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Emirates Cup: Lyon and Arsenal Settle For Draws

The preseason friendlies keep rolling on and one of the better tournaments is the Emirates Cup where this year Arsenal is hosting AC Milan, Celtic, and Lyon. The tournament got started with Celtic earning a 2-2 draw against Lyon with

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A Look Back At Manchester United’s North American Tour

Last night, Manchester United completed their North American tour falling to Chivas Guadalajara 3-2 in what was better described as a testimonial game for Javier Hernandez, who suited up for both teams in the game. Chivas got started early with

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What Can Chicarito Bring To Manchester United?

The MLS All-Star game provided the debut for Javier “Chicarito” Hernandez, the new signing for Manchester United from Chivas Guadalajara. It was a short run out and against an MLS side that did not seem that organized, but he looked

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Manchester United 5, MLS All-Stars 2: My Thoughts

Manchester United handed the MLS All-Stars their first loss in regulation as they were defeated 5-2 in Houston. The game started roughly for the MLS as they gave up two goals to Federico Macheda in the first 12 minutes with

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Kansas City 2, Manchester United 1: 10-Man Kansas City Scores Historic Win

The third game of Manchester United’s American tour ended in a 2-1 defeat after goals by Davy Arnaud and Kei Kamara in the first half. The second goal came from a corner kick just after United had equalized through a

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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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Looking Back At My Pre-Season Predictions, Part I

With both Germany and England finishing off their leagues, it is time to look at those pre-season predictions I made back in August. If you are interested (here they are for Germany and England). For the most part the predictions

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Premier League Season Recap, Part IV

Here is the final part of my Premier League season recap. In this part, I will look at Sunderland, Tottenham, West Ham, Wigan, and Wolverhampton. Sunderland (13th, 44 pts) Looking Back: Sunderland would have hoped for a better finish based

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