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United States 2, Turkey 1: Player Ratings

This game was a tale of two halves. The US was lethargic and consistently giving up chances to Turkey and were punished by Arda Turan, who scored the opener in the 27th minute after being left completely unmarked on the

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 10 Preview

Columbus had a strong week winning two games on the road without Robbie Rogers and Chad Marshall. They even were without Guillermo Barros Scheletto for the first game as well. However, with solid defense and opportunistic finishing, they are still

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My Thoughts On The US 23-Man Squad

After a couple of hours to digest the squad, I am still shocked about Robbie Findley. I am less shocked about Brian Ching being cut and more shocked that Robbie Findley was included. There are two target-type players in Buddle

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United States World Cup Roster: Final Predictions

Bob Bradley will announce his 23-man squad today at 1 pm EST on ESPN. The final test for those teams was given last night in their game against the Czech Republic where most of the starters were rested. Based on

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United States vs. Czech Republic Preview

The first of the United States’ friendlies is later today when they face the Czech Republic in Hartford, Connecticut. Bob Bradley has said that he plans to finalize the roster after this match, which makes the game of vital importance

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Internazionale 2, Bayern Munich 0: Milito Brace Beats Bayern

The game played out pretty much the way it was expected. Inter Milan sat back and looked to strike on the counter attack. Inter did not create many offensive opportunities, but the clinical finishing by Diego Milito was the difference.

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 9 Preview

The games are still continuing even though quite a few of the stars are now at the US training camp. Los Angeles, Columbus, and Chivas USA are each losing two players, while Houston, FC Dallas, and Real Salt Lake are

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United States 30-Man Squad: Midfielders And Forwards

Here is the second part of my look at the 30-Man US roster looking at the midfield players as well as the wide open race for the forward spots. One of the big questions in this group will be whether

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Domestic Cup Finals: Chelsea And Bayern Munich Win Cups

Portsmouth made Chelsea work for it, but Chelsea won the double by defeating Portsmouth 1-0 at Wembley Stadium to capture the FA Cup. In the first half Chelsea hit the woodwork 5 times and it seemed that perhaps it was

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Looking Back At My Pre-Season Predictions, Part I

With both Germany and England finishing off their leagues, it is time to look at those pre-season predictions I made back in August. If you are interested (here they are for Germany and England). For the most part the predictions

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