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Weekend Watch List: Derbies Galore In England

There are quite a few derbies in England this weekend with three of them on Sunday headlined by the Merseyside derby. Germany also gets back to action with a match-up of the top two teams. Here is a look at

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Tottenham 1, Sunderland 1: Spurs Dominate But Can’t Get The Winner

Despite their performances in the Champions League, Tottenham have struggled for form domestically. They came into this game have only gotten 1 point from their last 3 games but hoped a return to White Hart Lane would see them return

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Sunderland 0, Manchester United 0: United Get Draw Despite Poor Play

This game was a stinker. It was delayed by a flood in the Manchester United locker room, which was an ominous sign before the game. Sunderland started in a 4-4-1-1 formation that left Darren Bent stranded while United fielded a

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Premier League: Week 6 Observations

It was a wild weekend in the Premier League as all of the members of the traditional big four did not capture a victory. Manchester United settled for a 2-2 draw with Bolton while Chelsea fell to Manchester City 1-0.

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Transfer Window Closes With A Couple Big Moves

It was an active final day of the transfer window but most of the moves were small. The big moves of the day were Robinho moving from Manchester City to AC Milan and Sunderland getting Ghanian Asamoah Gyan from Rennes

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2010-11 Premier League Preview: Breakout Players

The most exciting part of any season is the new players that will emerge in the coming season. It is impossible to give a complete list, but here are 10 of the players who I think will step-up and have

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2010-11 Premier League Preview: Part 3

This is the third part of my Premier League preview taking a look at another five teams including both Manchester clubs and the promoted side Newcastle United.

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Premier League Season Recap, Part IV

Here is the final part of my Premier League season recap. In this part, I will look at Sunderland, Tottenham, West Ham, Wigan, and Wolverhampton. Sunderland (13th, 44 pts) Looking Back: Sunderland would have hoped for a better finish based

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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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English Premier League: One More Week Left

The title chase will carry on into the final weekend as both Chelsea and Manchester United won their road tests against Liverpool and Sunderland, respectively. Both games were fairly straight forward and both teams deserved the results. This sets ups

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