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World Cup link round up

Now that the World Cup is over, I thought I’d round up some of the best stories that caught my eye about it over the last week or so.

Regular readers who pay attention to my various musings on sports know that I’ve been quite impressed with U.S. U-20 striker and […]

Happy new year, football-wise (tomorrow anyway). With that in mind, I thought I would offer up from preview thoughts and predictions. All […]

Despite being massive underdogs in the tournament, today Iraq beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 to claim the Asian Cup for the first time […]

I just made my selections for the SportsFilter fantasy EPL league: That doesn’t look too shabby to me.

It’s the dream final. Argentina versus Brazil in a little less than an hour. For the record, I think Argentina ends its […]

Last month, I wrote that this summer was vital in looking forward to the U.S. begin qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. […]

I’ve had a few days to absorb the news that Arsenal’s talisman is leaving–and never did the word “talismanic” seem more apropos […]

I really don’t have anything to add. I recently guaranteed a friend that he’d return to Arsenal, but as soon as I […]

Slate has the details (with pictures). Some of these are just abysmal, including the blue pinstripey number the team will be wearing […]