Monthly Archives: June 2010

World Cup Preview: Germany

Today, we are onto Group D. Germany is the first team in the group. They have had a bad run of injuries having lost Adler and Ballack. This team is inexperienced, but they are talented. Here is my preview.

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World Cup Preview: Slovenia

The last team in Group C is Slovenia. Slovenia finished second in their group behind Slovakia and then upset Russia in the play-offs. They do not have big stars, but they are an organized defensive teams with strikers that can

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World Cup Preview: Algeria

The third team in Group C is Algeria. They qualified in a playoff match against their hated rival Egypt. The Algerians are a team that likes to attack and are anchored by physical defenders. Here is my preview.

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World Cup Preview: United States

The second team in Group C is the United States. The team struggled in 2006, and will be looking for a much better performance in what was a fairly favorable draw. Here is my preview of the team.

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A Quick Look At The World Cup Squads

The World Cup squads were announced on Tuesday and I decided to take a closer look at them in terms of where those players play their club soccer as well as some basic statistics about their average age and number

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World Cup Preview: England

Today, I will be previewing Group C. The first team is England. England breezed through qualifying under Fabio Capello, but the team has some turmoil as well as some injury concerns heading into the tournament. Here is my preview of

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World Cup Preview: Greece

The fourth team in Group B is Greece. They are a strong defensive side and still have the same coach from their triumphant Euro 2004 victory. Here is my preview.

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 11 Preview

Over the weekend, there was the match of the two unbeaten teams: Columbus and Los Angeles. Both teams were without their national team stars. Los Angeles seemed hit harder by the absences in terms of talent, and this being a

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World Cup Preview: Korea Republic

The third team in Group B is the Korea Republic. They had a disappointing run in 2006 after getting to the semifinals when they hosted the tournament in 2002. They will hope for better results this time. Here is my

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World Cup Preview: Nigeria

The second preview from Group B is Nigeria. They have exciting attackers, and they are a team with a good pedigree in the World Cup. Here is my preview of the Super Eagles.

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