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European Roundup: 10 countries in 10 minutes or less!

May 9th, 2008 · Comments · aek athens, bundesliga, champions league, champions league qualifying, fenerbahce, gambrinus liga, hamburger sv, qualifying rounds, schalke, slavia prague, sparta prague, steaua bucharest

This leg of our European tour starts in France where Bordeaux revived their Ligue 1 title hopes when Pierre Ducasse’s stunning 25-metre strike in stoppage time earned them a 2-1 win at Olympique Marseille on the weekend. Second-placed Bordeaux, on 71 points with two games left, are two points behind leaders and six-times champions Olympique […]

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Matchday 5 - Tuesday Preview

November 26th, 2007 · Comments · arsenal, as roma, barcelona, dynamo kyiv, fenerbache, internazionale, manchester united, rangers fc, sevilla, slavia prague, sporting lisbon, steaua bucharest

With Euro 2008 qualifying put to rest and a round of domestic games under their belts, Europe’s top clubs return their focus to the Champions League for Matchday 5. This round of games should clarify which teams will progress though who will finish first or second will come down to the last Matchday for most […]

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Matchday 3; Tuesday Predictions and Players to Watch

October 23rd, 2007 · Comments · PSV, Stuttgart, arsenal, as roma, barcelona, champions league group stage, cska moscow, fenerbache, lyon, manchester united, rangers fc, slavia prague, sporting lisbon, steaua bucharest

Here’s a quick rundown of the Tuesday games. My picks to win are in bold.
Stuttgart - LyonLyon’s for has picked up in recent domestic outings while Stuttgart has continued to struggle. I don’t see that changing in this match. Lyon will probably win by a couple of goals.
Rangers - Barcelona (draw)Rangers will play this match […]

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Champions League Group H Preview

September 13th, 2007 · Comments · arsenal, sevilla, slavia prague, steaua bucharest

Just to be different, we start with Group H on Day 1 of our countdown to the kickoff for the Champions League proper. Each day we will examine one of the groups and explain our picks to emerge from thegroups into the knockout rounds.

ArsenalHow they got here: Finshed 4th in the English Premier League; DefeatedSparta […]

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