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World Cup Day 31: Netherlands-Spain Preview

It is finally here. The World Cup will wrap up today, but not before the biggest game where Netherlands and Spain will look to get their first World Cup titles ever. Both teams have not been super impressive in their

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World Cup Day 30: Uruguay-Germany Preview

The third place game may not have the meaning of other games, but they often are quite entertaining to watch in terms of attacking football. This game should be a nice treat given how entertaining Germany have been and two

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 15 Preview

Los Angeles and Columbus have continued to roll through the league schedule as both picked up victories over the weekend. I will once again keep these predictions brief.

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World Cup Day 27: Germany-Spain Preview

This is a great semifinal. Spain have been grinding out the wins but they now face off against a solid defense and great counter attacking side in Germany. Germany will be without Thomas Muller which could be a big miss

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World Cup Day 26: Netherlands-Uruguay Preview

The World Cup is winding down, but the games are as big as they get. Netherlands will look to continue its strong run after defeating Brazil as they face the last South American team in Uruguay. Uruguay were lucky to

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World Cup Day 23: Paraguay-Spain Preview

This is the last of the quarterfinals where a strong defending side in Paraguay square off with one of the tournament favorites in Spain. Paraguay advanced here by defeating Japan on penalties after a scoreless draw. Spain won 1-0 behind

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World Cup Day 23: Argentina-Germany Preview

This is probably the best match of the quarterfinals. It is a rematch of a quarterfinal from 2006. Germany won on penalties after playing to a 1-1 scoreline after extra time. There has even been some trash talking as Germany

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World Cup Day 22: Uruguay-Ghana Preview

Neither of these teams are the usual subjects when it comes to reaching a World Cup semifinal, but one of these teams will be there. Uruguay have used a strong defense and Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez to carry them

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World Cup Day 22: Netherlands-Brazil Preview

This match-up is so exciting as the heavyweights begin to face off in the quarterfinals. Brazil have been impressive throughout the competition and dispatched of Chile 3-0 in the last round. Netherlands have been solid in possession, but their attack

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 14 Preview

Once again, I will keep these short with the World Cup going on. It was hard to gauge all of the teams after a long break, but Columbus and Los Angeles still appear to be the top teams in the

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