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UEFA Champions League: United Roll To Final To Face Barcelona

It was an easy stroll for United as there mostly reserve side got a 4-1 victory at Old Trafford giving them a 6-1 victory over Schalke 04. United took control at the half-hour mark with goals from Antonio Valencia and

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UEFA Champions League: Manchester United vs. Schalke 04 Preview

Manchester United enter this leg is a clear advantage holding a 2-0 road win from the first leg. It will be interesting to see how hard they push for a victory or if they try to just rest this game

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UEFA Champions League: Barcelona and Real Madrid Draw Sending Barca To The Final

This game played out as most would have expected as Real Madrid pushed for a goal, but Barcelona controlled the game with possession and eventually saw it out. It is a shame the first leg was not played in this

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UEFA Champions League: Barcelona vs. Real Madrid Preview

Well, the build-up to this game has been soured a bit by the somewhat dreadful performance from last week. Here is a quick look at this game. Formations: Casillas Arbeloa–Albiol–Carvalho–Marcelo Diarra–Alonso–Ozil Ronaldo–Benzema–Di Maria Madrid will not have Pepe or Sergio

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Premier League: Spirited Arsenal Performance Hurts Manchester United’s Title Chances

After weeks of struggling, Arsenal got a positive result with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United. They got a second half goal from Aaron Ramsey and then held on for a victory. In the scheme of things, the victory doesn’t

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Premier League: Gameweek 35 I Know The Score

There are two big games that could decide the title, but there are also two Birmingham derbies that will headline the weekend as well. Here is a quick preview of all of the games. Gameweek 35 Picks: Blackburn vs. Bolton

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Weekend Watch List: Arsenal-United Headline The Weekend

England have some big games that could finally determine the winner of the Premier League, but here is a look at the rest of the top games from this weekend. Arsenal vs. Manchester United (Sunday 9 am, FSC) Arsenal have

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Europa League: An All Portugal Final Seems Imminent

FC Porto continued to dominate the competition as they basically sealed their place in the final, while the all-Portugal semifinal remains in the balance. The star of the day was Radamel Falcao who scored four goals for Porto as they

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Europa League: Semifinal First Leg Preview

The all-Iberian semifinals get started today. One semifinal will have two teams very familiar with each other while the other gives another chapter to the Spain vs. Portugal. Here is a quick look at both of the games. Benfica vs.

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UEFA Champions League: Barcelona Stroll Over Real Madrid

There has been a lot of build-up to this match, but it was a pretty ugly game given it was billed as the top two teams in the world playing. Real Madrid set up defensively, but offered less going forward

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