Monthly Archives: April 2010

Weekend Watch List: El Clasico And FA Cup Semifinals

There is no debate what the biggest game is this weekend as the match-up between Real Madrid and Barcelona could decide the fate of the title in Spain. There are also good games in Germany and the FA Cup semis

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Three Clasicos and Gameweek 34 I Know The Score

In the past week, I’ve been able to catch two Clasicos and with the biggest Clasico of them all this weekend, it seemed like a good opportunity to look at the Clasicos in the United Sates, Mexico, and Spain. The

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 3 Preview

There are still a lot of questions about the teams in MLS, but the New York Red Bulls are definitely the surprise team so far this season. DC United, and San Jose will look to improve on their early season

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Europa League: Quarterfinal 2nd Leg Preview

The tournament is definitely heating up and every game is incredibly close. Benfica, Hamburg, and Fulham all have 2-1 home wins over Liverpool, Standard Liege, and Wolfsburg, respectively. The other game was a 2-2 draw between Atletico Madrid and Valencia.

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Champions League Recap: Bayern Knock Out Manchester United and Lyon Holds Off Bordeaux

This was a tense day of games as both games were only a single goal away from switching who would advance. In the French battle, Bordeaux won the game against Lyon but they were unable to make up the two

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UEFA Champions League: Quarterfinal 2nd Leg Preview Part II

I decided against doing my usual Champions League recap for Tuesday given both games were straight forward. Internazionale beat CSKA Moscow 1-0 in Moscow to advance to the semis. The goal came in the 6th minute from a Wesley Sneijder

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CONCACAF Champions League: Semifinal 2nd Leg Preview

The final will be set after this week, and the all Mexico match-ups were both played tightly last week and there was not much difference between these squads. UNAM has a 1-0 lead after the first leg, while Pachuca got

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UEFA Champions League: Quarterfinal 2nd Leg Preview Part I

It’s getting down to crunch time in the Champions League and by Wednesday evening, there will only be four teams left in the competition. Tuesday will feature what appears to be the tougher half of the draw. After the first

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Is Kevin Kuranyi The Answer To Germany’s Striker Problems?

It is hard to imagine that a footballing power like Germany could be struggling to find strikers in this upcoming World Cup, but there has been worries about the striker position despite scoring 26 goals during the qualifying stage. The

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Major League Soccer: How Good Are The New York Red Bulls

Two games into the season, the New York Red Bulls have two wins. Last season, they did not get their second win until the first week of May. However, it is only two games into the season, so how good

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