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Where Should Wayne Rooney Play?

The struggles of Wayne Rooney this season have brought up questions about where he is best employed in attack. In my opinion, his best position is as a withdrawn striker and therefore is best when paired with a striker who

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Premier League: Manchester United Comeback Reminiscent Of Old United

It was a masterful comeback from Manchester United as they erased a 2-0 halftime deficit to get a 3-2 victory that opens a five point lead over second place Arsenal with the teams now even on games played. For a

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European Round-Up

Here is a look at games around Europe this weekend. England: Wolverhampton 0-3 Liverpool Arsenal 3-0 Wigan Blackpool 1-2 Sunderland Everton 2-2 West Ham Fulham 2-0 Stoke City Manchester United 5-0 Birmingham Newcastle United 1-1 Tottenham Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester

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A Second Look At Internazionale

Earlier this week, I posed the question of whether Inter looked back and I thought they were mostly there with the players coming back from injury, but the team was obliterated this weekend in a 3-1 loss to Udinese. Occasionally,

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Premier League: Gameweek 24 I Know The Score

The fixtures are coming quickly with a couple teams making up postponed games from Decembers. Here is a look at the rest of the games this weekend and next midweek.

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Weekend Watch List: Interesting Match-Ups Around Europe

I have to admit, this is not the greatest weekend of football in terms of glamorous match-ups but it is often the least anticipated games that are the best. There is also the US-Chile game which I will have a

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Are Internazionale Back To Their Best?

Internazionale have returned to getting results since the winter break having won four games and closing the gap to 6 points on AC Milan with still one game in hand. The question is whether they are back to their form

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European Round-Up

All of the top European Leagues are back in action with Germany being the last team to get started this weekend. Here is a look at the other four leagues outside of England. Spain: Getafe 0-4 Real Sociedad Real Zaragoza

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Premier League: Manchester United Defense Stands Tall Against Tottenham

It was a glamor match-up that appeared like it could lead to a shoot-out with two teams that like to attack. However, it ended in only a 0-0 draw where the Manchester United defense stepped up and showed why they

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Premier League: Stalemates Dominate England Derbies

On Saturday, the teams chasing the title all got their victories, but Sunday was filled with derby games and the glamor match-up between Tottenham and Manchester United. The games ended up in stalemates as Manchester City moved up into a

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