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		<title>Giuseppe Rossi: The Great American Paradox</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/08/24/giuseppe-rossi-the-american-paradox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watching Giuseppe Rossi is exhausting for American soccer fans. On the one hand, as witnessed in Villareal&#8217;s Champions League triumph against Danish side Odense FK on Tuesday, where the Teaneck, NJ native scored twice, Rossi has established himself as one of the game&#8217;s elite strikers. Last year he scored 32 times in all competitions, behind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Samuel Eto&#8217;o Becomes World&#8217;s Highest Paid Player</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/08/23/samuel-etoo-becomes-worlds-highest-paid-player/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/08/23/samuel-etoo-becomes-worlds-highest-paid-player/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And we thought American athletes made too much loot. Cameroon striker Samuel Eto&#8217;o, 30, has reportedly left Inter Milan, one of the world&#8217;s most accomplished clubs, for Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala, say reports in Italy. Anzhi Makhchkala. That sounds like a side dish you would get a falafal joint doesn&#8217;t it? Either way, Russian money [...]]]></description>
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		<title>El Clásico: Barcelona and Real Madrid Predictably Get into Fight Again</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/08/18/el-clasico-barcelona-and-real-madrid-get-into-fight-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After five hotly contended meetings between the two teams last season, soccer fans already witnessed two Clasico&#8217;s between Spain&#8217;s top two teams this year as they contested the Spanish SuperCopa in a home-an-away series. After a 2-2 draw over the weekend in Madrid, the second leg went north to Barcelona on Wednesday. The play was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Soccer Gets Too Real: Father of Chelsea&#8217;s John Obi Mikel Abducted</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/08/15/when-soccer-gets-too-real-father-of-chelseas-john-obi-mikel-abducted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of millions of us on this planet love soccer. We can&#8217;t get enough of it. Sometimes, even I forget that it&#8217;s just a game and that what happens on the soccer pitch should be taken for what it is. Let me say this again: Soccer is just game. Often, however, especially considering the sport&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The (Un)Predictable, Hypocritcal Life of Joey Barton</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/08/15/the-unpredictable-hypocritcal-life-of-joey-barton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And think, I really liked Joey Barton before Saturday&#8217;s match. I thought he just got a bad rap. I was wrong. For those of us that watched the Newcastle vs. Arsenal game on Saturday, the real show came not from the play. but from the antics of Newcastle&#8217;s Barton. Barton, a 29 year-old midfielder, who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adu For a Return: Freddy Adu Back In MLS</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/08/12/freddy-adu-back-in-mls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He&#8217;s Ba-ack. Freddy Adu returned to MLS on Friday, signing a contract with the Philadelphia Union on a free transfer from Portuguese club Benfica. We all know about Adu&#8217;s trials and tribulations since signing a professional contract with MLS when he was 14 years old. He was hyped as the next worldwide soccer sensation, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And We Though Our Referees Were Bad: Ref Holds His Own, Then Runs For His Life From Angry Mob In Soccer Match</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/08/11/ref-gets-assaulted-holds-his-own-then-flees-angry-mob-in-soccer-match/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In light of a meeting I attended this week for my local men&#8217;s league, the Amateur Soccer League of CT (ASL-CT), in which referees were a major talking point, I want to share this YouTube video I found on the Yahoo! soccer blog, Dirty Tackle, of an Argentine 5th division match. After calling a foul [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MLS Rookie Report: Portland Timbers&#8217; Darlington Nagbe</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/08/11/mls-rookie-report-portland-timbers-darlington-nagbe/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/08/11/mls-rookie-report-portland-timbers-darlington-nagbe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even the casual American sports fan has seen his goal. It has gotten 1.5 million hits on YouTube and won ESPN Sports Center&#8217;s Best of the Best for over a week, usurped only by Abby Wambach&#8217;s last-gasp header against Brazil in the WWC last month. His July 2nd goal was brilliant. Nagbe, at the top [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smells Like Teen Spirit: MLS Youngsters Shine in Week 21</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/08/07/smells-like-teen-spirit/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/08/07/smells-like-teen-spirit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a weekend for the teenagers of MLS. Three up-and-coming stars, all of whom are academy prospects from their respective teams, all scored this weekend. For two of them, it was their first-ever MLS goals. Let me tell you, they won&#8217;t be their last. First, 17 year-old Luis Gill of Real Salt Lake had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Game You May Have Missed: Manchester United vs. Barcelona Part II in Washington D.C.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/08/02/the-best-game-you-may-have-missed-manchester-vs-barcelona-part-ii-in-washington-d-c/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/08/02/the-best-game-you-may-have-missed-manchester-vs-barcelona-part-ii-in-washington-d-c/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know this game happened last weekend. I know all the European teams have left the United States as they prepare for the imminent beginning to their club seasons, and American sports fans are turning their attention to pennant races and the beginning of the NFL season. But I can&#8217;t ignore the fantastic, thrilling finale [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NY Red Bulls Win Emirates Cup</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/08/01/ny-red-bulls-win-emirates-cup/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/08/01/ny-red-bulls-win-emirates-cup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a happy homecoming for Thierry Henry. Ok, so this wasn&#8217;t a real trophy, it was just a preseason round-robin. It&#8217;s not like the NY Red Bulls will be content if this is the only silverware they win this year. But, while the rest of MLS was busy hosting (and getting demolished in) friendlies with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bob Bradley Axed As U.S. Men&#8217;s Soccer Coach</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/28/bob-bradley-axed-as-u-s-mens-national-team-coach/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/28/bob-bradley-axed-as-u-s-mens-national-team-coach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bob Bradley era has officially ended. To some, the announcement couldn&#8217;t have come soon enough and probably should have come last year after the World Cup. Bradley&#8217;s arcane tactics and unwavering — and often unsubstantiated — belief in certain players, won him plenty of enemies since his appointment in January 2007. As recently as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whoops! Cablevision Programming Blunder for World Football Challenge</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/27/cablevision-clearly-knows-nothing-about-soccer/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/27/cablevision-clearly-knows-nothing-about-soccer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If it&#8217;s either Optimum, or it&#8217;s not, I&#8217;ll take not. On Tuesday night, when ESPN2 aired a World Football Challenge match between Italian giants Juventus and Mexican powerhouse Club América, Cablevision proved yet again, in hilarious fashion, that soccer is yet to hit the American mainstream. The preseason tournament is mostly a publicity stunt that helps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christiano Ronaldo Dominates America</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/21/christiano-ronaldo-dominates-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He came. He saw. He Conquered. After two games of Real Madrid&#8217;s American pre-season tour, Ronaldo has four goals as Real Madrid  has outscored their opponents 7-1 in preparation for their upcoming season. Fielding a strong side in both games, Real have dazzled large crowds and embarrassed both the LA Galaxy and Chivas de Guadalajara, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Copa America Full of Surprises: The Fall of Argentina and Brazil</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/18/copa-america-full-of-surprises/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/18/copa-america-full-of-surprises/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And we thought the U.S. women choked in penalties. Entering this summer&#8217;s Copa America, Argentina and Brazil, the continent&#8217;s powerhouses. were the heavy, favorites. After all, between the two they have seven World Cup titles and there had only been four Copa America finals in the modern era (circa 1975) with neither of the two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hope Is Lost: US Collapse Grants Japan Women&#8217;s World Cup Title</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/17/hope-is-lost-united-states-collapse-grants-japan-first-ever-womens-world-cup-title/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/17/hope-is-lost-united-states-collapse-grants-japan-first-ever-womens-world-cup-title/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s all she wrote. After dramatic extra-time wins in the previous two stages of the 2011 Women&#8217;s World Cup, the third time wasn&#8217;t the charm for the U.S., who twice threw away late leads in Sunday&#8217;s final before losing in penalty kicks to Japan. Yes, the Americans could have put the game away early — [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abby-Cadabra! Wambach Scores Another Late Winner To Lead U.S. Into WWC Final</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/13/abby-cadabra-wambach-scores-another-late-winner-to-lead-u-s-into-wwc-final/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/13/abby-cadabra-wambach-scores-another-late-winner-to-lead-u-s-into-wwc-final/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can admit when I&#8217;m wrong. And I was dead wrong about Abby Wambach. For the second time in four days, the U.S Women&#8217;s National Team&#8217;s veteran striker came through when it mattered most, scoring a 79th minute header that gave her team a lead against France in the Women&#8217;s World Cup semi-final. Three minutes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jooooooel! San Jose Earthquakes&#8217; Biggest Fan is Three Years Old</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/13/jooooooel-san-jose-earthquakes-biggest-fan-is-three-years-old/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/13/jooooooel-san-jose-earthquakes-biggest-fan-is-three-years-old/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know it&#8217;s not long