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100 Percent Soccer found this 5/6/2008 on www.dailybreeze.com [flag]
A sadly recurring theme is the succession of supremely talented players who for one reason or another never quite live up to their early potential or their prodigious talents. Some, like George Best who quit Manchester United at age 27, simply can't handle the pressure and walk away from the game in their prime. Others, such as former Brazilian international Denilson, a less than one season ... [link]

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Tuesday's Column
Published 5/6/2008 by Nick Green at 100 Percent Soccer
Blogging 101 says post lists. It stimulates debate, gets hits and prompts angry e-mails. Let's see how I do with this. The news last weekend of the predicament of D.C. United midfielder Ben Olsen prompted the topic. As one reader already observed this morning via e-mail, it was good that I didn't have to consider Chicago Fire midfielder John Thorrington of Palos Verdes for inclusion given his recent unexpected career resurgence. For the same reason former Galaxy midfielder Santino Quaranta, once ...

OK To Ask Quirky Questions Now News
Published 5/6/2008 by brucio at du Nord
... Kei Kamara. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ GENERAL David Beckham has been named MLS Player Of The Week. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Steve Davis at MLSnet with his thoughts from around the league. (Scroll down past Columbus article at top.) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Davis also writing for Soccernet gives us the ten things we need to know from last weeks matches. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Nick Green of the Daily Breeze looks at the players who did not or have not lived up to their potential. ~ ~ ~ ~ ...

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