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Bordeaux 1, Lille 1: Set Piece Goals Cancel Each Other Out

Lille were looking to go to the top of Ligue 1, but could only earn a draw against Bordeaux. Lille took the lead in the first half from a set piece when Moussa Sow knocked in a cleared corner by

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Weekend Watch List: El Classico And More

The El Classico is on Monday, but there are a lot of big games across Europe. There are also the second legs to the Mexican Apertura playoffs on Sunday evening. Here is a look at the top five games from

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European Leagues Round-Up

Here is a round-up of the games from the weekend. England: Arsenal 2-3 Tottenham Birmingham 1-0 Chelsea Blackpool 2-1 Wolverhampton Bolton 5-1 Newcastle Manchester United 2-0 Wigan West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Stoke City Liverpool 3-0 West Ham Blackburn 2-0 Aston

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European Leagues Recap

Here is a look at the action across the top leagues in Europe including a big weekend in Italy. England: Aston Villa 2-2 Manchester United Manchester City 0-0 Birmingham Newcastle 0-0 Fulham Tottenham 4-2 Blackburn West Ham 0-0 Blackpool Wigan

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Statistics: Offensive And Defensive Effectiveness Of Top European Leagues

I had calculated the offensive and defensive efficiencies, but this month I decided to use a slightly different metric known as effectiveness. It is calculated by taking all of the games from a given league and determining the average number

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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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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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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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Ligue 1: Offensive And Defensive Efficiences Through September

Another month has passed and I have updated the statistics for the leagues. The first league I will look at will be Ligue 1 in France. The statistics do not include the past weekend’s games and only the results through

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