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Monday MLS Wrap
Yeah, I know it’s not exactly Monday, but I’m not changing the name based on that fact alone… By the way, my weekly Premier League Wrap is also live at The FA Daily. Saturday, August 28 – FC Dallas 0, … Continue reading
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My apologies…
While the plan is to keep up with the things I can, and still post the weekly wraps for the MLS and Premiership, the fact that my real job pays me to cover collegiate volleyball makes that a bit more … Continue reading
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Mwanga interested in playing for U.S.
With eyes looking toward 2014, American fans have been drawn to some of the young MLS standouts this season, with perhaps none drawing the same amount of attention as the 19-year old Danny Mwanga of the Philadelphia Union. As one … Continue reading
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Everton holding steady in transfer window
With the closing of the transfer window approaching, it’s beginning to appear that Everton will stand pat with their current squad, which is something that I really don’t mind, even with a pair of mediocre performances to open Premier League … Continue reading
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Everton outmuscles Huddersfield Town, 5-1
After two thoroughly depressing performances in the first two matches of Premiership play, Everton let loose on decidedly overmatched League One side Huddersfield Town, 5-1. The match kicked off the the third round of the Carling Cup for the Toffees. … Continue reading
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Premier League Wrap (Week Two)
My recap of this past weekend’s events is up at The FA Daily.
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Monday MLS Wrap
Wednesday, August 18 – New England Revolution 1, Chicago Fire 2 Sean Johnson had another outstanding day in net as Chicago rallied from an early deficit behind goals from Baggio Husidic and Calen Carr. It marked Husidic’s first goal since … Continue reading
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What We Learned: Fire 3, Dynamo 4
Well, it’s the first time I’ve had to write about the Fire losing in a while, and make no mistake, it kind of sucks. With that said, there are certainly a number of things we can take away, perhaps more … Continue reading
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Freddie Ljungberg-led comeback falls short, Fire lose 4-3
For the first time since The Free Header was started last month, the Chicago Fire fell in an MLS match to the Houston Dynamo 4-3 in what was undoubtedly the best match of the week. The Fire fought back from … Continue reading
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Everton draw with Wolves in Goodison opener
Everton continued a theme of woeful performances against seemingly inferior sides, drawing with Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 at Goodison Park Saturday in their Premier League home opener. The Toffees are now 0-1-1 on the season. For the second straight week, Everton … Continue reading
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