before the U.S. women kick-off in the World Cup semi-final against France. but in the daily internet troll of soccer-related goodness, I came across this today. Meet, Joel. He&#8217;s three. And he&#8217;s the biggest San Jose Earthquakes supporter me or you have ever seen. If he is product of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Argentine Fans Decide To Love Messi Again</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/12/argentine-fans-decide-to-love-messi-again/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/12/argentine-fans-decide-to-love-messi-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After what had been a turbulent and all together disappoinitng start to Leo Messi&#8217;s and Argentina&#8217;s Copa America, the Albiceleste finally played up to their potential on Monday night in a 3-0 thrashing of Costa Rica. The win ensures their progression from the group stages after uninspired draws against both Colombia and Bolivia. Though they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Women Advance to Semi-Finals of WWC Despite Best Efforts of Referee</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/10/american-women-advance-to-semi-finals-of-wwc-despite-best-efforts-of-referee/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/10/american-women-advance-to-semi-finals-of-wwc-despite-best-efforts-of-referee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It doesn&#8217;t get any better than this. After going a man down, giving up a lead, falling behind in extra-time, and basically feeling the wrath of Australian referee Jacqui Melksham all day, the US Women won in the most dramatic of fashion on Sunday. With time ticking away and hope fading, as the US Women [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Copa America Referees Show Off New Toy</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/07/copa-america-referees-show-off-new-toy/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/07/copa-america-referees-show-off-new-toy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/?p=1024</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love this. So, some of us have noticed the new toy referees have employed at this summer&#8217;s Copa America, but I guarantee many of us haven&#8217;t, so I&#8217;m going to let everyone in on the secret. Whistle? Check. Earpiece? Check. Bottle of Foam to spray after a foul is committed that denotes the location [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MLS Rookie Report: Sporting KC&#8217;s CJ Sapong</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/06/mls-rookie-report-sporting-kcs-cj-sapong/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/06/mls-rookie-report-sporting-kcs-cj-sapong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/?p=1018</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This month, the MLS Rookie Report caught up with Sporting Kansas City striker CJ Sapong. After a lightning-quick start to his MLS career — he scored an MLS-record five minutes into his first game — Sapong went dry for three months. Along the way, Sporting KC went on a 10 game road winless streak while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yet Another Phantom Red Card in MLS, Real Salt Lake Earn Thrilling 3-3 Draw Despite Referee Blunder</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/05/yet-another-phantom-red-card-in-mls-real-salt-lake-earn-thrilling-3-3-draw-despite-referee-blunder/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/05/yet-another-phantom-red-card-in-mls-real-salt-lake-earn-thrilling-3-3-draw-despite-referee-blunder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/?p=1009</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is gettting ridiculous. Two weeks ago, Thierry Henry saw a red card for patting a Portland Timbers defender on the back of the head. Of course, it wasn&#8217;t a genial pat, but a pat nonetheless. Now, this week, RSL defender Nat Borchers recieved a red card in the third minute on Monday against the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Billy Bob Effect: Your &#8220;Average&#8221; American on Soccer and the WWC</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/05/the-billy-bob-effect-your-average-american-on-soccer/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/05/the-billy-bob-effect-your-average-american-on-soccer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/?p=1002</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My name is Billy Bob. I&#8217;m from Arkansas and I love NASCAR, the Razorbacks, and fishing for catfish with my hands. We call it noodling, you can call it bad-ass. More than anything in the world, I hate soccer. What a stupid sport! No hands? Little guys running around in circles, falling down all the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arteaga Scores Brace to Lead FC NY Past Antigua Barracuda in FSC Game of the Week</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/02/arteaga-scores-brace-to-lead-fc-ny-past-antigua-barracuda-in-fsc-game-of-the-week/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/07/02/arteaga-scores-brace-to-lead-fc-ny-past-antigua-barracuda-in-fsc-game-of-the-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 16:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/?p=998</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a pretty amazing week for Jhonny Arteaga. First, the Stamford resident and Westhill High School graduate played the NY Red Bulls on Tuesday night in the US Open Cup. Check out the article SoccerSafari wrote about the match. Though they lost 2-1, FCNY took a second half lead, and at the very least, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The One Positive From the USA&#8217;s Loss to Mexico in the Gold Cup Final: The Emergence of Freddy Adu</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/06/26/the-one-positive-from-the-usas-loss-to-mexico-in-the-gold-cup-final-the-emergence-of-freddy-adu/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/06/26/the-one-positive-from-the-usas-loss-to-mexico-in-the-gold-cup-final-the-emergence-of-freddy-adu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/?p=995</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The story lines have repeated themselves across the country: The US can&#8217;t hold a lead against a quality opponent (think Brazil in 2009 Confederations Cup Final), the defense got torched by a team comprised of far more technically gifted players, and manager Bob Bradley can&#8217;t make adjustments on the fly or change tactics within a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roger Levesque Goes “OverBoard” In Spectacular MLS Goal Celebration after NY Red Bulls GK Gaffe</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/06/24/roger-levesque-goes-overboard-in-spectacular-mls-goal-celebration-after-ny-red-bulls-gk-gaff/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/06/24/roger-levesque-goes-overboard-in-spectacular-mls-goal-celebration-after-ny-red-bulls-gk-gaff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/?p=991</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oh boy. Not only did Seattle Sounders midfielder Roger Levesque make NY Red Bull goalkeeper Greg Sutton look like a fool when he stripped the &#8216;keeper after a backpass and slotted home to give the Sounders a 4-2 win against the visiting Red Bulls on Thursday night. That just wasn&#8217;t enough. After scoring, Levesque, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stamford Native Jhonny Arteaga Set to Face NY Red Bulls In Lamar Hunt US Open Cup</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/06/22/stamford-native-jhonny-arteaga-set-to-face-ny-red-bulls-in-lamar-hunt-us-open-cup/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/06/22/stamford-native-jhonny-arteaga-set-to-face-ny-red-bulls-in-lamar-hunt-us-open-cup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/?p=981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;m a completely different player today than two years ago..I was impatient and thought I was owed something. I was young and hungry. Today I work hard so when that one chance comes I&#8217;ll be ready.&#8221; — Jhonny Arteaga, April 2011 That one chance? It&#8217;s finally here. Jhonny Arteaga, who SoccerSafari wrote about in April [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MLS Super-Goals Make Up For Summer Swoon</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/06/21/mls-super-goals-make-up-for-summer-swoon/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/06/21/mls-super-goals-make-up-for-summer-swoon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/?p=977</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know how many of you out there are like me — an American that loves soccer, follows the world&#8217;s biggest leagues and the biggest names as much as any American sport, but struggled getting into MLS. Well, I&#8217;ve got news for you. Tune into the American domestic game. Right now. The action comes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CONCACAF President Jack Warner Comically &#8220;Resigns&#8221; From FIFA Exec-Co Before Getting the Boot</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/06/20/concacaf-president-jack-warner-resigns-from-fifa-executive-committee/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/06/20/concacaf-president-jack-warner-resigns-from-fifa-executive-committee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/?p=971</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I found this video clip of BBC Panorama&#8217;s Andrew Jennings on the Yahoo! blog Dirty Tackle, though it is streaming on the internet and is a couple years old. Jack Warner, the former CONCACAF president and FIFA executive committee member resigned Monday from all FIFA posts amid suspicions and his suspension due to claims of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Funny Video About the Difference between European and American Sports Fans</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/06/20/a-funny-video-about-the-difference-between-european-and-american-sports-fans/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/06/20/a-funny-video-about-the-difference-between-european-and-american-sports-fans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/?p=968</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Through the daily internet search for fun soccer clips, I came across this little video describing the difference between Americans and Europeans in how stadium personnel respond to fans that run onto the field. While the Italian ladies in scantily clad bikinis are gingerly escorted from the field after their romp and exchange of hellos [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jozy Altidore Finally Scores a Big Boy Goal</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/06/15/jozy-altidore-finally-scores-a-big-boy-goal/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/06/15/jozy-altidore-finally-scores-a-big-boy-goal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/?p=959</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oh my gosh, American soccer fans! Hell froze over! FIFA admitted that they, are in fact, corrupt! The Miami Heat said they purposefully lost the NBA Finals! An American striker scored a quality goal in a competitive match! Ok, so only one of those things came true on Tuesday. But, with Jozy Altidore&#8217;s 8th minute [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Mario Balotelli We All Need To Hear About</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/06/14/the-mario-balotelli-we-all-need-to-hear-about/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/06/14/the-mario-balotelli-we-all-need-to-hear-about/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most worldwide soccer supporters have by now formed their own opinions of Manchester City&#8217;s Italian striker Mario Balotelli. The vociferous, tempestuous, irresponsible — yet brilliant and talented — 20 year-old has had his share of forgettable moments over the past few years. Many of us remember his straight red cards in this season&#8217;s Europa League and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FIFA Vice-President Julio Grondona Hits New Low, Even For FIFA</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/06/01/fifa-vice-president-julio-grondona-hits-new-low-even-for-fifa/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/06/01/fifa-vice-president-julio-grondona-hits-new-low-even-for-fifa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/?p=946</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This FIFA stuff is getting out of control. And now, they are fighting with one another and calling entire nations names. First, the English press, FA, and World Cup 2018 bid committee accused the upper-echelon of FIFA of foul play, including charges of bribery and vote buying in the Qatari 2022 World Cup bid. