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Weekend Watch List: Derbies Galore In England

There are quite a few derbies in England this weekend with three of them on Sunday headlined by the Merseyside derby. Germany also gets back to action with a match-up of the top two teams. Here is a look at

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Premier League Offensive And Defensive Effectiveness

Here are the statistics for the offensive and defensive effectiveness for the Premier League. Manchester United do seem to be the dominant team with strong defense and offense while also having some of the better possession in the league. Team

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FA Cup Fourth Round Draw

The draw for the Fourth Round of the FA Cup is out an there are some interesting match-ups with Everton vs. Chelsea the top game of the round. Here is a complete list of the match-ups which will take place

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Liverpool Lose On Kenny Daglish’s Return

The return of Kenny Dalglish went about as badly as one could have imagined. They conceded a penalty, albeit a very very soft one, that saw them behind after only two minutes. However, the game was ended as a contest

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Roy Hodgson Leaves Liverpool

The big news before the FA Cup started today was the exit of Roy Hodgson as manager of Liverpool. The exit comes after a terrible run including a 3-1 loss to Blackburn in the midweek. Kenny Dalglish takes over as

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FA Cup Third Round: Arsenal Held While Sunderland & Newcastle Fall

The FA Cup 3rd Round got started this weekend and there were a couple surprises with Arsenal almost falling short against Leeds before getting a late penalty to send the game to a replay. Premier League teams Sunderland and Newscastle

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Weekend Watch List: FA Cup 3rd Round

The French and German leagues (although the French has cup action) are still not back but the other three big leagues are back up and running. Here is a shortened list of the top games from the weekend including the

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Premier League Recap: United Rivals Drop Points

It was a great round of games for Manchester United as they won while the rest of the top five were unable to secure victories. The big game from the round was Arsenal hosting Manchester City, but the shock result

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Manchester United Grind Out Victory Against Stoke

It wasn’t pretty, but United maintained top spot with a 2-1 victory against Stoke City. Goals from Chicharito and Nani sandwiched an equalizer from Dean Whitehead. However, Manchester United were dominant throughout the game and really should have put the

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Premier League: Gameweek 22 I Know The Score

This will be the fourth round of Premier League games in the past 10 days so the teams will be quite tired for this round of fixtures before they prepare for the third round of the FA Cup this weekend.

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