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Emirates Cup: Arsenal Take The Cup

The Emirates Cup concluded today with Arsenal taking the title as they held on for a 3-2 victory over Celtic. In the first game, Lyon drew AC Milan as a Jimmy Briand header canceled out a Mario Boriello goal. The

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Emirates Cup: Lyon and Arsenal Settle For Draws

The preseason friendlies keep rolling on and one of the better tournaments is the Emirates Cup where this year Arsenal is hosting AC Milan, Celtic, and Lyon. The tournament got started with Celtic earning a 2-2 draw against Lyon with

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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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Daily Round-up: Chelsea Are Held By Hull City, FA Cup Replays, and Keane’s Debut

Chelsea could not capitalize on their game in hand and have now had two unimpressive performances against Hull and Burnley in the past week. I can’t help but think that maybe they were looking ahead to the Arsenal game this

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Transfer Period Ends With A Couple Surprises

This was a bit of a slow transfer period but one of the more shocking moves came at the end of the window with Robbie Keane heading to Celtic on loan. The move makes sense for both of the clubs

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