soccer365.com - 6/29/2009
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On an evening where emotions probably ranged from "Oh dear Lord, we can win the Confederations Cup!" to "Oh dear Lord, we've missed a chance to win the Confederations Cup!", the U.S. National Team put in nearly 80% of an instant classic performance in their 3-2 final loss to Brazil. Sadly for ...
guardian.co.uk - 6/29/2009
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guardian.co.uk —
Although dismissed by many, the tournament offered a
few clues ahead of the 2010 World Cup in
South Africa 1. South Africa is cold in June World Cups are hot. Everybody knows that. Teams are always having to acclimatise and remember to take on ...
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The lessons of the Confederations Cup
soccerbyives.net - 6/29/2009
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soccerbyives.net —
Photo by ISIphotos.com While most U.S. national team
fans were watching Sunday's Confederations Cup final between the
United States and Brazil at sports bars or in their own homes, there were a few American soccer fans who ...
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One American's Confederations Cup experience in Brazil
deadspin.com - 6/29/2009
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deadspin.com —
David Hirshey is the former soccer expert around
these parts and one of the world-famous Soccer Jews
. He talked to me, Emeritus, about yesterday's U.S. soccer loss to Brazil. First off, are you aware that there were a record 2.5 Jews playing for ...
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Hirshey: The Gulf Is Closing, But Not THAT Quickly ...
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*The Breaking Of The Fellowship *Confederations Cup Final in Pictures *Reviewing the U.S. performance in South Africa *U.S. v Brazil Player Ratings *Rennes keen on Clark: USA midfielder could join Bocanegra in France *U.S. turns its attention to Gold Cup *Altidore wants playing time *Player Ratings: U.S. vs. Brazil *ESPN's World Cup Gameplan *Landon Donovan says U.S. will gain in confidence from Cup loss ...
Some News For Mon Jun 29
du Nord —
STARTERS Landon Donovan On if the USA’s run in the tournament gained respect for U.S. Soccer: “... we’re at the point where we don’t want respect, we want to win." CONFEDERATIONS CUP SOUTH AFRICA 2009 Final match: -Sun Jun 28 USA 2-3 Brazil - USA goals by Clint Dempsey & Landon Donovan. Braz goals by Luis Fabiano(2) & Lucio. dN After the big game yesterday I had the pleasure of appearing on the Major League Soccer Talk podcast recapping the match and the tournament. It was a another great show hosted by Kartik Krishnaiyer, with fellow ...
ESPN World Cup Coverage
Hillcrest Road —
Just a few hours after The Sporting Blog (blog on the Sporting News' website) called out ESPN for not sending announcers to the Confed Cup, ESPN responded (well, probably more like announced on their own without regard for being called out) by laying out some details for next summer's coverage of the World Cup. The names Chris ...
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