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Premier League: 2014-15 Preview and Predictions

The Premier League season begins this weekend and it should be an exciting season. Chelsea have revamped their squad while Manchester City are trying to defend their title. Arsenal have made some flashy signings while Liverpool will try to rebound

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English Premier League: 2013-14 Preview

The Premier League gets started tomorrow and there are a lot of unknowns this season with the top three teams all changing their managers. There are a number of transfer sagas still going on with Gareth Bale to Real Madrid

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Premier League: 2012-13 End Of Season Awards

With relegation and the title already wrapped up, the final weekend will not have the excitement of last season, although Tottenham and Arsenal are battling for a Champions League spot. Manchester United have dominated the league, but have spent most

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Thoughts on Manchester United-Liverpool Game

Manchester United got a big win against their rivals 2-1. United were dominant in the first half and got a goal from Robin Van Persie after finishing a cross from Patrice Evra. He came close to a second before halftime

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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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2012-13 Premier League Preview

The Premier League is back and after the exciting end to last season, it will be an exciting season again. Chelsea and Liverpool have made moves in a rebuilding process while for the first time in quite a while, Manchester

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Euro 2012: Group D Preview

The last group in the Euros has the second host with Ukraine but also three strong teams with England, France, and Sweden. Here is a quick look at the groups.

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2011, My Top Games Of The Year

Despite international tournaments in AFC, CONCACAF, and CONMENBOL, no international games make this list as the tournaments in the summer disappointed in terms of offensive punch, although the CONCACAF Gold Cup final was an exciting comeback for Mexico. Here is

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2011, My Top Goals Of The Year

This has been a year that has been dominated by Barcelona once again, and the start of the fall season saw games with plenty of goals. However, there were plenty of great goals. Before I get to my top goals,

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Predictions For The Holidays

Happy Holidays from ESS! Most of the leagues are on break, but England is fitting in a couple of rounds of fixtures in that time. Here are my predictions for the next week. December 26: Chelsea vs. Fulham (Home Win:

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