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World Cup 2010: Top Defenders

This is the second part of my look at the top players at the World Cup. This part will take a closer look at the top defenders.

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World Cup 2010 Preview: Top Goalkeepers

This is the first part of my preview of the World Cup looking at the top players at each position. Here is my look at the top goalkeepers at the World Cup as well as some other keepers who could

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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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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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Weekend Watch List: Title Tests For Chelsea And Barcelona

This is a big weekend in the Premier League as Chelsea faces a tough test against Liverpool while Manchester United can take the lead in the league if Chelsea were to slip-up. There is also an important game in the

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Title Races Across Europe And Gameweek 36 I Know The Score

The end of the European club season is approaching and this is probably the best season that I can remember in terms of the title races across Europe in all of the top leagues. Each of the leagues up for

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Weekend Watch List: El Clasico And FA Cup Semifinals

There is no debate what the biggest game is this weekend as the match-up between Real Madrid and Barcelona could decide the fate of the title in Spain. There are also good games in Germany and the FA Cup semis

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Is Kevin Kuranyi The Answer To Germany’s Striker Problems?

It is hard to imagine that a footballing power like Germany could be struggling to find strikers in this upcoming World Cup, but there has been worries about the striker position despite scoring 26 goals during the qualifying stage. The

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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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