as one of the team’s weaknesses. However, this past weekend I watched Carlos Bocanegra play for Rennes and I have to say that he should be

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The Race For Fourth and Gameweek 26 I Know The Score

The weekend could not have gone any better if you are a Liverpool fan. They scrapped their way to a win putting them in fourth place while the other serious contenders for the fourth spot dropped points. Liverpool have found

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REPORT: Chelsea 2, Arsenal 0

Chelsea went back to the top of the Premier League table after beating Arsenal 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal controlled long periods with their possession and did force Peter Cech into some fine saves, but two first half goals from

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REPORT: Liverpool 1, Everton 0

This game displayed the passion of the Premier League but also showed what can happen when a game gets a bit out of control. The game started off with some hard tackles but Javier Mascherano was the first to get

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REPORT: Manchester United 5, Portsmouth 0

There is not much to say about this game other than Portsmouth were extremely poor. They were slow and bickered amongst each other the entire game and on a performance like this it is hard to see how they can

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REPORT: Werder Bremen 2, Hertha Berlin 1

I have not watched a lot of the Bundesliga and have not been able to catch much of my favorite team Hertha Berlin. Despite Berlin’s struggles this season, they had gone without a loss in the 3 games since the

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Weekend Watch List: Chelsea-Arsenal And The Merseyside Derby

Obviously the big match of the weekend is Chelsea and Arsenal on Sunday, but there are quite a few good games going on in England. Outside of England, there are certainly a couple intriguing matches being shown this weekend but

Posted in England, European Soccer, Italy, La Liga, Premier League, Serie A, Spain Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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