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Weekend Watch List: Northwest Derby Headlines The Weekend

There are some solid match-ups this weekend with big games in England and Spain headlining the weekend. Here is a look at the top five games from the weekend. Manchester United vs. Liverpool (Sunday 8:30 am, FS+) This game is

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UEFA Champions League Preview: Group B

Here is a look at Group B of the UEFA Champions League, which includes last year’s semifinalists Lyon.

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2010-11 Ligue 1 Preview: Part 1

The European club season (or at least among the big 5 leagues) is starting up this weekend with the French League. Here is the first part of my preview with a brief look at the first 10 of the teams

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Emirates Cup: Arsenal Take The Cup

The Emirates Cup concluded today with Arsenal taking the title as they held on for a 3-2 victory over Celtic. In the first game, Lyon drew AC Milan as a Jimmy Briand header canceled out a Mario Boriello goal. The

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Emirates Cup: Lyon and Arsenal Settle For Draws

The preseason friendlies keep rolling on and one of the better tournaments is the Emirates Cup where this year Arsenal is hosting AC Milan, Celtic, and Lyon. The tournament got started with Celtic earning a 2-2 draw against Lyon with

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Champions League Recap: Best XI And Player Of The Season

Internazionale completed the treble by defeating Bayern Munich 2-0 on Saturday which completes the Champions League for another season. Looking back, there were tremendous performances and here is a look at the best players of the season with a Best

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UEFA Champions League: Lyon-Bayern Munich 2nd Leg Preview

By the end of this week, the teams will be set for the Champions League final on May 22nd. The first semifinal to be completed will be Lyon vs. Bayern Munich who square off later today. The Germans won the

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Bayern Munich 1, Lyon 0: Robben The Hero As Ribery Sees Red

Arjen Robben strikes again. He has been the hero for Bayern Munich and is a compelling choice as the player of the year in the tournament. He may not have the statistics like other stars, but all of his goals

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UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich-Lyon 1st Leg Preview

The semifinals got off to an exciting start as Internazionale came back from a goal down to win 3-1, which sets them up well for the second leg. The second semifinal gets started later today when Bayern Munich host Lyon.

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Champions League Recap: Bayern Knock Out Manchester United and Lyon Holds Off Bordeaux

This was a tense day of games as both games were only a single goal away from switching who would advance. In the French battle, Bordeaux won the game against Lyon but they were unable to make up the two

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