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Premier League: Spirited Arsenal Performance Hurts Manchester United’s Title Chances

After weeks of struggling, Arsenal got a positive result with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United. They got a second half goal from Aaron Ramsey and then held on for a victory. In the scheme of things, the victory doesn’t

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Weekend Watch List: Arsenal-United Headline The Weekend

England have some big games that could finally determine the winner of the Premier League, but here is a look at the rest of the top games from this weekend. Arsenal vs. Manchester United (Sunday 9 am, FSC) Arsenal have

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UEFA Champions League: United Dominates Schalke With Good Lead For The Second Leg

Much of the build-up to the game this week was that Schalke 04 shouldn’t be taken lightly, but based on this performance, all of the over confidence seemed warranted. It was a shockingly bad performance by Schalke as they lost

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UEFA Champions League: Schalke 04 vs. Manchester United Preview

The semifinals have arrived and Schalke hosts Manchester United in the first leg. Schalke may not be the most glamorous of teams, but they have shown quite well in their European run and should not be ruled out as a

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Weekend Watch List: French League Cup Final And More

It’s Easter weekend, but there are some big games on tap as the title races enter their final stage. Their is some hardware on the line this weekend as France awards its Coupe de la Ligue. Here is a look

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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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UEFA Champions League: United Advance And Barcelona Stroll To Semifinals

Two of the semifinalists have been determined as Manchester United defeated Chelsea 2-1 and 3-1 on aggregate. Barcelona strolled to a 1-0 win which gave them a 6-1 aggregate victory. Here is a quick look at the results from today.

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UEFA Champions League: Quarterfinal Second Leg Preview, Part 1

Some of the match-ups are done, but Manchester United and Chelsea is the one match-up that seems to be truly up for grabs. Here is a look at the two games from Tuesday. Shaktar Donetsk vs. Barcelona Formations: Pinto Alves–Milito–Pique–Adriano

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