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REPORT: Liverpool 1, Everton 0

This game displayed the passion of the Premier League but also showed what can happen when a game gets a bit out of control. The game started off with some hard tackles but Javier Mascherano was the first to get

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Weekend Watch List: Chelsea-Arsenal And The Merseyside Derby

Obviously the big match of the weekend is Chelsea and Arsenal on Sunday, but there are quite a few good games going on in England. Outside of England, there are certainly a couple intriguing matches being shown this weekend but

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The Day In Soccer: How Many Liverpool Revivals Is This?

Liverpool got a 2-0 win over Tottenham that leaves them only 1 point out of fourth place and once again there is belief that this is the great Liverpool revival. I almost want to see if the patterns of the

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The Day In Soccer: 7 Hours Of Premier League Football and 7 Goals For Chelsea

Chelsea made an emphatic statement that they should be considered the front runners for the title. They were impressive in their 7-2 destruction of Sunderland, which was without Didier Drogba, John Obi Mikel, and Michael Essien. Chelsea still have to

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LIVE BLOG: Premier League Saturday

Like I said, I would going to give this a try through three games today. The first game will be Liverpool’s trip to Stoke City followed by Burnley’s trip to Old Trafford to play Manchester United. The final game could

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The Day In Soccer: Rafa’s Replacements

Despite all claims that Rafa Benitez is going to finish out the season at Liverpool, Soccernet decided to do a list of possible contenders to replace him. That is certainly not a good sign if you are the manager and

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Money Struggles In the Premier League and Gameweek 22 I Know The Score

This week has been filled with gloom and doom for the two biggest clubs in English football Manchester United and Liverpool. The week started with reports of Manchester United’s money issues. The Glazers announced a plan to raise 500m pounds

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The Day In Soccer: More Liverpool Embarrassment and MLS Draft Preview

The biggest news of the day has to be Liverpool’s elimination from the FA Cup by Reading. The loss pretty much was the worst possible outcome for a team that has both underperformed and been unlucky. They were hit with

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Morning News: Premier League Fixtures Postponed, Viera completes Man city move, Dossean leaves Anfield, Thiago joins Atletico and Vidic out for 10 days

The weather is wreaking havoc in Britain as this weekend’s fixtures have been postponed due to weather making travel conditions to the stadium to hazardous. Fulham-Portsmouth, Burnley-Stoke, and Bolton-Sunderland have all been postponed and Liverpool are requesting that their fixture

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Premier League Offensive/Defensive Efficiencies and Gameweek 21 I Know The Score

In soccer there is always a challenge to somehow use statistics to figure out how things are going. I decided to give it a try by looking at the possession numbers as well as the offense and defense efficiencies. I

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