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2013 Confederations Cup: Thoughts on Group Stage

This has been exciting attacking soccer in the group stage. Although the results have ended up being predictable as we are left with the South American and European teams. Spain has looked incredible while Brazil has impressed in their first

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2013 Confederations Cup Preview and Predictions

The World Cup in Brazil is only a year away, so the Confederations Cup is upon us. There has been much speculation about Brazil being prepared for the World Cup next year, but that is a worry for another time

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Serie A: 2012-13 End Of Season Awards

Serie A was dominated by a Juventus side while the Milan sides struggled. AC Milan sold off its two best players in Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva, but still managed to qualifying for a Champions League playoff spot. Meanwhile, Internazionale had

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2012-13 Serie A Preview

The last of the big leagues gets started this weekend with Italy starting their season. This offseason has been defined by the exit of some big names and it appears Juventus have widened the gap at the top of the

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Euro 2012: Final Recap

It was a game for about a half, but Spain eventually took control of the game and routed them 4-0. Spain opened the scoring in the 14th minute when Cesc Fabregas crossed to David Silva. They doubled in the 41st

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Euro 2012: Final Preview

It is sad to see that the tournament will be ending tomorrow. It has been an exciting tournament with good attacking football. The final is a rematch of a group match that was a draw the first time around. Both

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Euro 2012: Semifinals Preview

The semifinals are here and they are match-ups of teams that have recently dominated European football. Looking back at these teams recent histories, they have a history of knocking each other out. At Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010, the

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Euro 2012: Group C Preview

Group C is another interesting group pitting the last two World Cup winners in the same group. Here is a look at the teams in this group. Spain: Player To Watch: Fernando Torres Torres seems to be getting back some

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United States 1, Italy 0: Player Ratings

The US pulled off a great upset getting their first win ever over Italy as Italy dropped their first ever game in Genoa. The US played a solid first half limiting the Italians to a couple dangerous balls over the

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2011, My Top Games Of The Year

Despite international tournaments in AFC, CONCACAF, and CONMENBOL, no international games make this list as the tournaments in the summer disappointed in terms of offensive punch, although the CONCACAF Gold Cup final was an exciting comeback for Mexico. Here is

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