November 2007
The Archives
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Danny Page
Beasley Injury Comes at Opportune Time
The United States national team took a monstrous blow earlier today when it learned that left midfield mainstay, DaMarcus Beasley, would have knee surgery after a nasty collision with Stuttgart goalkepper Raphael Schafer during Wednesday’s 3-2 loss at the Gottlieb Daimler in Germany. This raises serious questions about who will replace Beasley, as ligament damage like […]
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Patrick Kinmartin
PK’s Prem Power Poll
This isn’t the Champions League final, so no moves for this long-standing football tradition and its given day. The newest:
1. Arsenal (Cranky Wenger primed for a Pardew provoking)
2. Manchester United (Rooney rushing for Fulham, Derby)
3. Chelsea (Blink again and five-point deficit may be gone)
4. Portsmouth (’Redknapp’ remains club’s biggest name)
5. Manchester City (Goal differential is a plucky plus-four)
6. Liverpool (Torres-Drogba the […] -
Patrick Kinmartin
PK’s PREM POWER POLL
What do Steve McClaren and Santa have in common? I have no idea, but at least the poll going into this weekend is a little more clear (and how bout them reindeer?!?!):
1. Manchester United (How SAF hates no more Roon int’ls)
2. Arsenal (Blame the Gunners, the Communists!)
3. Chelsea (Derby beckons, alert Steve Sidwell)
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Danny Page
Desperation is the English way…
Pink Floyd sang it, and their nation’s national team showed it. England bowed out of the EURO 2008 tournament today, more than six months before it even began. It seemed the Three Lions had pulled off a miraculous comeback as Crouch evened 2-2, off a superb cross from Beckham.
But it was not to be as […] -
Jeff Friedman
US Win Again
11.18.07 | Permalink | 4 CommentsHello 101soccer blog!
For what its worth…it is very nice to see the US Men start to learn how to win on foreign soil. First in the Swiss Alps, and now in the land of the Kaiser Chiefs. Gotta be able to produce 1-0, tight wins when you’re far away from home, and put […] -
Danny Page
England’s EURO ‘08 dream Is”Rael”
If we could have only viewed Steven Gerrard’s reaction to THE winning goal. Seeing Steve McLaren cringe at Russia’s near go-ahead goal would have been priceless. Watching Wayne Rooney watch Israel’s thrilling 2-1 victory over Russia might have been more interesting than watching the game itself.
England’s chances for EURO 2008 qualification are now in it’s own hands. […] -
Rob Tendick
Womens Soccer Anyone?
For those interested in the current women’s NCAA soccer tourney, this website offers a pretty good preview of each of the brackets.
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Danny Page
A Rivalry Renewed
The US men have another friendly on the slate for 2008, and this one looks like a doozy. The US Soccer federation announced today that two weeks after the US hosts Sweden in a friendly that will consist primarily of American-based, the Red, White and Blue will host Mexico in a rematch of the 2007 […]
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Danny Page
US Shows “us” 2010 World Cup roster
Much as I alluded to in my International Intrigue column when this United States-South Africa friendly was announced, United States coach Bob Bradley has chosen a roster that looks like it was released May 23, 2010, not November 9 of
2007. Mainstays Donavon, Bocanegra, Beasley, Onyewu and Dempsey are joined by youngsters Adu, Bornstein, Kljestan, Edu […] -
Patrick Kinmartin
PK’s PREM POWER POLL
The runout going into the weekend…
1. Manchester United (Rooney-Tevez monster only growing)
2. Arsenal (Has proved so much yet so little at same time)
3. Chelsea (Rolling, and that mean kitty is poised to strike)
4. Portsmouth (Away form has been stellar)
5. Manchester City (Scoring depth slowly eliciting respect)
6. Blackburn (Friedel and friends a bunch of “0″ heroes)
7. Liverpool (Injuries have blackened Reds intrigue)
8. […]
