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Where to Watch Spain World Cup Games in South Florida

If you live in South Florida or if you'll be here during the World Cup tournament, you can watch all of the Spain World Cup games live at Wowies Sports Grill located in Boca Raton, Florida. Wowies features 31 big screen TVs, HD broadcasts, excellent food, three full-liquor bars and service from the beautiful Wowies […]

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Where to Watch Italy World Cup Games in South Florida

If you live in South Florida or if you'll be here during the World Cup tournament, you can watch all of the Italy World Cup games live at Wowies Sports Grill located in Boca Raton, Florida. Wowies features 31 big screen TVs, HD broadcasts, excellent food, three full-liquor bars and service from the beautiful Wowies […]

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Weezer Releases "Represent," Unofficial World Cup Theme for US Team

Weezer may be best known for its hit single "Buddy Holly," but what you may not know is that singer/songwriter Rivers Cuomo is also a massive soccer fan. Not only is he a big soccer fan, but he's also a supporter of the US men's national team. So much so, in fact, that he just […]

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And Back To Domestic Football – Championship News

It's almost as if international football is all that exists when the World Cup is on, La Liga, The Premiership, Serie A and The Bundesliga don't even get commonly mentioned too much due to the importance and focus on the main world game. But many teams are still in business, and it's likely that a […]

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Roberto Martinez Shines For ESPN In World Cup Coverage

There has been a lot to be thankful to ESPN for during their 2010 World Cup coverage this summer, but the most significant contribution – by far – has been the rise of Roberto Martinez in the role of ESPN studio commentator. The Wigan Athletic manager is no stranger to soccer punditry. The Spaniard is […]

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Mesut Özil: Birth of a Star

When Germany lost Michael Ballack coming into this world cup, some commentators were writing them off, or at the very least not touting them as tournament favourites. Despite an excellent qualification campaign in a less than forgiving group Germany emerged without a loss and played with a freedom that went unnoticed. That is until Sunday […]

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MLS attendance report: June 14, 2010

As MLS heads into the World Cup hiatus(play resumes June 25), the Week 12 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 12 93 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 12,309 5 15,047 15,169 72 2007 13,600 10.48% 7 15,049 0.01% 15,324 1.02% 79 […]

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What Grade Does Bob Bradley Deserve?

With the first match over with, what grade does Bob Bradley get. It was a much hyped and anticipated event that he navigated successfully through. My grade for Bob Bradley would be an B+. The only thing from him getting an A was that he got a draw verses the win. I based it on […]

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World Cup 2010 Day 3: World Cup Buzz Podcast

Germany trounced Australia in their World Open opener. Ghana because the first Africa team to win, while Slovenia moved to the top of Group C. On this edition of the World Cup Buzz podcast, myself, Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishanaiyer review Sunday's action and look for want to Mondays matches while taking time to get […]

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World Cup 2010 Day 3: World Cup Buzz Podcast

Germany trounced Australia in their World Open opener. Ghana because the first Africa team to win, while Slovenia moved to the top of Group C. On this edition of the World Cup Buzz podcast, myself, Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishanaiyer review Sunday's action and look for want to Mondays matches while taking time to get […]

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Germany In Cruise Control Against Aussies

First-half goals from Lukas Podolski and Miroslav Klose put Germany in total control of this match. Die Mannschaft have shown here against Australia that they can clearly not be counted out of being able to challenge for the World Cup. Germany's starting line-up still possessed all the features of being cautious and calculated, with Joachim […]

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USA v England World Cup Game Draws Big Ratings On ABC: Updated

The 2010 World Cup clash between USA and England drew the fifth-best rating ever for a World Cup game. In addition to ranking behind the 1994 Romania-U.S. game (9.2), it trails only the 1994 Brazil-Italy final (12.8), the 1994 Brazil-U.S. game (10.4). The 2006 Italy-France final received an 8.6 rating. UPDATED: To put these numbers in […]

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FIFA's TV Coverage of World Cup Underwhelms

FIFA, what are you doing? With a global population that is so used to the quality of the Premier League coverage on television, it's ridiculous that FIFA's TV replays are so poor. How many times in this tournament have we already been frustrated with the lack of TV replays after crucial incidents? Even though the […]

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ESPN Impress with World Cup Coverage Thus Far

The first few days of the 2010 FIFA World Cup have come and gone like Robert Green's stint as England's #1 and ESPN (so far) have impressed with their fantastic coverage here in the States. It seems like ITV is the Robert Green of the tournament thus far while ESPN's solid coverage, analysis and team of experts […]

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Analysis Of The Rivals – Part 3: Slovenia

Life is rosy if you are a Slovenian football fan. Not only have the Slovenians qualified for a World Cup for the second time, their Prime Minister Borut Pahor also cleaned the team’s boots as a reward, a charming act showing how football can emphasize a sense of community in a country. Earlier today, Matjaz […]