FIFA Career as Manager Justin Bogen

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2013/2014 European Review

UEFA Champions League Champions: Manchester United
UEFA Europa League Champions: Tottenham Hotspur
Barclays Premier League Champions: Chelsea
French Ligue 1 Champions: Paris Saint-Germain
German Bundesliga Champions: FC Bayern Munchen
Italian Serie A Champions: Juventus
Spanish Primera Division Champions: Real Madrid

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Jun 23, 2014 - Norway vs Argentina(FIFA World Cup)
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Norway (0-0-1)	1	0	1
Argentina (1-0-0)	0	3	3

Team Stats Comparison
Norway		Argentina
1	Goals	3
3	Shots	15
1	Shots on Target	9
22	Tackles	37
0	Fouls	2
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Injuries	0
33	Shot Accuracy	60
81	Passing Percentage	82

15' Goal, Mohammed Abdellaoue(NOR)
48' Injury, Thomas Rogne(NOR)
52' Goal, Ezequiel Lavezzi(ARG)
60' Goal, Lionel Messi(ARG)
66' Goal, Ezequiel Garay(ARG)
77' Injury, Mohammed Abdellaoue(NOR)

FIFA World Cup Group H - Jun. 24, 2014
TEAM	GP	W	D	L	PTS
Argentina	1	1	0	0	3
Czech Republic	1	1	0	0	3
Norway	1	0	0	1	0
Ivory Coast	1	0	0	1	0

Next Up - Ivory Coast(FIFA World Cup)

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Got a message from the Man U chief executive before the Ivory Coast match saying that my job is under intense scrutiny. Apparently I didn't meet their goal of winning the league, winning the league cup AND reaching the Champions League semifinal. I don't know what else I could've done. I won the Champions League, finished second in the Premier League and reached the Capital One Cup final, and still might get fired. In the middle of me trying to manage a World Cup squad, no less. Just great.

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Got a message from the Man U chief executive before the Ivory Coast match saying that my job is under intense scrutiny. Apparently I didn't meet their goal of winning the league, winning the league cup AND reaching the Champions League semifinal. I don't know what else I could've done. I won the Champions League, finished second in the Premier League and reached the Capital One Cup final, and still might get fired. In the middle of me trying to manage a World Cup squad, no less. Just great.

Yeah, that's just unfair. You would never be canned in real life for playing as well as you did.

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Jun 28, 2014 - Ivory Coast vs Argentina
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Ivory Coast (0-0-2)	0	0	0
Argentina (2-0-0)	1	4	5

Sorry, lost the match facts here.

5' Goal, Lionel Messi(ARG)
64' Goal, Lionel Messi(ARG)
78' Goal, Lionel Messi(ARG)
81' Goal, Lionel Messi(ARG)
89' Goal, Lionel Messi(ARG)

FIFA World Cup Group H - Jun. 29, 2014
TEAM	GP	W	D	L	PTS
Argentina	2	2	0	0	6
Czech Republic	2	2	0	0	6
Norway	2	0	0	2	0
Ivory Coast	2	0	0	2	0

Manager's notes: Holy crap, Messi just went off, not much more to say. Wow, win was easier than I thought it would be.

Next Up - Czech Republic(FIFA World Cup)

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Official end of the Premier League season. More league awards were handed out today.

Manager of the Year: Jose Mourinho(Chelsea)
Player of the Year: Karim Benzema(Liverpool)

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The summer transfer window is open. Our budget heading in is $59,000,000.

Other good news, the club has decided to keep me for the 2014/2015 season. Once again I have astronomical expectations.

League objective: Win the league
Champions League objective: Win the Champions League
Domestic Cup objective: Win the Cup

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2014/2015 Manchester United season preview

Competitions:
Barclays Premier League
FA Community Shield(v. Chelsea)
FA Cup
Capital One Cup
Copa Europe(v. Tottenham Hotspur)
UEFA Champions League

Promoted to Premier League from FL Championship: Queens Park Rangers, Bolton Wanderers, Watford

