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World Cup 2010: Top Midfielders

This is the fourth and final part of my preview of the top players at the World Cup. This part will focus on the midfielders.

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End Of Season Awards And Gameweek 38 I Know The Score

Heading into the final weekend of the Premier League season, it is time to take a look back at the season as a whole and hand out my own awards. It has been an exciting season as the title race

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Aston Villa 2, Wolverhampton 2: Villa Slips In The Race For Fourth

Aston Villa would have approached this game thinking three points were to be picked up. However, in these derby matches, it is always difficult to predict how the game will go. The game was open and a draw certainly seemed

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Manchester United 2, Aston Villa 1: Aston Villa Competed But Rooney’s Header Wins Carling Cup

It is intriguing how things go sometimes. Of the their three meetings with United this season, I thought this was Aston Villa’s best performance as they were able to be a constant menace on the counter attack the entire game

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Premier League Midseason Recap and Predictions

This past weekend completed the halfway point for most teams in the Premier League. I figured it was time to put up a recap of the season so far. I would focus on the surprising/disappointing teams as well as my

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Premier League Naughty and Nice List and Holiday I Know The Score

It’s the holiday season and while most leagues go on break, the teams in Britain rev up the schedule. Every year I always look forward to Boxing Day, which is a bit of a downer this year since it falls

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