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USA Names Squad For Gold Cup: Freddy Adu is Back!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/05/23/us-names-squad-for-gold-cup-freddy-adu-is-back/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/05/23/us-names-squad-for-gold-cup-freddy-adu-is-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 20:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[US Men&#8217;s National team head coach Bob Bradley has named his squad for this Summer&#8217;s Gold Cup, an international tournament between CONCACAF teams that decides who will represent the region in the Confederations Cup in 2013. Here is the list of players Bradley included: GK: Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poor Blackpool: The Dark Side of Relegation</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/05/23/poor-blackpool-the-dark-side-of-relegation/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/05/23/poor-blackpool-the-dark-side-of-relegation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 18:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a fact of life that three teams get relegated every year from the biggest leagues around Europe. Somebody, they say, has to do it. This year, in the midst of one of the tightest relegation battles in Barclay&#8217;s Premier League history, where five teams were separated by only one point heading into the day, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relegation Sunday: Yet Another Reason Why The Premier League is the Best in the World</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/05/23/relegation-sunday-yet-another-reason-why-the-premier-league-is-the-best-in-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/05/23/relegation-sunday-yet-another-reason-why-the-premier-league-is-the-best-in-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 16:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Relegation Sunday. The final day. For all the marbles. And by marbles, I mean the millions of dollars a club will earn by staying in the Barclay&#8217;s Premier League. On Sunday, five teams stood within one point of the drop fighting for three places. Two unlucky losers would be banished to the Championship along with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Best North American Nobody Has Heard Of: David Hoilett</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/05/23/the-best-north-american-nobody-has-heard-of/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/05/23/the-best-north-american-nobody-has-heard-of/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 15:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday in the Barclays Premier League was an emotional roller-coaster for the five teams fighting for the last three safety spots above the relegation zone on the final day of the season. One point separated Blackburn, Wolves, Birmingham City, Wigan, and Blackpool, and considering each match kicked off at the same time, the drama was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The FIX WAS In! New Evidence Accuses FIFA Members of Bribery in Recent World Cup Voting</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/05/10/the-fix-was-in/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/05/10/the-fix-was-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 16:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since the December vote to determine the hosts of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, rumors and controversy have engulfed the decision to award the tournaments to Russia and Qatar. And now there is fresh feed for our fodders. Vote buying and collusion were the common themes, but though we all suspected that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The MLS Injury Plague</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/05/09/the-mls-injury-plague/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/05/09/the-mls-injury-plague/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 17:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the European soccer season comes to a close and Manchester United, Barcelona, AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Porto, and Lille are all crowed champions of the most prestigious leagues, Soccer Safari transitions towards checking out domestic action and MLS. For the most part, the first couple of months of the MLS season have gone well. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MLS Rookie Report: Jalil Anibaba of the Chicago Fire</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/05/04/mls-rookie-report-jalil-anibaba-of-the-chicago-fire/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/05/04/mls-rookie-report-jalil-anibaba-of-the-chicago-fire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 18:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the first of my monthly features on MLS rookies came out on MLSsoccer.com. This month I featured Chicago Fire rookie right back Jalil Anibaba. Click here to see the article on the MLS website:]]></description>
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		<title>Clint Dempsey Proves He May Be the Best American Ever</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/04/04/clint-dempsey-proves-he-may-be-the-best-american-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/04/04/clint-dempsey-proves-he-may-be-the-best-american-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ok. Hear me out. There have been those before him that paved the way for the current and future crops of Americans in Europe, and their impact cannot be forgotten. Some, like Claudio Reyna, Brian McBride, and a handful of goalkeepers (Brad Freidel, Kasey Keller), have played in Europe for more years, and in McBride&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edinson Cavani Becomes Napoli&#8217;s All-time Single-Season Scoring Leader</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/04/04/edinson-cavani-becomes-napolis-all-time-single-season-scoring-leader/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/04/04/edinson-cavani-becomes-napolis-all-time-single-season-scoring-leader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Napoli&#8217;s thrilling, come-from-behind 4-3 victory over Lazio on Sunday, Cavani&#8217;s hat-trick vaulted him into the club&#8217;s record books. With his 25th league goal of the season (32 in all competitions), Cavani broke a 70+ year old record held by club legend Antonio Vojak. To put Cavani&#8217;s goal scoring record in perspective, the most goals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USA&#8217;s Winners and Losers from Recent Friendlies</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/31/usas-winners-and-losers-from-the-international-break/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/31/usas-winners-and-losers-from-the-international-break/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend, the US Men&#8217;s National team played two meaningful friendlies against Argentina and Paraguay as they prepare for this summer&#8217;s Gold Cup. Coach Bob Bradley gave a lot of players significant time, and some grabbed the opportunities better than others. The following is a short list of those that helped their cause and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wishing A Speedy Recovery To Stuart Holden</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/20/wishing-a-fast-recovery-to-stuart-holden/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/20/wishing-a-fast-recovery-to-stuart-holden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 06:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is just terrible. At this point, let&#8217;s all just hope Stuart Holden will be okay. Bolton manager Owen Coyle confirmed after Saturday&#8217;s 1-0 loss at Manchester United that Holden had been taken to the hospital after suffering a knee injury from a tackle by Johnny Evans 15 minutes from time. Via Soccernet: &#8220;We hope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pubs Lock Your Doors! Bar Your Windows! Watch Out For Lee Cattermole!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/16/pubs-lock-your-doors-bar-your-windows-watch-out-for-lee-cattermole/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/16/pubs-lock-your-doors-bar-your-windows-watch-out-for-lee-cattermole/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barclays Premier League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Felon Footballers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lee cattermole]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Cards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is a bizarre story. Sunderland&#8217;s 22 year-old center midfield enforcer is notorious on the field for his crunching tackles and more than sporadic red cards. Apparently, his demeanor isn&#8217;t much different off the field, as he likes to get into fights at pubs. What is it about young English footballers? Just think about Andy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christian Chivu Loves His Helmet</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/16/christian-chivu-loves-his-helmet/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/16/christian-chivu-loves-his-helmet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Champions League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Chivu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helmet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inter Milan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serie A]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi. My name is Christian Chivu. I wear this helmet because in January of 2010 I collided with a player and broke my skull. I know, I know, you think my helmet is really cool. I do too. It keeps my head warm and toasty during cold night games like Tuesday&#8217;s Champions League match against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two of the Most Amazing Goals I&#8217;ve Ever Seen</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/14/two-of-the-most-amazing-goals-ive-ever-seen/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/14/two-of-the-most-amazing-goals-ive-ever-seen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 03:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ok. So everyone says that all time. &#8220;Leo Messi just scored the sickest goal ever! He dribbled through a bunch of guys and finished with the best of ease!&#8221; Or, &#8220;Did you see that free kick that Beckham, or Sneijder, or Ronaldo scored?