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World Soccer XXIII - "Pay" Up Pompey?

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Van Persie to ManU for 23 million. Sad day for Arsenal fans. Of course last season was the first and only season he's been mostly healthy, so it'll be interesting to see if he can stay healthy for Sir Alex. First time Wenger has ever sold to ManU. At least it's over though and doesn't drag on forever. Such is the world when you keep your fiscal house in order in the world of European soccer.
 
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Bob Gray said:
Van Persie to ManU for 23 million. Sad day for Arsenal fans. Of course last season was the first and only season he's been mostly healthy, so it'll be interesting to see if he can stay healthy for Sir Alex. First time Wenger has ever sold to ManU. At least it's over though and doesn't drag on forever. Such is the world when you keep your fiscal house in order in the world of European soccer.
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Wenger has done a pretty good job of "selling" talent at its peak over the years.

That leaves Arsenal as always a contender, never a winner....they are quite profitable financially yet shut out of the hardware.

it was really a lot of fun to watch them go undefeated in 2003-2004; what a feat, not to lose a single game during a 38-game season.

26 - 0 - 12 for 90 points.
 
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England beats Italy 2-1. The traitor scores for the Azzuri.

I'm very pleased United got van Persie. SAF usually does a fine job picking up talent and getting the most of them. Bob, I remember United selling Becks and Cristiano Ronaldo at the top of their value as well. Let's hope United can challenge City.
 
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Great game by the US. best I've seen in a long time and Cameron was terrific. well done USA!
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That was a lot of fun to watch. For whatever reason, I always thought the U.S. looked dangerous attacking (the very few times they did). Great defending, and wonderful goalkeeping by Howard. It was just a "friendly," but it was a very important win for Klinsmann and U.S. soccer, especially our young players.
 
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Cameron was phenomenal. He looked confident and did a great job marking Chicarito in the box. Edu on the other hand did not look very good. He's much better in a defensive midfield role. I'd love to see Cameron paired with Bocanegra or Goodson in the back at some point. Additionally, Brek Shea is going to be a very, very, very good player once he grows up a little bit. If the US wants to play a 4-3-2-1, he's the guy on the left behind Landon. Plays good defense, has very good ball skills, and knows when to make runs.

Boyd's heel pass by the way was nuts.
 
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Eat it, Mexico.

And Scotland won too? What is going on these days??!?!? The magic of Shark Week continues!
 
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MountieBoyOz said:
England beats Italy 2-1. The traitor scores for the Azzuri.

I'm very pleased United got van Persie. SAF usually does a fine job picking up talent and getting the most of them. Bob, I remember United selling Becks and Cristiano Ronaldo at the top of their value as well. Let's hope United can challenge City.
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Van Persie is a big gamble. He's not that young, at 29, and he has been injury prone over his career. On the other hand, a healthy Van Persie could easily make the difference in the title race.
 
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Great time to beat Mexico at the Azteca. Right after their Olympic win.
 
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Awesome to play spoiler at their Olympic celebration. It was even better to watch the commentators reflect after just talking about Mexico being ahead of the US with all of mexicos recent success in u23, etc tournaments.
 
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I couldn't believe all the empty seats. I know it was a friendly and not 100% full squads for each team, but I figured they'd come close to a sell-out for the first post-gold medal game.
 
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Bob Gray said:
Van Persie is a big gamble. He's not that young, at 29, and he has been injury prone over his career. On the other hand, a healthy Van Persie could easily make the difference in the title race.
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Valid points. However, SAF seems to hit more than miss when it comes to big transfers. That used to be the different when dealing with the other team in Manchester. City would splash for people only for them to bust. (This theory has gone by the boards since the Iron Sheik took over.) Also, RVP doesn't have to play every game because of United's depth. He can get a break if he gets a knock or just needs rest.
 
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