Monthly Archives: May 2010

Premier League Season Recap, Part III

Here is the third part of my season recaps of the teams in the Premier League. In this part, I will look at Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Portsmouth, and Stoke City. Liverpool (7th, 63 pts) Looking Back: Liverpool may

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Europa League Final: Atletico Edge Fulham 2-1

Diego Forlan solidified his spot as a Atletico Madrid hero. After coming up with the big goal to advance past Liverpool in the semifinals, Forlan scored a brace to give Fulham a 2-1 win in the Europa League final. His

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Europa League Final Preview

I can only describe this match as the most feel good final in my life. As an Atletico fan, I am surely rooting for them to capture their first European trophy in quite some time while Fulham are the Cinderella

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Premier League Season Recap, Part II

Here is the second part of my season recaps for the Premier League where I will take a look at Burnley, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, and Hull City. Burnley (18th, 30 pts) Looking Back: The team did not enter the Premier

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My Thoughts On The US 30-Man Provisional Squad

There were not a lot of surprises in the squad announced by Bob Bradley today. The big news was the omission of Charlie Davies, but given his own club had not medically cleared him to play medically, Bradley had little

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Premier League Season Recap, Part I

As promised, I would have a recap of the Premier League season which just finished this past weekend. I’ll be taking a look at each team’s seasons as well as their objectives (i.e. transfer targets) for the season in the

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My Predictions For The United States’ Provisional Squad

Bob Bradley will be announcing his the 30-man provisional squad this afternoon which will be shown live on ESPNews at 2 pm EST. The majority of these players will arrive in Princeton, NJ in order for a training camp before

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English Premier League: Chelsea Wallop Wigan To Capture Title

There was little drama in the title race as Chelsea demolished Wigan 8-0. Nicolas Anelka scored in the sixth minute, although the set up for the goal looked offside, but the game was put to rest in the 32nd minute

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Another Look At EPL Offensive and Defensive Efficiencies

Earlier in the season, I took a look at the offensive and defensive efficiencies of the Premier League teams. On the eve of the final day of the season, I figured now was a good time to take another look

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 7 Preview Part II

The first four games went against home field advantage as 3 road teams scored victories while DC United got their first victory of the season at home. The most outstanding performance from the midweek was Chivas USA’s 4-0 clobbering of

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