&#8221; Etc, Etc, Etc. But this time I mean it. These goals are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fabio and Rafael: The Unlikely Future of Manchester United?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/14/fabio-and-rafael-the-unlikely-future-of-manchester-united/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/14/fabio-and-rafael-the-unlikely-future-of-manchester-united/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fabio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manchester United]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/?p=838</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thought it was already difficult to tell the difference between Fabio and Rafael, Manchester United&#8217;s 20 year-old Brazilian twins? Didn&#8217;t even know there were two of them? Sound more like a provocative circus act than names of brothers on one of the world&#8217;s best club teams? Well, it&#8217;s going to get a whole lot more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>America&#8217;s Got Talent — Just look at the way these kids play soccer</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/14/americas-got-talent-%e2%80%94-just-look-at-the-way-these-kids-play-soccer/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/14/americas-got-talent-%e2%80%94-just-look-at-the-way-these-kids-play-soccer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I came across this video today and it made me happy to know that there are 13 year old kids in this country that play like this. The future is rosy. I am sure of it. Props to Zachary Herivaux of Massachusetts for making it happen. Here are a few other videos of little soccer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CT Youth Soccer Coach Mickey Kydes Enjoys Exclusive Trip to Observe Barcelona Training</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/11/ct-youth-soccer-coach-mickey-kydes-enjoys-exclusive-trip-to-observe-barcelona-training/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/11/ct-youth-soccer-coach-mickey-kydes-enjoys-exclusive-trip-to-observe-barcelona-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barcelona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beachside Soccer Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by kiwi6.com free mp3 upload. Download mp3 Welcome to the Soccer Safari Weekly Podcast! In this segment, we talk to Mickey Kydes, the founder/coaching director of Beachside Soccer Club, based in Westport, CT. Kydes recently returned from a weeklong trip to FC Barcelona, where he received exclusive access to closed-door training sessions for both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Money Can&#8217;t Buy Happiness for Man City Boss Roberto Mancini</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/11/money-cant-buy-happiness-for-man-city-boss-roberto-mancini/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/11/money-cant-buy-happiness-for-man-city-boss-roberto-mancini/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How can you blame him? Mancini oversees a roster chock-full of international superstars. Manchester City owner, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the head of an Abu Dhabi consortium, has invested over £570 million since buying the club in 2009. The club&#8217;s wage bill is generally believed to be over £150 million. Yet, after splitting possession [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News Flash: Without Suarez, Liverpool Stinks! Everyone Knows it!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/11/news-flash-without-suarez-liverpool-stink-even-the-youngsters-know-it/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/11/news-flash-without-suarez-liverpool-stink-even-the-youngsters-know-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andy Carroll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dirk Kuyt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europa League]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Luis Suarez]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ok. You got me. These might not be Liverpool fans who suffered through watched the first leg of Liverpool&#8217;s Europa League Third Round tie against Braga. But aren&#8217;t they cute? I guarantee that&#8217;s how Reds fans felt watching their side slump to a 1-0 away loss on Thursday. Without cup-tied Luis Suarez, who already featured in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clarence Seedorf Asks Himself If Enough is Enough</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/10/clarence-seedorf-asks-himself-if-enough-is-enough/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/10/clarence-seedorf-asks-himself-if-enough-is-enough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AC Milan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Champions League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clarence Seedorf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Old Timers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serie A]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(NOTE: This is the first installment of a feature we&#8217;d like to call, &#8220;How Did I Get Here?&#8221;. Today, AC Milan midfielder Clarence Seedorf ponders his role with his team going forward this season.) This is strange. How did I get myself into this mess? I&#8217;m about to turn 35 years old, I&#8217;m in mid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roma May Have Lost the War, But Daniele De Rossi Won the Fight</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/09/roma-may-have-lost-the-war-but-daniele-de-rossi-won-the-fight/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/09/roma-may-have-lost-the-war-but-daniele-de-rossi-won-the-fight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AS Roma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Champions League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniele De Rossi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darijo Serna]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently Shahktar Donetsk players mocked the Italians after they scored the first goal of a 3-0 drubbing in the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16  tie against Roma on Tuesday. The Ukrainians move ahead after a 6-2 aggregate score. Their coach Mircea Lucescu even reprimanded his own players during the half and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freddy Adu Scores!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/09/freddy-adu-scores/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/09/freddy-adu-scores/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Americans Abroad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freddy Adu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rizespor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soccer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Freddy Adu is making the most of his stint in the Turkish 2nd Division. This weekend he scored his first goal for Rizespor in a 1-0 win over Gazientep. It was a great turn in traffic and a fantastic curling shot with his weaker foot. But the best part of the video? Listen to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Messi vs. Maradona</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/09/messi-vs-maradona-and-so-much-more/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/09/messi-vs-maradona-and-so-much-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Goals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow. Somehow, I&#8217;ve never seen this video comparing Maradona&#8217;s slalom run and goal against England at the &#8217;86 World Cup with a brilliant Messi goal of eerie similarity. Ironic that Messi is often not considered the best ever because he, on a team coached by Maradona, is yet to win a World Cup.]]></description>
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		<title>Greek Soccer Fans Are Crazy. So Are Bulgarian Soccer Fans. Maybe it&#8217;s Just All Soccer Fans&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/09/greek-soccer-fans-are-crazy-so-are-bulgarian-soccer-fans-maybe-its-just-all-soccer-fans/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/09/greek-soccer-fans-are-crazy-so-are-bulgarian-soccer-fans-maybe-its-just-all-soccer-fans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bulgaria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Levski Sofia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympiakos]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thought baseball games were fun? How about Monster-truck rallies? No matter how crazy the event, the atmosphere, or how drunk the tens of thousands of fans may be, nothing in the American sport culture compares to the frenzy (and mass coordination) of European soccer fans. At the end of February, as I posted at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Javier Pastore on Verge of Manchester United Summer Signing?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/07/javier-pastore-on-verge-of-manchester-united-summer-signing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/07/javier-pastore-on-verge-of-manchester-united-summer-signing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English Premier League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Javier Pastore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manchester United]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Palermo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Serie A may be languishing in the midst of one of its most dull and dreary seasons in recent memory, it may have lost its fourth Champions League spot, and it very well may have lost some international credibility. But one thing it still has is young talent throughout the league and none has generated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Suarez an Instant Hit and The Easiest Hat Trick Ever</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/07/suarez-an-instant-hit-and-the-easiest-hat-trick-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/07/suarez-an-instant-hit-and-the-easiest-hat-trick-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dirk Kuyt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English Premier League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liverpool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luis Suarez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manchester United]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How much difference a few months and a lot of transfer funds can make. No matter how well Fernando Torres does with Chelsea over the next couple years, the £50 million that Liverpool raised as a result seems to be well spent. Luis Suarez is just fantastic. Already an overnight sensation before Sunday’s clash against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Apology to Jermain Defoe</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/06/an-apology-to-jermain-defoe/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/06/an-apology-to-jermain-defoe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jermain Defoe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tottenham Hotspur]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We all need to be able to admit when we are wrong. And I was wrong about Jermain Defoe. Last week, after he suffered an ankle knock in training, it appeared he would be sidelined indefinitely, which would extend his goal drought in open league play to more than a year, and I dubbed him [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manchester United Far From Unbeatable</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/06/manchester-united-far-from-unbeatable/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/06/manchester-united-far-from-unbeatable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It