Houston 2, Seattle Sounders FC 1: Houston’s Season Ends On Good Note

As a Houston fan, it has been a long season. They have had moments, but defensive mistakes and poor finishing cost them many games that they played as well if not better than their opponents. This game was not necessarily

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Arsenal 3, Manchester City 0: Early Red Dooms City

It has been said that an early red card ruins a game. That certainly seems true in this game as Manchester City never rebounded from the red card to Dedryck Boyata in the 5th minute. Arsenal would take the lead

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Manchester United 2, Stoke City 1: Chicharito Poaches Two Goals

Manchester United seemed set for another draw on the road, but they got a late winner from Chicharito as he poked in his second goal in the game in the 86th minute. He had gotten the scoring started in the

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Real Madrid 6, Racing Santander 1: Ronaldo And Real Firing On All Cylinders

Real Madrid continued their impressive run as they scored six more goals bringing their total to 16 in their last three La Liga games. The run has certainly placed Real Madrid as the in form team throughout all of Europe

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Tottenham 1, Everton 1: Midfield Battle Leads To Stalemate

This was a solid match-up between two teams with strong midfields, but for the most part, this game was played as a stalemate. Each team started with a 4-5-1. Rafael van der Vaart did well working with Peter Crouch as

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Wayne Rooney Signs Five Year Deal In Complete U-Turn

In a complete U-turn, Wayne Rooney signed a five year deal with Manchester United that will keep him at the club until 2015. This is a shocking given the news that had been coming out in the past week as

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English Premier League: Gameweek 9 I Know The Score

The big match this weekend has Manchester City hosting Arsenal, but there are some other intriguing games including Tottenham vs. Everton and Sunderland vs. Aston Villa. Here is a look at the games this weekend in the Premier League.

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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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Atletico Madrid 3, Rosenborg 0: Aguero Returns To Seal Victory

Atletico Madrid have struggled in their defense of the Europa League title having only gained one point in two games. They faced Rosenborg today which featured the return of Kun Aguero although he started the game on the bench. Atletico

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Europa League: Matchday 3 Recap

It was another interesting day in the Europa League. Juventus continued its struggles being held to a draw in Salzburg. However, most other top squads got victories including the holders Atletico Madrid who defeated Rosenborg 3-0. Sporting Club de Portugal

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