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Weekend Watch List: FA Cup 4th and 5th Rounds

It is a weird weekend in England with some teams going into the 5th round while others are completing their 4th round replays. The rest of Europe is a bit quiet as there are not a wealth of big match-ups.

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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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Europa League Preview: Groups E-H

Here is the a look at Groups E-H of the Europa League including the group containing Anderlecht which has American Sacha Kljestan.

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2010-11 Bundesliga Preview: Part 3

Here is the final part of my preview of the Bundesliga.

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Champions League Recap: Barcelona Routs Stuttgart, Bordeaux Eases Past Olympiacos

There was not much to the Barcelona game. Barcelona and Lionel Messi tore Stuttgart apart in a 4-0 rout. Messi had two incredible goals and had a key pass on another goal that helped put the game out of reach

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UEFA Champions League: Round Of 16 2nd Leg Predictions

Last week, four teams made it into the quarterfinals, and the other quartet will be known by the Wednesday evening. The top match-up is Chelsea vs. Internazionale as Jose Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge after the Italians won the first

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Weekly Watch List: Tough Test For Barcelona And Donovan’s Last Everton Game

Another weekend of quality football and while this could be the final game for Landon Donovan in the Premier League for now, it also might mark the return of Clint Dempsey who returned for Fulham in the Europa League on

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Champions League Recap: Are Barcelona Beatable And How Good Are Bordeaux?

The games are still more open than most people expected but nobody is complaining. Barcelona got a 1-1 draw with Stuttgart who started off the game brightly and taking the lead before Barcelona took over the game with their possession

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Transfer Period Ends With A Couple Surprises

This was a bit of a slow transfer period but one of the more shocking moves came at the end of the window with Robbie Keane heading to Celtic on loan. The move makes sense for both of the clubs

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