My Thoughts On The West Ham-Manchester United Game

United struggled a bit in the first half with some of West Ham’s pace up front but in the end they demolished West Ham comfortably. West Ham were missing Matthew Upson in defense as well as Carlton Cole up front.

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World Cup Predictions-188 Days Away

Obviously, the World Cup is six months away and a lot can change. There are possible injuries as well as players going in and out of form. So these predictions are a pretty much meaningless, but given my initial thoughts

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World Cup Draw

I will be covering the World Cup Draw here trying out this new Live Chat software. I don’t really think there will be anyone else online but I mostly just wanted to try it out. If anyone is checking in

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World Cup Draw and I Know The Score

The World Cup Draw will be this Friday and I’ve already done a mock draw. A lot of people have covered what the good and bad draws are for the United States. The United States clearly want South Africa from

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World Cup Mock Draw

It is only two days away from the draw. The groups and seeds have been set so I think it is time to do a mock draw. Just as a quick reminder, I have listed the pots below. Pot 1:

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My Thoughts On The Manchester United-Tottenham Game

Initially, this matchup seemed it would be a battle of the reserves. However, Tottenham fielded a nearly full strength squad while United added to their youngsters with Dimitar Berbatov, Wes Brown, Gary Neville and Nemanja Vidic. The last three were

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My Thoughts On The Barcelona-Real Madrid Game

The El Classico was certainly a tense match but it was not the big show that everyone was expecting. Initially, it seemed Barcelona was superior but it quickly became clear that Real Madrid were dangerous on the counter. Kaka and

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My Thoughts On The Arsenal-Chelsea Game

This was the first Big 4 matchup in the Premier League that the away team has got any points. Arsenal started off very well creating chances but it became clear that Chelsea were dangerous on the attack especially through Nicolas

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My Thoughts On The Portsmouth-Manchester United Game

Manchester United were looking to rebound after losing in the Champions League. The team was completely different from the squad that faced Besiktas and featured a more experienced group. United started off strong but did not create any clear chances.

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MLS, Barcelona-Real Madrid Preview, And I Know The Score

While I find it hard to really root against any team in MLS, I do take a little joy that Los Angeles was not able to win the MLS Cup. As a past fan of the original San Jose franchise,

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