Fixture List:
27.7.2014 v. AC Ajaccio(Friendly)
31.7.2014 v. Pescara Caldo(Friendly)
4.8.2014 v. Cagliari(Friendly)
10.8.2014 v. Chelsea(FA Community Shield)
16.8.2014 v. Bolton Wanderers(Barclays PL)
24.8.2014 v. Queens Park Rangers(Barclays PL)
29.8.2014 v. Tottenham Hotspur(Copa Europe)
31.8.2014 v. Arsenal(Barclays PL)
13.9.2014 v. Chelsea(Barclays PL)
21.9.2014 v. Aston Villa(Barclays PL)
27.9.2014 v. Watford(Barclays PL)
4.10.2014 v. West Ham United(Barclays PL)
7.10.2014 v. West Bromwich Albion(Barclays PL)
18.10.2014 v. Southampton(Barclays PL)
25.10.2014 v. Norwich City(Barclays PL)
1.11.2014 v. Newcastle United(Barclays PL)
8.11.2014 v. Stoke City(Barclays PL)
11.11.2014 v. Sunderland(Barclays PL)
23.11.2014 v. Swansea City(Barclays PL)
29.11.2014 v. Liverpool(Barclays PL)
6.12.2014 v. Tottenham Hotspur(Barclays PL)
14.12.2014 v. Everton(Barclays PL)
21.12.2014 v. Fulham(Barclays PL)
27.12.2014 v. Manchester City(Barclays PL)
3.1.2015 v. Chelsea(Barclays PL)
7.1.2015 v. Arsenal(Barclays PL)
17.1.2015 v. Norwich City(Barclays PL)
26.1.2015 v. Southampton(Barclays PL)
1.2.2015 v. Queens Park Rangers(Barclays PL)
15.2.2015 v. Bolton Wanderers(Barclays PL)
28.2.2015 v. Watford(Barclays PL)
7.3.2015 v. Aston Villa(Barclays PL)
28.3.2015 v. West Bromwich Albion(Barclays PL)
4.4.2015 v. West Ham United(Barclays PL)
12.4.2015 v. Tottenham Hotspur(Barclays PL)
14.4.2015 v. Liverpool(Barclays PL)
26.4.2015 v. Fulham(Barclays PL)
2.5.2015 v. Everton(Barclays PL)
6.5.2015 v. Manchester City(Barclays PL)
10.5.2015 v. Swansea City(Barclays PL)
13.5.2015 v. Sunderland(Barclays PL)
17.5.2015 v. Stoke City(Barclays PL)
24.5.2015 v. Newcastle United(Barclays PL)

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Jul 2, 2014 - Czech Republic vs Argentina(FIFA World Cup)
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Czech Republic (2-0-1)	0	0	0
Argentina (3-0-0)	0	2	2

Team Stats Comparison
Czech Republic		Argentina
0	Goals	2
5	Shots	23
3	Shots on Target	16
13	Tackles	34
0	Fouls	4
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Injuries	1
60	Shot Accuracy	69
83	Passing Percentage	80

64' Injury, Ondrej Mazuch(CZE)
65' Goal, Ezequiel Lavezzi(ARG)
66' Injury, Ezequiel Garay(ARG)
74' Goal, Sergio kun Aguero(ARG)

FIFA World Cup Group H - Jul. 3, 2014
TEAM	GP	W	D	L	PTS
Argentina	3	3	0	0	9
Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	6
Ivory Coast	3	1	0	2	3
Norway	3	0	0	3	0

Argentina advances to Round of 16 vs. Korea Republic.

Manager's Notes: Domination of Group H. Nobody really stopped us, but that could be a bad thing as walkovers like that aren't going to do a good job preparing us for the tough battles coming in the later rounds.

Next Up - Korea Republic(FIFA World Cup Round of 16)

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July 5, 2014 -

The window has been open for almost a week, and with the news that defenders Patrice Evra and Rio Ferdinand are retiring at the end of this season, we feel that it is necessary to get a defender in his prime. We made enquiries for Manchester City's Vincent Kompany, Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos, and Borussia Dortmund's Mats Hummels. We eventually made an offer of $52.5M for Hummels and are waiting on a response from Dortmund.

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FIFA World Cup Round of 16 fixtures:

England v. Sweden
Germany v. Russia
Netherlands v. Mexico
Spain v. Czech Republic
Italy v. Uruguay
Brazil v. Colombia
France v. Switzerland
Argentina v. Korea Republic

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Jul 6, 2014 - Korea Republic vs Argentina(FIFA World Cup Round of 16)
TEAM	1	2	ET	SCORE
Korea Republic	0	1	0(1)	1(1)
Argentina	0	1	0(4)	1(4)

Team Stats Comparison
Korea Republic		Argentina
1	Goals	1
6	Shots	34
3	Shots on Target	23
27	Tackles	36
1	Fouls	1
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Injuries	0
50	Shot Accuracy	67
82	Passing Percentage	76

90' Goal, Lionel Messi(ARG)
90' Goal, Ja Cheol Koo(KOR)
110' Injury, Jeong Jun Yeon(KOR)

Argentina wins 4-1 on penalties and advances to the quarterfinals.

