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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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Premier League Season Recap, Part II

Here is the second part of my season recaps for the Premier League where I will take a look at Burnley, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, and Hull City. Burnley (18th, 30 pts) Looking Back: The team did not enter the Premier

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English Premier League: Chelsea Wallop Wigan To Capture Title

There was little drama in the title race as Chelsea demolished Wigan 8-0. Nicolas Anelka scored in the sixth minute, although the set up for the goal looked offside, but the game was put to rest in the 32nd minute

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Weekend Watch List: Title Chases Across Europe

The European club seasons are winding down as the German and English leagues come to an end this weekend. Italy and Spain enter their second to last rounds so the title chases are definitely heating up especially in Spain. Here

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English Premier League: One More Week Left

The title chase will carry on into the final weekend as both Chelsea and Manchester United won their road tests against Liverpool and Sunderland, respectively. Both games were fairly straight forward and both teams deserved the results. This sets ups

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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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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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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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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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Chelsea 2, Manchester United 1: Simon Beck Gives Chelsea The Title Edge

It’s always a shame when a game is decided by a controversial goal. It is even worse when it is in the biggest game of the season. While there was no guarantee that at 1-0, United would have come back,

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