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Manchester United 1, Philadephia Union 0: Some Quick Thoughts

Manchester United had their second friendly last night as they got a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Union behind a second half goal from Gabriel Obertan. It was not a great performance by United as they surrendered a lot of

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How Good Are Manchester City?

The transfer market has been quiet for top teams in the Premier League with one exception: Manchester City. This summer has seen the blue half of Manchester add David Silva, Yaya Toure, Jerome Boateng, and Aleksandar Kolarov. Beyond this group,

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Manchester United 3, Celtic 1: My First Look At United

The start of the Premier League season is coming soon and Manchester United had their first friendly yesterday where they defeated Celtic 3-1 in Toronto. United got goals from Dimitar Berbatov, Danny Welbeck, and Tom Cleverley. The last two goals

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Champions League Recap: Best XI And Player Of The Season

Internazionale completed the treble by defeating Bayern Munich 2-0 on Saturday which completes the Champions League for another season. Looking back, there were tremendous performances and here is a look at the best players of the season with a Best

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Internazionale 2, Bayern Munich 0: Milito Brace Beats Bayern

The game played out pretty much the way it was expected. Inter Milan sat back and looked to strike on the counter attack. Inter did not create many offensive opportunities, but the clinical finishing by Diego Milito was the difference.

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UEFA Champions League Final Preview

The final is here. Bayern Munich and Internazionale are both going for trebles having completed domestic doubles. Munich have been one of the highest scoring sides in the Champions League while Inter completed a defensive masterpiece against Barcelona to reach

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Looking At My Pre-Season Predictions, Part II

Spain and Italy finished their leagues this past weekend and therefore, it was time to take a look at my preseason predictions for these two leagues.

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Inter And Barcelona Win Domestic Leagues

The European soccer calendar is nearly complete as the Spanish and Italian leagues finished today. Internazionale beat Siena 1-0 to win the title over Roma who defeated Chievo Verona 2-0. The winning goal was scored by Diego Milito in the

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Domestic Cup Finals: Chelsea And Bayern Munich Win Cups

Portsmouth made Chelsea work for it, but Chelsea won the double by defeating Portsmouth 1-0 at Wembley Stadium to capture the FA Cup. In the first half Chelsea hit the woodwork 5 times and it seemed that perhaps it was

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Weekend Watch List: Spain And Italy Finish And Cup Finals in Germany And England

This will be my final Weekend Watch List until the European leagues return in the fall. This week should be good with the English and German Cups as well as the end of the Italian and Spanish Leagues. Here are

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