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Weekend Watch List: El Classico And More

The El Classico is on Monday, but there are a lot of big games across Europe. There are also the second legs to the Mexican Apertura playoffs on Sunday evening. Here is a look at the top five games from

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Braga 2, Arsenal 0: Braga Steal It Late

Arsenal’s qualification for the knockout round was put into some doubt yesterday as they fell 2-0 to Braga. Arsenal dominated most of the game but two late goals from Matheus gave Braga the surprise win that leaves the two teams

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Tottenham 3, Arsenal 2: Spurs Launch Second Half Comeback

The North London derby seemed to be headed for another Arsenal victory after they took the lead with first half goals from Samir Nasri and Marouane Chamakh. However, Tottenham made a big comeback getting goals from Gareth Bale, Rafael van

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Weekend Watch List: North London Derby And More

The weekend is headlined by the North London derby, but there are good match-ups in Europe especially in Spain and in Germany. Here is a look at the top games from the weekend. Arsenal vs. Tottenham (Saturday 7:45 am, ESPN2

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Weekend Watch List: Big Clashes In Italy

There is a lot of big match-ups in Italy as the top 6 are playing amongst each other including the Milan derby. Here is a look at the rest of the games this weekend. Internazionale vs. AC Milan (Sunday 2:45

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Arsenal 3, Manchester City 0: Early Red Dooms City

It has been said that an early red card ruins a game. That certainly seems true in this game as Manchester City never rebounded from the red card to Dedryck Boyata in the 5th minute. Arsenal would take the lead

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Weekend Watch List: Mexico’s El Classico And Big Matches Throughout Europe

There were many good games this weekend and it was actually quite difficult to limit the list to five games. The top game is Mexico’s El Classico, but there are a lot of good games this weekend. Here are my

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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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Premier League: Week 6 Observations

It was a wild weekend in the Premier League as all of the members of the traditional big four did not capture a victory. Manchester United settled for a 2-2 draw with Bolton while Chelsea fell to Manchester City 1-0.

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