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Let’s get right to it: • Everton welcomes Norwich City to it’s Really Goodison The Premiership world was shocked when Everton announced that American Landon Donovan will come on loan to the Land of Toffee starting January 4th. Okay, not shocked actually at all–except for the fact that Everton actually got a quality player to [...]

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Interesting slo-mo replay of El Clasico earlier this week. Now, a camera focused solely on Lionel Messi. Thought it interesting enough to post.  

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The news just broke. Landon Donovan going on loan to Everton this winter. Precisely what the Toffees need–and frankly probably all they could afford. Everton are not awash in cash. They’re certainly not awash in goals. The LA Galaxy announced on Thursday that Donovan will venture over to Everton on a two-month loan kicking off [...]

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Former LA Galaxy player, NCAA Champion & brother Julian Valentin writing for TSG You can follow Julian on Twitter here January 13, 2011. Zarek and I certainly didn’t plan it that day, but we ended up wearing the same black suit–the buy one, get one half off special from Men’s Warehouse.  I’d had mine for [...]

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A big one in Europa League today for Americans to watch. No, not Tottenham. Wisla Krakow is nipping at the Cottagers heals. A win for Krakow and loss for Fulham rules Damien Duff’s dudes out of Europa. While American media will be all over Dempsey playing at home after eating at the Swansea gaffe-ateria, Nigerian [...]

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As Camp Junior Mint (U-23) gets underway in Florida this week, Jurgen Klinsmann should be shortly submitting his roster for who gets an Evite to the annual Camp Cupcake in Carson, CA. This will of course be Klinsmann’s first time selecting for the camp that normally sees predominant enrollment of fringe US and Nordic domestic [...]

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