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/ 5986 days agoUS World Cup 2018-2022 Bid Video
The United States committee who are working on trying to bring either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup back to the United States have released a promotional video (see above). The GoUSABid.com team worked in conjunction with ESPN to create a fake Sportscenter episode which highlights several of the reasons why the committee feels the […]
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/ 5986 days agoMartin Tyler Shares His Reaction to England v US World Cup Draw
Martin Tyler, the world's number one football commentator, was on ESPN last week with Bob Ley to provide his reaction and analysis to the draw that will see England play the United States in the 2010 World Cup. In addition to Tyler's analysis of that match, he also discusses the other groups and how he […]
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/ 5986 days agoSteven Gerrard and David Beckham Star In New Advert: Video
Steven Gerrard and David Beckham star in a new Adidas TV advert for the Predator X boot. Both Stevie G and Becks are on the football pitch and engage in a playful competition between each other to figure out who has the best accuracy. Zinedine Zidane also stars in the commercial.
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/ 5987 days agoVancouver Whitecaps v Tampa Bay Rowdies, 1979: Video
In our latest flashback to the history of soccer in North America, we've uncovered another NASL video for you. This time it's from the 1979 Soccerbowl featuring Vancouver Whitecaps versus Tampa Bay Rowdies, live from Giants Stadium in New Jersey. Be sure to watch the video to see the cheesy opening graphics from ABC and […]
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/ 5987 days agoEngland v USA: Why The Biggest Winner Will Be The Premier League
No matter which way you look at England's opening game of the 2010 World Cup against the United States, the biggest winner will be the Premier League. Sure, the headlines will be focused on the World Cup but after the tournament is over, the long-term winner of the increased interest in this game will be […]
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/ 5988 days agoTampa Bay Rowdies v New York Cosmos, 1976: Video
With all of the recent discussion about the NASL being reformed in the United States, I thought I'd share a very interesting video with you which is the first ten minutes of the 1976 NASL game between Tampa Bay Rowdies and New York Cosmos. The above video is interesting for several different reasons, some of […]
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/ 5988 days agoEngland v US: Who Will You Support and Why?
In the weeks leading up to the biggest match of the new decade, there'll be plenty of psychological mind games played out in the press between the players and coaching staff of both England and the United States. But those mind games will be nothing compared to some of the warfare played out in the […]
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/ 5988 days agoPoll: How Far Are You Away From Your Nearest Professional Soccer Club?
How far are you away from your nearest professional soccer club?(online surveys) Out of curiosity, I want to know how near or far the closest professional soccer club is to your home. Are you fortunate that one is nearby or, as in my case, are you far away from the closest professional club? The closest […]
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/ 5989 days agoEverton 2-2 Tottenham: Howard Penalty Save Rescues Toffees
Tottenham Hotspur isn't one of the most fashionable clubs in the English Premier League, but judging by the amount of "jump out of your seat" incidents in the second half, maybe it's time to start paying more attention to the boys from White Hart Lane even though they failed to capitalize on a golden chance […]
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/ 5989 days agoEngland Thinks Group C Will Be Easy; They're Dreaming
For years, the tabloid newspapers in England have been renowned for overhyping the expectations of England's chances in the World Cup. Those wheels have already been set in motion and now The Sun newspaper, which has a daily readership of 7.9 million, have declared that England's group — which includes the United States — will […]
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/ 5990 days agoMan City 2-1 Chelsea: City Get Serious About Top Four Challenge
It was quite a contentious match on an unordinary day at Eastlands Saturday as Manchester City held on for a morale-boosting 2-1 win against Chelsea. What was most obvious about this game is how much it mattered to most teams. I lost count of the number of times Chelsea and City players collided when trying […]
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/ 5991 days agoReaction From English Press and Pundits to Being In USA Group
Combing through the news wires, here is the immediate reaction from the English press and pundits to being drawn in the same group as the United States: "We can't argue with that draw and that's as good as we could have expected," said Terry Venables, who enjoyed a two-year spell as England national coach in […]
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/ 5991 days agoEngland and United States: The Dream World Cup Draw
England and the United States in the same World Cup group is a draw that is made of dreams for me. Not purely because I'm an American citizen and a British citizen, but because it'll shut a lot of people up. Whether that's the egotistical English journalists that feel that a game against the United […]
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/ 5992 days agoTalk of EPL TV Ratings On ESPN2 Plateauing Are Premature And Misguided
Many soccer fans in the United States have posted here and on other sites that Nielsen Ratings for Premier League games shown on ESPN2 have flatlined. Based on the latest numbers from ESPN2, that is simply not true. The reality is that the teams that were featured in the games shown by ESPN2 over the […]
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/ 5992 days agoRead Our Blueprints for World Cup 2010 Coverage
Ladies and gentlemen, this is it. Tomorrow is the official draw for the 2010 World Cup and I can tell you now that I'm incredibly excited, as I'm sure you are, at the prospect of finding out which countries will be in what groups. I can't wait! This is a perfect opportunity for me to […]