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Author: Matthew Wall

I've played soccer since I could walk thanks to my father and love keeping up on all the latest gear and gab. I'm in my twenties, and I'm lucky enough to have found work in search marketing for a leading soccer retailer after completing my M.A. at Georgetown in 2008. My team is Liverpool, and national side is Ireland, but I've also got a passion for GAA and a number of sports. Feel free to give me a shout on Google+

Goals My Granny Could Have Scored: Balotelli Fails at Trick Shot…Gets Pulled by Mancini…Starts Row

July 25, 2011 — EPL, Goals My Granny Could Have Scored, Soccer Coaches, Soccer Fans, Soccer Players

We’ve a special one for this week, one only the class and arrogance of Mario Balotelli could produce. The week Balotelli though he’d try a nifty trick shot with his back heel during City’s friendly with the LA Galaxy. He promptly failed to at it, and hit it out for […]
Shaun Wright-Phillips Scores a Cracking Goal Against the Whitecaps

July 20, 2011 — EPL, MLS, Soccer Fans, Soccer Players

Shaun Wright-Phillips get a lot of grief at City for not getting on the score sheet more often, but as this stunner showed last night, he’s still got it, and can’t be left unmarked Posted by: Matthew Wall, editor, soccerprose.com
USA v. Japan Match Report

July 18, 2011 — International Soccer, Women's World Cup

After twists and turns befitting a Broadway drama the curtain finally fell on the United States’ hopes of lifting the Women’s World Cup. But, it was the steely antagonists Japan who had the final triumph on this day, defeating the U.S.A. 3-1 on penalties in a heartbreaking storyline that was […]
Weekend Deal Alert: Nike Womens USA N98 Track Jacket – Black

July 16, 2011 — Women's World Cup

The USWNT plays for the Women’s World Cup tomorrow versus Japan and just in time for the big game, our friend Sergio at soccerpro.com has clued us in on a sweet discount on these USWNT jackets. Nike make a beautiful jacket, and these N98 are one of the most stylish […]
Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly III FG – Orange Peel with Metallic Hematite

July 15, 2011 — Product Reviews, Soccer Players

The word “Superfly” can be heard around the office almost daily, but making their way to my feet is something never before seen. Today, I’ve decided to slip the orange peels onto my feet just to say I have…and collect my thoughts in an organized manner for interested people like […]
Real Madrid Train at UCLA, Run Over Girl With Golf Cart

July 15, 2011 — La Liga, Soccer Players

Real Madrid are in LA this week for the start of their US tour and to prepare for their match with the LA Galaxy they’ve been training on the UCLA campus. Unfortunately, they seem to be breaking the posted speed limit in this clip and the girl rushing through texting […]
Earthquakes Keeper Scores From His Own Box Against West Brom

July 14, 2011 — MLS, Soccer Fans, Soccer Players

One thing English teams aren’t really used to is playing on astroturf, after all, when you live in such a wet climate there is no shortage of top quality natural grass pitches, but when you live in San Jose, California things are a bit different. West Bromwich Albion are currently […]
Wambach and USWNT Book Place in Final Fray

July 13, 2011 — Soccer Fans, Women's World Cup

After running their legs off for 120+ minutes in the quarter final match, the United States women strode past an excellent French side to reach their first World Cup Final since 1999. When asked what made the difference today, Pia Sundhage, coach of the U.S., rightly said, “a big heart.” […]
Goals My Granny Could Have Scored: Diego Forlan Can’t Hit a Barn Door

July 13, 2011 — Goals My Granny Could Have Scored, Soccer Players

Poor Diego Forlan had a terrible game during Uruguay’s Copa America victory over Mexico, missing several chances anyone would have scored. The first one on this highlight is the worst of the lot, but in the end they were all awful. Sometimes its just not your day, but if I […]