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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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Weekend Watch List: Interesting Match-Ups Around Europe

I have to admit, this is not the greatest weekend of football in terms of glamorous match-ups but it is often the least anticipated games that are the best. There is also the US-Chile game which I will have a

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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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Weekend Watch List: Derbies Galore In England

There are quite a few derbies in England this weekend with three of them on Sunday headlined by the Merseyside derby. Germany also gets back to action with a match-up of the top two teams. Here is a look at

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Liverpool Lose On Kenny Daglish’s Return

The return of Kenny Dalglish went about as badly as one could have imagined. They conceded a penalty, albeit a very very soft one, that saw them behind after only two minutes. However, the game was ended as a contest

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Roy Hodgson Leaves Liverpool

The big news before the FA Cup started today was the exit of Roy Hodgson as manager of Liverpool. The exit comes after a terrible run including a 3-1 loss to Blackburn in the midweek. Kenny Dalglish takes over as

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Weekend Watch List: FA Cup 3rd Round

The French and German leagues (although the French has cup action) are still not back but the other three big leagues are back up and running. Here is a shortened list of the top games from the weekend including the

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Liverpool 3, Aston Villa 0: Liverpool Dominate Without Stars

Liverpool put together a complete performance against an underwhelming Aston Villa side with a 3-0 victory. Liverpool got two early goals from David Ngog and Ryan Babel, before a beautifully worked counter attack in the second half saw Maxi Rodriguez

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Weekend Watch List: Big Games In Spain

There are no super big games like the El Clasico last weekend, but there are good match-ups in Spain as well as the final of the Apertura playoffs in Mexico. Here is a look at the top five games this

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Tottenham 2, Liverpool 1: Late Lennon Goal Edges Liverpool

It was an entertaining match-up between Tottenham and Liverpool with both teams having plenty of chances, but a stoppage time goal from Aaron Lennon gave Tottenham the 2-1 victory. Liverpool had taken the lead right before half-time when Martin Skrtel

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