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Weekly Watch List: FA Cup Quarters And More

This weekend has some good match-ups even though the Premier League is not having a full lineup due to the FA Cup quarterfinals. In Spain and Italy there are top four match-ups as well. This will also be the first

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Updated United States Depth Chart As Bedoya And Beasley Impress In The Netherlands Game

It is probably exaggeration to say that Bedoya and Beasley impressed but they at least showed some intensity. The Netherlands game did not change who will be starting at the World Cup but some of those last fringe spots especially

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Netherlands 2, United States 1: Player Ratings

The United States received a stern test as they struggled to create chances against the Netherlands. They approached the game too passively and allowed the Netherlands to hold the ball too easily. Despite that, the United States did not surrender

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International Friendlies Galore This Week

This is the last international date on the FIFA calendar before the end of the club season. This means this is the final chance for a lot of these fringe players to make their case as to why they should

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Horrible Tackle On Ramsey, Not Just Arsenal But An English Problem

One of the biggest pieces of news this weekend was the horrible leg break suffered by Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey after a challenge by Stoke City’s Ryan Shawcross. The injury will leave Ramsey out for a minimum of six months and

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The End Of Setanta In The United States

The Carling Cup Final marked the last game I will be watching via Setanta’s broadband service. Most of the programming is being moved over to a new channel Fox Soccer Plus, however, this channel is not available in many markets

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Manchester United 2, Aston Villa 1: Aston Villa Competed But Rooney’s Header Wins Carling Cup

It is intriguing how things go sometimes. Of the their three meetings with United this season, I thought this was Aston Villa’s best performance as they were able to be a constant menace on the counter attack the entire game

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Manchester City 4, Chelsea 2: Tevez Has the Champions Mentality That Manchester City Need

After dropping out of the FA Cup and putting on one of the most boring performances of the season last weekend at Liverpool, Manchester City were considered unlikely to get a result against Chelsea, even though Chelsea had a long

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Weekly Watch List: Clash Of The Cash and Carling Cup Final

This is an exciting weekend of football where the first trophy is being awarded in England. The exciting race at the top of the Bundesliga also continues this weekend as Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich face other teams that are

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Carling Cup Preview And Gameweek 28 I Know The Score

It is finally getting to be the business end of the season and the first silverware of the year will be handed out this weekend in the Carling Cup where Aston Villa faces off against the holders Manchester United. Heading

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