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By Kevin Koczwara
Life won’t be getting any easier for Wayne Rooney in the next few weeks, in fact, life will be a little more difficult for the Manchester United and England forward as more stories come out about his extramarital affairs. This is part of being a famous athlete these days: you make the millions [...]
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Rooney Saga Has Only Just Begun
September 8th, 2010 
JoeMeloni La Liga Preview: Mourinho leading Real
August 30th, 2010 JoeMeloni By Joe Meloni
Visions of Spain captain Iker Casillas proudly brandishing the nation’s first-ever World Cup trophy two months ago are still fresh in the mind of soccer fans around the globe. Surrounding him on the podium were his teammates, including the likes of Barcelona stars David Villa, Gerard Pique, Carles Puyol, Xavi and Andres Iniesta. [...]
Posted in La Liga 
Tags: Andres Iniesta, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Carles Puyol, Cesc Fabregas, Chelsea, Copa del Ray, David Villa, Didier Zokora, Diego Forlan, Fran Merida, Francesc Arnau, Gerard Pique, Getafe, Gonzalo Higuain, Hercules, Iker Casillas, Inter Milan, Joe Meloni, Jose Mourinho, Juan Carolos Mandia, Juan Ramon Lopez Muniz, La Liga, Lionel Messi, Malaga, Miguel Angel Portgual, Portugal, Racing Santander, Real Madrid, Sebastien Squillaci, Sergio Arguero, Sevilla, Spain, Thierry Henry, Valladolid, Villareal, Vincente Calderon, World Cup, Xavi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic 
View CommentsSerie A Preview – Juve to unseat Inter
August 28th, 2010 JoeMeloni By Kevin Koczwara
Inter Milan dominated the world of top-flight soccer last season. The club won its domestic title in Italy, Coppa Italia and the one trophy the club’s fans and ownership had been dreaming of for 60 years, the Champions League. Inter was on top of the world, and when that happens in the world [...]
Posted in Serie A Tags: AC Milan, Adriano, Alberto Aquilani, Allessandro Diamanti, Brescia, Cagliari, Champions League, Coppa Italia, Daniele De Rossi, Diego, Eduardo, Europa League, Felipe Melo, Genoa, Inter Milan, Joe Mourinho, Juventus, Kevin Koczwara, Lecce, Leonardo, Liverpool, Luca Toni, Massimiliano Allegri, Miguel Veloso, Pato, Rafa Benitez, Rafael Benitez, Rafina, Real Madrid, Roma, Ronaldinho, Sampdoria, Samuel Eto'o, Scudetto, Serie A, Sporting CP, Totti, Wesley Sneijder, West Ham, Wolfsburg, World Cup View CommentsLennon leading revolution for Celtic
August 24th, 2010 JoeMeloni By Ryan Fleming
New managers often make mistakes. Sometimes they are more frequent than the managers they replace. One common mistake is having a team revolution, or selling a majority and replacing those players with suitable ones that fit the role or the new playing style the new boss hopes to implement
Neil Lennon, the Celtic boss [...]
Posted in SPL Tags: Aiden McGeady, Artur Boruc, Beram Kayal, Celtic FC, Chau Du-Ri, Efraín Juárez, Fraser Forster, Georgios Samaras, James Forrest, Lukasz Zaluska, Neil Lennon, Rangers, Scott Brown, Shinsuke Nakamura, Simon Ferry, St. Mirren, Stephen McManus, Swindon Town, Utrecht, Zheng Zhi View CommentsChampions League Still Probable for Spurs
August 23rd, 2010 JoeMeloni By Ryan Fleming
The English soccer world was up in arms one week ago over one of their most exciting, young clubs, Tottenham. But, for no good reason.
In its first European Cup appearance since 1962, the Spurs were upset, 3-2, by Swiss side Young Boys in the first leg of their Champions League Playoff. However, a [...]
Bordeaux issues present despite win
August 22nd, 2010 JoeMeloni By Ryan Fleming
Something happened to Bordeaux late last season: it started losing. That might sound commonplace in a sport where winning or losing can depend more on confidence than skill. But with the now-French national coach, Laurent Blanc, at the helm, the team from Southwest France skidded its way out of European play at the [...]
France ready after miserable summer
August 19th, 2010 JoeMeloni By Michael King
At the international level, 18 games is an eternity. With friendlies scattered sparingly throughout the soccer season and major tournaments only once every few years, opportunities for international success can be elusive.
And for the French Football Federation, that’s exactly the point.
The organization suspended maligned striker Nicolas Anelka, 31, for precisely that length Tuesday [...]
Please, No More Excuses, Mr. Redknapp
August 19th, 2010 JoeMeloni By Joe Meloni
When they were done laughing about it, many English soccer fans whose allegiances lie outside of White Hart Lane wondered if any top-flight English sides had suffered defeats as “humiliating” and “embarrassing” as Tottenham’s 3-2 loss to Swiss club Young Boys in the first leg of the final UEFA Champions League qualifying round.
Yes, [...]
Posted in Club Soccer, The Champions League Tags: Harry Redknapp, Tottenham, UEFA Champions League, Young Boys View CommentsBlackpool Premier Start a Dream
August 17th, 2010 Kevin Koczwara
By Kevin Koczwara
Blackpool made its triumphant return to England’s top league with a bang after 39 years of dwelling in the lower league. The Seasiders’ thrashed Wigan Athletic, 4-0, at home to open their Premier League season. To say the least, it was an unexpected result but a welcomed surprise for most.
To say Blackpool [...]
Posted in Club Soccer, English Premier League Tags: Blackpool FC, English Premier League, Ian Halloway, Wigan View Comments
