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Weekend Watch List: Valenica Derby And More

There are a couple of big games with the Valencia derby between Valencia and Villarreal being the headliner of the weekend. Here is a run down of the top 5 games from this weekend. Valencia vs. Villarreal (Sunday 3 pm,

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Borussia Dortmund 2, Hamburg 0: Dortmund Control Game

Borussia Dortmund maintained top spot in the Bundesliga getting a 2-0 victory over Hamburg on Friday. Dortmund got the opener just after halftime from Shinji Kagawa followed by a second goal in the 70th minute from Lucas Barrios. Hamburg started

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Weekend Watch List: Big Clashes In Italy

There is a lot of big match-ups in Italy as the top 6 are playing amongst each other including the Milan derby. Here is a look at the rest of the games this weekend. Internazionale vs. AC Milan (Sunday 2:45

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Weekend Watch List: Mexico’s El Classico And Big Matches Throughout Europe

There were many good games this weekend and it was actually quite difficult to limit the list to five games. The top game is Mexico’s El Classico, but there are a lot of good games this weekend. Here are my

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2010-11 Bundesliga Preview: Part 1

The Bundesliga season gets started this weekend so here is my preview of the first six teams including last year’s champions Bayern Munich.

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Europa League: Semifinals 2nd Leg Preview

With the Champions League final set, my eyes will turn to the Europa League where my favorite Spanish team Atletico Madrid have a chance to advance to the finals. Both games are in the balance, and I hope the second

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Europa League: Semifinals 1st Leg Preview

The Europa League games were in danger of being called off due to the volcanic eruption but they are going to proceed as planned as Fulham and Liverpool have to make long journeys. Atletico Madrid and Liverpool is the star

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Europa League: Quarterfinal 2nd Leg Preview

The tournament is definitely heating up and every game is incredibly close. Benfica, Hamburg, and Fulham all have 2-1 home wins over Liverpool, Standard Liege, and Wolfsburg, respectively. The other game was a 2-2 draw between Atletico Madrid and Valencia.

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Europa League: Quarterfinals Preview

After good games in the Champions League, the European action turns to the Europa League. With only 8 teams left, the competition is being taken seriously by every team. Every game is an interesting match-up but the Valencia-Atletico Madrid match

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Weekly Watch List: Liverpool-United

The biggest match this weekend is the Manchester United-Liverpool game. However, there are some good battles in Italy and Germany as well. The games are especially important in the title race in Germany which is a good three horse race

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