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Premier League: Thoughts on Super Sunday Games

It feels like it has been a while since the Premier League has featured two games of such stature on a single day like this Sunday when Everton hosted Liverpool in the Merseyside derby and Chelsea hosted Manchester United. Both

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Weekend Watch List: French League Cup Final And More

It’s Easter weekend, but there are some big games on tap as the title races enter their final stage. Their is some hardware on the line this weekend as France awards its Coupe de la Ligue. Here is a look

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Weekend Watch List: FA Cup 4th and 5th Rounds

It is a weird weekend in England with some teams going into the 5th round while others are completing their 4th round replays. The rest of Europe is a bit quiet as there are not a wealth of big match-ups.

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FA Cup: Manchester United And Arsenal Advance While Chelsea And City Draw

The fourth round started today. Chelsea were held by Everton in a tough game that they were a bit fortunate to have gotten a draw. Manchester United were also in action as they came back from a 1-0 deficit to

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Weekend Watch List: Asian Cup Final And FA Cup Action

The Asian Cup is coming to an end this season and the FA Cup is entering the fourth round of the competition. However, there are a number of exciting match-ups throughout Europe. Here is a look at the top five

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Weekend Watch List: Derbies Galore In England

There are quite a few derbies in England this weekend with three of them on Sunday headlined by the Merseyside derby. Germany also gets back to action with a match-up of the top two teams. Here is a look at

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Landon Donovan Is NOT Going On Loan

Landon Donovan and the Los Angeles Galaxy announced that Donovan will not be going on loan at Everton or another other club in Europe. It ends the past couple weeks of selection and based on the delay, it seemed he

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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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Weekend Watch List: Big Clashes In Italy

There is a lot of big match-ups in Italy as the top 6 are playing amongst each other including the Milan derby. Here is a look at the rest of the games this weekend. Internazionale vs. AC Milan (Sunday 2:45

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Tottenham 1, Everton 1: Midfield Battle Leads To Stalemate

This was a solid match-up between two teams with strong midfields, but for the most part, this game was played as a stalemate. Each team started with a 4-5-1. Rafael van der Vaart did well working with Peter Crouch as

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