hasn&#8217;t been a good week for Manchester United. After drawing 0-0 at Marseilles in the Champions League a week and a half ago, the Premier League leaders lost on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge to Chelsea and at Anfield to a resurgent Liverpool on Sunday. The consecutive league losses doubles the amount of losses Man [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finally a Reason to Smile for Avram Grant and West Ham</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/06/finally-a-reason-to-smile-for-avram-grant-and-west-ham/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/06/finally-a-reason-to-smile-for-avram-grant-and-west-ham/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avram Grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Demba Ba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s about time Avram Grant cracked a smile. I know, I know, you say that isn&#8217;t a smile. But I assure you that the above image, taken at the end of West Ham&#8217;s 3-0 victory over Stoke City on Saturday, is the closest thing the former Chelsea and Portsmouth manager may ever get to an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to England Michael Bradley</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/02/welcome-to-england-michael-bradley/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/02/welcome-to-england-michael-bradley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aston Villa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[FA Cup]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Debuts don’t always go as planned. In Michael Bradley’s first start for Aston Villa, against Manchester City in the FA Cup 5th Round on Wednesday, City scored before he even got his first touch when Yaya Toure pounced on a corner kick in the 5th minute from three yards out. Bradley played 70 minutes and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preferential Treatment for a Thug</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/01/preferential-treatment-for-a-thug/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/03/01/preferential-treatment-for-a-thug/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elbow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James McCarthy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manchester United]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Rooney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wigan Athletic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The more I look at Wayne Rooney&#8217;s elbow of Wigan&#8217;s James McCarthy over the weekend, the angrier I get. It was a blatant display of aggresive thugishness that should have no place in the game. Off the ball, as Wigan moved out of the back, Rooney chased the play and gave a flying elbow to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Glass Man: Mr. Jermain Defoe</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/28/the-glass-man-mr-jermain-defoe/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/28/the-glass-man-mr-jermain-defoe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not sure what spins my head more: The fact that Jermain Defoe got injured again, or the fact that it happened while Tottenham took a three-day retreat to Dubai to do some warm weather training because they didn&#8217;t have a match for five days. Just like that, European teams can pick up and train [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serie A: Not so Serious Anymore</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/28/serie-a-not-so-serious-anymore/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/28/serie-a-not-so-serious-anymore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The European soccer landscape has changed. Perhaps forever, but at least for the next five years. Despite Inter Milan’s Champions League victory last spring, the Serie A has lost its coveted fourth Champions League spot starting in the 2012-2013 season. UEFA has a points system that awards nations points based on how well their clubs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Implications Behind Arsenal&#8217;s Carling Cup Debacle</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/28/the-implications-behind-arsenals-carling-cup-debacle/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/28/the-implications-behind-arsenals-carling-cup-debacle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now, every soccer fan has heard about what happened to Arsenal in the waning moments of the Carling Cup final on Sunday. And if you haven’t, boy, where have you been? As a result, Arsenal continues its wait for its first trophy in six years and the Gunners’ campaign to win four trophies this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Look Out Below! Napoli Fans Fall onto Field In Celebration of Goal.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/25/look-out-below-napoli-fans-fall-onto-field-in-celebration-of-goal/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/25/look-out-below-napoli-fans-fall-onto-field-in-celebration-of-goal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whoops! Napoli fans were so excited after Marek Hamsik&#8217;s first-half diving header, which gave their team a temporary 1-0 aggregate lead over Villareal in the second leg of their Europa League Round-of-32 matchup, that they broke a barrier fence and tumbled onto the pitch. Hamsik, in celebration, sprinted over to his travelling supporters, who were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Greatest Goal Nobody Saw: Jimmy Briand&#8217;s Version of the Wayne-tastic</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/24/the-greatest-goal-nobody-saw-jimmy-briands-version-of-the-wayne-tastic/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/24/the-greatest-goal-nobody-saw-jimmy-briands-version-of-the-wayne-tastic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s what I&#8217;m calling sick bicycle kick goals from now on: Wayne-tastic&#8217;s. Everyone saw Rooney&#8217;s goal last week considering it was splashed all over SportsCenter, but I feel like few Americans saw this piece of brilliance from Jimmy Briand of Lyon over the weekend in their 4-0 drubbing of Nancy in Ligue 1. This one, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hooliganism and Racism in Football: Something Needs to Change</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/22/hooliganism-and-racism-in-football-something-needs-to-change/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/22/hooliganism-and-racism-in-football-something-needs-to-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dijibril Cisse is fed up. The top scorer in the Greek Super League over the past two seasons, who has scored 41 goals in 49 games, is so pissed off that he has told the world he is set to leave giants Panathinaikos at the end of the season. FC Panathenaikos &#8220;Green Hools&#8221; graffiti calling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FA Cup Wrap: Unknown Tehoue Blasts Orient into Replay Against Mighty Arsenal</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/22/fa-cup-wrap-unknown-tehoue-blasts-orient-into-replay-against-mighty-arsenal/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/22/fa-cup-wrap-unknown-tehoue-blasts-orient-into-replay-against-mighty-arsenal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Americans need to understand how awesome it is to have a tournament where any pro team is allowed to participate regardless of the league in which they play. Imagine if all of minor league baseball teams were independently owned instead of being subsidiaries of big league clubs. Now imagine a knockout tournament that would potentially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Champs Are Down! The Rest Are Best! For One Day, At Least&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/17/the-champs-are-down-the-rest-are-best-for-one-day-at-least/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/17/the-champs-are-down-the-rest-are-best-for-one-day-at-least/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What a day for English football A day after Tottenham upset AC Milan 1-0 in the San Siro to take a crucial away goal into the rematch at White Hart Lane, Arsenal came from behind with two second half stunners to beat Barcelona, arguably the best team in the world, 2-1. Check that. What a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Incredible, Unbelievable, Meltdown of Gennaro Gattuso.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/17/the-incredible-unbelievable-meltdown-of-gennaro-gattuso/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/17/the-incredible-unbelievable-meltdown-of-gennaro-gattuso/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/?p=639</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Poor Gennaro Gattuso. Not only did his AC Milan side lose the home leg of its Round of 16 tie against Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday, in which he got a yellow-card that will keep him out of the return leg in three weeks, but the Italy international disgraced himself, culminating in his head butt of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mr. Inc-Roon-able</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/14/626/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/14/626/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just when we were ready to write Wayne Rooney off as another star fallen from lofty heights, just as we questioned whether he would ever recapture last season’s form in the wake of fitness issues and ever-present tabloid gossip about his personal life, just as we wondered if his 25 year-old bald head had seen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Return of King Henry&#8230;Sort Of&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/02/07/the-return-of-king-henry-sort-of/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[King Henry (No not the philandering royal, though this Henry has had a few wives of his own) has had an eventful few months at Liverpool Football Club. The American is president of New England Sports Ventures (NESV), which in October bought underachieving Liverpool — one of the world’s most storied and tradition-rich soccer clubs. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where have you gone Joe DiMa&#8230;I mean, Freddy Adu?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/01/31/where-have-you-gone-joe-dim-i-mean-freddy-adu/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/01/31/where-have-you-gone-joe-dim-i-mean-freddy-adu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freddy Adu is in the news. Again. On a new team. Again. This poor guy. Once deemed America’s soccer saving-grace, who was going to be the individual with the creativity and flair to put our country on the footballing map, Adu yesterday signed a loan deal to join Turkish 2nd Division club Rizespor, the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Triumphant Re-Emergence of Jonathan Spector</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/01/24/the-triumphant-re-emergence-of-jonathan-spector/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2011/01/24/the-triumphant-re-emergence-of-jonathan-spector/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, everyone, Soccer Safari is back! Each week, I will recap a handful of stories from around the world of pro soccer, trying to keep a focus on what is important to Americans — how well our countrymen are doing abroad. So sit back, and enjoy the first post of 2011. Someone needs to explain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USA Snubbed in Bid To Host 2022 World Cup</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/12/03/usa-snubbed-in-bid-to-host-2022-world-cup/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/12/03/usa-snubbed-in-bid-to-host-2022-world-cup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 05:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I love FIFA dearly but those I love the most are my colleagues in the Execo. Recently, we have been criticized by many media outlets. Unfortunately for them FIFA is a clean institution.