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Arsenal 2, Hull City 1: Late Bendtner Winner Keeps Arsenal In Title Chase

For 90 minutes, it looked like Arsenal would be punished for what was a lackluster performance with some poor finishing. However, Niklas Bendtner put in a rebound in the 93rd minute after Boaz Myhill was unable to handle a long

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Lyon 1, Real Madrid 1: What Happened To Madrid?

For 30 minutes, it seemed like it would be just a matter of time before Real Madrid would find the second goal to advance to the quarterfinals after getting a break through in the 6th minute through Cristiano Ronaldo. However,

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Manchester United 4, AC Milan 0: Red Devils Run Riot

It took 13 minutes for Wayne Rooney to score, but AC Milan never had a chance in this game. AC Milan sandwiched a bad 70 minutes with 20 minutes of domination in Italy but at Old Trafford, they were outclassed

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Champions League Recap: Arsenal Crush Porto, Bayern Munich Lose But Still Advance

That was an impressive performance by Arsenal as they crushed FC Porto 5-0 at the Emirates. They got the rout started in the 9th minute when Andrei Arshavin won a header, although he was offside, against Rolando. Arshavin turned and

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CONCACAF Champions League: Quarterfinals 1st Leg Predictions

UEFA Champions League is not the only Champions League going on right now. The knockout round of the CONCACAF Champions League gets started this week. This competition still has some room to grow as so far it has been an

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UEFA Champions League Round Of 16: 2nd Leg Predictions

The fun is about to begin. I love this time of year when the games are all about the trophies. Most of the leagues are into their final thirds, while in two weeks there will only be 8 teams left

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A Look At Landon Donovan’s Everton Loan Spell

This past weekend, Landon Donovan had what will likely be his final Everton performance in front of the home crowd before returning to MLS. He gave them a solid performance to remember. Donovan came into the game in the 70th

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A Look At La Liga: Tie At The Top After Two Comebacks By The Leaders

All across Europe most of the title chases are tight in the top leagues with the 4 point separation in Italy being the largest among the top five leagues (England, Spain, Italy, Germany, and France). However, one of the most

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Manchester United 1, Wolverhampton 0: Red Devils Go Top Despite Poor Performance

Manchester United were without Wayne Rooney but they knew heading into this game that a win would take them to the top of the table with Chelsea not playing in the Premier League this weekend. A win would also keep

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The FA Cup: Quarterfinal Preview And Predictions

With United doing so poorly in this tournament this season, I don’t think I have gotten into the FA Cup as much as I usually do which is a real shame because it is these cup competitions that I feel

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