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World Cup Soccer: With the USA gone, what next?

If you are like me, the only country you root for at the Olympics and the World Cup is the United States.  I was hopeful that after Landon Donovan had scored in the 91st minuted against Algeria that this might be the year that the Americans return to the semifinals after an 80 year hiatus.  Well it was not meant to be as Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan stuck a dagger through my heart and millions of other Americans with his fantastic …

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World Cup 2010: The Group-by-Group Analysis

The biggest sporting event on the planet starts today with Mexico taking on hosts South Africa in the opening match.  Here I will preview each group and predict which teams will advance. Group A This first group has two former World Cup winners in Uruguay and France as well as the host nation South Africa and Mexico, a two time quarterfinalist.  There has been a lot of talk about how South Africa may become the first host nation to lose …

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