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Manchester United 2, West Bromwich Albion 2: United Unlucky But Appear On The Decline

It was another disappointing draw for Manchester United as they blew a two goal lead in the second half. United started off brightly and struck in the fifth minute when Scott Parson parried a Nani free kick right to Javier

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Weekend Watch List: Merseyside Derby and Barcelona-Valencia

Liverpool have been in the news the past few weeks, but they will return to the field this weekend in a big Merseyside derby. However, the biggest match of the weekend features La Liga leaders Valencia squaring off against defending

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England Premier League: Gameweek 8 I Know The Score

This weekend is headlined by the Merseyside derby. There is also a London derby as Tottenham faces off against Fulham. All of the top teams have games that are winnable but none of the games are pushovers either. Here is

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Hicks And Gillett Lose Case So NESV Takeover Can Go Through

It was some tense moments for Liverpool fans in the past week, but they can now celebrate as the High Court has ruled in favor of the Royal Bank of Scotland and Hicks and Gillett will not be able to

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Euro 2012 Qualifying: Belgium and Austria Play A Thriller While England Are Held By Montenegro

There were not many surprises in this round of games with England being held to a scoreless draw at Wembley probably the only real surprise among the top teams. Spain was forced to work hard after letting a two goal

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Euro 2012 Qualifying: Look At Round 4 of Qualifying

The groups are beginning to take shape as we near the halfway point in the group stage. The top games this round feature Italy against Serbia and Slovakia host Ireland. Serbia will be looking to rebound after the loss to

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Euro 2012 Qualifying: Italy Held By Northern Ireland And Ireland Comeback Falls Short

There were a couple of surprises today in the Euro qualifying with the biggest surprise being Serbia suffering a home defeat to Estonia 3-1 despite Serbia taking the lead from a Nicolas Zigic goal. Montenegro defeated Switzerland while Armenia defeated

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Premier League: September Offensive And Defensive Efficiencies

This is the final look at statistics this week where I take a look at the Premier League through the end of September. Team Off Eff Def Eff Possession (Min) Arsenal 4.4568 2.9046 53.85 Aston Villa 2.7119 3.2787 44.25 Birmingham

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Euro 2012 Qualifying: A Look At Round 3 Of Games

Qualifying continues today as the third round of games start up. There are a two games on Saturday, but the rest are today. There are a couple of good games with the rivalry match between Germany and Turkey being the

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La Liga: September Offensive And Defensive Efficiencies

I will take a look at with the efficiency statistics of La Liga in this post. Here are the results and observations. Team Off Eff Def Eff Possession (Min) Almeria 1.4870 1.7316 48.42 Athletic Bilbao 3.5556 2.5455 40.50 Atletico Madrid

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