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Everton 2, Liverpool 0: Liverpool Struggles Continue

With new owners, Liverpool might have been given a boost heading into this game, but that never materialized. Liverpool continued to struggle as they conceded goals to Tim Cahill and Mikel Arteta on either side of half-time as they fell

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Weekend Watch List: Merseyside Derby and Barcelona-Valencia

Liverpool have been in the news the past few weeks, but they will return to the field this weekend in a big Merseyside derby. However, the biggest match of the weekend features La Liga leaders Valencia squaring off against defending

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Premier League Week 5: Things We Learned

The game of the weekend was the Manchester United-Liverpool game which I covered earlier as United won at Old Trafford. The victory puts them tied on points with Arsenal who drew 1-1 against Sunderland on a last second goal by

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Everton 3, Manchester United 3: United Blow Lead In Stoppage Time

It was a mixed bag performance for Manchester United in this game. They fought back from a 1-0 deficit after a Steven Pienaar goal to make it 3-1 behind goals from Darren Fletcher, Nemanja Vidic, and Dimitar Berbatov. However, they

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2010-11 Premier League Preview: Part 2

Here is the second part of my preview of the Premier League where I look at another five teams including Chelsea and Liverpool.

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Premier League Season Recap, Part II

Here is the second part of my season recaps for the Premier League where I will take a look at Burnley, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, and Hull City. Burnley (18th, 30 pts) Looking Back: The team did not enter the Premier

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Weekly Watch List: Tough Test For Barcelona And Donovan’s Last Everton Game

Another weekend of quality football and while this could be the final game for Landon Donovan in the Premier League for now, it also might mark the return of Clint Dempsey who returned for Fulham in the Europa League on

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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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Europa League Round Of 32: 2nd Leg Predictions

There was one game on Tuesday as Benfica advanced to the Round of 16 with a 4-0 win over Hertha Berlin. I was impressed to see that all of teams competing took the tournament seriously fielding full strength teams. This

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Everton 3, Manchester United 1: Inspired Everton Subs And Rooney Has An Off Day

It was bound to happen to Wayne Rooney. He had such a terrific run but he finally had a game where he was disappointing. He wasn’t awful, but he also failed to contribute to the game. He had a one-on-one

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