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European Midweek Round-Up

Here is a brief look at the midweek games in Europe where Italy and England had league games and Spain had cup fixtures. England: Stoke City 3-2 Birmingham Tottenham 1-1 Sunderland Aston Villa 3-2 Blackpool Chelsea 1-0 Fulham Newcastle 1-2

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Roma 2, Lazio 0: Sluggish Start Dooms Lazio

Lazio has been one of the surprise teams in Europe as they came into this game leading Serie A. No matter what the result, they would leave the game as the leaders of Serie A. Roma, on the other hand,

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European League Round-Up

It was an interesting weekend throughout Europe. The big match-ups were Chelsea-Liverpool and the Rome and Madrid derbies. Here is a recap of the results from the weekend. England: Bolton Wanderers 4-2 Tottenham Birmingham 2-2 West Ham Blackburn 2-1 Wigan

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Weekend Watch List: Madrid and Rome Derbies

There are some big derbies this weekend, but Liverpool vs. Chelsea is the top game of the weekend. Liverpool seem to be improving but their current run will be put to the test against a strong Chelsea squad. Here are

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European League Recap

It was another fun week of European football. Most of the top teams won as they prepare for midweek European action. The big battles of the weekend was between AC Milan and Juventus in Italy and Barcelona and Sevilla in

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Juventus 2, AC Milan 1: Makeshift Juve Earn Victory

This game was a battle of attrition for Juventus as they entered the game short handed as Giorgio Chiellini was ruled out from injury and Milos Krasic was suspended. However, Juventus defeated AC Milan 2-1 as goals from Fabio Quagliarella

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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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European Leagues Round-Up

It was a nice return to club football this weekend. On the continent, most of the top teams got victories. Here is a recap of the results from the top leagues on the continent. Spain: Atletico Madrid 2, Getafe 0

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Serie A: September Offensive And Defensive Efficiencies

Here is the second part of my look at the league statistics where I will take a similar look at Italy’s Serie A. Below is the table of statistics followed by some quick observations. Team Off Eff Def Eff Possession

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