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Manchester United-Liverpool Preview

As one of the biggest games of the season for me, I felt this game deserved a separate preview all by itself. This game has big implications for both teams as Manchester United are in the title race while Liverpool

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Weekly Watch List: Liverpool-United

The biggest match this weekend is the Manchester United-Liverpool game. However, there are some good battles in Italy and Germany as well. The games are especially important in the title race in Germany which is a good three horse race

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David Beckham Will Miss World Cup After Picking Up Injury

It was confirmed today by AC Milan that David Beckham tore his achilles tendon in a Serie A game against Chievo. The injury will keep Beckham out for 3 months and ends his dream of playing in South Africa for

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Manchester United 3, Fulham 0: United Dominate

Manchester United should have had this game over and done with far earlier than the 84th minute when Wayne Rooney got his second goal, but the performance by Manchester United against Fulham was dominant. This year Manchester United have often

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Arsenal 2, Hull City 1: Late Bendtner Winner Keeps Arsenal In Title Chase

For 90 minutes, it looked like Arsenal would be punished for what was a lackluster performance with some poor finishing. However, Niklas Bendtner put in a rebound in the 93rd minute after Boaz Myhill was unable to handle a long

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

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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The FA Cup: Quarterfinal Preview And Predictions

With United doing so poorly in this tournament this season, I don’t think I have gotten into the FA Cup as much as I usually do which is a real shame because it is these cup competitions that I feel

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International Friendlies Galore This Week

This is the last international date on the FIFA calendar before the end of the club season. This means this is the final chance for a lot of these fringe players to make their case as to why they should

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Weekly Watch List: Clash Of The Cash and Carling Cup Final

This is an exciting weekend of football where the first trophy is being awarded in England. The exciting race at the top of the Bundesliga also continues this weekend as Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich face other teams that are

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Weekly List: World Cup Power Rankings

This is the start of something that I want to do on a weekly basis and generate a list of the week because lists are great at generating discussion. If you have any suggestions, leave me a comment or write

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