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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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FA Cup Fourth Round Draw

The draw for the Fourth Round of the FA Cup is out an there are some interesting match-ups with Everton vs. Chelsea the top game of the round. Here is a complete list of the match-ups which will take place

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Liverpool Lose On Kenny Daglish’s Return

The return of Kenny Dalglish went about as badly as one could have imagined. They conceded a penalty, albeit a very very soft one, that saw them behind after only two minutes. However, the game was ended as a contest

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FA Cup Third Round: Arsenal Held While Sunderland & Newcastle Fall

The FA Cup 3rd Round got started this weekend and there were a couple surprises with Arsenal almost falling short against Leeds before getting a late penalty to send the game to a replay. Premier League teams Sunderland and Newscastle

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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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Domestic Cup Finals: Chelsea And Bayern Munich Win Cups

Portsmouth made Chelsea work for it, but Chelsea won the double by defeating Portsmouth 1-0 at Wembley Stadium to capture the FA Cup. In the first half Chelsea hit the woodwork 5 times and it seemed that perhaps it was

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Weekend Watch List: Spain And Italy Finish And Cup Finals in Germany And England

This will be my final Weekend Watch List until the European leagues return in the fall. This week should be good with the English and German Cups as well as the end of the Italian and Spanish Leagues. Here are

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Weekend Watch List: El Clasico And FA Cup Semifinals

There is no debate what the biggest game is this weekend as the match-up between Real Madrid and Barcelona could decide the fate of the title in Spain. There are also good games in Germany and the FA Cup semis

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The FA Cup: Quarterfinal Preview And Predictions

With United doing so poorly in this tournament this season, I don’t think I have gotten into the FA Cup as much as I usually do which is a real shame because it is these cup competitions that I feel

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