All posts by Alex Morgan

  • Hodgson heralds next generation of England with Euros squad

    Generational changes never happen in soccer overnight; it’s a gradual, perpetual process. Roy Hodgson, however, signaled the beginning of a new dawn for the English national team by naming a youthful provisional squad for Euro 2016, the...

    • Posted May 16, 2016
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  • MOTD: Newcastle United 5-1 Tottenham Hotspur

    What match to watch?  It is the yearly dilemma for neutral Premier League fans as all twenty teams square off in ten simultaneous fixtures on the final day of the season. And it was a tough choice...

    • Posted May 15, 2016
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  • Which forwards will Jürgen Klinsmann take to Copa Centenario?

    In naming his provisional forty-man roster for the Copa Centenario on US soil in June, Jürgen Klinsmann laid the groundwork for a promising American squad. Now with just six days until the final roster deadline on May...

    • Posted May 14, 2016
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  • 3 things to look out for in EPL finale

    As the 2015/2016 Premier League season culminates in a grand finale on Saturday, we take a quick look across the league at the three things to look out for this weekend. Can Manchester City avoid disaster? Winless...

    • Posted May 13, 2016
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  • MLS has a continuity problem  

    Leicester City’s glorious rags-to-riches Premier League triumph captures the essence of the beautiful game: the ability for any team, player or coach to rise from the bottom with nothing but hard work, talent, and a shrewd outlook....

    • Posted May 12, 2016
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  • MOTD: West Ham United 3-2 Manchester United

    All aspects of Upton Park were on display as West Ham United bid farewell to their ground of 112 years in a triumphant comeback victory over Manchester United: the good, the ugly, and finally, the glorious. Pre-match...

    • Posted May 10, 2016
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  • West Ham brace for nostalgic Upton Park farewell

    The Olympic Stadium is but a short, twenty minute walk from Upton Park.  And yet, as you exit the main gate of West Ham United’s stadium through the two large turrets and turn right on to Green...

    • Posted May 9, 2016
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  • MOTD: Manchester City 2-2 Arsenal

    There’s still life left in Manchester City and Arsenal.  It’s just buried in there somewhere, deep behind a mound of disappointment and underachievement.  As Leicester City were gloriously crowded Premier League champions on Saturday, Arsenal’s visit to...

    • Posted May 8, 2016
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  • Glorious celebrations as Leicester crowned Prem champions

    The camera shook and the King Power Stadium rumbled.  The camera panned to reveal the man of the moment, Claudio Ranieri, as chuffed as a father at a wedding.  Then Leicester City took the first kick of...

    • Posted May 7, 2016
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  • Brighton face Middlesbrough in football’s richest game

    What’s the richest game in football? Not the World Cup final. Nor the Champions League final, for which the winner earns £10.5 million in prize money, just £4  million more than the runners-up. Leicester City’s stunning Premier...

    • Posted May 6, 2016
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