Jacob Rude – Playing for 90 https://playingfor90.com Soccer News for International Soccer, Football, and Futbol Teams and Leagues Fri, 21 Oct 2016 18:53:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.4 Manchester City Still in Hunt for EPL Title Post-Chelsea Clash https://playingfor90.com/2015/01/31/manchester-city-still-hunt-epl-title-post-chelsea-clash/ https://playingfor90.com/2015/01/31/manchester-city-still-hunt-epl-title-post-chelsea-clash/#respond Sat, 31 Jan 2015 22:23:43 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=397906 After arguably the most hyped and biggest game of the EPL 2014-15 season to-date, Manchester City’s draw at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea show that the City-zens aren’t out of the hunt for the title just yet. It was dubbed the Super Bowl of the EPL. #1 vs. #2. Chelsea vs. Manchester City, the two top scoring […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2015/01/31/manchester-city-still-hunt-epl-title-post-chelsea-clash/feed/ 0 NYCFC: Don’t Look Too Much Into Frank Lampard Decision https://playingfor90.com/2014/12/31/nycfc-dont-look-much-frank-lampard-decision/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/12/31/nycfc-dont-look-much-frank-lampard-decision/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:06:51 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=388420 On Wednesday, it was announced first by Manchester City, then by New York City FC, that Frank Lampard would be finishing out the Premier League season with the reigning champions in England before coming back to the states for the MLS season. Immediate outrage swept over NYCFC and MLS fans, upset that the new expansion […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/12/31/nycfc-dont-look-much-frank-lampard-decision/feed/ 2 David Silva Paving Way For Manchester City https://playingfor90.com/2014/12/27/epl-david-silva-paving-way-manchester-city/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/12/27/epl-david-silva-paving-way-manchester-city/#respond Sat, 27 Dec 2014 14:30:53 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=386481 As Friday’s Boxing Day fixture between Manchester City and West Bromwich came to a close, the television announcers gave a ringing summary of City’s performance: “Who needs strikers anyway?” This was in the aftermath of City’s 3-1 win at West Brom which followed a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace, both without a natural striker in […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/12/27/epl-david-silva-paving-way-manchester-city/feed/ 0 EPL: Manchester City, Chelsea lead two-horse race https://playingfor90.com/2014/12/23/epl-manchester-city-chelsea-lead-two-horse-race/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/12/23/epl-manchester-city-chelsea-lead-two-horse-race/#respond Tue, 23 Dec 2014 14:00:06 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=385373 One short month ago, the EPL title race was shaping up as a runaway for Chelsea. Manchester City was stumbling through the league and Southampton, while a fun Cinderella story, never seemed like a true contender. Chelsea sat atop the table with 32 points while Southampton and City had managed 26 and 24 points, respectively. […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/12/23/epl-manchester-city-chelsea-lead-two-horse-race/feed/ 0 UCL: Man City Stun Roma, Advance To Knockout Rounds https://playingfor90.com/2014/12/10/ucl-man-city-stun-roma-advance-knockout-rounds/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/12/10/ucl-man-city-stun-roma-advance-knockout-rounds/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2014 23:00:45 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=381524 Manchester City was done, finished. Their Champions League run was over. With two games to go, City essentially had to win both to advance to the knockout rounds. Home vs. Bayern and away against Roma. No problem. The noisy neighbors of Manchester walked into Roma undermanned and walked out 2-0 victors, finishing second in the […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/12/10/ucl-man-city-stun-roma-advance-knockout-rounds/feed/ 0 Manchester City: Do Or Die Match-Up Against Bayern https://playingfor90.com/2014/11/25/manchester-city-die-match-bayern/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/11/25/manchester-city-die-match-bayern/#respond Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:31:58 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=377483 It’s not often that the champions of England find themselves in a do-or-die game this early in the Champions’ League group stages, but Manchester City face that exact scenario when they square off against Bayern tonight. The Premier League winners have put up a wholly woeful display during the Champions League this season, particularly in […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/11/25/manchester-city-die-match-bayern/feed/ 0 Manchester City: The Time To Sell Yaya Toure Is Now https://playingfor90.com/2014/11/21/manchester-city-time-sell-yaya-toure-now/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/11/21/manchester-city-time-sell-yaya-toure-now/#respond Sat, 22 Nov 2014 00:49:05 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=377054 After winning the Premier League title last year, Manchester City has looked far from the side that battled for the top spot all season long last year. Despite sitting third in the table, they’re eight points behind a top-of-the-table Chelsea side that doesn’t look to be dropping matches any time soon. Among the many under-performing […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/11/21/manchester-city-time-sell-yaya-toure-now/feed/ 0 Manchester City: The Curious Case of Matija Nastasic https://playingfor90.com/2014/11/18/manchester-city-curious-case-matija-nastasic/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/11/18/manchester-city-curious-case-matija-nastasic/#respond Wed, 19 Nov 2014 00:59:57 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=376577 On a mid-September day in 2012, Matija Nastasic stepped into the spotlight for Manchester City, who were put squarely in the group of death for the UEFA Champions League. On this night, the reigning English champions were taking on the reigning Spanish champions Real Madrid in the Bernabeu and Nastasic was making his debut next […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/11/18/manchester-city-curious-case-matija-nastasic/feed/ 0 UEFA Champions League: 3 Thoughts on Manchester City vs. CSKA Moscow https://playingfor90.com/2014/11/05/champions-league-3-thoughts-manchester-city-vs-cska/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/11/05/champions-league-3-thoughts-manchester-city-vs-cska/#respond Wed, 05 Nov 2014 22:50:16 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=374784 The walls imploded on Manchester City Wednesday night. In nearly a must-win situation, the Blues surrendered two first-half goals, had two men sent off in the second half, and looked nothing like the champions of England en route to a 2-1 loss to CSKA Moscow at the Etihad. While hard to wrap your mind around what happened, here […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/11/05/champions-league-3-thoughts-manchester-city-vs-cska/feed/ 0 USMNT Rumors: Pep Guardiola As Next National Team Manager? https://playingfor90.com/2014/11/05/usmnt-rumors-pep-guardiola-next-national-team-manager/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/11/05/usmnt-rumors-pep-guardiola-next-national-team-manager/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2014 21:15:25 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=374780 Could the USMNT be lining up a spot for Pep Guardiola to take over as manager? Grant Wahl, Sports Illustrated writer and well-connected American soccer journalist, dropped the bomb on Fox earlier today, stating that Sunil Gulati, president of the US Soccer Federation, is lying the groundwork to bring in Guardiola in the future. Wahl […]

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