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United States 3, Slovenia 2: Player Ratings

It was a much improved performance by the US as they changed to a 4-4-2 with a diamond midfield. The US got an early goal from Edson Buddle when he pounced on a mistake by the Slovenian backline and lashed

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2010, My Top Goals Of The Year

In the second recap of the season, I take a look at the top goals of the year. There are plenty of other top goals, but these are from the ones that I saw in the games not just highlights.

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2010, My Top Games Of The Year

It’s the end of the year and it is time to look back at the best games of 2010. Here is my top 10 of the games I watched in the past year.

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World Cup Day 13: Group C Recap and Best XI

Group C finished up with an exciting set of games. England defeated Slovenia 1-0 to advance, while the United States defeated Algeria with a late Landon Donovan winner to not only advance but to also win the group. It was

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World Cup: Day 13 Preview

These are two intriguing groups for the second day of simultaneous games. Group C features the United States and England who both need a win in order to advance. In Group D, Germany, Serbia, Ghana, and Australia will battle it

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A Look Back At The Slovenia-United States Game

The main talking point after the game was the referee. He certainly made a mistake in disallowing the goal, but now the question for the United States is how they move on from this game. They will have to avoid

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Slovenia 2, United States 2: Recap and Player Ratings

It was another mixed game for the United States. They started off poorly and dug themselves a 2-0 hole, but a furious comeback for the United States earned them a 2-2 draw. Controversially, the United States were denied a late

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World Cup Day 8: Live Matchday Commentary

I’ll be providing live commentary throughout the day for all three games today. The first game will be Serbia and Germany facing off in Group D. After that there will be the United States squaring off against Slovenia. The final

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World Cup: Slovenia-United States Preview

The England match may have had the hype, but the Slovenia game is the big one to determine whether the United States advances. When the draw was made, this game seemed like the one that could be tough for the

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World Cup Day 3: Recap And Thoughts

Half of the teams have now played and there was finally the first blowout of the tournament as Germany defeated Australia 4-0. There were also three red cards with one in each game including the first straight red card for

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