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Chelsea 2, Manchester United 1: Simon Beck Gives Chelsea The Title Edge

It’s always a shame when a game is decided by a controversial goal. It is even worse when it is in the biggest game of the season. While there was no guarantee that at 1-0, United would have come back,

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Weekend Watch List: Manchester United-Chelsea And Big Games In Germany And Mexico

This weekend has some big games, but outside of those, there are not many that seem intriguing to me. However, the big ones may decide some the fate of some trophies. Saturday starts with two title battles in England where

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Manchester United-Chelsea Preview and Gameweek 33 I Know The Score

The biggest game of the season is this Saturday and this could likely determine where the Premier League title ends up. Manchester United had a disappointing performance on Tuesday in Germany and lost Wayne Rooney so they will be looking

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Europa League: Quarterfinals Preview

After good games in the Champions League, the European action turns to the Europa League. With only 8 teams left, the competition is being taken seriously by every team. Every game is an interesting match-up but the Valencia-Atletico Madrid match

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Champions League Recap: Thriller At The Emirates, Inter Take Lead

The match of the round absolutely lived up to its billing as Arsenal and Barcelona played to a 2-2 draw that was so much more than the scoreline can tell. Thierry Henry returned to the Emirates, but that was a

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Champions League: Quarterfinals 1st Leg Preview Part II

The first set of games were entertaining with Bayern Munich coming back against Manchester United while Lyon took firm control of the tie with Bordeaux winning 3-1. Both games set up for some exciting second legs, but before that there

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Champions League Recap: Munich Comeback and Lyon In Good Shape

These were certainly some good games today. Bayern Munich pulled a huge comeback against Manchester United winning 2-1 with a goal in the added time. In the other quarterfinal, Lyon won 3-1 despite being second best in possession by a

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Champions League: Quarterfinals 1st Leg Preview Part I

The Champions League is back. The quarterfinals match-ups are good and on this first day Manchester United-Bayern Munich are the headline match. The other game features an intriguing French battle where the last two teams to have won the Ligue

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Premier League: Chelsea Stop Villa, Arsenal Slip At Birmingham, Manchester United Cruise

The order at the top stayed the same this weekend, but there were some huge victories by the top two while Arsenal slipped up in third place which puts their title chase in the balance given how few games that

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Weekly Watch List: Madrid Derby And Big Matches In Italy And Germany

This is another weekend of great football with the Madrid derby headlining the weekend’s matches. Italy and Germany have games that are face off between the title contenders. This is also the beginning of MLS so there are a lot

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