By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 11/09/2010

Last Sunday night the Los Angeles Galaxy wrapped up their home and home series against the visiting Seattle Sounders with an entertaining showing by the LA side, and an epic performance by David Beckham. The Englishman assisted in both of the Galaxy’s...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 11/07/2010

At the beginning of the season Liverpool was in turmoil. Nothing was going their way. The club was still adjusting to their new manager, Roy Hodgson, and questions on whether the club would be sold and to whom greatly affected the team on the pitch. ...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 10/29/2010

For some time now, Manchester United fans have been furious with the teams' owners for their unholy takeover as majority shareholders of the club, and poorly managing the team to the brink of bankruptcy. Since 2005, When the Grazers took over, ticket...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 10/28/2010

During the melee between Wayne Rooney and Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, fans and reporters alike speculated on possible outcomes. Where would Rooney go? The obvious clubs were Real Madrid or Barcelona who have to bankroll for such a signing....
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 10/13/2010

Mirko Vucinic of Montenegro went a little too far the other day when scoring against Switzerland. Excited players sometimes celebrate by taking off their shirts, but Vucinic opted to strip off this shorts. I've seen pretty bad celebrations, but this ...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 10/12/2010

Inter Milan announced that both Diego Milito and Esteban Cambiasso were placed on the disabled list and will miss out on the Champions League match-up against Tottenham Hotspurs. Both men sustained their injures (a thigh strain) Friday, October 8th in...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 09/21/2010

Last week in a clash between the New York Red Bulls and Dallas FC, French superstar Thierry Henry of the energy drink club cleared the ball after teammate, Mehdi Ballouchy, knocked in a goal in the first half stoppage time. As a result of this unorthodox...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 09/19/2010

CARSON, Calif -- A night that was supposed to be an easy victory for the Galaxy turned out to be an incredible struggle to comeback from behind and win. “We had to fight and scrap,” confessed Coach Bruce Arena. “And that’s one...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 09/13/2010

CARSON, Calif -- There was much speculation Saturday night on whether coach Bruce Arena would play David Beckham, and in the 70th minute of play we got our answer. Immediately after the midfielder arrived to the fourth office the crowd at the Home Depot...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 09/11/2010

Coach Bob Bradley's contract with the US National team was due to expire at the end of the 2010 year. Following the American's elimination against Ghana in the World Cup, Bradley expressed interest in managing a club in the Premiership; namely, Aston...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 08/31/2010

The Goal Review predictions are in. After much thought and scrutiny, after careful analysis and consideration in hours of deliberation, it is this journalist opinion that in 2010/2011 Real Madrid will dethrone Barcelona for La Liga’s Championship...
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By Jonathan Mathis @ The Goal Review 08/11/2010

CARSON, Calif.—Ever seen the diverse town worship an unpopular sport here in the origin of an enigmatic, paranoid town, unlike in other countries where fans revere the fascinating sport and blow on annoying vuvuzelas, an obnoxious buzzing sound...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 08/07/2010

On Wednesday, August 4th 2010, I had the privilege of taking a road trip to San Francisco and witness the Spanish giants, Real Madrid take on Club America of the Mexican league at Candlestick Park in a pre-season friendly. Madrid trumped America in an...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 08/05/2010

It was winter in August at San Francisco's Candlestick Park where thousands gathered and witnessed Real Madrid fleece Club America 3 - deuce in a pre-season friendly. The crowd was electric with Vuvuzela's galore as thousand proudly sported the colors...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 08/04/2010

On Wednesday, July 25th Spanish giants Real Madrid touched down on Los Angeles International Airport to launch their American pre-season tour with Mexican team Club America and MLS leaders LA Galaxy. Among the players in attendance for these North American...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 08/01/2010

In mid-July the soccer world stood still when, now retired from French international duties, Thierry Henry signed a multi-year contract with the New York Red Bulls. This move can be the signing that opened Pandora's Box to other European stars defecting...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 07/31/2010

The 2009/2010 season throughout Europe had many notable and unforgettable events. Lionel Messi’s (Barcelona) performance in Spain’s La Liga, Didier Drogba (Chelsea) beating out Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) for the EPL’s Golden Boot,...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 07/27/2010

Real Madrid officials confirmed this past Monday in a press conference that superstar, Raul, is a Galactico no longer after serving the club loyally for 16 years. Originally, Raul was destined to play for Real crosstown rival, Atletico Madrid. However,...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 07/21/2010

That's right! You heard it here first! Paul the psychic octopus landed a 3 million dollar movie deal this week with MGM and Columbia Pictures.  Paul's claim to fame came at this years World Cup where he successfully predicted the winner of the WC...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 07/19/2010

A few days after Spain took to the world by storm and defeated the Dutch in a one-love war of attrition to become world champions, FIFA revealed an update in the world ranks. No surprise that Spain tops the chart as the number one ranked nation in the...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 07/16/2010

For the first time since 2007 MLS has been the talk of the town the world over. Major League Soccer has always been regarded as the sub-par league in compared to those of Europe. But in 2007 when David Beckham left Real Madrid to sign with the Los Angeles...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 07/15/2010

Yes, ladies and germs! The pride of France has defected to the United States. Theirry Henry, one of the most famous and infamous soccer stars, has signed a multi-year contract with the New York Red Bull. Henry played in four World Cups, winning his first...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Goal Review 07/12/2010

The World Cup is over and Spain stands alone as the undisputed champions of the world after defeating an out-of-sync Dutch team. But which individual player reigned supreme? Uruguayan Diego Forlan (club team: Atletico Madrid) was considered to be the...
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