The Other Moscow Derby Two recent transfers, Shifo and Bakkal, high-five each other on a game well-played. Photo: RIA Novosti How do you solve a problem like Dynamo? After 5 straight losses in the RPL, the only team with no points on the table finally made it happen. It wasn't an easy win, either. Dynamo were playing a team coached by former Croatia NT manager Slaven Bilic, and...

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El Clasico is arguably the most highly-anticipated match of any season in football. Fans around the world get to see two of the greatest teams and oldest rivals go head to head. Though more often than not the Clasico brings about more drama off the pitch (including the age-old Messi vs. Ronaldo comparison), the game has not lost a bit of its flavor. If anything, today's match showed...

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"Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress." - Bruce Barton Stuttgart players Torun, Traore, Hajnal, and co. celebrate their teammate's goal. Source: jerrykiki In the last round before the Group Stage of the Europa League, Bundesliga's VfB Stuttgart defeated RPL side...

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Prologue The team has had 10 different managers in the past 10 years. While that lack of stability may not affect a team like Chelsea that has the funds to purchase not only some of the best players, but some of the best managers, it does affect the legendary Russian team. To say that FCD has had a rocky start to the season would be an understatement. Dynamo...

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David de Gea makes the save. Source:  david-lindegaard  The stand-off between Everton and Manchester United was a sight for sore eyes. The lack of a goal-scoring fest did not take away from both teams' motivation to play a good game. Wayne Rooney was prevented from shooting by the talented Everton defense. Marouane Fellaini, who went on to score the only goal of the match, dribbled past Valencia and...

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In a style not at all reminiscent of the Dynamo vs. Terek match, Anzhi tied with last season's champions Zenit in Makhachkala, Russia. Both veteran and rookie players played a great game for Zenit. 18-year-old Luka Đorđević made his debut for the RPL champions, playing a full 90 minutes and partaking in some of the most important attacks of the game. Both teams played an open game from...

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Olivier Giroud reacts to missing his golden opportunity. Arsenal played its first game without striker Robin Van Persie on the first day of the  2012/13 season. German forward Lukas Podolski made his debut for the Gunners in the regular season. The German already played (and scored) against his former team FC Köln in a pre-season friendly. Frenchman Olivier Giroud played his first game for the Gunners after transfering...

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Klinsmann's Historic Win Chicharito vies with Geoff Cameron. Photo: Getty Jurgen Klinsmann walked away with a historic victory today, leading the US Men's National Team to their first-ever win at Estadio Azteca. Despite the heavily-biased refereeing, the team managed to eke out a win. Klinsmann was able to motivate the team to play as a whole. Even though Mexico dominated the pitch more often than not, the US...

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20-year-old Keeper Saves Messi Penalty Holger Badstuber attempts to stop Messi. Just two years ago, Germany pummeled Maradona's Argentine team, winning 4-0 with a Klose double in the quarter finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It was interesting to see these accomplished national teams go head-to-head after so many changes through the years. Germany's performance in the Euro was their usual runner-up finish. Though Die Mannschaft did...

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Russia's National Team played its first game with Fabio Capello as head coach. 20-year-old Anzhi player Arseniy Logashov debuted alongside the Italian manager, coming on as a sub for Aleksandr Anyukov, who was injured during the first half. The Ivory Coast has a relatively new manager as well - Sabri Lamouchi took over the managerial post in May 2012. The two teams were pretty equal in both set...

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Omar Gonzalez celebrates his goal with his teammates.  It was about time that Bruce Arena's star-studded team make up for the beginning of the season as well as their 4-0 loss to Seattle. While Chivas USA continued going off on the wrong track with a barren midfield, LA took back their shine and never disappointed. Robbie Keane, who had a rocky start to the season, had his best...

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Rubin Takes the Lead Central Stadium at Kazan, Russia. Photo: Kate Lokteva The home team led the first half in possession, their home field advantage apparent from the first minutes of the match. However, they had few serious attempts at scoring. Rubin entered Dynamo's box just as the match began. Fans saw some solid goalkeeping from Roman Berezovsky. Rubin's Nelson Valdez took Eremenko's cross inside the box, but...

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Mexico's football just keeps getting better and better. The Tricolores started off strong in front of a packed Wembley Stadium, scoring the second-fastest goal in Olympic history after 29 seconds from the start. Santos Laguna forward Oribe Peralta netted the ball in to the near post from a right-footed shot outside the box. A defensive mishap involving both Brazil's players and keeper cost the 5-time World Cup champions...

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Yankee Stadium © Aleks V 2012 Thoughts on Going to My First Football Match  On Wednesday, August 8, 2012, La Liga champions Real Madrid took on AC Milan at Yankee Stadium. Fans across the New York area, including myself, were given the opportunity to see two European teams close up. This was the first time I'd been to a football game, and, seeing as how I'm not an avid baseball fan,...

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