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Michael Essien Setback? Or the Mindset of a Downtrodden Footballer?
The original timeline of Michael Essien's recovery was six weeks. That was four months ago. Having suffered a knee injury this winter, the Chelsea midfielder was forced to miss the African Cup o...
Mokoena Groin Injury a Concern for South Africa
While the hosts may be one of the weaker sides in the upcoming World Cup, they have enough quality which, combined with the advantage of home country familiarity, could scare their Group A opponents. ...
Aaron Lennon Approaching Spurs, England Return
One of the remarkable parts of Tottenam's run toward Champions League has been Spurs' ability to do it without Aaron Lennon. The 23-year-old right winger has game breaking ability, and at the to...
Drogba Not Healthy For Chelsea, Won't Be Healthy for Cote d'Ivoire
Didier Drogba had to play the last 45 minutes of Chelsea's match on Saturday after his groin injury flared up, Didier Drogba's groin injury flared up before the second half kick-off Saturday at ...
As Buddle-for-USA Momentum Crests, the Numbers Game Remains Unchanged
After two goals this weekend in Major League Soccer against Real Salt Lake, Los Angeles Galaxy striker Edson Buddle has seen the case to get him on the United States' plane to South Africa reach a fev...
France's Problems Go Beyond Pitch, Staff
We all know what a mess France's soccer team has been on the pitch. Well, most of us know. Recently, I was on the phone with somebody who was trying to convince me of the virtues of the French t...
L'Affaire Henry: Plan For the Worst
I've got two friends. We'll call them Kevin and Dan. They both write about soccer and, as coincidence would have it (given Wednesday's big news), were on opposing sides before France and Ireland kic...
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