Lionel Messi wins FIFA World Player Of The Year

Lionel Messi completed his sweep of the awards this year by being named the FIFA World Player Of The Year. He beat out Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi, Andres Iniesta, and Kaka for the award. The Argentinian scored the a goal in

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News: Wigan-Bolton game postponed, Stan Kroenke close to Arsenal takover, Ferguson says no new signings

With winter weather creating havoc for holiday travelers in the United States, the Premier League is not immune to the weather as the Wigan-Bolton game has been postponed. The game was postponed due to dangerous road conditions for getting to

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Morning News: Transfer Rumors at Manchester City

With Roberto Mancini replacing Mark Hughes there are likely to be changes in squad for Manchester City. Robinho, who had been rumored to move to Barcelona, is staying in Eastlands after Barcelona had a bid turned down. However, it also

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The Rise Of Beasley

One of the most disappointing developments during the summer at the Confederations Cup for the United States was that DaMarcus Beasley had regressed so badly that he no longer warranted a spot on the US squad let alone a spot

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Mark Hughes sacked by City and replaced by Roberto Mancini

Mark Hughes became the second managerial change this year in the Premier League. He will be replaced by Roberto Mancini the former Inter Milan manager who won the Serie A in 2008. Hughes seemed to have the team going in

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Barcelona win FIFA Club World Cup

Barcelona completed a clean sweep of awards taking their sixth trophy in the past year adding to their La Liga, Copa Del Rey, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and Spanish Supercopa titles. This one was tough as it took an

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My Thoughts on the Fulham-Manchester United Game

Manchester United put together their worst performance of the season against a very good Fulham side at Craven Cottage. It took about 2 minutes to realize that the United lineup did not have it for this game. The recap is

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Europa League Draw: Juventus faces Ajax, Fulham draw defending champions

The Europa League draw was also done this morning in Switzerland. As I’ve mentioned before, the cup features a fair number of big name teams like Liverpool and Juventus. Here is a complete list of the draw. Europa League Knockout

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Champions League Draw: Beckham faces United and Jose faces Chelsea

The Champions League draw was this morning and headlining the matchups is AC Milan facing Manchester United while Jose Mourinho’s Internazionale team facing Chelsea. The games will occur on Feb 16/17 and 23/24 for the first legs and March 9/10

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Europe or MLS? and Round 18 I Know The Score

The Major League Soccer offseason is in full swing. There are plenty of rumors flying around while the some players have to make a decision about whether to stay in Major League Soccer or test themselves to Europe. The majority

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