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Chutes & Ladders: Races to Watch in the European Lower Divisions
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Chutes & Ladders: Races to Watch in the European Lower DivisionsAs European domestic leagues wind toward a close, there are some notable promotions and relegations about to happen within the lower tiers. In England, a former Premier League mainstay is back after a season away and an impressive streak came to an end. In Germany, relegation is a possibility even for a mid-table team with…
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Euros Day 15-17: I Get Knocked Down
Continue Reading: Euros Day 15-17: I Get Knocked DownLike a lot of young soccer fans in the 1990s, I loved the ’94 World Cup. And then I couldn’t find soccer on tv consistently for four years. So when France ’98 came into focus, I was pleased, and when EA sports released a video game to accompany the tournament I was even more pleased. My…
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Group F Comes to a Remarkable Close
Continue Reading: Group F Comes to a Remarkable CloseIceland 2 – Austria 1 With the way this game was ending, it looked like Iceland would end up drawing and likely coming in third behind Portugal. Instead, this happened: https://twitter.com/danmari83/status/745694539738943488 That is the most amazing soccer call I’ve ever seen. And I can’t believe that we’ll see a country of 332,529 take on England in…
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Opening Weekend For Euros; Aside From The Rioting, The Soccer Was Great
Continue Reading: Opening Weekend For Euros; Aside From The Rioting, The Soccer Was GreatGroup A France 2 – Romania 1 On the opening day, France won a thrilling match against Romania 2-1 after a Dmitri Payet wonderstrike with his weak(er) foot in the 89th minute. The first half saw Romania charge forward and create a huge chance, then retreat to their expected shell while France threw everything they…
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Euro 2016 Previews: Who Will Win In The Land Of Wine, Baguettes and Cheese?
Continue Reading: Euro 2016 Previews: Who Will Win In The Land Of Wine, Baguettes and Cheese?There is too much soccer. Between the US Open Cup, MLS, NASL, PLA, PDL, NPSL, USL, Copa America Centenario, and the European Championship, fans in the US will hardly go an hour without some form of soccer that they can watch. With today’s launch of the Euros, welcome to Stage 2 of The Soccering. How…