Birmingham City-Fulham
Birmingham has picked up the pace over the last three weeks and have not lost a match over the
stretch. Â Fulham, on the other hand, have not lost in their last five matches so both squads go
into this one playing about the best soccer they have played all season.
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This week we focus on teams that are on a run, who have several wins on the trot, or having a
hard time breaking a winless streak. As always we cross the globe to choose our matches England,
Germany, Italy, Holland, Brazil, and Japan. This week's guest predictor is Mike who is a fan of
Manchester City.
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John Terry
We never give too much attention to defenders in the weekly Top Performers, but last week John
Terry not only led the Blues to a shutout against a highly potent offense, but he also put in the
lone goal of the match and a timely first on the season for Terry.
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So I flagged it months ago on here and it seems like Katie Gill is finally back in the country and
set to play for Perth Glory this weekend. Well according to the FFA snapshot they sent out
yesterday, which suggests she will be a prime candidate to score the leagues 200th goal when it
goes off this weekend.
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Serie A Talk 01 November @ 08:26 PM EST
A Halloween weekend for the 11th matchday saw tricks and treats for various clubs, players and
managers. In honor of the holiday, we will take a look at those who got their candy this weekend
and those who got toilet papered.
Treat: Inter Milan on Top
An expected win by Inter over Lavorno coupled with a Juventus loss to Napoli and Sampdoria tie
with Bari has left the Nerazzurri seven points up on the top of the table.
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Media criticism, internal criticism, huge injury concerns, a long winless streak, and the list
goes on. All the aforementioned obstacles severely marred the opening of the current season for
German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. In September, such was the state of affairs at Allianz
Arena that new manager Louis van Gaal appeared to be on his way out of the Bavarian club sooner
rather than later.
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WVHooligan 27 October @ 01:28 PM EST
Juan Carlos Osorio didn't help matters in New York. (Getty Images)
Not much was good in 2009 for the New York Red Bulls. Fresh off a trip to the MLS Cup in 2008
many thought this could be a break out season for the club. Instead the season got started with a
bang in a bad way by losing to an expansion club on opening day 3-0 in Seattle.
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Yanks Abroad 22 October @ 09:35 PM EST
Benny Feilhaber and Jeremiah White will try to extend Nordsjaelland's winless streak while Jamil
Fearrington and Roskilde will have to topple the league leaders to end their own poor run.
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The task is a simple one for the Chicago Fire, but the simplicity doesn't make it any less
difficult. The Fire need a win or tie tonight against Chivas USA in order to secure a playoff berth
as well as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Chivas USA isn't about to make it easy though,
not when a win tonight at Toyota Park (8pm, ESPN2) will move the Goats one step closer to the
No.
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The task is a simple one for the Chicago Fire, but the simplicity doesn't make it any less
difficult. The Fire need a win or tie tonight against Chivas USA in order to secure a playoff berth
as well as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Chivas USA isn't about to make it easy though,
not when a win tonight at Toyota Park (8pm, ESPN2) will move the Goats one step closer to the
No.
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In a league that is famed through Asia for its physicality and aggression, K-League clubs can be
fairly gentle off the pitch when it comes to firing coaches. China and Japan have almost-European
style practices in that regard while in West Asia - rare is the head coach that lasts over a
season.
Not in South Korea.
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Yanks Abroad 11 October @ 06:21 PM EST
Jamil Fearrington and Roskilde nearly fought their way back for a point on Sunday, but were unable
to overcome a trio of first-half goals from Thisted as they extended their winless streak to five.
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All through this week I have been trying to find reasons (and excuses) for West Ham's lack of form
in the Barclays Premier League. But today I believed that I may have found the reason as to why the
Hammers have failed to receive rewards for their slick one-touch football.
Filtering through the English Premiership news and results, two missing players stood out and Zola
have not been able to compensate for their absence.
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Spurs will have to wait another year to break their winless streak at the Reebok Stadium. Their 2-2
draw against Bolton was the first draw in their EPL campaign.Harry Redknapp's side climbs up to
third place with this point, but there are still 4 games yet to be played this weekend. Do
Tottenham have what it takes to be a Premier League top four side?
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Dirty Tackle 28 September @ 03:59 PM EST
"And just when I was starting to blame my hair!"
It took 25 games over more than two years, but Gareth Bale was finally a part of his first
Premier League win with Spurs as the club beat Burnley 5-0 on Saturday.
The match was already well in hand when Bale was brought on in the 86th minute with the goal of
ending his dubious and undeserved Premier League record streak.
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You might not have realized it, but there were MLS matches this past weekend. Three matches were
on the slate on a full day of World Cup qualifying, so it was easy to miss it.
What you missed, if you didn't notice, were some pretty significant results. New England
Revolution saw its three-match winning streak snapped as a controversial red card issued to Shalrie
Joseph set the tone in a 4-2 loss to Kansas City.
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You might not have realized it, but there were MLS matches this past weekend. Three matches were
on the slate on a full day of World Cup qualifying, so it was easy to miss it.
