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by Paul Gardner on Oct 29, 1:50 AM
Watching Thursday night's Colorado vs. Columbus game was not an easy experience. After all, this game really meant something -- particularly for the Colorado Rapids. This was their chance, in the opening playoff game, to score a few goals, the theory being that they will need that cushion as they now have to go to play the return leg on Columbus.
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by Paul Gardner on Oct 27, 1:36 AM
The MLS playoffs are upon us, accompanied by various organizational hiccups that could be quite embarrassing. I'll look at those in a moment, but first let me jump in immediately, with a suggestion to MLS that might help to reduce the red-face factor.
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by Paul Gardner on Oct 25, 1:54 AM
Last week's Inter-Spurs Champions League game grabbed a lot of headlines for the astounding way that Spurs, with 10 men, were able to come back from 4-0 down to a 4-3 final score -- courtesy of three goals from Gareth Bale. Three terrific goals from a 21-year-old player who gets better with every game, and who exemplifies the modern flank player.
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by Paul Gardner on Oct 22, 3:15 AM
How much longer can South American soccer last? I mean, how much longer can it continue being truly South American soccer, the soccer of artistry and goals?
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by Paul Gardner on Oct 20, 12:20 AM
I must admit, I found Alex Ferguson's television appearance moving. He was talking to the press about Wayne Rooney. Trying to explain why Rooney wanted to leave Manchester United.
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by Paul Gardner on Oct 18, 12:20 AM
Absolutely asking for it. That would be a concise comment on FIFA's bidding process for the rights to stage the 2018 and 2022 World Cups -- now engulfed in allegations of corruption.
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by Paul Gardner on Oct 13, 1:11 AM
Having been thoroughly miffed by the 6-4-0 formation that Scottish coach Craig Levein used against the Czech Republic last week, I noted his remarks before yesterday's game against Spain with considerable distaste.
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by Paul Gardner on Oct 11, 12:59 AM
Twenty years ago, a few months before the 1990 World Cup, I asked the same question of two national team coaches: Did they feel under any obligation to play attractive soccer?
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by Paul Gardner on Oct 6, 12:35 AM
From being a fervent admirer of Dutch soccer -- back in the 1970s, the days of "total soccer" -- I have passed through the stages of being just an admirer, sliding down to a grudging admirer, and now that of occasional admirer.
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by Paul Gardner on Oct 4, 2:18 AM
Back in December a headline caught my eye. "Goals Galore Expected from Favorable Draw" it read -- referring to the Champions League pairings which had just been decided, pitting Spain's Sevilla against CSKA Moscow.
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by Paul Gardner on Oct 2, 2:10 AM
If MLS ran things the way that they do elsewhere in the world and employed the promotion/relegation system, then right now we should be looking at a quite extraordinary situation.