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Europa League Round Of 32: Preview And Predictions

The Champions League is back and the Europa League provides some good match-ups. They may not have the biggest teams in Europe, but there are a lot of intriguing match-ups in the Europa League among some of the big name

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Bayern Munich 2, Fiorentina 1: The Return Of Ovrebo

He’s back. I had not seen Tom Henning Ovrebo since that terrible performance he gave when refereeing the Chelsea-Barcelona semifinal. He came back and gave another poor performance today in the Bayern Munich-Fiorentina match. It should be noted that the

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FC Porto 2, Arsenal 1: Fabianski Flops

Arsenal were without a lot of their players and it showed in this game. They were panicky in the back and had a complete lack of balance in the midfield. Adding in their lack of a reliable striker, the game

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Lyon 1, Real Madrid 0: Player Ratings

I completely miscalled this game. I thought this game would be an open attacking game. The game was an unimaginative Real Madrid side getting counter attacked by Lyon. It was only in the last ten minutes of the game when

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Manchester United 3, AC Milan 2: Player Ratings

This was an exciting game that seemed to go back and forth. Overall, United showed they were the better team and are in a strong position heading into the second leg with an away win and 3 away goals. United

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US Midfield Injury Woes: Effect On The Netherlands Game Call Ups

Benny Feilhaber became the latest injury concern for the United States midfield after it was reported an ankle injury will keep him out for at least 2 weeks. He joins Ricardo Clark and Clint Dempsey as major midfielders who have

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UEFA Champions League Preview And Predictions

It’s finally back. The Champions League is here so all those match-ups that seemed so mouthwatering back in December have arrived. I am glad that the first knockout round is staggered over two weeks which certainly makes it easier in

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The FA Cup Quarterfinal Draw

The FA Cup had some good matches in the round of 16 and the match-ups are set up for the quarterfinals following the draw today. The glamor match-up would be Chelsea at home against Manchester City if Manchester City can

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Barcelona Suffers First Defeat In La Liga

Barcelona suffered their first defeat in La Liga falling 2-1 to Atletico Madrid at the Calderon. I am ecstatic about this as is probably most of Madrid. Atletico Madrid fans will be happy with the win while Real Madrid fans

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The Two Bayerns: A Look At The Bundesliga Leaders

With the FA Cup not exciting me this weekend, I took this weekend as an opportunity to catch up on some other leagues around the world (In retrospect, the games in England were exciting to watch). The main one I

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