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Manchester City 1, Chelsea 0: City Stop Chelsea’s Perfect Start

Chelsea came into the game looking like an unstoppable force, but they struggled against a determined Manchester City side today. There were not many chances in the game, and most were for Chelsea, but Manchester City took the lead right

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Weekend Watch List: Big Games Across Europe

Almost every league in Europe has a big match-up this weekend with especially big games in England and Italy. Here is a look at the top five games from the weekend. Manchester City vs. Chelsea (Saturday 7:45 am, ESPN2 &

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Premier League: Gameweek 6 I Know The Score

The Clash of the Cash headlines the weekend’s fixtures in England. However, Liverpool and Sunderland could be an interesting game and there is another Birmingham derby this weekend as Wolverhampton host Aston Villa. Here is a quick look at the

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Carling Cup: Big Names Go Out Of The Competition

The big name teams may have entered the competition this round, but many of them are already out of the competition as many fell Wednesday in the final six games of the third round. Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, and Tottenham

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A Look At Midweek Soccer: Carling Cup And Other Leagues

Most of the other leagues are using this midweek to get in another round of league fixtures, but this also marks Round 3 of the Carling Cup where the final group of Premier League teams join the competition. Here is

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Barcelona 2, Atletico Madrid 1: A Look Back

This was a chance to make a statement for both teams. Barcelona were looking to rebound after an embarrassing loss to Hercules last week while Atletico Madrid were looking to show that they are at the level to compete with

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Premier League Week 5: Things We Learned

The game of the weekend was the Manchester United-Liverpool game which I covered earlier as United won at Old Trafford. The victory puts them tied on points with Arsenal who drew 1-1 against Sunderland on a last second goal by

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Manchester United 3, Liverpool 2: A Look Back

It is early in the season, but this was the game of the season. Manchester United were the better team and deserving of the 3-2 victory, but this game had many turns especially in the second half. Manchester United were

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Premier League: Manchester United-Liverpool Preview

The Northwest Derby gets played for the first time this season on Sunday. Last year, they split this series with United getting the last win at home 2-1 behind a Ji-Sung Park goal. Both teams are disappointed with their starts

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English Premier League: Gameweek 5 I Know The Score

Chelsea and Arsenal continued their good starts to the season while the rest of the teams expected to trouble them only picked up draws. The big game this weekend is Manchester United-Liverpool, which I will preview in a separate post

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