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Group E Preview (Nov. 4)

Joga Bonito Mundo 03 November @ 07:59 PM EST

Debreceni vs Fiorentina

A win against Debreceni would bring the Viola to the brink of the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Fiorentina are hoping to have Mutu and Jovetic for the match. Mutu is trying to recover from a knee injury while Jovetic is suffering from a problematic toe.

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The United States U17s Advance to the Knockout Round

USA World Cup Blog 01 November @ 04:22 PM EST

After a tough start against Spain the United States' U17 side was able to stack up 1 0 wins against Malawi and the United Arab Emirates. The United States will advance after securing second place in their group. A skillful side that is able to move the ball around and keep possession, the United States kids have drawn criticism from some for lacking a clinical finishing edge, but they seem to excel at moving the ball around (something we haven't been able to say about many US sides).

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The United States U17s Advance to the Knockout Round

USA World Cup Blog 01 November @ 04:22 PM EST

After a tough start against Spain the United States' U17 side was able to stack up 1 0 wins against Malawi and the United Arab Emirates. The United States will advance after securing second place in their group. A skillful side that is able to move the ball around and keep possession, the United States kids have drawn criticism from some for lacking a clinical finishing edge, but they seem to excel at moving the ball around (something we haven't been able to say about many US sides).

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Group E Preview (Oct. 20)

Joga Bonito Mundo 18 October @ 09:04 PM EST

Liverpool nation's hopes may ride on the back of Gerrard and Torres

Debrecen vs. Fiorentina

The Viola has to like their chances as Tuesday's game approaches. They have taken points from Liverpool and Juventus in recent matches and they face a team who haven't scored in their own two games in the Champions League this year.

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Charlie Davies seriously hurt in car accident

USA World Cup Blog 13 October @ 04:37 PM EST

As of this writing, Charlie Davies is currently undergoing an unspecified surgery after being a passenger in a one-car accident (that's the car pictured above) on the George Washington Parkway in Virginia that tragically resulted in a second passenger losing her life, while the condition of the driver is unknown.

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Something a little different

USA World Cup Blog 05 October @ 07:04 PM EST

It has been a slow and depressing past couple of weeks with the United States U20 team falling out of the World Cup so early. To raise spirits, and bring back some of the creative flair this site has shown, I composed a poem for you guys about American soccer. I am predominately a fiction writer, but I hope you guys enjoy this little change up.

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Match Preview: Debrecen vs Lyon

Joga Bonito Mundo 28 September @ 03:29 PM EST

Lyon will seek to add to their 1-0 win at Fiorentina when they head to Hungary to play last year's champions, Debrecen.

Lyon will be missing key players Lisandro Lopez and Michel Bastos but despite this Lyon manager Claude Puel believes his team is strong even without those players.

"The squad has a real strength and team spirit.

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World Cup Qualifiers - Group 9

Inside Left 05 June @ 01:05 PM EST

The Scottish domestic season might be over, but the qualification campaign for World Cup 2010 goes on. Scotland are not action until August - a home game against Norway - but on the 6th and 10th June, Scotland's fellow Group 9 hopefuls will be wanting to edge a few points closer to making the finals.

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The Wait is Over: Adu Going Camping

USA World Cup Blog 08 October @ 11:02 PM EST
As well as other U-20 standouts. Late breaking story thanks to Ives. Adu and a list of other impressive youths will be called into the Oct 17. camp for the friendly against Siwtzerland. Not going to go into detail now, read the Ives, I will analyze tommorow. Rejoice, rejoice. Click to continue reading...

Freddy Arrives to Open Arms Portugal

USA World Cup Blog 30 July @ 07:34 PM EST
Today Freddy arrived at the airport in Portugal with his moms, looking like a big timer in his shades and Benfica scarvs. Here's a video of his arrival. It's funny, just about a month ago, I was standing with Freddy in a different airport at the baggage claim at Newark. Freddy and Chris Seitz [...] Click to continue reading...

More U-20 Transfer Gossip/News

USA World Cup Blog 22 July @ 08:42 PM EST
Today, through a story put out by the Salt Lake Tribune, we learned that Freddy Adu to Benfica may be closer to happenning then some of us thought. It seems Adu's agent requested some extra days off for Freddy from Salt Lake so he could presumably work out his European transfer. The story [...] Click to continue reading...