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My Top 5 January Signings

5. Xherdan Shaqiri (Bayern Munich to Inter Milan) Just two and a half years after Bayern Munich beat the rest of the continent to sign Xherdan Shaqiri, the Swiss star has been granted freedom from his Sabena Straße shackles. Inter’s four-year deal offered the most promising escape route. It could be the signing of the window, […]

Asian Cup 2015 Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper – Mathew Ryan (Australia, Club Brugge). There were plenty of candidates to take the gloves in our all-star XI. China’s Wang Dalei, a penalty saving hero with the help of a ball boy’s guess work, and Uzbekistan’s Ignatiy Nesterov, who repeatedly denied South Korea until extra-time in their quarter-final, were strong candidates, as was […]

Orlando City Doing it Right

Orlando City SC has done all the right things coming into their inaugural year for the MLS. Once a popular USL pro team, management has come in strong by providing the team with a year that looks built to win year one, a soccer specific stadium in down Orlando in year two, and a proven […]

The Starting 5 – 12814

College Football Playoff – By now, we have all seen the coveted four spots in the first college football playoff, but did they get it right? As it stands, Alabama, the first seed, will play Ohio State, the fourth seed. Oregon, the second seed, will play Florida State, the third seed. The first three […]

U.S. Progress Suffers Huge Setback In Klinsmann Era

In light of the USA’s recent performances against the Republic of Ireland, Columbia, and Ecuador I realized we had taken a BIG step back! The following need to be addressed over the next couple of years for the WC Qualifying. Especially, with Mexico and Costa Rica playing the way they are. Defense, Defense, Defense While […]