May 2012

A Beautiful Day Ruined

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There is a redemptive quality about this Saturday’s FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Chelsea, as two teams that had fancied themselves as pretenders to the Premier League crown square off in a consolatory, but still meaningful, match at Wembley.  Continue Reading

Eleven is Better Than One

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In his third and final part on Argentina Football, Teo D'Elia takes a deeper look at the shortcomings of the Argentina National team in recent years. 

Argentina’s National team had not been performing up to expectations. With the World Cup 2014 Qualifiers in progress, head coach Alejandro Sabella has become the first coach since Jose Pekerman (2004-06) to seem to have an idea of how to put all these great players together and turn it into a successful team.  Continue Reading

UCL with Phil Schoen

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This Saturday, Bayern Munich hosts Chelsea in the 2012 Champions League Final.  Both teams are coming off frustrating domestic league seasons, with Bayern finishing second behind Borussia Dortmund, while Chelsea finished a disappointing sixth place.  Though neither team was able to win their domestic champions, all will be forgotten if they are crowned champions of Europe.  GolTV announcer, Phil Schoen, was nice enough to share some of his knowledge on the biggest club match of the year. 

Soccer Banter:  How will each manager adjust to players missing due to suspension?  Continue Reading