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Arsenal 3, Manchester City 0: Early Red Dooms City

It has been said that an early red card ruins a game. That certainly seems true in this game as Manchester City never rebounded from the red card to Dedryck Boyata in the 5th minute. Arsenal would take the lead

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Manchester United 2, Stoke City 1: Chicharito Poaches Two Goals

Manchester United seemed set for another draw on the road, but they got a late winner from Chicharito as he poked in his second goal in the game in the 86th minute. He had gotten the scoring started in the

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Tottenham 1, Everton 1: Midfield Battle Leads To Stalemate

This was a solid match-up between two teams with strong midfields, but for the most part, this game was played as a stalemate. Each team started with a 4-5-1. Rafael van der Vaart did well working with Peter Crouch as

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Wayne Rooney Signs Five Year Deal In Complete U-Turn

In a complete U-turn, Wayne Rooney signed a five year deal with Manchester United that will keep him at the club until 2015. This is a shocking given the news that had been coming out in the past week as

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English Premier League: Gameweek 9 I Know The Score

The big match this weekend has Manchester City hosting Arsenal, but there are some other intriguing games including Tottenham vs. Everton and Sunderland vs. Aston Villa. Here is a look at the games this weekend in the Premier League.

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Weekend Watch List: Mexico’s El Classico And Big Matches Throughout Europe

There were many good games this weekend and it was actually quite difficult to limit the list to five games. The top game is Mexico’s El Classico, but there are a lot of good games this weekend. Here are my

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Wayne Rooney Wants To Leave Manchester United

This rumor had been building ever since Wayne Rooney had come out and said that he was not injured and could have played in the past few United games, despite Sir Alex Ferguson saying that the striker had an ankle

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Premier League: Gameweek 8 Round-Up

It was a good weekend for Arsenal and Manchester City as they secured wins while Manchester United and Chelsea were held to draws. Chelsea clearly missed Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba in their scoreless draw against Aston Villa. Manchester City

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Everton 2, Liverpool 0: Liverpool Struggles Continue

With new owners, Liverpool might have been given a boost heading into this game, but that never materialized. Liverpool continued to struggle as they conceded goals to Tim Cahill and Mikel Arteta on either side of half-time as they fell

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Manchester United 2, West Bromwich Albion 2: United Unlucky But Appear On The Decline

It was another disappointing draw for Manchester United as they blew a two goal lead in the second half. United started off brightly and struck in the fifth minute when Scott Parson parried a Nani free kick right to Javier

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