Afshin Zahraee – Playing for 90 https://playingfor90.com Soccer News for International Soccer, Football, and Futbol Teams and Leagues Fri, 21 Oct 2016 18:53:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.4 MLS Power Rankings: Week 1 https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/11/mls-power-rankings-week-1/ https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/11/mls-power-rankings-week-1/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2015 14:54:16 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=399355 The MLS season was finally back this past weekend and it definitely did not lack in the entertainment department. On Friday night, the MLS Champions picked up where they left off and disposed of the Chicago Fire after a banner raising ceremony. A Canadian battle that saw Toronto FC get the best of Vancouver stole the show […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/11/mls-power-rankings-week-1/feed/ 3 Chelsea vs Paris Saint-Germain: The Deciding Fixture https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/11/chelsea-vs-paris-saint-germain-the-deciding-fixture/ https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/11/chelsea-vs-paris-saint-germain-the-deciding-fixture/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:00:08 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=399335 Where: Stamford Bridge in Fulham, London, England When: Wednesday, March 11 at 3:45pm Eastern on Fox Sports 1 Overview: After drawing in the opening leg, 1-1 in Paris, Chelsea enters this final leg at home with a slight advantage. The Blues lead on away goals, thus PSG must find the back of the net. Otherwise, this season’s Champions League […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/11/chelsea-vs-paris-saint-germain-the-deciding-fixture/feed/ 2 FA Cup: Arsenal Finally Win at Old Trafford https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/10/fa-cup-arsenal-finally-win-old-trafford/ https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/10/fa-cup-arsenal-finally-win-old-trafford/#respond Tue, 10 Mar 2015 20:14:55 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=399289 It only took 9 years, but Arsenal finally defeated Manchester United at Old Trafford. The win ensured Arsenal’s spot in the FA Cup semifinals at Wembley, where they will face the winner of a Reading-Bradford City replay. The 2-1 win also shot the Gunners to the top of list for most FA Cup semifinals reached at 28. […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/10/fa-cup-arsenal-finally-win-old-trafford/feed/ 0 Jozy Altidore Makes a Thumping Return to MLS https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/07/jozy-altidore-makes-thumping-return-mls/ https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/07/jozy-altidore-makes-thumping-return-mls/#respond Sun, 08 Mar 2015 03:34:28 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=399220 It was January 16 when Toronto FC officially announced they had made a swap with Sunderland to send Jermain Defoe to the other side of the pond for Jozy Altidore. Today, Jozy Altidore officially announced to MLS that he is back with a brace on the BC Place pitch against Vancouver Whitecaps. After Vancouver took an […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/07/jozy-altidore-makes-thumping-return-mls/feed/ 0 Is Harry Kane the Best English Striker? https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/07/is-harry-kane-the-best-english-striker/ https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/07/is-harry-kane-the-best-english-striker/#respond Sat, 07 Mar 2015 20:11:35 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=399197 Off the heels of yet another brace, Harry Kane continues to make his mark on the EPL. The fast emerging forward led Tottenham to another key 2-1 victory over a scrappy QPR side in a London Derby at Loftus Road. Kane scored his first goal after beating QPR keeper Robert Green to the ball on […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/07/is-harry-kane-the-best-english-striker/feed/ 0 LA Galaxy vs. Chicago Fire Player Ratings https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/07/la-galaxy-fire-player-ratings/ https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/07/la-galaxy-fire-player-ratings/#respond Sat, 07 Mar 2015 18:17:58 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=399136 The MLS kicked off on a high note for the LA Galaxy as they were able to show a national audience why they are the defending MLS Cup champions. They made quick work of a Chicago Fire team that struggled to find their way into the match. While the Galaxy came out 2-0 winners, the […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/07/la-galaxy-fire-player-ratings/feed/ 0 LA Galaxy vs Chicago Fire: 3 Thoughts on MLS Season Opener https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/07/la-galaxy-chicago-fire-mls-season-opener/ https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/07/la-galaxy-chicago-fire-mls-season-opener/#respond Sat, 07 Mar 2015 06:19:56 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=399142 The defending MLS champions brought the 2015 season in with a roar. The LA Galaxy followed the banner raising ceremony with a hair raising performance on the StubHub Center pitch, suffocating Chicago into making poor decisions for much of the match. The field looked completely tipped in a first half that saw the Fire escape […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/07/la-galaxy-chicago-fire-mls-season-opener/feed/ 0 FA Cup Quarterfinal Preview https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/06/fa-cup-quarter-final-preview/ https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/06/fa-cup-quarter-final-preview/#respond Fri, 06 Mar 2015 20:42:27 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=399108 Sadly, there is no EPL action this weekend. Fortunately, though, the magic of the FA Cup returns with 4 crucial quarter-final match ups that will determine which sides will compete at Wembley next month. Only 5 of the remaining 8 sides are EPL clubs, and two of them are bottom half of the table squads. The slipper […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/06/fa-cup-quarter-final-preview/feed/ 0 MLS Preview: LA Galaxy vs. Chicago Fire https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/06/mls-preview-la-galaxy-vs-chicago-fire/ https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/06/mls-preview-la-galaxy-vs-chicago-fire/#respond Fri, 06 Mar 2015 14:00:58 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=399082 Where: StubHub Center in Carson, California When: 10pm Eastern on UniMas Overview: It’s been 89 days since the LA Galaxy hoisted the MLS Cup after defeating the New England Revolution in a match that took extra time. In what has seemed much longer for MLS fans, including the worry that the season would not start on time […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/06/mls-preview-la-galaxy-vs-chicago-fire/feed/ 0 EPL Week 28: 3 Takeaways https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/06/epl-3-takeaways-match-week-28/ https://playingfor90.com/2015/03/06/epl-3-takeaways-match-week-28/#respond Fri, 06 Mar 2015 12:00:40 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=399054 Another match week of EPL action is in the books as we near the end of the season. Still, many questions remain as each match unravels a bit of the season’s story. Chelsea remain atop the table with Manchester City still in striking distance. It was a true grind for 3 points at Upton Park […]

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