CARSON, Calif. -- //player/19107/landon-donovan.html">Landon Donovan likes to talk about what he calls "being present" -- living in the moment and forgetting the past.
He found himself doing the exact opposite for a half-hour on Saturday afternoon. Donovan couldn't stop thinking about his 13th-minute empty-net whiff in the MLS Cup title game until halftime, when he finally collected himself and re-focused.
Twenty minutes later, his "present-ness" was tested.
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Donovan, Galaxy win second straight MLS Cup
CARSON, Calif. -- //player/19107/landon-donovan.html">Landon Donovan likes to talk about what he calls "being present" -- living in the moment and forgetting the past.
He found himself doing the exact opposite for a half-hour on Saturday afternoon. Donovan couldn't stop thinking about his 13th-minute empty-net whiff in the MLS Cup title game until halftime, when he finally collected himself and re-focused.
Twenty minutes later, his "present-ness" was tested.
Spanish Superskills With Juan Mata
There’s a two day break in World Cup action, so we don’t have any goal or other match highlights to share today. But that’s OK. Because what we do have is this footage from one of Spain’s practice sessions in which young Valencia attacker Juan Mata completely befuddles Real Madrid defender Raul Albiol with a [...]
Source: http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2010/spanish-superskills-with-juan-mata.html
EA SPORTS & Puebla F.C Enter Sponsorship Deal
EA SPORTS have entered a sponsorship deal with Puebla F.C. The news was confirmed by the official�Puebla FC website, which confirms that EA SPORTS will be their sponsors on their official shirts for the next few seasons. A video was also released to mark the announcement. Let us know your thoughts via the comment section […]
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Source: http://fifasoccerblog.com/blog/ea-sports-puebla-f-c-enter-sponsorship-deal/
Three Goals From This Weekend That I Can?t Stop Watching
Presented without comment, except to say, “Damn.” 1.) Heather O’Reilly, U.S. Women’s National Team v. Colombia. 2.) Darlington Nagbe, Portland Timbers v. Sporting KC. 3.) Steve Johnson, Geelong Cats v. Essendon Bombers.
Friday, July 18, 2014
Who will be next season?s top scorer?
It is 11 years since an Englishman won the Premier League Golden Boot. A home-grown player had won at least a share in the award in every previous Premier League season, so this prize exemplifies the shift in balance of power between native and foreign players more than anything else. This pattern might be about [...]
Source: http://www.footballnewsblog.co.uk/premiership/who-will-be-next-seasons-top-scorer/
Should the NCAA Tournament Be More Like the UEFA Champions League?
It’s NCAA Tournament week here in America, and as the college basketball-loving masses fill out their brackets in the vain hope of actually winning a few bucks, the press turns to head coaches from schools that just missed out on invitations to the Big Dance(tm). Angry coaches whose jobs hinge on these invitations often have [...]
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