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Weekend Watch List: Good Weekend Match-Ups

It is Super Bowl weekend, but the weekend is full of top games from all across Europe with the big match in England headlining the weekend. Here is a look at the top 5 games from the weekend. Chelsea vs.

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A Wild Finish For The Transfer Deadline

It was an active end to the transfer period with England especially busy with Chelsea picking up two players in Liverpool’s Fernando Torres (£50m) and Benfica’s David Luiz (£21m+Nemanja Matic). The other big transfer of the final day was Liverpool

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FA Cup: Manchester United And Arsenal Advance While Chelsea And City Draw

The fourth round started today. Chelsea were held by Everton in a tough game that they were a bit fortunate to have gotten a draw. Manchester United were also in action as they came back from a 1-0 deficit to

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Weekend Watch List: Asian Cup Final And FA Cup Action

The Asian Cup is coming to an end this season and the FA Cup is entering the fourth round of the competition. However, there are a number of exciting match-ups throughout Europe. Here is a look at the top five

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Premier League: Stalemates Dominate England Derbies

On Saturday, the teams chasing the title all got their victories, but Sunday was filled with derby games and the glamor match-up between Tottenham and Manchester United. The games ended up in stalemates as Manchester City moved up into a

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Does Ballack’s Absence Explain Chelsea’s Struggles

One of the mysteries of this season has been the collapse of Chelsea given their domination at the beginning of the season. It is especially hard to understand given how few changes were made from the team last season. The

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Late Goal Spoils Chelsea Comeback

Chelsea looked defeated but a late comeback gave them a 3-2 lead before Aston Villa struck late to draw the game 3-3 as Chelsea fell 6 points behind Manchester United in the title race. Chelsea got off to a decent

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Arsenal Thrash Strugging Chelsea

Arsenal thrashed Chelsea as the Gunners moved back up into second place in the Premier League. It was a complete performance as Chelsea only woke up after going down 3-0 before getting one goal back. Arsenal took the lead before

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Weekend Watch List: Chelsea-Manchester United And Barcelona Derby

Chelsea-Manchester United is the top game of the weekend, but there are tough tests in Spain as well. Here are the top five games from the weekend. Chelsea vs. Manchester United (Sunday 11 am, FSC) Both had big games last

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Tottenham 1, Chelsea 1: Gomes Gifts Goal Then Saves Point

It was a better performance by Chelsea especially in the second half as they came back from a 1-0 deficit to earn a draw 1-1. It could even have been a victory for Chelsea, but Gomes saved a Drogba penalty.

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