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English Top Four Clashes Preview

This weekend featured two big clashes as the top four teams from last year’s Premier League square off. The first match is on Sunday where Tottenham host a struggling Chelsea side. The second match-up is on Monday as Manchester United

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Weekend Watch List: Big Clashes In England

For Americans, the College Cup is this weekend as well which will have some of the young American and future MLS talent on display. However, Europe has plenty to offer including two big games in England. Here are the top

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Chelsea 1, Fulham 0: Chelsea Lack Of Finishing Makes For Nervous Finish

Chelsea rebounded from their loss to Liverpool this weekend with a 1-0 win over Fulham in a west London derby. Chelsea took the lead in the first half when Michael Essien headed in a cross from Salomon Kalou. Chelsea were

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Liverpool 2, Chelsea 0: Welcome Back Torres

The title race is alive and well thanks to Liverpool. The Reds scored a 2-0 victory at Anfield over Chelsea that cuts their lead to two points. It was a good performance all around, but Fernando Torres will get most

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Premier League: Liverpool vs. Chelsea Preview

This should be a interesting game as Liverpool and Chelsea square off. It will be manager Roy Hodgson’s first time in this rivalry but he has plenty of experience in derby matches with Chelsea from his time at Fulham. However,

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Weekend Watch List: Merseyside Derby and Barcelona-Valencia

Liverpool have been in the news the past few weeks, but they will return to the field this weekend in a big Merseyside derby. However, the biggest match of the weekend features La Liga leaders Valencia squaring off against defending

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Chelsea 2, Arsenal 0: Same Old Story

There was not much to learn today as Chelsea powered their way past Arsenal 2-0. Arsenal can pass the ball around beautifully, but they can’t stop Didier Drogba and they can’t break down the Chelsea defense. Arsenal started brightly coming

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Weekend Watch List: Chelsea-Arsenal And More

There are number of good matches this weekend headlined by the London Derby between Chelsea and Arsenal. here are my top games from the weekend. Chelsea vs. Arsenal (Sunday 11 am, FSC) Chelsea faltered in their first test of the

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UEFA Champions League: The Favorites Hold Serve

There were no real upsets today as most of the big boys got victories. There were some tense moments as Bayern Munich and Real Madrid needed late goals in order to secure road wins. Here is a list of the

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Manchester City 1, Chelsea 0: City Stop Chelsea’s Perfect Start

Chelsea came into the game looking like an unstoppable force, but they struggled against a determined Manchester City side today. There were not many chances in the game, and most were for Chelsea, but Manchester City took the lead right

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