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Premier League: Gameweek 10 I Know The Score

The season is almost a quarter over and the table is beginning to take shape. There are quite a few derbies this weekend, with London, Birmingham, and Tyne-Wear derbies on tap for the weekend. Here is a look at the

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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 And MLS Round-Up

It was a good weekend of football across Europe with big games in pretty much every country. Here is a round up of the scores and some of my thoughts on the results. England: Tottenham 1-1 Everton Birmingham 2-0 Blackpool

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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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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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Wayne Rooney Wants To Leave Manchester United

This rumor had been building ever since Wayne Rooney had come out and said that he was not injured and could have played in the past few United games, despite Sir Alex Ferguson saying that the striker had an ankle

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