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A Second Look At Internazionale

Earlier this week, I posed the question of whether Inter looked back and I thought they were mostly there with the players coming back from injury, but the team was obliterated this weekend in a 3-1 loss to Udinese. Occasionally,

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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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Are Internazionale Back To Their Best?

Internazionale have returned to getting results since the winter break having won four games and closing the gap to 6 points on AC Milan with still one game in hand. The question is whether they are back to their form

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European Round-Up

All of the top European Leagues are back in action with Germany being the last team to get started this weekend. Here is a look at the other four leagues outside of England. Spain: Getafe 0-4 Real Sociedad Real Zaragoza

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Serie A Offensive And Defensive Effectiveness

Here is the second installment of the statistics for games through this past weekend in Serie A. As expected, possession remains an important statistic for determining at the top. It does seem to pinpoint Inter’s struggles being at both ends

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Weekend Watch List: FA Cup 3rd Round

The French and German leagues (although the French has cup action) are still not back but the other three big leagues are back up and running. Here is a shortened list of the top games from the weekend including the

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Mid Season Report: Italian Serie A

The Serie A has been an interesting league this season with Inter struggling while AC Milan have done well with rebuilding their attack. It has taken the teams some time to get back into the flow, but some of the

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Weekend Watch List: Chelsea-Manchester United And Barcelona Derby

Chelsea-Manchester United is the top game of the weekend, but there are tough tests in Spain as well. Here are the top five games from the weekend. Chelsea vs. Manchester United (Sunday 11 am, FSC) Both had big games last

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European League Round-Up

England: Aston Villa 2-1 West Bromwich Albion Everton 0-0 Wigan Athletic Fulham 0-0 Sunderland Stoke City 0-1 Blackpool West Ham 1-3 Manchester City Newcastle 3-1 Liverpool Bolton 2-1 Blackburn Wolverhampton 1-0 Birmingham Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea Manchester United vs. Arsenal (Monday)

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Weekend Watch List: Big Clashes In England

For Americans, the College Cup is this weekend as well which will have some of the young American and future MLS talent on display. However, Europe has plenty to offer including two big games in England. Here are the top

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