&#8221; — Angel María Villar Llona, Spanish FIFA executive committee member. And we thought American sports had problems. When FIFA, world soccer’s governing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canopy Tour In My Final Days in South Africa</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/07/14/canopy-tour-in-my-final-days-in-south-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/07/14/canopy-tour-in-my-final-days-in-south-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 13, 2010 The World Cup is over. My journey is ending. I leave on Saturday. This will most likely be my final post. Thanks to everyone who followed my first World Cup experience, hopefully this will be only the beginning. I plan on attending as many future World Cups as possible, not only because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten World Cup Stories</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/07/12/top-ten-world-cup-stories/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/07/12/top-ten-world-cup-stories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s over. After a month of action and intrigue, the World Cup has come and gone. These are the ten stories that stick from the tournament. 1) A number of big teams came and fizzled at this World Cup. While some of the world&#8217;s top soccer nations excelled, many were huge letdowns. France and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten Things I Love About South Africa</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/07/10/top-ten-things-i-love-about-south-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/07/10/top-ten-things-i-love-about-south-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, I’ve been here for over a month, the World Cup is coming to a close, and only have a week left. It’s about time for me to tell everyone my favorite things about this country. In another article I will discuss the top ten soccer-related World Cup stories, this is about the South African [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Trip to the Lion Park</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/07/09/a-trip-to-the-lion-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 9, 2010 Two weeks ago I went to a game park and saw lots of Africa&#8217;s prized wild animals. But no Lions. Today, we went to a Lion Park about 30 minutes south of Pretoria. There was a walking area, with lion cubs that people could pet and giraffes we could feed. There were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Visit to the Apartheid Museum</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/07/08/a-visit-to-the-apartheid-museum/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/07/08/a-visit-to-the-apartheid-museum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 8th, 2010 Despite being in Johannesburg for a better part of the past month, I never made it to the Apartheid Museum until today. I had been meaning to, but it just never happened. I never realized how little Americans knew of South African history. But when a few close friends and my sister [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An American in Africa on the 4th of July</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/07/05/an-american-in-africa-on-the-4th-of-july/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/07/05/an-american-in-africa-on-the-4th-of-july/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Americans descended upon South Africa in huge numbers for the World Cup. We bought more tickets than any other nation and our support for our country before and during games was among the best in the tournament. We rocked the stadium each and every group stage game America played. For the first time ever, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Argentina vs. Germany and the Search for Great Lobster</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/07/04/argentina-vs-germany-and-the-search-for-great-lobster/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/07/04/argentina-vs-germany-and-the-search-for-great-lobster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday, July 3, 2010 We knew Cape Town is renowned for its seafood. Especially the shellfish and crayfish (lobster). Over the past week, locals have been quick to recommend their favorite spots and one kept coming up, &#8220;Panama Jack&#8217;s&#8221;. Located in the middle of the industrial harbor, Panama Jack&#8217;s wins no awards for its location or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Trip To Wonderful Wine Country</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/07/01/a-trip-to-wonderful-wine-country/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 1, 2010 Today I headed to wine country to experience South Africa&#8217;s fabled and up-and-coming wine culture. Vineyards have been a centerpiece of the Western Cape for over 300 years and the resulting culture is proud of their product. South Africans have been enjoying these delicious wines for centuries but the world is only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Para-Gliding Adventure</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/30/para-gliding-adventure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 30, 2010 Today was the first day in nearly a month that there was no soccer on TV. Not three games, not two games, not even one lousy game. So I had to find something else to do. It turned out to be a pretty good day. We hiked up Lion&#8217;s Head, the peak [...]]]></description>
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		<title>QUARTERFINAL PREVIEW</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/29/quarterfinal-preview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quarterfinal 1 The Netherlands vs. Brazil Neither team lost a game in the group stages, with Netherlands taking maximum points. The array of star players on both sides of the ball makes this one of the most-highly anticipated matchups of the tournament. Brazilian legend turned head coach Dunga has assembled a team capable of winning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rainy Day Fun In Cape Town</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/29/rainy-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 29, 2010 Cape Town gets a lot of rain in the winter. Tuesday was one of those days. We couldn&#8217;t go to Robben Island to see the prison holding Nelson Mandela, we couldn&#8217;t go to wine country, and we couldn&#8217;t go to the beach. So we got seafood for lunch and went to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Day in Wonderful Cape Town</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/28/first-day-in-wonderful-cape-town/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 28, 2010 Today was my first day in Cape Town. What a beautiful city. We went to the top of Table Mountain, the famous mountain that overlooks the city. Take a look. It was quite a view.]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Ready For a Change. Who&#8217;s With Me?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/28/im-ready-for-a-change-whos-with-me/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/28/im-ready-for-a-change-whos-with-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time for FIFA to make a change. This World Cup has been destroyed, not hampered, DESTROYED, by referee blunders. I&#8217;m okay with human mistakes, they are just that, human. But this is the World Cup. It comes around once ever four years and there is no room for referees to determine the outcome of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1000 KM in Two Days: What Fun</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/27/1000-km-in-two-days-what-fun/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/27/1000-km-in-two-days-what-fun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday night I got to Rustenburg in preparation for the USA vs. Ghana game the next night. We checked into our hotel, a backpackers guest house, at about 1:30 am. The place was fine. It was safe. But I had gotten spoiled by my superior accommodations in Joburg and Pretoria. The room was clean, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And Then It Was Over. Just Like That</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/27/and-then-it-was-over-just-like-that/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/27/and-then-it-was-over-just-like-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 26, 2010 — Rustenburg, South Africa. The crowd roared and flags throughout the stadium danced in the wind when the referee sounded the final whistle. Only this time there were no last minute heroics from the United States in front a friendly crowd. Only the colorful background and black stars of the Ghanian flag, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Didn&#8217;t plan on USA winning its group&#8230; Now What Do I Do?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/25/the-usa-finished-tops-in-its-group-now-what-do-i-do/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/25/the-usa-finished-tops-in-its-group-now-what-do-i-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I planned my trip around the USA finishing second in their group. I bought a ticket to a round of 16 match in Bloemfontein, not Rustenburg, where the Group C winner plays. Then Landon Donovan catapulted the USA into tops in the group and and threw my trip into disarray. But woe is me, I&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sights and Sounds From the Greatest Day In US Soccer History</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/24/sights-and-sounds-from-the-greatest-day-in-us-soccer-history/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/24/sights-and-sounds-from-the-greatest-day-in-us-soccer-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 23, 2010 Never before has the country been so enamored by soccer. Not during the NASL (North American Soccer League) of the seventies and eighties — when dozens of the world&#8217;s great players ended their careers in the States. Not during the 1994 World Cup hosted by America. None of it had anything on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success! At Long Last Success! Round of 16 HERE WE COME!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/23/success-at-long-last-success-round-of-16-here-we-come/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/23/success-at-long-last-success-round-of-16-here-we-come/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Landon Donovan just scored the biggest goal in United States soccer history. Period. With a nation anxiously watching, glued to the edges of their seats on a weekday morning, Donovan slid a through-ball into the box to Jozy Altidore with seconds remaining in the game. Altidore, a 20-year old forward, who boasts the rare combination [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yellow Card? Red Card? Who Gives a Bleep?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/23/yellow-card-red-card-who-gives-a-bleep/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/23/yellow-card-red-card-who-gives-a-bleep/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s getting out of hand. How many needless red cards are going to be issued this tournament? How many times will the favored teams be given preferential treatment at the expense of fair play? It’s happened over and over again. There have been eleven red cards issued thus far. Five have been as a result [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>A New Adventure Begins &#8211; On to Pretoria.