Monthly Archives: July 2010

World Cup Day 23: Argentina-Germany Preview

This is probably the best match of the quarterfinals. It is a rematch of a quarterfinal from 2006. Germany won on penalties after playing to a 1-1 scoreline after extra time. There has even been some trash talking as Germany

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World Cup Day 22: Uruguay-Ghana Preview

Neither of these teams are the usual subjects when it comes to reaching a World Cup semifinal, but one of these teams will be there. Uruguay have used a strong defense and Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez to carry them

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World Cup Day 22: Netherlands-Brazil Preview

This match-up is so exciting as the heavyweights begin to face off in the quarterfinals. Brazil have been impressive throughout the competition and dispatched of Chile 3-0 in the last round. Netherlands have been solid in possession, but their attack

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 14 Preview

Once again, I will keep these short with the World Cup going on. It was hard to gauge all of the teams after a long break, but Columbus and Los Angeles still appear to be the top teams in the

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A Look To The Future: Projected US Gold Cup Squad

The best thing about soccer is that it never ends. The US may be out of the World Cup but it is less than a year away from being in the CONCACAF Gold Cup where they will look to top

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