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MLS Power Rankings: May 26, 2008

1- New England Revs The most likely side to feature in MLS Cup stole yet another road match. Matt Reis was simply scintillating in goal and if Bob Bradley wants to continue to deepen the goalkeeper pool, despite being in his thirties Reis can contribute. 2- Chicago A deep, talented […]

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Confirmed Teams for the CCC season 2008-2009

Here is who will be playing next season in the CCC: Barnsley Birmingham City Blackpool Bristol City Burnely Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Doncaster Rovers Ipswich Town Norwich City Nottingham Forest Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Swansea City Watford Wolves

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Euro '08 Preview–Group A (Part 1)

First of all, I want to wish all of my fellow countrymen here in the States a wonderful Memorial Day. Almost everyone I know has or had a family member in the armed forces, and today is all about remembering those who died while in military service to their country. We know it as the […]

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Europe’s Finest Prepare to Perform in Spectacular Fashion

The dust has settled on another dramatic, frenetic and typically unpredictable domestic campaign across the top leagues in Europe, and only the international feast of football that is Euro 2008 remains on the soccer calendar this season. Supporters and enthusiasts across the globe will gaze and admire the brilliance and technical prowess of Europe’s elite […]

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MLS Wrap; Some not so subtle thoughts

FC Dallas’ comeback against RSL at Pizza Hut Park owed itself as much to RSL’s ineptitude as it did to FCD. Dominic Oduro did have two well taken goals and for the second straight season he hit a stoppage time winner versus RSL. Jason Kreis was one of my favorite MLS players but as a […]

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Transfer Moves: Keita to Catalonia, Degen leaves Dortmund

Now that the Champions League final has passed and I've had a bit of a break, it's time for me to get back to work and start monitoring the transfer market. I've decided to not post much about rumours, though I will be posting a few articles, as there is already so much written on […]

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MLS Weekend Review: May 26, 2008

MLS bounced back this past weekend after several weeks of the type of uninspiring action that would prompt critics of the league’s quality to claim the US first division is no better than League One or Two in England (The 3rd and 4th divisions in England.) While MLS has more quality in the attack than […]

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Beckham and Blanco: Gifts That Never Stop Giving

MLS bounced back this past weekend after several weeks of the type of uninspiring action that would prompt critics of the league’s quality to claim the US first division is no better than League One or Two in England (The 3rd and 4th divisions in England.) While MLS has more quality in the attack than […]

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MLS Needs to Bow to CONCACAF International when Scheduling

The United States National Team enters a month long frenzy this week in London with a friendly at Wembley against England. A week later the National Team will take on Spain in Madrid and then return for match against Argentina in New Jersey. That will be followed by a two leg CONCACAF qualifying tie with […]

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MLS Needs to Revisit its Scheduling Practices

The United States National Team enters a month long frenzy this week in London with a friendly at Wembley against England. A week later the National Team will take on Spain in Madrid and then return for match against Argentina in New Jersey. That will be followed by a two leg CONCACAF qualifying tie with […]

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Euro 2008 – Predictions from the gut

It's been a couple weeks since I initially posted but I'm back with some predictions for the European Championships (13 days away). Group A: Winner – Portugal; Runner-up – Switzerland Group B: Winner – Germany; Runner- up – Croatia Group C: Winner – Netherlands; Runner-up – Italy Group D: Winner – Spain; Runner-up – Russia […]

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Goodbye, Avram Grant

This was a long time coming, and definitely the right move by chief executive Peter Kenyon. Grant was sacked today as manager, not even a year into his four-year contract. Kenyon and Bruce Buck, the club's chairman, said that Chelsea's performance this season was "simply not good enough", and they're right. As a big club […]

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Chelsea Fires Avram Grant After 8 Months as Manager

Chelsea Football Club has announced it has sacked manager Avram Grant after 8 months in charge. The news comes three days after the team finished its season with a loss to Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League final. Grant was named manager and given a four year contract after the depature of Jose Mourinho earlier this season, and had managed to […]

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2008 Champions League Final surpasses 1 million viewers

It may not be anywhere near the 27% of an entire nation that ITV and Sky got in the UK, but for ESPN, their numbers for the American broadcast of the UFEA Champions League Final on Wednesday has given the network its own reason to celebrate. According to overnight Nielsen ratings, ESPN2 netted a .8 […]

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Celtic capture SPL crown

Celtic claimed their third successive Scottish Premier League title after they defeated Dundee United 1-0 and Old Firm rivals Rangers lost 2-0 to Aberdeen. For Rangers it is a bitter end to a campaign which had promised so much right until the very end. Counting all competitions, it was Rangers' 67th match of the season […]