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Weekend Watch List: Carling Cup Final And More

The Carling Cup final will be the first silverware handed out in England, however, there are lots of top matches across Europe. Here is a look at the top games. Bayern Munich vs. Borussia Dortmund (Saturday 2pm Delayed, GolTV) Dortmund

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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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A Closer Look For At The Arsenal-Barcelona Game

There has been a large amount of reaction to the victory by Arsenal. It was a tremendous performance, but there was quite a bit of luck that went into the result. There was poor finishing by Messi as well as

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UEFA Champions League: Arsenal Stage Comeback And Shakhtar Earn Road Victory

It was another exciting day in the Champions League. Shakhtar Donetsk scored 3 goals in an 11 minute span to defeat Roma 3-2. Shakhtar’s goals came from three Brazilians with Jadson, Douglas Costa, and Luiz Adriano getting the goals. Roma

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UEFA Champions League: Round Of 16 Week 1 Preview

The Champions League is finally back! Two of the most anticipated battles start this week with Tottenham going to the San Siro and Barcelona’s trip to the Emirates. Here is a preview as well as predictions of the four games

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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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Arsenal Thrash Strugging Chelsea

Arsenal thrashed Chelsea as the Gunners moved back up into second place in the Premier League. It was a complete performance as Chelsea only woke up after going down 3-0 before getting one goal back. Arsenal took the lead before

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Has Manchester United Finally Replaced The Old Generation?

Manchester United defeated Arsenal 1-0, but the most interesting thing about the performance is that they did it without using Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, or Gary Neville. Giggs did come on late, but the game was already won at that

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English Top Four Clashes Preview

This weekend featured two big clashes as the top four teams from last year’s Premier League square off. The first match is on Sunday where Tottenham host a struggling Chelsea side. The second match-up is on Monday as Manchester United

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Weekend Watch List: Big Clashes In England

For Americans, the College Cup is this weekend as well which will have some of the young American and future MLS talent on display. However, Europe has plenty to offer including two big games in England. Here are the top

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