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Freddy Adu on MLS - "I hope they don't do to Jozy (Altidore) what they did to me"

My Soccer Blog 26 September @ 10:18 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Freddy Adu opens up on his transfer to Benfica, his time in MLS and his own play in a new SI piece out today. Although there are a number of interesting questions in the piece, the part that I'm sure is going to attack the most attention is his take on MLS and their treatment of him.
When asked about how the league created the idea of Adu as savior of American soccer, he says:
I had to be the bad guy after a few years and say: "I'm not doing this appearance.

AC Milan's goals vs Benfica yesterday (video)

Football is for the Madman 19 September @ 07:54 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Andrea Pirlo with a brilliant free kick.
Andrea Pirlo finds Inzaghi across the box and the Italian puts it away with flare.

The top goals from yesterday's Champions League action

Football is for the Madman 19 September @ 10:28 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Here are my top goals from yesterday's Champions League matches. Click the link to see the clip. Cheers.
Andrea Pirlo easily takes Man of the Match as he nets on a brilliant free kick and then sets up his poacher extraordinairre, Fillipo Inzaghi, as AC Milan beat Benfica at the San Siro, 2-1.
Christiano Lucarelli puts Shakhtar Donestk up 2-0 over visiting Celtic with this class header.

Tuesday's Champions League predictions

Football is for the Madman 17 September @ 05:10 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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FC Porto 0, Liverpool 2
This match could very well end 0-0, it just depends on how FC Porto manager Jesualdo Ferreira approaches the match. With Torres, Gerrard, and Mascherano likely to start, it won't matter how brilliant Quaresma, Lucho Gonzalez, and Jorge Fucile play.
Real Madrid 3, Werder Bremen 1
Real Madrid is just playing too well right now for pretty much anyone to go into Santiago Bernabéu and beat them.

UEFA Champions League: Turkish Delight

Center Holds It 20 September @ 09:44 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Group standings. Group A FC Porto 1, Liverpool 1 Jermaine Pennant was sent off with 30 minutes to go, but Liverpool survived finding the equalizer well before Pennant's ejection and hanging on from there. Lucho Gonzalez converted an 8th minute penalty to put Porto up early. Marseille 2, Besiktas 0 Having trouble finding domestic success again, but Les Bleus found a way past [.