1. Eli Manning: Ice-Cool Performance Helps Secure Super Bowl Victory for Giants

    With two veteran teams lining up to contest Super Bowl XLVI, there was never any doubt that it would be a classic battle...

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  2. The Day Soccer Fans Finally Went Too Far: Violence in Port Said, Egypt

    Way back in 2008 I wrote an article for Bleacher Report's international football section about " The Ugly Side of Sport ," which at the time proved to be a very controversial topic...

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  3. Argentina vs. Mexico FIFA World Cup: Argentina Will Return To Form vs. Mexico

    Argentina's performances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals have been as patchy as those during their qualification stage. Still unbeaten in the finals so far, Argentina has shown moments of pure brilliance interspersed with moments of tedium...

    Brad Carroll Written by Brad Carroll about almost 3 years ago 483 reads 2 comments

  4. England vs Germany - FIFA World Cup 2010: Keeper Woes Continue for England

    Looking back at England's amazing run in qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals, who would ever have expected to see such poor results in England's actual finals matches? When ...

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  5. England vs. Germany FIFA World Cup 2010: Tragedy for England as 2nd Goal Denied

    How's this for drama? First, the German team get away to an amazing start thanks to some shocking goal keeping blunders by David James who let through not one but two somewhat easily defensible goals in the first half hour or so...

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  6. 2010 FIFA World Cup: Paraguay Unimpressive in Final Group Match

    New Zealand has managed to maintain its unbeaten record in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, thanks in large part to the continuing inaccuracy of Paraguay...

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  7. 2010 FIFA World Cup: Italy Finished Off by Slovakia

    Robert Vittek was the hero for Slovakia in the match against Italy, scoring a goal in each half of the game. Italy was dominated for most of the match and as each minute went by the pressure was becoming more and more telling on the players...

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  8. 2010 FIFA World Cup: Italy Must Improve

    Italy has struggled to find form so far in the World Cup and the standard of their play has been so far below what the world expected of them that it is hard to see them managing to turn things around against Slovakia...

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  9. 2010 FIFA World Cup: New Zealand Faces Tough Contest in Last Group Match

    New Zealand has so far defied expectations by remaining unbeaten in the World Cup, but considering the quality of the previous matches, it seems reasonable to assume that the third and final contest will test them to the limit...

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  10. FIFA World Cup 2010: Serbia Robbed of Qualification

    Serbia has been dismissed from the 2010 FIFA World Cup due to yet another scandalous mistake from the match referees...

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  11. FIFA World Cup 2010: Expect a Strange Contest From Ghana vs. Germany

    The final Group D match between Ghana and Germany could prove to be one of the most unusual contests seen at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa...

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  12. USA vs. Algeria 2010 FIFA World Cup: Robbery Attempt Foiled

    American soccer fans (yes, all twelve of you!) had every right to be outraged when the 2nd controversial line call in two consecutive matches denied the USA team a potential match winning ...

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  13. Argentina vs. Greece 2010 FIFA World Cup: Greeks Save Best for Last, Too Late

    I think it would be difficult to find anyone on this planet who expected the final match of Group B between Greece and Argentina to be anything less than a walkover for the Argentinian team...

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  14. World Cup Qualifying: Gap Narrows Between Serbia and France In Group 7

    The gap between France and Serbia on the Group Seven table has narrowed to just four points after Serbia failed to achieve the anticipated win in the match between these two contenders that took place yesterday (September 9)...

    Brad Carroll Written by Brad Carroll about over 3 years ago 120 reads 2 comments

  15. World Cup Qualifying: Clean Sweep For England, Two Fight for Group Six Crumbs

    England has enjoyed a fantastic run of success in this World Cup qualifying stage, joining the Netherlands and Spain as guaranteed starters after reaching the magic total of 24 points. It is now impossible for any other team in Group Six to overtake...

    Brad Carroll Written by Brad Carroll about over 3 years ago 311 reads 5 comments

  16. World Cup Qualifying: Spain Still Dominating Group Five

    Nobody could have failed to predict that Spain would finish at the top of their group in this round of World Cup qualifying matches. Now that they have won eight of eight, the only thing left to speculate about is who will finish second...

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  17. World Cup Qualifying: Germany and Russia Safely Holding Group Four

    Germany managed to regain their lead of the Group Four table after scoring a comfortable, albeit predictable, 4-0 home win over Azerbaijan...

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  18. World Cup Qualifying: Slovakia Still Has a Comfortable Lead In Group 3

    Northern Ireland has never had a better opportunity, but they completely squandered it by losing their home match today (September 9) to current group leader Slovakia...

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  19. World Cup Qualifying: Latvia's Hope Remains Alive In Group Two

    Things have gone almost perfectly for Latvia this week, thanks in no small part to their sensational 2-2 draw with Switzerland today (September 9th)...

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  20. World Cup Qualifying: Denmark Retain Narrow Lead In Group One

    Denmark have managed to retain their lead in Group One of the first round of European Qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup, despite only managing two draws from their two latest qualifying games...

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  21. LA Galaxy Fans: Don't Blame David Beckham

    LA Galaxy fans are angry that David Beckham accepted an offer to play with AC Milan while still under contract to Galaxy, and rightly so...

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  22. Michael Owen Shines as Manchester United Win Second Match Against Malaysia XI

    Michael Owen has gotten off to a good start in his Manchester United career, having played a prominent role in the two matches against Malaysia this week...

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  23. Amazing Goal by Amri Yahya Not Enough for Malaysia vs Manchester United

    There are certain moments in life which will become forever etched in your memory. These are typically described as, "Where were you when..." moments...

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  24. 2010 World Cup: Turkey Not Done Yet

    Before the start of the 2008 European Championship, many people expected Turkey to be roasted, carved up, and sauced! It is not a team that has traditionally commanded respect at the top levels of world football...

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  25. Horse Racing Disaster Narrowly Averted in Scotland

    Heavy rainfall led to a near-tragedy on Monday at the Ayr racecourse in Scotland. Struggling to maintain their footing in the heavy going, no less than seven horses fell at the home turn in the third race on the program...

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