Player Ratings: United States 1, Czech Republic 0

The new cycle began for the US as they won 1-0 in Prague to start their build-up to the World Cup 2018. The US started off quite comfortably and took the lead when Mix Diskerud stole the ball and took

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Premier League: 2014-15 Preview and Predictions

The Premier League season begins this weekend and it should be an exciting season. Chelsea have revamped their squad while Manchester City are trying to defend their title. Arsenal have made some flashy signings while Liverpool will try to rebound

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Ligue 1: 2014-15 Preview and Predictions

The French league gets their season started this week and while the transfers such as the predicted Angel Di Maria to PSG signing are still to come, it is time to make some predictions for the upcoming season. Champion: Paris

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ESS World Cup Awards

An amazing World Cup is over and Germany crowned rightful champions, but we can look back to recognize the best performers during the world cup. There were a lot of goals this world cup but not really any elite traditional

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Player Ratings: Belgium 2, United States 1

It was the end of the line for the US as they were eliminated by Belgium in the round of 16 falling 2-1 in extra time. The US were dominated throughout the game with Tim Howard pulling off a number

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Player Ratings: Germany 1, United States 0

The US played a very tentative game and were helped by the Portuguese as they advanced to the second round. There were about 20 minutes in the second half where it felt nervy as Ghana was a goal away from

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Player Ratings: United States 2, Portugal 2

They were so close, but now they have some major work still to do. The US started off with an unlucky clearance from Geoff Cameron that fell to Nani who had an easy finish. The US grew into the game

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Player Ratings: United States 2, Ghana 1

Well that was a crazy game. The US started off quickly working a great 1-2 between Clint Dempsey and Jermaine Jones which Dempsey used to cut inside and score a goal only thirty seconds into the game. Ghana controlled possession

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Player Ratings: United States 2, Nigeria 1

The final warm-up game for the US was their most impressive securing a 2-1 victory over Nigeria that was not as close as it appears with Nigeria notching a late penalty in the closing minutes. The biggest news coming out

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Player Ratings: United States 2, Turkey 1

The US second game in the send off series was a much more even battle that the US was able to win despite giving up numerous chances to Turkey. The Us did have well in attack and their two goals

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