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September 6, 2008

Half rolled cigar

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As spoken by Robert Evans in the amazing 'The Kid Stays in the Picture' -- "There are three sides to every story, yours, mine and the truth." The way you want to look at the USMNT's 1-0 win over Cuba Saturday night in Havana falls somewhere in that middle. On the one hand, the result is the result. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Bob Bradley, CONCACAF, Cuba, Soccer, US Men's National Team, World Cup qualifying, truth, verge

September 4, 2008

This, that & everything else

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Sorry up front for loyal readers. The last couple days I've come down with a cold which didn't seem like much at the time and has sapped my strength like a 'Halo 3' power drain. Guess that's what happens when you make fun of Jose Mourinho and bird flu one too many times. Any-hows, it's been a pretty interesting, if not busy couple of days. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: English Premier League, Halo 3, Jose Mourinho, Soccer, The Wire, US Men's National Team, World Cup qualifying, flu

September 1, 2008

Monday morning whatever

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Hey Labor Day to any of the proletariat stumbling across this here slice of the Inter-tubes. In honor of the Josef Stalin-approved holiday, I'll try to keep things short. Well, short for me. If you live outside the radius of the New York Yankees radio network, this might be foreign to you. Bear with me. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: English Premier League, Serie A, Soccer

August 28, 2008

A thousand apologies

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Sorry folks. I'm deposed all day and don't have time to breakdown the Champions League draw from this afternoon. I'll have a full recap tomorrow, along with Prem Picks. So hold your horses and try not to be too upset that Chelsea got another cupcake draw. A couple quick hitters to keep your satisfied. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Champions League, Soccer, champions league draw

August 25, 2008

Monday morning centre-back

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A lot of time you'll hear the phrase that something was so dull it puts you to sleep. Most of the time it's a figure of speech -- like, for instance -- who actually watches paint dry? Saturday morning the second half of Arsenal's 1-0 loss to Fulham at Craven Cottage indeed put me into slumber land. One minute I'm stretched out on the couch and its around the 55th minute of Arsenal's hapless Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Craven Cottage, English Premier League, Fulham, Monday recaps, Soccer, paint, phrase, sleep

August 22, 2008

Round 2 Legit to Quit

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No lengthy preamble today, aside from it's fun to watch the England national team continue to struggle. Good times. Also, gotta love ESPN2 scheduling the Galaxy/Fire match Thursday night, barely 24 hours after said England friendly, hence a certain Beckham fellow (and Landon Donovan) couldn't play. Maybe television will finally get MLS to honor FIFA dates. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: David Beckham, England National Team, English Premier League, Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy, Prem League, Prem Picks, Soccer, espn2, love, television

August 21, 2008

Guatemala your national team is a disgrace

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Don't blog angry. Don't ever blog angry. Sorry, but I have to break this cardinal rule in the middle of the night. Sue me. Sitting on my couch it's hard to recall a time where I was as infuriated watching a game as tonight's USMNT 1-0 victory over the no-class, dirtbags on the Guatemala national team. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Carlos Bocanegra, Guatemala, Soccer, US Men's National Team, World Cup qualifying, blog, guatemala sucks, victory

August 19, 2008

Drop it like it's Guat

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If you've ever attended at USMNT game on American soil, one thing tends to stand out. No, not the copious amounts of fans for the other team in the stands. No, on the rare occasion the U.S. finds the back of the net it triggers honestly one of the worst songs ever penned, "Goals, goals, goals...for the red, white and blue. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Bob Bradley, Landon Donovan, Marcelo Balboa, Soccer, US Men's National Team, World Cup qualifying

August 18, 2008

Jumping to conclusions

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Sunday morning I thought I knew the routine, as the script had been written so many times over the years. Watching from my couch on the opening weekend of the Premier League season, Newcastle United jumped out to a shock 1-0 lead over Manchester United at Old Trafford, only to snatch an equalizer minutes later. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: English Premier League, Manchester United, Monday recaps, Newcastle United, Soccer, old trafford, shock

August 15, 2008

Let's roll

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Print this out and save for May to let me know what a clueless jackass your humble writer is. (Sorry guys this post was accidentally scheduled to publish on Saturday, oops.) 20. Stoke City -- Anyone got a good Harry Potters pun at the ready? 19. Hull City -- In Windass we trust. 18. Fulham -- I know Brian McBride and Andy Johnson, you're no Brian McBride. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Bolton, Brian McBride, Fulham, Hull City, Prem League, Prem Picks, Soccer, US Men's National Team, andy johnson

August 14, 2008

Prem-a-palooza 2008 Part II

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By now you've read the first part of the Premier League 2008-09 preview. If there's one thing we can all agree on it's, 'I don't agree with that in the workplace.' Okay, joking aside today we'll delve into the presumed better teams in the league. The teams that should push for a top-half finish at minimum and hopefully a place in Europe. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: English Premier League, Europe, Previews, Soccer, elite

August 13, 2008

Flame out

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Me wonder if me can write something intelligently after Nigeria's 2-1 win over the U.S. in the Beijing Olympics Wednesday (or Thursday?) in China. Me brain is hurting. Me feel stoopider. Me feel like the puppy who lost his way. Ok, in short, want to win the war on terror? Lock suspected terrorists in a room and make them listen to Marcelo Balboa. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Beijing Olympics, Bundesliga, China, Major League Soccer, Marcelo Balboa, Nigeria, Olympics, Soccer, US Men's National Team, brain, terrorists

August 12, 2008

Prem-a-palooza 2008 -- Part I

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After another surprisingly busy summer, the 2008-09 Premier League season is upon us. Maybe it was me, but it seemed a little less lavish than years past. Not that it matters, the Premier League has the kind of international cachet and suction that gets nut-jobs like us waking in the wee hours Saturday mornings to watch games half a world away. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: English Premier League, Previews, Soccer, games, jobs

August 10, 2008

Record idiot

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U.S. 2, Netherlands 2. Apparently a strong showing by the Yanks, until a last-minute error by Stuart Holden set up the Dutch equalizer from a free kick. Not that I can talk, I recorded the wrong channel with my DVR and missed it. Oops. (If you want insight on Italy/North Korea, I'm your guy.) Just my luck, the U. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Holden, Netherlands, North Korea, Olympics, Soccer, US Men's National Team, free kick, yanks

August 7, 2008

Piston Honda

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"That is it! Mary Hart's voice, don't you see? There's something about Mary Hart's voice that's giving you seizures. Just like, just like, just like that woman in Albany! -- Elaine Benes So when I woke up to watch the recording of the U.S. Olympic opener against Japan Thursday morning I blacked out and hit my head on the coffee table. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Olympics, Soccer, US Men's National Team, japan, olympic opener