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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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Champions League Recap: Mourinho Gets A Win Over His Former Team

The big match of the round finally took place as Chelsea faced off against Internazionale at the San Siro. Jose Mourinho’s team got a 2-1 win which gives them an edge when they go to Stamford Bridge, although they will

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UEFA Champions League Round Of 16: Preview And Predictions

The Champions League came back with open and attacking soccer last week. Unfortunately, I don’t see that being repeated this week. This half of the round features some of the lesser known teams. However, that does not mean that they

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Champions League Tactics And Gameweek 27 I Know The Score

The Champions League returned this week and I have to admit that the one thing I found strange in all of the games was the open and attacking styles employed in all of the games. Usually the home teams sit

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The FA Cup Quarterfinal Draw

The FA Cup had some good matches in the round of 16 and the match-ups are set up for the quarterfinals following the draw today. The glamor match-up would be Chelsea at home against Manchester City if Manchester City can

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The Title Race Takes Another Turn

Remember when Arsenal were out of the title race and Liverpool were a team on the rise? That was yesterday, but like this entire season everything changed again. Chelsea and United dropped points while Arsenal defeated Liverpool. Arsenal’s win pushes

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REPORT: Chelsea 2, Arsenal 0

Chelsea went back to the top of the Premier League table after beating Arsenal 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal controlled long periods with their possession and did force Peter Cech into some fine saves, but two first half goals from

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Weekend Watch List: Chelsea-Arsenal And The Merseyside Derby

Obviously the big match of the weekend is Chelsea and Arsenal on Sunday, but there are quite a few good games going on in England. Outside of England, there are certainly a couple intriguing matches being shown this weekend but

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Daily Round-up: Chelsea Are Held By Hull City, FA Cup Replays, and Keane’s Debut

Chelsea could not capitalize on their game in hand and have now had two unimpressive performances against Hull and Burnley in the past week. I can’t help but think that maybe they were looking ahead to the Arsenal game this

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The Day In Soccer: 7 Hours Of Premier League Football and 7 Goals For Chelsea

Chelsea made an emphatic statement that they should be considered the front runners for the title. They were impressive in their 7-2 destruction of Sunderland, which was without Didier Drogba, John Obi Mikel, and Michael Essien. Chelsea still have to

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