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Who will win the 2009 MLS Cup?
Who will win the 2009 MLS Cup?
MLS Cup, the USA’s flagship football championship, is awarded not to the team which finishes with the most points after the regular season but to the team that prevails after a short knockout tournament played by Major League Soccer’s top eight clubs. Now in its 14th season, MLS ...
Galaxy Acquire Alecko Eskandarian
Galaxy Acquire Alecko Eskandarian
thelagalaxy.blogspot.com — The Galaxy completed a trade early this morning, acquiring forward Alecko Eskandarian from Chivas USA in exchange... for a conditional pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. In order to make room for Eskandarian, who will wear the #11 ... (more) Galaxy Acquire Alecko Eskandarian
MLS Table Talk | Not With A Bang...
MLS Table Talk | Not With A Bang...
fullbackfiles.blogspot.com — Still stumbling through the scheduling muck thrown up by SuperLiga and hemorrhaging players to various summer international... tourneys, Major League Soccer crosses the halfway mark, not with a bang, but a whimper. A quick gander at the table reveals... (more) MLS Table Talk | Not With A Bang...
MLS power rankings: week 15
MLS power rankings: week 15
jmayers.blogspot.com — Another week messed up by SuperLiga crap. Six teams, including four in the top eight, didn't have... a Major League Soccer game, but that didn't kept the rankings for changing a bit. Seattle makes a big jump after a 3-0 thrashing of Colorado -- and ... (more) MLS power rankings: week 15
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US in the Confed Cup: English Perception
Match Fit USA — ... just a magnified version of the attitude we have towards every country except Brazil, Argentina and Germany. The fact that football isn't America's biggest sport means the English simply don't see the USMNT as even the slightest threat. That has changed in the sense that we sure as hell don't want to draw you in South Africa, but the press would still just assume an English win. Check out Chris' blog and podcast on all soccer topics at twofootedtackle, as well as his views on MLS at Soccerlens and ...

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