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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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Champions League Tactics And Gameweek 27 I Know The Score

The Champions League returned this week and I have to admit that the one thing I found strange in all of the games was the open and attacking styles employed in all of the games. Usually the home teams sit

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Manchester United 3, AC Milan 2: Player Ratings

This was an exciting game that seemed to go back and forth. Overall, United showed they were the better team and are in a strong position heading into the second leg with an away win and 3 away goals. United

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UEFA Champions League Preview And Predictions

It’s finally back. The Champions League is here so all those match-ups that seemed so mouthwatering back in December have arrived. I am glad that the first knockout round is staggered over two weeks which certainly makes it easier in

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Weekend Watch List: Test For The German Leaders And Barcelona Faces Its Bogey Team

With the FA Cup going on this weekend, England is not producing a whole lot of great match-ups but the rest of Europe have some good games. Germany especially has some good matches at the top of the table. So

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The Milan Derby: Ridiculous Rocchi And Inter Milan Show Their Title Credentials

Inter Milan showed they are the team to beat in Italy after defeating AC Milan 2-0 at the San Siro despite ending the game with 9 men. AC Milan had been the in form team in the league until this

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The Weekend Watch List: Milan Derby and US Friendly

This is something that I probably will do from now on to let you know the highlights of the upcoming weekend for me. It is FA Cup weekend in England and there are some intriguing matches but this weekend I’m

Posted in Africa Cup Of Nations, European Soccer, International Soccer, Italy, La Liga, Serie A, Spain, United States Men's National Team Tagged with: , , , , , , , , ,

The Day In Soccer: AC Milan On The Rise And Another American Injury

At the time of the draw, I thought Manchester United were very fortunate to have drawn AC Milan. However, since the arrival of David Beckham, AC Milan have been on a whole. They have won 3 games while outscoring their

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My Thoughts On The Juventus-AC Milan Game

This was a bit of a lackluster game especially after watching the exciting 4-4 game between Angola and Mali. The goals were not particularly inspiring as all were from corner kicks and often involved poor marking or a rather bad

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News Of The Day: Portsmouth face transfer ban, Gattuso sings contract with AC Milan

Portsmouth are already struggling as the bottom of the Premier League. However, things are going to get worse for them as they look unlikely to get their transfer ban lifted before the January window opens. Portsmouth are still need to

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