Jim Nguyen joined March 2009

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Jim Nguyen

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I grew up in the Bay Area, and watched all the bay area sports teams and the various dynasties (Niners, Warriors, Giants, A's). But once we hosted the '94 World Cup, I became hooked on soccer, er, football! This was only confirmed when I traveled abroad and met football fans in other countries. The camaraderie, the international language that is football, it really unites and bridges the divide among sports fans around the world. I began to follow the US Mens National Team during that time and haven't looked back. I watch every match and read as many articles as I can about the team, it's players. It's great watching the sport grow in our country and it's awesome to be able to write about US Soccer too, that is my passion.

When I'm not watching soccer, you can find me writing about it here and on www.fantasysportsmatrix.com.

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Jozy Altidore, Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    US Men's National Team, Oakland Athletics

  • Favorite Coaches

    Lute Olson

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Music City Miracle, Joe Montana to John Taylor in Super Bowl XIX

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Nicklaus

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    Pac 10. Go Bears!

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    John Anderson commented on Heading into 2010, More Questions than Answers For U.S. Men's National Team

    A. Jordan, What exactly makes you think F. Adu deserves a recall? He is unable to remove bench surgically attached to his rear end. Unlike other...

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    Andrew Jordan commented on Heading into 2010, More Questions than Answers For U.S. Men's National Team

    Well, this is a great recap of the season Jim, and I hope that we get a favorable draw next month. However, I think that Freddy...

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      He may have to come back to MLS to do that, not sure if he's willing...

    • Andrew Jordan replied…

      He needs to have the playing time in Europe but he should go to MLS for...

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    Big Chil commented on Heading into 2010, More Questions than Answers For U.S. Men's National Team

    I think it's too early to include players that didn't get USMNT qualifying time on the final WC roster. These include Robbie Findley, Jermaine Jones, and...

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    • Jim Nguyen replied…

      true, I agree with you to a certain point, in some ways it does seem premature,...

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    New Article: More Questions Than Answers For U.S. Men's National Team in 2010

    The two losses in Europe last week in friendlies must have left a bad taste in the mouth of USMNT supporters, and if anything, ended a rather positive year on a down note...

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    Thanks for being a fan. Here's a new one you may like:

    LOL - Brett Favre says "GOTCHA"

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/226036-brett-favre-to-the-football-world-gotcha

    120 days ago

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    NYC Media Screamers- Michael Nastri said...

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    Hey man check out my article on ESPN's coverage of the Confederation's Cup Final

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/208665-espn-scores-in-us-national-teams-first-fifa-final

    150 days ago

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    David Brodian said...

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    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/206528-us-holds-down-the-fort-marches-on-to-the-final

    thanks for any comments!

    154 days ago

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    Eric Gomez said...

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    Jim,

    Hi. I'm Eric Gomez, I write about football pretty often and I've been reading your articles about the USMNT. You've got quite a good eye when it comes to analyzing football. I'd appreciate if you took a look at the article I just wrote regarding the US' performance at the Confederations Cup. I'd love to read what you think.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/201865-usa-concacaf-show-extreme-weakness-at-poor-confederations-cup

    Thanks,
    Eric

    161 days ago

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