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Weekend Watch List: Test For The German Leaders And Barcelona Faces Its Bogey Team

With the FA Cup going on this weekend, England is not producing a whole lot of great match-ups but the rest of Europe have some good games. Germany especially has some good matches at the top of the table. So

Posted in Bundesliga, England, FA Cup, La Liga, Serie A Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Is A Three Game Ban Too Harsh For A Reckless Tackle?

I was thinking about the recent red card to Nani which was justified, but I cannot help but think about how harsh the punishment was for such a challenge that did end up catching a lot of the ball. So

Posted in La Liga, Premier League, Serie A Tagged with: , , , ,

The Title Race Takes Another Turn

Remember when Arsenal were out of the title race and Liverpool were a team on the rise? That was yesterday, but like this entire season everything changed again. Chelsea and United dropped points while Arsenal defeated Liverpool. Arsenal’s win pushes

Posted in England, Premier League Tagged with: , , , , , ,

The Race For Fourth and Gameweek 26 I Know The Score

The weekend could not have gone any better if you are a Liverpool fan. They scrapped their way to a win putting them in fourth place while the other serious contenders for the fourth spot dropped points. Liverpool have found

Posted in England, Premier League Tagged with: , , , , , ,

REPORT: Chelsea 2, Arsenal 0

Chelsea went back to the top of the Premier League table after beating Arsenal 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal controlled long periods with their possession and did force Peter Cech into some fine saves, but two first half goals from

Posted in England, Premier League Tagged with: , ,

REPORT: Liverpool 1, Everton 0

This game displayed the passion of the Premier League but also showed what can happen when a game gets a bit out of control. The game started off with some hard tackles but Javier Mascherano was the first to get

Posted in England, European Soccer, Premier League Tagged with: , , , ,

REPORT: Manchester United 5, Portsmouth 0

There is not much to say about this game other than Portsmouth were extremely poor. They were slow and bickered amongst each other the entire game and on a performance like this it is hard to see how they can

Posted in England, European Soccer, Premier League Tagged with: , , , ,

Weekend Watch List: Chelsea-Arsenal And The Merseyside Derby

Obviously the big match of the weekend is Chelsea and Arsenal on Sunday, but there are quite a few good games going on in England. Outside of England, there are certainly a couple intriguing matches being shown this weekend but

Posted in England, European Soccer, Italy, La Liga, Premier League, Serie A, Spain Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

To Attack Or Not Attack And Gamewwek 25 I Know The Score

Heading into the late stages of a tied game, teams are faced with a decision. They can push on for a win or just hold on for a tie. This is especially relevant when one of the teams is better

Posted in England, European Soccer, Premier League Tagged with: , , ,

John Terry Captaincy and Big US Secret Of 1998

One of the big stories in the past week has been the John Terry affair with Wayne Bridge’s former fiancee Vanessa Perroncel. This has led to a wave of criticism for Terry and questioning of his position as captain of

Posted in England, International Soccer, United States Men's National Team Tagged with: , , , , , , ,

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