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Weekend Watch List: Leagues Finish Their Seasons

All of the top leagues will be finishing up except for France which will have its final fixtures of the season next Sunday after the Champions League final. With that being said, this will be the last Watch List until

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Premier League: Relegation Battle Heats Up

There are only two rounds of games left and the battle at the bottom is heating up. Here is a look at the teams still in the fight. Aston Villa (42 pts) (at Arsenal, vs. Liverpool) Villa only need a

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Weekend Watch List: Interesting Match-Ups Around Europe

I have to admit, this is not the greatest weekend of football in terms of glamorous match-ups but it is often the least anticipated games that are the best. There is also the US-Chile game which I will have a

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Manchester United 2, Wolverhampton 1: Park Gets Late Winner

Manchester United looked close to dropping more points at home, but Ji-Sung Park scored a goal in stoppage time to give United a 2-1 win over a Wolverhampton side that deserved a point from the game. The win leaves Manchester

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Manchester United 3, Wolverhampton 2: Hernandez Wins It Late

The Carling Cup match between Wolverhampton and Manchester United provided a good opportunity for the younger players at Manchester United to show what they could do. While it was not a great performance, they did defeat a Premier League side

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2010-11 Premier League Preview: Part 4

Here is my look at the last five teams in the Premier League including Tottenham, who will hope to embark on a run in the UEFA Champions League after putting in all the work.

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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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A Look At The Premier League From Bottom To Top

The Premier League season is entering the final stretch run with only 7 weeks of games left. The table has been divided into a couple of races at the top and bottom. I decided it would be a good time

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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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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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