What you missed, if you didn't notice, were some pretty significant results. New England
Revolution saw its three-match winning streak snapped as a controversial red card issued to Shalrie
Joseph set the tone in a 4-2 loss to Kansas City.
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"A tie does not break a "winless streak." It breaks a losing streak, though." -Anonymous
A tough draw for FC Dallas over the weekend. After taking the lead twice, FCD was the victim of bad
luck on a penalty call which allowed Jaime Moreno to equalize. It was Grandpa Urine's 40th match in
the charge of FC Dallas.
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It took a trip to Gillette Stadium, the Wizards second home to not only end the team's scoreless
streak, but their winless streak as well. KC took care of business and came away 4-2 winners on the
road for their first win since beating New England at home back in June.
Coming into the game, the team was minutes away from setting a single season goal scoring futility
record.
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A win! Kansas City snapped the winless streak and the scoreless streak on their way to a 4-2
victory over the Revs at Gillette. It was our first four-goal game since May 26 of 2007. That also
took place here at Gillette. Lots of fun notables tonight to read through. I'm sure I also missed
some. Mike will likely fill us in on more tomorrow in his Sunday-after stats series.
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Today I was looking at the Wizards current winless streak and got a little depressed about it, so I
figured I'd depress everyone else with the information as well.
It's been 84 days since the Wizards last won a game when they defeated tonight's opponent, the
Revolution, 3-1. In that time frame, the Wizards have played 7 league games, 12 in all
competitions, all without a single win.
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SoccerLens 04 September @ 06:31 AM EST
A few weeks ago I wrote a post examining the prospects of the most likely challengers for MLS
Cup. By not mentioning New England Revolution, I had quietly written the off - quite logical, given
their poor start and the continued absence of Taylor Twellman - and condemned them to a season of
disappointment and introspection.
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Week 24 threw up a few little surprises in Major League Soccer, including defeat for both Houston
Dynamo and Columbus Crew, another win for New York Red Bulls and something vaguely resembling
consistency from Real Salt Lake.
The week's action began in Salt Lake last Wednesday, where
RSL thumped
Chivas USA 4-0.
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A five-year winless streak came to an end Saturday, and the celebration was felt all the way
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I'm honestly tired of this winless streak, how about you? The Wizards haven't won since they beat
New England back in June (I'm sounding like a broken record saying that, but it's true). Tomorrow
night the Wizards welcome Real Salt Lake to CAB. The good news for Wizards fans is that Real Salt
Lake is not a good road team.
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The Major League Soccer Power Rankings changed a bit this week as a few teams, most noticably
the New England Revolution who won two matches and are back in the playoff race. Other teams such
as the LA Galaxy, Houston Dynamo, Columbus Crew, and Chicago Fire remain near the top of both
conferences.
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Although the weekend was marred by fan violence once again, the Colombian league did have some
quality matchups to showcase this past weekend. The marquee matchup of the week was a battle
between the top two teams in the current standings. Independiente MedellĂn went into Huila and
were the first team to beat Los Bambuqueros at the Guillermo Plazas Alcid in seven matches.
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USL News 24 August @ 10:37 AM EST
USL-2 Playoffs
Saturday, August 22
Harrisburg City Islanders 0:1 Richmond Kickers
Delicate lifts Kickers into USL-2 final Richmond Times-Dispatch
Charlotte Eagles 1:0 Wilmington Hammerheads
Hammerheads fall in semifinals to Charlotte StarNewsOnline.com
USL-1
Saturday, August 22
Minnesota Thunder 0 - 1 Cleveland City Stars
City Stars end winless streak by defeating Minnesota clevelandcitystars.
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After more than ten seasons of standing thru the test of time a single record held by a man who
helped start MLS in the right direction was finally taken away. Juan Pablo Angel who was brought
here from Aston Villa two years ago was on a goal scoring rampage and the only thing stopping him
was injury or concussions, yet this past Sunday Afternoon at Giants Stadium against FC Dallas he
started the scoring and finished it with class and grace.
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The Minnesota Thunder lost the last game of a long grueling road trip to the last placed
Cleveland City Stars on Saturday evening. The Cleveland City Stars ended a 13-match winless
streak with the 1-0 victory over the visiting Minnesota. Rookie forward Teteh Bangura scored his
first goal of the season for the City Stars and goalkeeper Hunter Gilstrap anchored the defensive
effort with three saves in recording the shutout.
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The Minnesota Thunder lost the last game of a long grueling road trip to the last placed
Cleveland City Stars on Saturday evening. The Cleveland City Stars ended a 13-match winless
streak with the 1-0 victory over the visiting Minnesota. Rookie forward Teteh Bangura scored his
first goal of the season for the City Stars and goalkeeper Hunter Gilstrap anchored the defensive
effort with three saves in recording the shutout.
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The Post-Osorio era begins today at Giants Stadium as the New York Red Bulls take on FC Dallas
in the first match since Juan Carlos Osorio's resignation as head coach.
The Red Bulls' season is over, while FC Dallas isn't too far from being over, but there are
still some good storylines.
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