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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:

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Seattle Sounders: Expansion Team With Bite

I needed a couple of days to take the foot that got shoved up my rear end of seeing that wonderful performance from Sigi Schmid and his Seattle Sounders on ESPN 2 this past Thursday night. It was wonderful scenes that evening when you saw everyone following Drew Carey towards Qwest Field marching into the […]

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Serie A Roundup – Week 29

The Serie A is heading down to the last few matches. There are 9 weeks left for teams to slip down the table or rise up the table. The marquee matchup of the weekend was AS Roma vs Juventus, too bad the match was one-sided as La Vecchia Signora dominated I Giallorossi in Rome. The […]

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La Liga Roundup – Week 28

After this week's results in Spain, two things are clear: #1. The top 3 teams in the league are lethal & ferocious finishers. In Week 28, Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Sevilla FC won their matches by a combined score of 13 to 1. Only Valladolid managed to score in their 4-1 drubbing at the hands […]

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Poll: Should Juande Ramos Get Re-signed?

Based on Real Madrid's overall performance under the leadership of Juande Ramos, should the eventual president of the Merengue's resign the coach they have right now? Get your own Poll!