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The Beautiful Game

10:01 AM ET 04.11

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Wednesday's UEFA Cup Quarter Final match between Spanish minnows Getafe CF and German giants FC Bayern Munich will undoubtedly remembered as the greatest game of this years European tournament. In fact, this game may even go down as one of the greatest UEFA Cup games of all time. Simply put--it was that great. Madrid is an internationally recognized football city. Real and Atletico Madrid are high caliber, top-class La Liga teams in the Spanish capital. But on Wednesday April 10th the only team that mattered in Madrid was Getafe CF. The team hailing from a Spanish suburb is not unknown in…

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What a Difference 10 Days Makes

09:48 AM ET 03.25

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It's been 10 days since my last Bayern post and I'm happy to announce that there are many exciting new developments happening for Germany's winningest team.Where to begin? Ah yes... Jurgen Klinsmann. One of the greatest strikers in German history and successful DFB coach is now coaching FC Bayern Munich. Former coach Der General--Ottmar Hitzfeld--will be moving on to greener, Swiss pasture's as the new coach of the Swiss national team. He has experience in the country as former coach of Grasshopper Club Zurich. Coaching a national team is a very prestigious placement but moving…

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Stats / Best Sports Debate Ever

02:09 PM ET 03.18

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Part 1 - Stats Numbers Don't Lie So often on Fan Nation we see the classic "his stats were better then his stats so he's better" argument. If that's all we use for our arguments then what is the point of a Throwdown? Often times we do not consider the many other variables that allowed one athlete to excel over another. A fine example is Dan Marino.So he didn't win the Super Bowl, does that make Dan Marino any less gifted then Joe Montana, John Elway or Brett Favre? Based on stats and even accomplishments there is a clear answer to that. But what about the other…

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