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/21/a-new-adventure-begins-on-to-pretoria/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/21/a-new-adventure-begins-on-to-pretoria/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today I left Johannesburg and headed north to Pretoria. I will be staying here for three nights and catch the USA vs. Algeria on Wednesday. I didn&#8217;t want to leave my safety net in Joburg, I had grown comfortable there. But this is a World Cup adventure, so it was time to leave. Off I [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Random Thoughts</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/20/random-thoughts/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/20/random-thoughts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past two weeks I&#8217;ve accumulated a number of experiences worth writing about. But sometimes there isn&#8217;t enough to warrant its own post. Here are a few tidbits about the Johannesburg experience thus far. Monday begins a new chapter in the trip, so this seemed like the perfect time. Enjoy! ___________________________________ I&#8217;ve got a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Greatest Sporting Event I&#8217;ve Ever Attended — With A Twist</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/19/the-greatest-sporting-event-ive-ever-attended-%e2%80%94-with-a-twist/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/19/the-greatest-sporting-event-ive-ever-attended-%e2%80%94-with-a-twist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Friday provided one of the great sporting experiences of my life. Hands down. Right up there with Game 1 of the 1996 World Series between the Yankees and Braves, right up there with the 2000 NCAA Final Four. The USA vs. Slovenia game in Johannesburg&#8217;s Ellis Park might trump them all. The day began at [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Soweto Bound!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/17/soweto-bound/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/17/soweto-bound/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[June 17, 2010 I met Emmanuel at the Newtown Fan Park during the tournament&#8217;s opening game. We hung out the whole time and his friends and he helped me get home afterwards. The Fan Park is in the center of Johannesburg in a large converted plaza and they went out of their way to make [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>One Game In, Two More To Go. An Early Tournament Breakdown</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/16/one-game-in-two-more-to-go-an-early-tournament-breakdown/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/16/one-game-in-two-more-to-go-an-early-tournament-breakdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ok. We are one-third of the way through the group stages. Everyone has played once. I am going to talk about five things we&#8217;ve seen so far. 1) There have been 16 games thus far at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and nine of them have had scoreless first halves. I understand your frustration. As [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Going With the Flow Always Leads to a Good Time</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/16/going-with-the-flow-always-leads-to-a-good-time/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/16/going-with-the-flow-always-leads-to-a-good-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Isn&#8217;t it funny how one decision leads to another? And then another? On Tuesday, I went searching for a good crowd to watch the Portugal vs. Ivory Coast game. It was the first game of the &#8220;Group of Death&#8221; and one of the tournament&#8217;s most highly anticipated fixtures. There is a Portuguese restaurant in Melville, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>South African McDonald&#8217;s Experience</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/14/south-african-mcdonalds-experience/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/14/south-african-mcdonalds-experience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, I know what you&#8217;re thinking. And before you judge me, know this: Everywhere I go in the world there are two types of food I see every time. McDonald&#8217;s and Chinese food. So, whether I&#8217;m in Rome, Italy, Joburg South Africa, or Lima, Peru, I make it a point to have one meal of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Cup: &#8220;Soccer Talk&#8221; MATCHDAY 4. June 14, 2010.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/14/world-cup-soccer-talk-matchday-4-june-14-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/14/world-cup-soccer-talk-matchday-4-june-14-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the second installment of World Cup: &#8220;Soccer Talk&#8221;, from Johannesburg. In this episode I recap the first three days of the competition and discuss media reports that Tm Howard suffered a rib injury in the opening fixture against England. Below are articles featuring each team by group. Check it out. Prediction Game Group [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ugly Side Of Saturday&#8217;s USA vs. England Game</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/13/the-ugly-side-of-saturdays-usa-vs-england-game/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/13/the-ugly-side-of-saturdays-usa-vs-england-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I told you I would come back to this. The afternoon was wonderful. Check my previous blog if you haven&#8217;t already for a description of the afternoon and the fun that was had by all. The game was awesome. USA fans came out in full force and showed their true soccer colors. It felt like [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Get To Know Your Fans! American Fans Before USA vs. England Game!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/13/get-to-know-your-fans-american-fans-before-usa-vs-england-game/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/13/get-to-know-your-fans-american-fans-before-usa-vs-england-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[June 12, 2010. After arriving in Rustenburg for the USA vs. England game, I had about five hours to kill before game-time. The people I travelled with all had press credentials, so I had to fend for myself and find a place to bide my time and watch the two early games. During the drive, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>FEATURE — An Interview With Grant Wahl: America&#8217;s Preeminent Soccer Writer</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/13/feature-%e2%80%94-an-interview-with-grant-wahl-americas-preeminent-soccer-writer/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/13/feature-%e2%80%94-an-interview-with-grant-wahl-americas-preeminent-soccer-writer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[June 12, 2010: (MATCHDAY 2) En route to Staurday&#8217;s game between USA and England in Rustenburg, a city two hours north of Johannesburg, I got to sit down with Grant Wahl, the head soccer writer at Sports Illustrated, for an exclusive interview. Clink his name for a link to his World Cup Blog. Wahl, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The World Cup Has Arrived! This Was Better Than Being At The Game!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/11/the-world-cup-has-arrived-this-was-better-than-being-at-the-game/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/11/the-world-cup-has-arrived-this-was-better-than-being-at-the-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Day 8: June 11, 2010. (MATCHDAY 1) The World Cup has finally arrived! The whole world has been waiting four LONG years for this day and it didn&#8217;t fail to disappoint. South Africans have been waiting six years for this day, when FIFA announced that they would be hosting the first-ever event on African soil [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Enlightening Night Out On The Town</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/11/an-enlightening-night-out-on-the-town/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/11/an-enlightening-night-out-on-the-town/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is South Africa. I met the real Johannesburg Thursday night It turned out to be one of those experiences of a lifetime. I mingled and I danced. I really danced. And I don’t dance. I never dance. Ask anyone I know. I’m petrified of my own shadow once the lights go down and the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Soccer Talk: Last Minute Analysis</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/10/soccer-talk-last-minute-analysis/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/10/soccer-talk-last-minute-analysis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first segment of &#8220;World Cup Soccer Talk&#8221;, a set of video blogs that I will make sporadically throughout the event that discuss the action on the pitch. Inside this episode I talk about Team USA and discuss the state of Group A ahead of the tournament&#8217;s opening matches tomorrow. Below are links [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soccer Crazed City Bids Good-Luck to Their Home Team</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/09/soccer-crazed-city-bids-good-luck-to-their-home-team/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/09/soccer-crazed-city-bids-good-luck-to-their-home-team/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 6: What a day. By far the most exciting day since arriving last Friday. With the tournament only two days away, the city organized a parade to send off the South African team, dubbed so affectionately &#8220;Bafana Bafana,&#8221; (which means, &#8220;The Boys&#8221;). With only the knowledge that the parade was someplace in Sandton City, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Walkabout Melville</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/08/a-walkabout-melville/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/08/a-walkabout-melville/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 5: Today I went exploring in my neighborhood. There was a destination — FNB Bank — where I was told I could pick up my tickets for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It was about a 30 minute walk each way through a beautiful suburb that reminded me of parts of Florida. The vegetation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking Down the Misconception Barrier</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/07/breaking-down-the-misconception-barrier/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/07/breaking-down-the-misconception-barrier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just about everyone that I&#8217;ve met in South Africa has told me the same thing, &#8220;I bet you thought there would be elephants and lions roaming our streets?