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FA Cup: Does City’s FA Cup Win Mean They Have Arrived?

Manchester United may have clinched the title today, but their official celebration won’t happen until next weekend. The only silverware that was actually presented today was at Wembley where Manchester City defeated Stoke City 1-0 behind a second half goal

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FA Cup: Manchester City vs. Stoke City Preview

The FA Cup final is here. Manchester City come in as the clear favorites, but similar to Arsenal in the Carling Cup, they have all of the pressure as they try to turn around their history. Here is a quick

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Weekend Watch List: Silverware Is On The Line

The end of the season is nearing and that means there are some big games going on. There are two cup finals as well as battle for titles and Europa League spots. Here is a look at the top games

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Quick Reactions To Manchester City-Manchester United Semifinal

Manchester City are heading to the FA Cup final as they ended Manchester United’s dreams of a treble. They won with a goal in the 52nd minute from Yaya Toure as he capitalized by a turnover by Michael Carrick. United

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FA Cup Semifinal Preview

The tournament returns with the two semifinals at Wembley. The first game is a Manchester Derby while the game on Sunday has Bolton and Stoke squaring off for a spot in the Europa League. Here is a preview for both

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Weekend Watch List: El Clasico And More

The big game of the weekend is the start of the Real Madrid vs. Barcelona battles. However, there are a number of big games across Europe including Paris Saint-Germain squaring off with Lyon on Sunday, which didn’t quite make my

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FA Cup: Man City Advance While Arsenal Draw

There was more action today in the FA Cup as well as the draw for the sixth round of the competition. There is one fixture left tomorrow where West Ham face Burnley in the 5th round. Here is a list

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FA Cup: Chelsea Out, United Struggles

It was an exciting day in the FA Cup. Although the lower league sides playing were eliminated, both of the giants, Chelsea and Manchester United, had tough games. Chelsea came close to winning in extratime, but a free kick by

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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: A Look At The 5th Round Draw

The Fifth Round Draw is out. Arsenal are set to have a London derby while Manchester United got a favorable draw against Conference National side Crawley Town. There are two possible all-Premier League ties with Manchester City possibly meeting Aston

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