Monthly Archives: July 2010

World Cup Day 27: My Thoughts On Spain-Germany

It may not have had lots of goals, but this was an exciting game especially in the second half where the game began to open up as Germany began to get tired. The goal was surprisingly from a set piece

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World Cup Day 26: My Thoughts on Netherlands-Uruguay

Netherlands booked their place in the finals with a 3-2 win over Uruguay. Netherlands got a good start with a goal from Giovanni van Bronckhorst in the 18th minute. The goal forced Uruguay to open up and they eventually equalized

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World Cup Day 27: Germany-Spain Preview

This is a great semifinal. Spain have been grinding out the wins but they now face off against a solid defense and great counter attacking side in Germany. Germany will be without Thomas Muller which could be a big miss

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Major League Soccer: ESS All-Star Ballot

Today is the final day of the voting for the Major League Soccer All-Star Game where the All-Stars will face off against Manchester United at Reliant Stadium in Houston. The ballot requires a 3-5-2 formation so here is the starting

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World Cup Day 26: Netherlands-Uruguay Preview

The World Cup is winding down, but the games are as big as they get. Netherlands will look to continue its strong run after defeating Brazil as they face the last South American team in Uruguay. Uruguay were lucky to

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UEFA’s Quarterfinal Dominance: A Closer Look

The early rounds of the World Cup were filled with the talk about how CONMEBOL region was dominating the combination. Heading into the quarterfinals, CONMEBOL had 4 of the 8 teams. They had only suffered only two losses as Chile

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Happy July 4th from E.S.S.

The World Cup is off again and there are some MLS games later on today, but today is Independence Day, so it seems like a good time to sit back and relax. I won’t be posting anything today, but I

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World Cup Day 23: Things We Learned

We’re down to the final four teams. The first game of the day was a rematch from 2006 from two heavyweights Germany and Argentina. In 2006, it went to penalties, but this time it was a blowout. Germany took an

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World Cup Day 22: Things We Learned

What a day! The first game saw an upset as Netherlands fought back from a 1-0 halftime deficit to defeat Brazil 2-1. Both goals came off set pieces as Brazil’s defense seemed rattled in the second half. Things got worse

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World Cup Day 23: Paraguay-Spain Preview

This is the last of the quarterfinals where a strong defending side in Paraguay square off with one of the tournament favorites in Spain. Paraguay advanced here by defeating Japan on penalties after a scoreless draw. Spain won 1-0 behind

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