Monthly Archives: April 2010

Tottenham 2, Chelsea 1: Tottenham Trounce Chelsea

This should have been expected. The way things have gone this season, the title race clearly had more turns left in it. After Manchester United snatched victory in the dying seconds of their match, Chelsea could have reaffirmed themselves as

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Manchester United 1, Manchester City 0: Scholes Breaks City’s Hearts

Manchester United did it again. They break Manchester City’s hearts with a late goal although this one was less controversial than the Michael Owen winner in September. Paul Scholes got a free header in the box that he placed beautifully

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Weekend Watch List: Big Battles Across Europe

This weekend has big battles in Italy, Spain, and England as the title races heat up. The games even feature some big derby matches in all those countries, so the games will be fiercely contested. Lazio vs. Roma (Sunday 2:30

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Some Random Thoughts And Gameweek 35 I Know The Score

This week has not had as much intrigue as recent weeks. It is likely because there were no European games in the midweek. However, there were some smaller things that I decided to take a brief look at: the PFA

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Major League Soccer Gameweek 4 Preview

Last week was an epic failure of my predictions as I managed a completely miss all 8 games during the weekend. I guess that is what happens in a league based on parity and with a lot of turnover of

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Tottenham 2, Arsenal 1: Arsenal’s Title Hopes Take A Huge Blow

What a game! This is my favorite derby match in the Premier League despite being a Manchester United fan. I’m not sure what it is about it but this always seems to have such great passion especially when you consider

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Oops, I Forgot About Herculez Gomez!

In my discussion of Edson Buddle’s national team chances, I made a horrible oversight by not including Herculez Gomez in the discussion. It was such a glaring oversight that I have to remedy it by starting the discussion again. Herculez

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Manchester United 0, Blackburn 0: United Can’t Break Blackburn Defense

The disappointing run of performances for Manchester United continued this weekend as they were only able to get a 0-0 tie against Blackburn. If Chelsea and Arsenal can win their games in hand, Arsenal will move into second place while

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Major League Soccer: Edson Buddle And His US National Team Hopes

It is still early in the MLS season, but the top performer so far has been Edson Buddle of the Los Angeles Galaxy. In three games, he has scored all five goals for the Galaxy and has put himself into

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Barcelona 2, Real Madrid 0: Xavi’s Brilliance Makes The Difference

What can I say about Barcelona? They were brilliant as they eased past Real Madrid 2-0 with goals from Lionel Messi and Pedro. Real Madrid weren’t terrible but other than some dangerous runs by Cristiano Ronaldo and exquisite passing by

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