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Manchester United 1, Manchester City 0: Scholes Breaks City’s Hearts

Manchester United did it again. They break Manchester City’s hearts with a late goal although this one was less controversial than the Michael Owen winner in September. Paul Scholes got a free header in the box that he placed beautifully

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Weekend Watch List: Big Battles Across Europe

This weekend has big battles in Italy, Spain, and England as the title races heat up. The games even feature some big derby matches in all those countries, so the games will be fiercely contested. Lazio vs. Roma (Sunday 2:30

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Some Random Thoughts And Gameweek 35 I Know The Score

This week has not had as much intrigue as recent weeks. It is likely because there were no European games in the midweek. However, there were some smaller things that I decided to take a brief look at: the PFA

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Tottenham 2, Arsenal 1: Arsenal’s Title Hopes Take A Huge Blow

What a game! This is my favorite derby match in the Premier League despite being a Manchester United fan. I’m not sure what it is about it but this always seems to have such great passion especially when you consider

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Manchester United 0, Blackburn 0: United Can’t Break Blackburn Defense

The disappointing run of performances for Manchester United continued this weekend as they were only able to get a 0-0 tie against Blackburn. If Chelsea and Arsenal can win their games in hand, Arsenal will move into second place while

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Weekend Watch List: El Clasico And FA Cup Semifinals

There is no debate what the biggest game is this weekend as the match-up between Real Madrid and Barcelona could decide the fate of the title in Spain. There are also good games in Germany and the FA Cup semis

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Three Clasicos and Gameweek 34 I Know The Score

In the past week, I’ve been able to catch two Clasicos and with the biggest Clasico of them all this weekend, it seemed like a good opportunity to look at the Clasicos in the United Sates, Mexico, and Spain. The

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Chelsea 2, Manchester United 1: Simon Beck Gives Chelsea The Title Edge

It’s always a shame when a game is decided by a controversial goal. It is even worse when it is in the biggest game of the season. While there was no guarantee that at 1-0, United would have come back,

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Weekend Watch List: Manchester United-Chelsea And Big Games In Germany And Mexico

This weekend has some big games, but outside of those, there are not many that seem intriguing to me. However, the big ones may decide some the fate of some trophies. Saturday starts with two title battles in England where

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Manchester United-Chelsea Preview and Gameweek 33 I Know The Score

The biggest game of the season is this Saturday and this could likely determine where the Premier League title ends up. Manchester United had a disappointing performance on Tuesday in Germany and lost Wayne Rooney so they will be looking

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