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Tuesday Quick Hits

Brad Friedel's red card suspension has been rescinded and he will play versus Manchester United in two weeks. Marcus Tracy scored his first league goal for AaB yesterday. Watch the goal here, and recall last week we discussed Tracy critical late match performance for Aab in the UEFA cup tie with Manchester City, the world's […]

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Special 1 TV: Episode 6: The Potato

Special 1 TV returns with a new episode this time featuring the unveiling of Guus Hiddink's new nickname, the debut of Wayne Rooney as a virtuoso, the crew go Twitter crazy and Jose and Sven take on the United States in a special US segment. Enjoy.

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Photos of England Home Shirt Leaked

Editor's note: The images of the new England home shirt have been removed after we received an e-mail request from Haymarket, publishers of Four Four Two Magazine. The image of the shirt will be unveiled in a future supplement of 442 magazine. Here it is. One of the biggest secrets in football during the past […]

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Quest for the Cup begins – Season Starters

According to the rosters as posted on MLSnet, Chivas USA is the oldest team averging 27.08 yrs and not coincidentally also have the team with the most MLS experience at 4.33 years. Toronto is the youngest at 24.65, averaging 1.91 years of MLS experience. Seattle, not surprisingly, has the most players with no MLS experience, […]

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Jason Davis soccer column: Guus Hiddink at Chelsea

In the first article from the Jason Davis soccer column, the US soccer fan shares his thoughts on Hiddink's time at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge: Guus Hiddink and Chelsea saw the magic come to a deflating end against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, as a Luka Modric's strike in the 50th minute put a serious dent in […]

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Villa's Poor Form Should Give England Fans Pause

Title race back on, blah blah blah, Aston Villa torn apart like a dingo on a newborn, yada yada yada, England expects ahead of international week—wait just one minute there, pal. It would be safe to say that Villa is a sort of stand-in England B side in the Premier League, at least according to […]

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Major League Soccer Talk #69: Enzo Francescoli

A true legend of world football, Enzo Francescoli joins us on the show. Named one of the 100 greatest living footballers by Pele, Enzo takes us through his career at River Plate, Monaco, and Cagliari as well as with the Uruguay National Team. But first we discuss his current venture, GOL TV and its immediate […]

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Has Martin O'Neill's Magic Run Out?

Throughout the year we have been given the chance to enjoy a breath of fresh air into the otherwise stagnant big four. With slip-ups and controversy coming from the usual champions league spot contenders, many began to believe that there was a real chance for Martin O'Neill and his men to make a real challenge […]

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Manchester United and Aston Villa Wait For a Bounce Back

What a time for an international break. Despite perhaps one of the most exciting weekends in the Premier League this season, we now must endure the pomp and criticism surrounding the Three Lions as they take on Slovakia in a friendly on Saturday. More importantly, they meet Ukraine in a World Cup qualifier the following […]

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Eddie Johnson's Recall and Other National Team Thoughts (UPDATED)

EJ Taken Down vs Argentina in Copa America/Getty Images MONDAY UPDATE: Most of the national team has arrived here in Miami for Training Camp. I'm personally very excited about having Jonathan Spector back in the fold for the US. depth on the back line is a definite concern going forward. Brad Guzan made his Premier […]

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Tactical Analysis: Did A Birthday Bash Cost Hertha Saturday?

Last Thursday, Lucien Favre suspended his right winger Patrick Ebert indefinitely. While the reason for the suspension is that Ebert was out until 3 AM celebrating his birthday, which breaks team curfew rules; there is a bigger story is that during his drunken walk home (points for walking), there is every indication that Ebert along […]

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Is Arsene Wenger The Prophet Of Football?

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has never held back on mincing words when it comes to the state of affairs in football today and his recent comments about the possibility of a militant attack on a football stadium almost came to fruition in Pakistan. The Sri Lankan cricket team was attacked in a pre-planned terrorist attack. […]

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MLS Monday Review: The Rivalry Lives

As has been the case in the past, the NCAAs bumped up against MLS First Kick Weekend. For example when the Miami Fusion began play in 1998, the game was played on ABC while the tournament was going on. The University of Miami had lost a heart breaker to UCLA in the first round on […]

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Serie A Team Of The Week – Giornata 29

We are into the single digits in terms of number of weeks left in the Serie A season. 9 weeks left till the end of the season and I am suffering from some serious writers' block. That's ok cause, there is still a Team Of The Week. The Serie A Team Of The Week for […]

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La Liga Team Of The Week – Jornada 28

I'm a keep it real, I couldn't come up with anything original and amusing to write for the intro, so let's get straight to the Team Of The Week. Remember that the TOW played matches and/or made headlines during the calendar week of March 16 – 22. The winner is: