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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

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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

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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

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Transfer Period Ends With A Couple Surprises

This was a bit of a slow transfer period but one of the more shocking moves came at the end of the window with Robbie Keane heading to Celtic on loan. The move makes sense for both of the clubs

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REPORT: Napoli 0, Genoa 0

This game was more exciting than its 0-0 scoreline would suggest. There were some good attacking moments in a game that Napoli dominated but could not get the goal to give them the win over Genoa, who despite being eighth

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Weekend Watch List: Arsenal vs. Manchester United and Africa Cup Of Nations Final

There is not quite as much soccer this weekend as last weekend that I will be taking in, but there is still plenty of good stuff I will be trying to catch. The highlight of the weekend will be in

Posted in Africa Cup Of Nations, England, European Soccer, International Soccer, Italy, Mexico Primera, North American Soccer, Premier League, Serie A Tagged with: , , , , , , , ,

Juventus Continue Their Fall

Juventus’ fall seems to be complete. They have fallen to sixth in the Serie A. They have already fallen into the Europa League and today were eliminated by Inter Milan from the Coppa Italia. Their play has not been particularly

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The Milan Derby: Ridiculous Rocchi And Inter Milan Show Their Title Credentials

Inter Milan showed they are the team to beat in Italy after defeating AC Milan 2-0 at the San Siro despite ending the game with 9 men. AC Milan had been the in form team in the league until this

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The Weekend Watch List: Milan Derby and US Friendly

This is something that I probably will do from now on to let you know the highlights of the upcoming weekend for me. It is FA Cup weekend in England and there are some intriguing matches but this weekend I’m

Posted in Africa Cup Of Nations, European Soccer, International Soccer, Italy, La Liga, Serie A, Spain, United States Men's National Team Tagged with: , , , , , , , , ,

The Day In Soccer: AC Milan On The Rise And Another American Injury

At the time of the draw, I thought Manchester United were very fortunate to have drawn AC Milan. However, since the arrival of David Beckham, AC Milan have been on a whole. They have won 3 games while outscoring their

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