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Chelsea’s Juan Mata was the EPL’s standout player in 2012-13

May 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Juan Mata

Juan Mata

Chelsea’s Juan Mata was the EPL’s standout player in 2012-13; creativity allied with strength, brilliance and consistency.

Midfielder:  Chelsea

Juan Mata, the latest in the Spanish assembly line of MadSkliz midfielders, led the league with 12 assists. 

Mata pinged his passes all over the field, often surprising his own teammates.  Few players have so swiftly adapted to the EPL and then continued to improve.

Short and slight, the Spaniard seems at ease amid the physical mayhem, while his ability to not only create goals but score them too (he had 20 in all competitions) justifies his Chelsea nickname “Johnny Kills” (yes, it’s the English translation of his name but you gotta admit that it fits).

Flanked by Eden Hazard and Oscar, Chelsea’s passing carousel is the most beautiful to watch outside of Barcelona.

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Champions League Preview; German grudge match

May 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich

http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1432235/bundesliga-rivals-give-fans-sneak-peek-face-off?cc=5901

Borussia  and Bayern won’t have to wait for the Champions League final to go head to head.      Dortmund hosts Bayern on Saturday in the Bundesliga in a preview of their Wembley showdown,  Bayern wrapped up the title with six games to spare and Dortmund is all but assured of second place — although both clubs are keen to strike a psychological blow before their meeting in Europe’s showpiece on May 25.

Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich

Bayern’s Jupp Heynckes, left, and Dortmund’s Jürgen Klopp

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2013/may/02/bayern-munich-borussia-dortmund-champions-league

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Our Competition is the World

April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Our competition is the world - Stan Baker

Our competition is the world - Stan Baker

This is a good read. It draws from soccer standouts like Claudio Reyna and Dr. Javier Perez focusing
mainly on the 11-14 age groups and touches on topics such as philosophy of coaching, winning now vs long term development, appropriate age level progressions, better understanding our players, maximizing potential, how talent is developed, creativity, the training session, style of
play, and training outside the regular practice sessions.

Well worth the time. Give it a go.

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Barca vs Bayern; Champions League Semifinal Today 11:45am

April 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment

http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/barcelona/id/1281?cc=5901

Despite being the most successful team at the European level in recent history, having qualified for six consecutive semi-finals and lifted the title three times in the last seven years, football experts around the world seem to agree that Barcelona are not favourites to beat Bayern Munich and qualify for the final round of the competition.

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Messi comes off the bench to help Barca

April 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment

http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1408320/barca-eliminates-plucky-psg-on-away-goals?cc=5901

Messi, who had injured his hamstring a week earlier, was only cleared to play an hour before kickoff. He went on in the 62nd minute with his team losing 1-0

Messi

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xavi

April 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
BEIJING GUOAN 07/08 BARCELONA 07/08

BEIJING GUOAN 07/08 BARCELONA 07/08

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American Soccer Stars Clinic Series

March 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment

From the site:

At American Soccer Stars, we strive to provide youth players across the country access to coaching from current professional soccer players.  Unfortunately, many youth players lack interaction with current professional players, and we are trying to fill that void.  Our goal is to create access to professional players to promote youth players’ development and foster overall healthy living.  Each clinic is run by professionals with a wealth of experience and knowledge that will benefit participants of every skill level.  Please join us for this great opportunity to learn first hand from American Soccer Stars!

http://www.americansoccerstars.com/

 

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Women’s US National Soccer Team Notch Another Title

March 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Women's Soccer 31313

Women's Soccer 31313

The U.S. women’s national team secured its ninth Algarve Cup title with a 2-0 win over Germany in the final on Wednesday in Faro, Portugal.

Alex Morgan scored both goals for the U.S., with the first in the 13th minute and second in the 34th. The two strikes were her 40th and 41st career international goals, making her one of 12 U.S. women to score 40 or more international goals.

Megan Rapinoe, who was a late scratch from Wednesday’s lineup due to an injury suffered in warm ups, was named the player of the tournament.

This was the first trophy the U.S. has won under new head coach Tom Sermanni.

 

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Impressive: Women’s US National Team 5, Chine 0

March 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Women's Soccer 3813

Krieger and Engen Tally First International Goals as U.S. WNT Defeats China PR 5-0 at Algarve Cup in Portugal

Women's Soccer 3813

Christen Press nets 4th goal in first four games

 

ALBUFEIRA, Portugal (March 8, 2013) – Playing with an almost entirely different lineup from the first game of the 2013 Algarve Cup, the U.S. Women’s National Team defeated China PR 5-0 on a soggy field that was inundated from a first-half rainstorm.

http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2013/03/US-WNT-Wins-5-0-Against-China-at-2013-Algarve-Cup.aspx

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Top 10 Goals of the week

March 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment

http://www.101greatgoals.com/top-goals/top-10-goals-of-the-week-featuring-suarez-berbatov-rafael-cisse-bale/

1. Luis Suarez (second goal) (Liverpool v Zenit, February 21, 2013)

2. Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham v Stoke, February 23, 2013)

3. Rafael da Silva (QPR v Manchester United, February 23, 2013)

4. Hisato Sato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kashiwa Reysol, February 23, 2013)

5. Jordi Amat (Rayo Vallecano v Real Valladolid, February 24, 2013)

6. Papiss Demba Cisse (Newcastle v Southampton, February 24, 2013)

7. Miralem Pjanic (Atalanta v Roma, February 24, 2013)

8. Stefan Radu (Lazio v Pescara, February 25, 2013)

9. Masoud Shojaei (Levante v Osasuna, February 25, 2013)

10. Gareth Bale (West Ham v Tottenham, February 25, 2013)

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