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		<title>In Defense of Spain</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did Spain really win the European Championships playing “boring” soccer?  Ben Wilkinson doesn’t think so… It’s finally over.  Those who watched Spain’s victory on Sunday in the European Championship final saw a sports team writing history in big bold letters, because Spain not only won, they did it in style, breaking all sorts of individual [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twosoccerfans.com&#038;blog=22484662&#038;post=1975&#038;subd=twosoccerfans&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Boys from Brazil</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder why some Brazilian footballers start their careers so strongly but finish somewhat poorly? Aymen Gheddai discusses the issue&#8230; With Euro 2012 excitement in full flow you might be forgiven for failing to realize that Ronaldinho, arguably the most entertaining footballer ever, recently terminated his contract with Flamengo due to unpaid wages. He then [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twosoccerfans.com&#038;blog=22484662&#038;post=1931&#038;subd=twosoccerfans&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Highs and Lows: April 20-May 7</title>
		<link>http://twosoccerfans.com/2012/05/07/highs-and-lows-april-20-may-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, Messi breaks more records, Juventus breaks Milan&#8217;s dominance, and Rashidi Yekini breaks our hearts&#8230; Highs Messi sets another record! Barcelona’s local derby between Espanyol and Barcelona used to be a somewhat competitive affair&#8230;not so much in recent times. The latest edition this past Saturday ended 4-0 in favor of Barcelona, but that wasn’t [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twosoccerfans.com&#038;blog=22484662&#038;post=1909&#038;subd=twosoccerfans&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fan Culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aymen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aymen Gheddai discusses the different ways fans approach our favorite sport&#8230; &#8220;Football without fans is nothing.&#8221; – John “Jock” Stein, former Celtic manager During my college years, friends routinely made fun of the fact that I would only register for classes that didn’t clash with the Champions League schedule. As for my weekends, I had [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twosoccerfans.com&#038;blog=22484662&#038;post=1891&#038;subd=twosoccerfans&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Highs and Lows: April 9-16</title>
		<link>http://twosoccerfans.com/2012/04/17/highs-and-lows-april-9-16/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aymen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been gone for a while but here&#8217;s the return of Highs and Lows! This week: a wonder goal, an overdue sacking, and a bee &#8220;checking&#8221; tire pressure. Enjoy&#8230; Highs Andy Carroll Scores&#8230;Again.  Andrew Thomas Carroll has finally come good.  Heaven and earth are one.  Balance is restored.  Children, birds, and small, woodland animals can [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twosoccerfans.com&#038;blog=22484662&#038;post=1868&#038;subd=twosoccerfans&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Moneyball Approach</title>
		<link>http://twosoccerfans.com/2012/04/06/the-moneyball-approach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s the connection between baseball and the Premier League?  Ben Wilkinson says it&#8217;s Newcastle United&#8230; Last year, I came across several articles online (here, here, and here, for example) that mentioned something I never expected to encounter in the world of Premier League punditry: baseball.  More specifically, the articles referenced &#8220;moneyball.&#8221; For those who haven’t read the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twosoccerfans.com&#038;blog=22484662&#038;post=1823&#038;subd=twosoccerfans&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trust Me, I Used To Play Too</title>
		<link>http://twosoccerfans.com/2012/03/27/trust-me-i-used-to-play-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aymen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aymen Gheddai takes a casual look at some former players currently plying their trade as coaches&#8230; Recently I was having an argument regarding football coaches with a friend. On the one hand there are coaches who never played football professionally, and there are the players-turned-coaches who were actually highly talented during their playing days. The [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twosoccerfans.com&#038;blog=22484662&#038;post=1803&#038;subd=twosoccerfans&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Three Lions Dreaming</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is Harry Redknapp the right man for the England job?  Ben Wilkinson thinks it doesn&#8217;t even matter&#8230; Since Fabio Capello resigned last month, the entire country—nay, the entire universe!—has been speculating wildly about  England’s next international manager.  Following Sven Goran Ericsson’s departure after the 2006 World Cup, the general, patriotic consensus was that the next England manager [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twosoccerfans.com&#038;blog=22484662&#038;post=1775&#038;subd=twosoccerfans&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Highs and Lows: February 20-March 4</title>
		<link>http://twosoccerfans.com/2012/03/05/highs-and-lows-february-20-march-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ronaldo, referees, and adios AVB!  It&#8217;s Highs and Lows for the past two weeks! Highs Ronaldo&#8217;s backheel.  It&#8217;s not as if this goal from last week&#8217;s Real Madrid vs. Rayo Vallecano match is the best backheel goal ever&#8211;after all, he pretty much telegraphed what he was going to do to the entire stadium, and the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twosoccerfans.com&#038;blog=22484662&#038;post=1744&#038;subd=twosoccerfans&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>National Pride</title>
		<link>http://twosoccerfans.com/2012/02/29/national-pride/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aymen Gheddai takes a look at national teams that include &#8220;foreign&#8221; players&#8230; Take a look at a 23-man squad for any international competition and naturally the expectation is that the majority are indigenes. Well, the current Equatorial Guinea side exemplifies the exception not the rule. The co-hosts of the recently concluded 2012 African Cup of [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twosoccerfans.com&#038;blog=22484662&#038;post=1722&#038;subd=twosoccerfans&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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