&#8221; They say it with a laugh, but they are obviously serious. Each time I kindly respond that alas, I had more sense than that. Just as Americans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 World Cup Notes With 5 Days To Go</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/06/5-world-cup-notes-with-5-days-to-go/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/06/5-world-cup-notes-with-5-days-to-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of the 32 teams participating in the FIFA World Cup played their final warm-up matches over the weekend. This being the final tune up, most countries featured lineups near or identical to their opening match squads. So as followers, we have a pretty good idea of what to expect next week. Let me give [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Day at the Market</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/06/a-day-at-the-market/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/06/a-day-at-the-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer Day Three: Today was a low-key day and my hosts, Clare and Keith took me to Rosebank Market in Johannesburg. It was a wonderful flea market, craft market, food market, that had lots of unique artwork and trinkets. So take a look at the slideshow, check it out, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Day With Some New Friends</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/05/a-day-with-some-new-friends/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/05/a-day-with-some-new-friends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 01:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day Two: My first full day in South Africa took me to a birthday party that my host, Paul was attending. He took me through city, showed me the countryside, let me continue learning to drive on the other side of the road, and brought me to meet his friends. We went to a country [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From America to the World Cup</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/05/from-america-to-the-world-cup/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/05/from-america-to-the-world-cup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 10:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NOTE: Watch Video Before Reading Below Day One and a Half: After landing I quickly found out that OR Tambo International Airport (in Johannesburg) is just like any major airport I&#8217;ve been to around the world. Except for the fact that everywhere you look is promo for the FIFA World Cup. Just in case you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Journey: 16 hour flight? No big deal</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/04/the-journey/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/04/the-journey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I don’t know what’s up with all the fuss about long flights. I love them. You get to watch television all day long without the knowledge that you should be doing something more productive. You get food brought to you on a regular schedule. And you can sleep whenever you want. It amazes me the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prediction Game: Group H</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/04/prediction-game-group-h/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/04/prediction-game-group-h/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time again, Prediction Time! Since I will be writing about the low-down in South Africa from the time of my arrival on June 3rd, I am taking this week to preview all the excitement to come by breaking down the teams in each of the eight groups at this summer’s World Cup. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prediction Game: Group G</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/04/prediction-game-group-g/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/04/prediction-game-group-g/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time again, Prediction Time! Since I will be writing about the low-down in South Africa from the time of my arrival on June 3rd, I am taking this week to preview all the excitement to come by breaking down the teams in each of the eight groups at this summer’s World Cup. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Night Before</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/03/the-night-before/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever I travel I get really antsy the night before I go. &#8220;Did I forget anything?&#8221;, &#8220;Where&#8217;s my passport?&#8221;, &#8220;What time is my flight?&#8221;, and always, &#8220;Did I pack too much?&#8221; I am going the next two months with only two backpacks as luggage. One large hiking pack for my clothes and a smaller one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prediction Game: Group F</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/02/prediction-game-group-f/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/02/prediction-game-group-f/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preview/Prediciton]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/?p=153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time again, Prediction Time! Since I will be writing about the low-down in South Africa from the time of my arrival on June 3rd, I am taking this week to preview all the excitement to come by breaking down the teams in each of the eight groups at this summer’s World Cup. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prediction Game: Group E</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/01/prediction-game-group-e/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/06/01/prediction-game-group-e/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preview/Prediciton]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/?p=139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time again, Prediction Time! Since I will be writing about the low-down in South Africa from the time of my arrival on June 3rd, I am taking this week to preview all the excitement to come by breaking down the teams in each of the eight groups at this summer’s World Cup. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prediction Game: Group D</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/05/31/prediction-game-group-d/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/05/31/prediction-game-group-d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 14:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bastian schweinsteiger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ghana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marc schwarzer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mario gomez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[michael essien]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[michel ballack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nemanja vidic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neven subotic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phillip lahm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[serbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stephen appiah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tim cahill]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time again, Prediction Time! Since I will be writing about the low-down in South Africa from the time of my arrival on June 3rd, I am taking this week to preview all the excitement to come by breaking down the teams in each of the eight groups at this summer’s World Cup. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prediction Game: Group C</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/05/30/prediction-game-group-c/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/05/30/prediction-game-group-c/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 14:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time again, Prediction Time! Since I will be writing about the low-down in South Africa from the time of my arrival on June 3rd, I am taking this week to preview all the excitement to come by breaking down the teams in each of the eight groups at this summer’s World Cup. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prediction Game: Group B</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/05/29/prediction-game-group-b/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/05/29/prediction-game-group-b/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 12:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preview/Prediciton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aiyegbeni Yakubu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Argentina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carlos Tevez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chu Young Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diego Milito]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgios Karagounis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ji Sung Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leo Messi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nigeria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obafemi Martins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preview/Prediction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Korea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theofanis Gekas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time again, Prediction Time! Since I will be writing about the low-down in South Africa from the time of my arrival on June 3rd, I am taking this week to preview all the excitement to come by breaking down the teams in each of the eight groups at this summer’s World Cup. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prediction Game: Group A</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/05/28/prediction-game-group-a/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/05/28/prediction-game-group-a/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 06:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Diego Forlan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geovanni Dos Santos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicholas Anelka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preview/Prediction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uruguay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time again, Prediction Time! Since I will be writing about the low-down in South Africa from the time of my arrival on June 3rd, I am taking this week to preview all the excitement to come by breaking down the teams in each of the eight groups at this summer&#8217;s World Cup. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Terms for the Novice</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/05/27/a-few-terms-for-the-novice/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/05/27/a-few-terms-for-the-novice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 17:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the World Cup approaches and many Americans begin tuning, it&#8217;s important for everyone to know the soccer-specific terminology that announcers and reporters are sure to use. While soccer is a &#8220;foreign&#8221; sport to many Americans, it dumbs it down by not using the verbiage associated with the game around the world, especially the English-speaking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Ready for the Adventure of a Lifetime</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/05/25/getting-ready-for-the-adventure-of-a-lifetime/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/levitt/2010/05/25/getting-ready-for-the-adventure-of-a-lifetime/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 05:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Levitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benny Feilhaber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clint Dempsey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Soccer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hello All, Welcome to my blog — Soccer Safari: World Cup Expedition! Obviously, this site is dedicated to everything that has to do with the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Starting on June 3rd I will take the plunge, leaving to Johannesburg, South Africa from JFK in New York. I will remain in [...]]]></description>
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