MLS Playoff Conference Finals Preview

The conference finals are set and based on what we saw last week weekend, the atmosphere at both games should be amazing. The first round was mostly as expected except for the upset of the Columbus Crew by Real Salt

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My Thoughts On Houston Dynamo-Seattle Sounders FC Game

As a Houston fan, I was very happy with the result today. However, the game was very close and it was the only a great finish that was the difference in the game. Houston as a whole was able to

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Thoughts On Chelsea-Manchester United Game

This was another interesting game among the big four. The game was fairly open and was back and forth. The first half was mostly a collection of decent build up play but most of the attacks only created half chances

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MLS Playoff Round 1 Second Legs Preview

The second legs should be fairly interesting. None of the ties are decided from the first leg so all teams will have everything to play for. Again this time, I will try to focus on the matchups before making the

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A Look At The US Youth Teams

The United States Under-17 team was eliminated from their World Cup losing to Italy in the Round of 16. This comes on the heels of the a poor Under-20 performance where they failed to advance out of the group. Although

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My Thoughts On Manchester United-CSKA Moscow Game

In a game that many people thought would be a bit boring, there was a lot of excitement. United started off getting the upper hand in the game with Michael Owen getting some very good chances. Despite the dominance, CSKA

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My Thoughts On The Manchester United-Blackburn Game

Manchester United soundly defeated Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford. Blackburn sat back and tried to defend and really did very little attacking. United took a while to really set in but absolutely dominated in possession and the last 15 minutes

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My Thoughts On The Seattle Sounders-Houston Dynamo Game

The MLS playoffs are back and show what a more meaningful regular season could mean. Seattle lived up to their billing as the best atmosphere in MLS. It is definitely on my list of places, I would love to watch

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MLS Playoff Round 1 First Legs Preview

After a fairly exciting weekend, the first round matchups are set and they should all be good. The first round will probably have upsets especially since the first round gives no advantage to the higher seeded teams. The most exciting

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My Thoughts On Barnsley-Manchester United Game

There was not much to this game. United were clearly looking to rest most of their starters and give some younger players a chance. However, they still wanted to get to the next round. In terms of that goal, United

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