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World Cup: England-United States Preview

Given my allegiances to the United States, this game deserves the usual preview that I do for all of the US’s games. I will also be having a Live Commentary during the game. The game is certainly built up and

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World Cup Preview: Knockout Stage I Know The Score

I made my predictions for the group stage, but now before the tournament starts, I am going to predict my champion. At this point, picking the games becomes difficult (and sort of pointless given the match-ups aren’t set) as every

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 12 Preview

Major League Soccer is fitting another quick round of games before going on break for the World Cup Group stage. Last week, Los Angeles showed their power once again by scoring a 4-1 victory over Houston. Meanwhile, Columbus struggled getting

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World Cup 2010 Preview: Player and Team Predictions

Before I get to predicting the games themselves, I wanted to take a look at some of the players and teams that I expect to stand-out whether it be for good or bad reasons in the tournament. In addition to

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World Cup Preview: Chile

Chile are the final team in Group H and the final of my previews. They are an offensive side and finished second in CONMEBOL to qualify. They appear to be an exciting team to watch and a team I am

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World Cup Preview: Honduras

Hondruas is the third team in Group H. This is their first World Cup since the 80s. They have a decent number of players in the top leagues in Europe, but still needed a dramatic goal from the US against

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World Cup Preview: Switzerland

Switzerland are the second team in Group H. Last World Cup they did not concede a goal, but were eliminated by Ukraine in the Round of 16 on penalties. The team plays a similar defensive style as last time, but

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World Cup Preview: Spain

Spain is the top team in Group H. They are also among the favorites to win the tournament as they are a squad filled with talent in attack with a slick passing midfield and dangerous strikers. Here is my preview.

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World Cup Preview: Portugal

The final team in Group G is Portugal. The Portuguese struggled to qualify needing a great run late in their group just to get second before they beat Bosnia-Herzegovina in the playoffs. The team has great attacking talent, but has

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World Cup Preview: Ivory Coast

The third team in Group G is Ivory Coast. They will dealing with the loss of Didier Drogba who suffered an arm injury against Japan. It will be a big loss, but the team does have plenty of other attacking

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