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European League Round-Up

It was an interesting weekend throughout Europe. The big match-ups were Chelsea-Liverpool and the Rome and Madrid derbies. Here is a recap of the results from the weekend. England: Bolton Wanderers 4-2 Tottenham Birmingham 2-2 West Ham Blackburn 2-1 Wigan

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Borussia Dortmund 2, Mainz 0: Dortmund’s Finishing Takes Them Top In Germany

This was the surprising battle at the top of the Bundesliga and Borussia Dortmund came through win a comfortable 2-0 win over Mainz getting goals from Mario Gotze and Lucas Barrios. Mainz had a penalty saved when it was 1-0.

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European League Recap

It was another fun week of European football. Most of the top teams won as they prepare for midweek European action. The big battles of the weekend was between AC Milan and Juventus in Italy and Barcelona and Sevilla in

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Weekend Watch List: Battles At The Top In Germany And France

The MLS playoffs are underway this weekend, but there are plenty of games across Europe including battles between the top two teams in France and in Germany. Here is a look at the top five games this weekend. AC Milan

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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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European Leagues Round-Up

It was a nice return to club football this weekend. On the continent, most of the top teams got victories. Here is a recap of the results from the top leagues on the continent. Spain: Atletico Madrid 2, Getafe 0

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Weekend Watch List: Merseyside Derby and Barcelona-Valencia

Liverpool have been in the news the past few weeks, but they will return to the field this weekend in a big Merseyside derby. However, the biggest match of the weekend features La Liga leaders Valencia squaring off against defending

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Bundesliga: September Offensive And Defensive Efficiencies

Here is the third part as I look at the statistics in the Bundesliga where surprise team Mainz is topping the table with Bayern Munich struggling in the middle of the table. Here are the stats and observations. Team Off

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European Round-Up: Barcelona Draw, Bayern Lose, and Inter-Juve Draw

It was not a great weekend for many of the big names across Europe. The big match-ups on the continent were in Italy and Germany where Internazionale and Juventus squared off and Borussia Dortmund hosted Bayern Munich, respectively. Here is

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Weekend Watch List: Chelsea-Arsenal And More

There are number of good matches this weekend headlined by the London Derby between Chelsea and Arsenal. here are my top games from the weekend. Chelsea vs. Arsenal (Sunday 11 am, FSC) Chelsea faltered in their first test of the

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