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Monthly Archives: December 2007

Benitez Upholds Liverpool’s Premiere League Title Hopes

Manchester City and Liverpool ended a highly anticipated match (watched by a record crowd of 47,321) with a goalless draw at the City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday. The result maintained the status quo for the Big Four in the Premiere League. Liverpool are fourth and 10 points adrift of leaders Arsenal but they have […]

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Arsenal Beat Everton 4-1 to Wrest Top Spot

Anything can happen in soccer matches. As they say, “The ball is round” and you can’t argue with that. Against West Ham, Manchester United can and should win but they missed a penalty - the result is 2-1 to the Hammers. The story is markedly different for the Gunners, deplorable in the first half, but […]

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Manchester United Wary of West Ham

Seems like the smart money is on Manchester United to lift the Premiere League title. On Wednesday, they coasted to an emphatic 4-0 victory against Sunderland which moved them a point above Arsenal.
The gap could widen further after the Gunners meet the Everton roadblock which Man United struggled to clear, leaving it late to a […]

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Chelsea Rue Dismissals In Eight Goals Thriller

Chelsea manager Avram Grant may have taken his role as the messiah of entertaining football a tad too seriously. After a bruising encounter against Aston Villa which was full of drama and plot twists, Chelsea fans can be forgiven for feeling heady after the topsy-turvy ride and pondering on what went wrong with the team.
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Rich Arsenal Countdown to Title Challenge

Hope all of you have a merry Christmas yesterday. While most fans enjoy a day off in this festive period, the Premiere League Big Four are hardly in the the mood for Thanksgiving as they are locked in a tense battle.
All four cleared the first hurdle of the tight Christmas program and Arsenal can’t wait […]

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AC Milan Second Best In Derby

Inter Milan notched a 2-1 derby victory at the San Siro over their counterpart, AC Milan. It is no wonder that a single goal separates both teams. Inter top the Serie A table with the best defense, having conceded a miserly 9 goals in 17 matches while Milan boast the second best defense with 12 […]

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Sol Campbell Rally Against Crowd Abuse

Sol Campbell has molded himself into a crusader against crowd abuse towards footballers and managers. Indignant that their human rights are being breached by soccer fans who hurl verbal abuse, he is seeking redress from the Football Association and has garnered support within the soccer fraternity.
Campbell must have been so pissed off that he rang […]

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El Clasico: Barcelona vs Real Madrid

The mother of all football clashes: Barcelona against Real Madrid. El Clasico, as it is known in the Spanish press.
Adding to the significance of this sold-out match at the Nou Camp is the fact that both Real Madrid and Barcelona, two most successful teams in Spain, are currently first and second in the Primera Liga.
Real […]

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