Round of 16 results:

England 3, Sweden 1
Germany 4, Russia 0
Netherlands 3, Mexico 0
Spain 2, Czech Republic 1
Italy 3, Uruguay 0
Brazil 1, Colombia 0
France 4, Switzerland 1
Argentina 1, Korea Republic 1(4-1 ARG on penalties)

Quarterfinal fixtures:

England v. Germany
Netherlands v. Spain
Italy v. Brazil
France v. Argentina

Next Up - France(FIFA World Cup quarterfinal)

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Jul 11, 2014 - Argentina vs France(FIFA World Cup Quarterfinal)
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Argentina	0	1	1
France	0	0	0

Team Stats Comparison
Argentina		France
1	Goals	0
14	Shots	4
7	Shots on Target	3
35	Tackles	23
1	Fouls	2
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Injuries	0
50	Shot Accuracy	75
85	Passing Percentage	72

90' Goal, Angel Di Maria(ARG)

Manager's Notes: We got very lucky, missing chances left and right but still being in a position to win it late, and Angel Di Maria was able to get the ball close to an empty net and put it home to send us along. I may start Sergio Aguero or Gonzalo Higuain instead of Ever Banega against Italy to try to get an attack going, as one goal is not going to beat them and they have been very good defensively during the tournament, allowing one goal in the group stage and none in the elimination games.

Quarterfinal Results:
England 1, Germany 1(3-4 PEN)
Spain 2, Netherlands 1
Italy 2, Brazil 0
Argentina 1, France 0

Semifinal Fixtures:
Germany v. Spain
Italy v. Argentina

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Jul 16, 2014 - Argentina vs Italy(FIFA World Cup Quarterfinal)
TEAM	1	2	ET	SCORE
Argentina	2	2	1(4)	5(4)
Italy	3	1	1(2)	5(2)

Team Stats Comparison
Argentina		Italy
5	Goals	5
27	Shots	11
19	Shots on Target	7
41	Tackles	24
6	Fouls	2
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Injuries	0
70	Shot Accuracy	63
79	Passing Percentage	85

16' Goal, Mario Balotelli(ITA)
19' Goal, Gonzalo Higuain(ARG)
27' Yellow Card, Cristian Ansaldi(ARG)
37' Goal, Mario Balotelli(ITA)
45' Goal, Cristian Ansaldi(ARG)
45' Goal, Ignazio Abate(ITA)
47' Goal, Angel Di Maria(ARG)
51' Goal, Gonzalo Higuain(ARG)
56' Goal, Manolo Gabbiadini(ITA)
93' Goal, Lionel Messi(ARG)
111' Injury, Carlos Tevez(ARG)
119' Injury, Angel Di Maria(ARG)
120' Goal, Mario Balotelli(ITA)

Manager's Notes: These extra time games are killing me. Di Maria and Tevez were injured late, so I don't know if will have them for the final. It is likely that they will play. This game should have finished in regulation, were it not for a Lavezzi shot off the left post. Then in extra time, our defense got flat-footed and let Balotelli score to make it go to penalties. The game should not have gone past the 120th minute either way.

Quarterfinal Results:
Germany 1, Spain 0
Italy 5, Argentina 5(2-4 PEN)

Final:
Germany v. Argentina

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Jul 20, 2014 - Argentina vs Germany(FIFA World Cup Final)
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Argentina	0	0	0
Germany	1	0	1

Team Stats Comparison
Argentina		Germany
0	Goals	1
9	Shots	9
6	Shots on Target	5
40	Tackles	19
6	Fouls	1
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Injuries	0
66	Shot Accuracy	55
74	Passing Percentage	94

8' Goal, Mats Hummels(GER)
74' Injury, Lionel Messi(ARG)
83' Yellow Card, Carlos Tevez(ARG)

Manager's Notes: I can tell you who Germany thinks was the man of the match. It's the linesman. Seriously, they might have gotten one offsides call right, and then the referee missed out on Marco Reus tripping the only defender who could've blocked the Hummels goal. I don't like to blame the referees for a loss, but I feel it necessary in this case, as it was frustrating to watch missed call after missed call as we couldn't get chances.

Germany has won the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Next Up - AC Ajaccio(Friendly)