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Manchester United 5, MLS All-Stars 2: My Thoughts

Manchester United handed the MLS All-Stars their first loss in regulation as they were defeated 5-2 in Houston. The game started roughly for the MLS as they gave up two goals to Federico Macheda in the first 12 minutes with

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Kansas City 2, Manchester United 1: 10-Man Kansas City Scores Historic Win

The third game of Manchester United’s American tour ended in a 2-1 defeat after goals by Davy Arnaud and Kei Kamara in the first half. The second goal came from a corner kick just after United had equalized through a

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Manchester United 1, Philadephia Union 0: Some Quick Thoughts

Manchester United had their second friendly last night as they got a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Union behind a second half goal from Gabriel Obertan. It was not a great performance by United as they surrendered a lot of

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Manchester United 3, Celtic 1: My First Look At United

The start of the Premier League season is coming soon and Manchester United had their first friendly yesterday where they defeated Celtic 3-1 in Toronto. United got goals from Dimitar Berbatov, Danny Welbeck, and Tom Cleverley. The last two goals

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Champions League Recap: Best XI And Player Of The Season

Internazionale completed the treble by defeating Bayern Munich 2-0 on Saturday which completes the Champions League for another season. Looking back, there were tremendous performances and here is a look at the best players of the season with a Best

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Premier League Season Recap, Part III

Here is the third part of my season recaps of the teams in the Premier League. In this part, I will look at Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Portsmouth, and Stoke City. Liverpool (7th, 63 pts) Looking Back: Liverpool may

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English Premier League: Chelsea Wallop Wigan To Capture Title

There was little drama in the title race as Chelsea demolished Wigan 8-0. Nicolas Anelka scored in the sixth minute, although the set up for the goal looked offside, but the game was put to rest in the 32nd minute

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Weekend Watch List: Title Chases Across Europe

The European club seasons are winding down as the German and English leagues come to an end this weekend. Italy and Spain enter their second to last rounds so the title chases are definitely heating up especially in Spain. Here

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End Of Season Awards And Gameweek 38 I Know The Score

Heading into the final weekend of the Premier League season, it is time to take a look back at the season as a whole and hand out my own awards. It has been an exciting season as the title race

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Has It Become Easier To Win A Treble?

With the Champions League final set, I couldn’t help notice that both Internazionale and Bayern Munich are in position to capture trebles. This follows the match-up from the previous season when Manchester United and Barcelona battled and the winner was

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