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Weekend Watch List: Big Battles Across Europe

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

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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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Weekend Watch List: El Clasico And FA Cup Semifinals

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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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Three Clasicos and Gameweek 34 I Know The Score

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In the past week, I’ve been able to catch two Clasicos and with the biggest Clasico of them all this weekend, it seemed like a good opportunity to look at the Clasicos in the United Sates, Mexico, and Spain. The…

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

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

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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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Weekly Watch List: Tough Test For Barcelona And Donovan’s Last Everton Game

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Another weekend of quality football and while this could be the final game for Landon Donovan in the Premier League for now, it also might mark the return of Clint Dempsey who returned for Fulham in the Europa League on…

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A Look At La Liga: Tie At The Top After Two Comebacks By The Leaders

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All across Europe most of the title chases are tight in the top leagues with the 4 point separation in Italy being the largest among the top five leagues (England, Spain, Italy, Germany, and France). However, one of the most…

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Weekly Watch List: FA Cup Quarters And More

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This weekend has some good match-ups even though the Premier League is not having a full lineup due to the FA Cup quarterfinals. In Spain and Italy there are top four match-ups as well. This will also be the first…

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Weekend Watch List: Test For The German Leaders And Barcelona Faces Its Bogey Team

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With the FA Cup going on this weekend, England is not producing a whole lot of great match-ups but the rest of Europe have some good games. Germany especially has some good matches at the top of the table. So…

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