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World Cup Preview: Netherlands

The preview today will be of Group E. Netherlands are the top team in Group E and have looked impressive in the build-up to the tournament. They will have to fight their history of looking good in the group stage

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World Cup Preview: Top 5 Games Of The Group Stage

There are a lot of good games in the group stage of the World Cup. It is hard to tell which games may have the most drama to them in terms of the results, but here is my list of

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World Cup 2010: Top Midfielders

This is the fourth and final part of my preview of the top players at the World Cup. This part will focus on the midfielders.

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World Cup 2010: Top Forwards

This is the third part of my preview of the top players at the World Cup. In this part, I will look at the top forwards. There were a lot of good forwards that were excluded including the Champions League

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International Friendlies Galore

With the Champions League officially over, there are a plethora of games in the next two or three weeks leading up to the World Cup. Here is a closer look at the top 5 friendlies (excluding the US games which

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Netherlands 2, United States 1: Player Ratings

The United States received a stern test as they struggled to create chances against the Netherlands. They approached the game too passively and allowed the Netherlands to hold the ball too easily. Despite that, the United States did not surrender

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United States vs. Netherlands Preview

I have been excited about this game since the first rumors of it surfaced. It wasn’t confirmed until after the draw to make sure that the two teams would not be facing each other in the World Cup. This will

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International Friendlies Galore This Week

This is the last international date on the FIFA calendar before the end of the club season. This means this is the final chance for a lot of these fringe players to make their case as to why they should

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United States Announces Roster To Face Netherlands

Bob Bradley announced a 20-man squad that will be set to face Netherlands. The squad is filled with almost entirely European based players. The roster also features the return of Frank Simek, DaMarcus Beasley, Maurice Edu and Eddie Johnson to

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Weekly List: World Cup Power Rankings

This is the start of something that I want to do on a weekly basis and generate a list of the week because lists are great at generating discussion. If you have any suggestions, leave me a comment or write

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