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Man United Wins Community Shield 3-1 On Penalties: Your Thoughts

August 10th, 2008 · 6 Comments

So, Manchester United has picked up another piece of silverware after beating Portsmouth 3-1 on penalties in the annual curtain raiser to the new season.
The game, which ended 0-0 in regular time, was a bit of a sleeper at times with Man United controlling large portions of the match but unable to score. A main […]

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Tags: Arnold Mvuemba · Carlos Tevez · Community Shield · Cristiano Ronaldo · David James · Glen Johnson · Jermain Defoe · Lassana Diarra · Manchester United · Peter Crouch · Portsmouth · owen hargreaves · wayne rooney · wembley

England v U.S.: Why Brits Hate U.S. Soccer Fans

May 28th, 2008 · 18 Comments

Earlier this morning, in the build-up to today’s England against United States friendly at Wembley (live on ESPN Classic beginning at 3pm ET), I wrote about why Americans hate English soccer supporters. To be fair, there are a lot reasons why Brits hate U.S. soccer supporters as well, which are revealed below:

Soccer fans in the […]

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Tags: England · United States

England vs USA: Why Americans Hate English Football Supporters

May 28th, 2008 · 34 Comments

Later this evening, the United States will play England at Wembley (8pm BST/BBC1) in a friendly match between two countries who have a love-hate relationship with each other. But in this war, the battle is waged off the pitch rather than on it.
On the pitch, the competition between the two sides is waged fairly. The […]

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Tags: England · General · United States