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Scoreless in Seattle...let's hope not!

The game Thursday night in Seattle is a big deal, it involves much more than just a soccer game between Seattle and NY. Media will be forced to cover the game and the after-effects of the game. It will have to be a part of Sportscenter and all the talking heads shows of Friday's […]

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Champions League TV Rights In US Almost Finalized

Kartik Krishnaiyer and I went down to Miami yesterday morning to attend the SportelAmerica Conference where we interviewed executives from Setanta Sports and GolTV as well as former World Soccer editor Keir Radnedge and a few surprise guests. We covered a lot of news. The biggest headline was that the US TV rights to the […]

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MLS Western Conference Preview: 2009 season

Predicted Order of Finish 1- Real Salt Lake Jason Kreis made few changes to an a squad full of accomplished veterans and promising youngsters. Nick Rimando continues to be a solid keeper while last season's late additions of Robbie Russell, Clint Mathis and Will Johnson will really pay dividends this year. Javi Morales will continue […]

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Gaudette Keeps Clean Sheet: Islanders Win in CONCACAF

Tuesday Night's CONCACAF Champions League semifinal match was easy on the eye especially if you have the luxury of watching in HD as I did on Telefutura for much of the match. Bill Gaudette had another spectacular match in goal for the Islanders making several point blank saves and organizing his defense exceptionally well on […]

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West Ham Saga Finally Over? Not By A Long Shot!

West Ham fans must be some of the hardest-suffering supporters on the planet. The “Academy of Football” enjoys a sterling reputation for developing talent. No less than 8 of the 23-man squad called up for the Spain Friendly had ties to The Upton Park outfit, many of them coming through the youth set-up. Despite a […]

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How Hertha Will Win Their First Bundesliga Title

We are all wondering about the possibility of Hertha providing a surprise winner to one of Europe's premier leagues. With 10 games to go, it becomes feasible that we can map it out and give a best guess as to the possibility. If we take a look at the fixtures, it is not only possible, […]

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Is This Man City's New Home Shirt for 09/10 Season?

Could this be Manchester City's new home shirt for the 2009-10 season? We knew that Le Coq Sportif had been dropped in favor of Umbro, and that Thomas Cook's days as the shirt sponsor were numbered. And that Man City had talks with Etihad Airlines. But is the above photo the genuine article or a […]

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CONCACAF Champions League: Islanders vs Cruz Azul Preview

The big day has finally arrived. The first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League semifinal will feature the Puerto Rico Islanders of our USL versus Cruz Azul of the dominant FMF. Puerto Rico was able to handle Santos Laguna at home during the group stages in a game which ended with typically unsporting play and […]

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Nationalizing the Bundesliga? Hoeness suggests a TV Tax

What would you pay for Champions League success? "Imagine if we had an extra 100 million euros available, then I'd tell our fans to get ready to celebrate winning the Champions League," says Bayern general manager Uli Hoeness in an interview with Wirtschaftswoche. His proposal involves an increase of 2 € of Germany's TV licensing […]

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Serie A Team Of The Week – Giornata 28

There are only 10 weeks left in the Serie A and now is the time where teams who want to move into a European spot must make their move. Same goes for teams that want to avoid relegation. This week's winner made a big move to avoid relegation. Remember that the Serie A Team Of […]

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UEFA Need To Show Common Sense Over Hillsborough Anniversary

It seems like yesterday for some football fans, a day burned in to the memories of English footballs collective consciousness. The 1980's saw three major footballing disasters hit English football, The dreadful fire at Bradford City's title party which claimed the lives of 56 fans on May 11th 1985, 18 days later we then witnessed […]

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Time For Aaron Lennon To Show Consistency

Anyone who's caught Tottenham in action recently will not fail to have been impressed by Aaron Lennon's recent form on the right hand side of Spurs' midfield. For me, it'll be a major surprise if he's not in Fabio Capello's next England squad for the Friendly against Slovakia and the qualifier in Kiev against the […]

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/ 6256 days ago

Essien Returns As Chelsea's Fulcrum

Why is Michael Essien so underrated is a mystery to me. I must admit that I was nonplussed about him as a player, knowing next to nothing about him when he signed for Chelsea from Lyon in August 2005 for £24 million. That was in the dark days before I had Setanta and could immerse […]

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Major League Soccer Talk #68: Peter Wilt

Peter Wilt, the President/CEO/Part owner of the Chicago Red Stars of WPS joins us to talk about the new team as well as the history of the Chicago Fire, an organization he ran from its inception until a few seasons ago. A can't miss podcast for any fan of the game from the Chicago-land area […]