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Serie A Offensive And Defensive Effectiveness

Here is the second installment of the statistics for games through this past weekend in Serie A. As expected, possession remains an important statistic for determining at the top. It does seem to pinpoint Inter’s struggles being at both ends

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Weekend Watch List: FA Cup 3rd Round

The French and German leagues (although the French has cup action) are still not back but the other three big leagues are back up and running. Here is a shortened list of the top games from the weekend including the

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2010, My Top Goals Of The Year

In the second recap of the season, I take a look at the top goals of the year. There are plenty of other top goals, but these are from the ones that I saw in the games not just highlights.

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Mid Season Report: Italian Serie A

The Serie A has been an interesting league this season with Inter struggling while AC Milan have done well with rebuilding their attack. It has taken the teams some time to get back into the flow, but some of the

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Weekend Watch List: Chelsea-Manchester United And Barcelona Derby

Chelsea-Manchester United is the top game of the weekend, but there are tough tests in Spain as well. Here are the top five games from the weekend. Chelsea vs. Manchester United (Sunday 11 am, FSC) Both had big games last

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European League Round-Up

England: Aston Villa 2-1 West Bromwich Albion Everton 0-0 Wigan Athletic Fulham 0-0 Sunderland Stoke City 0-1 Blackpool West Ham 1-3 Manchester City Newcastle 3-1 Liverpool Bolton 2-1 Blackburn Wolverhampton 1-0 Birmingham Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea Manchester United vs. Arsenal (Monday)

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Weekend Watch List: Big Clashes In England

For Americans, the College Cup is this weekend as well which will have some of the young American and future MLS talent on display. However, Europe has plenty to offer including two big games in England. Here are the top

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European League Round-Up

Here is a recap of the weekend’s action in Europe. England: Arsenal 2-1 Fulham Birmingham 1-1 Tottenham Blackburn 3-0 Wolverhampton Chelsea 1-1 Everton Manchester City 1-0 Bolton Wigan 2-2 Stoke City Blackpool vs. Manchester United (Postponed) West Bromwich Albion 3-1

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Weekend Watch List: Big Games In Spain

There are no super big games like the El Clasico last weekend, but there are good match-ups in Spain as well as the final of the Apertura playoffs in Mexico. Here is a look at the top five games this

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Udinese 3, Napoli 1: Di Natale Leads The Way

Napoli was looking to capitalize on dropped points by AC Milan, but they were unable to get the win as Udinese thrashed them 3-1 behind a hat trick from Antonio Di Natale. Napoli got a goal back from Marek Hamsik,

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