Monthly Archives: June 2011

2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Game Two Thoughts

There were a couple of surprises this round with Costa Rica being held by El Salvador, while Panama defeated the United States. With those results in mind, here are my thoughts from the second group stage games. Group A: Mexico

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Panama 2, United States 1: Player Ratings

It was a disappointing performance as the United States lost their first Gold Cup group stage game. Panama came out with a high pressure system and took a 2-0 lead in the first half. The first goal came from a

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 13 I Know The Score

The Gold Cup is depriving the league of some of its top players, but the league in continuing. THe big news this week is that Kansas City will be opening up their new stadium which is good news for them

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: First Game Thoughts

Everyone has finished their first round of games. There were a lot of blowouts with only one game featuring both teams scoring. For the most part, the top teams performed as expected, but here are some observations from the first

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United States 2, Canada 0: Player Ratings

It was a composed performance by the United States in their Gold Cup opener as they defeated Canada 2-0 behind goals from Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey. Altidore’s opener settled things down for the US as he had a quick

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Predictions

With the tournament beginning later today, it is time to make some final predictions for the tournament. So here it goes. Group A: Mexico and Costa Rica should be battling for the top spots for this group and the meeting

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Spain 4, United States 0: Player Ratings

It wasn’t a great performance by the United States as they lost 4-0 to Spain and even had an early goal called off incorrectly on an offside call. The United States held out until the 28th, but 3 goals in

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Group C Preview

Group C is one of the most talented groups with all four teams reaching the knockout stage in the last two gold Cups. One of them won’t be making it this time. Here is a closer look at the most

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Group B Preview

Group B of the Gold Cup doesn’t hold the two big powers but there are some dark horses in this group including Honduras and Jamaica. Here is closer look at the teams. Grenada: Player To Watch: Delroy Facey With Shalrie

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Group A Preview

The Gold Cup starts this Sunday. Mexico will be looking to defend its 2009 title, but the United States is the last winner when both of the teams sent their best squads. Mexico and the US have dominated, but Costar

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