A Slovakian team that was (apparently)� good in European qualifying, but not well ranked by FIFA, � played a defensive, counter-attacking game against the USA in a partially filled stadium, on a pretty ugly field and won 1-0 on a weak penalty call. � � Not what you call must-see-TV, so it is probably good that not many people saw it.

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In honor of Nemanja Vidic's 28th birthday today, WDKF brings you some of our favorite quips about the Serbian Destroyer: Click to continue reading...

Orlando Engelaar is back in Oranje's definite selection for the Down Under Trip. Van Marwijk announced this at Zeist last Friday. Raf van der Vaart and Mark van Bommel aren't part of the excursion...eh...holiday...friendly. Vaart simply lacks match rhythm while Van Bommel is still recovering from injury. Click to continue reading...

Darren Fletcher after having more or less established himself at the heart of United's midfield reveals he wants to be known more than just a destroyer.

Fletcher's defensive abilities and energy in the middle of the park has been apparent for most United fans even in the tail end of last season, but the Scot feels there are still areas that need improving.

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Big Story

What with all the big news stories out there—FIFA U20 World Cup action, Notts County's shifty owners—I thought I'd ease you into your late Sunday news-gathering expedition with an irreverent look at what happens when a team many were counting on to fill in the role as the Big Four minnow destroyer du jour loses 3-1 to lil' ol' Wigan.

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As if the task ahead wasn't difficult enough, yesterday at approximately 17.03 CET it got to a whole new level of difficulty. It was then that our own little wizard Luka Modric was carried off after having collided with one of England's finest, Lee "The Destroyer" Boywer.

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It's only the second match of the new season for the Hammers and already the London derby is upon us. Spurs have played superbly in their opening matches, beating Liverpool at home 2-1 and then putting on an attacking display against Hull City 5-1. A new Jermain Defoe has emerged from the summer break. Click to continue reading...

Before I start talking about that, I think a few words on the Emirates Cup? I think we showed why we reached the CL semi-final last year as we comfortably outplayed Aletico and Rangers. While Rangers were out of their depth, Atletico didn't embarass themselves and it required Arshavin's eloquence and no non-sense, a determination to eke out a positive result to produce a victorious scoreline. Click to continue reading...

The jinx continues for Arsenal. There is no point in signing so many players when you are going to lose them through injuries even before the season starts. Samir Nasri, the France and Arsenal midfielder,had broken his right fibula during a training session in Bad Waltersdorf, in south-eastern Austria. Click to continue reading...

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So Felipe Melo has extended his contract with Fiorentina after coming back from the Confederations Cup in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"> South Africa.

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Red Bull has offically announced the release of Juan Pietravallo.

Wait. Did you hear that? Sounds like the fan base letting out a big sigh of relief . . .

The central defensive midfielder fell far short of expectations, which were pretty lofty considering his $205,000 guaranteed contract.

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First off, I hope everyone had a wonderful Father's day yesterday. I had a kickaround, then had some beer, then indulged in some razor clams and some more beer and watched Young Frankenstein with the family.

It was nice, but I was thinking, Father's day should be held on Saturday so that you can have a hangover on Sunday and be ready to go back to work on Monday.

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From Peter Barnes to Juan Sebastián Veron, destroyer of English football's last great midfield, we run the rule over the signings who ruined everything. Click to continue reading...

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I just read 8 reasons women should take up boxing on Lisa Bedsoe's blog, The Glowing Edge, and thought I'd comment briefly on my very recent encounters with boxing.
I've just started to learn some kickboxing/boxing basics as part of my work with personal trainer/performance artist Heather Cassils. Click to continue reading...

Bank holiday greetings to you all.

Still not very much happening I'm afraid but Cesc has been talking about who he'd like the manager to sign this summer, and it's Xabi Alonso. He says:

We need someone in the middle to make competition and make a difference, plus give us a new dimension.

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US Soccer have released their ProZone analysis stats for the win, as well as a behind the scenes video from what is truly a great camera angle.

Prozone Analysis:
Here is the Summary from ussoccer.com:

* 7 DaMarcus Beasley had the highest pass completion percentage with 95%
* 10 Landon Donovan received the most balls with 63
* 17 Jozy Altidore had the most shots with 5
* 2 Frankie Hejduk had the most crosses with 10
* 4 Pablo Mastroeni won the most headers with 11

Thoughts: 1.

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Every road point counts as the march to the playoffs continue. Satudays Primetime game featured lots of back and forth play, with 0 goals to show for it. The evening ended in a 0-0 draw But its a draw that feels like a win - a road point during an important playoff race, given to us by a choking Jaime Moreno!

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