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Benedict Arnold As the club season winds down in Europe, with tight title races in both England and Italy, I pose this question to you – Can you root for your club’s biggest rival and still respect yourself in the morning? This is an issue that many Manchester United and Roma fans will be dealing with [...] No excuses. Although there are some – including on this site – that believe Chelsea would be “unworthy” champions of the English Premier League this season, champions they will be (most likely) if they can find a way to beat Liverpool at Anfield tomorrow afternoon. The good news for the Blues, who lead Manchester United by a [...] Liverpool’s faint hopes of Champions League football next season were given a boost Monday night as Liverpool cruised to a 3-0 win over West Ham at Anfield. West Ham are still fighting to avoid relegation, but you wouldn’t know it judging by the performance of Gianfranco Zola’s men, who looked lifeless from the opening kickoff in [...] Another road game and more points dropped for Liverpool Sunday, as Birmingham City held the Reds to a 1-1 draw at St. Andrews in an English Premier League game. The draw leaves Liverpool four points behind Manchester City for the final Champions League berth for next season. City have a game in hand, but Liverpool has [...] Ah, those Scandinavian referees on European nights. On Thursday night it was Swedish referee Jonas Erikson who got the call – and looked overmatched by the moment – for the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinal between Benfica and Liverpool at the Estadio de Luz, and to say Liverpool felt a little hard done after [...] Big Four battle? Check. Title race going into full swing? Check. One of the big boys teetering on the edge of Champions League play? Check. Minute-by-minute report of Manchester United-Liverpool on Set Piece Analysts? You’ve got it right here. Pregame – Sadly, Fox Soccer Plus doesn’t give us much of a pregame. In fact, in the [...] Nemanja Vidic has not seen the final whistle in a Manchester United-Liverpool derby since March 2008. (Photo: Newscom) When Manchester United last beat Liverpool two years ago, it ended a four match Red Devils winning streak and started two more trends. Since, United has yet to beat Liverpool, as this week’s build-up has reminded us. [...] It is the ultimate derby in English football. Liverpool and Manchester United are the two most successful football clubs in the country, and arguably the two best supported clubs on the planet. This matchup evokes all the ghosts and memories past and present in the English top flight. Eight European titles, sixteen continental trophies and countless [...] With a chance to move into the top four, Liverpool faltered and put a dent in their Champions League hopes. Wigan, who entered the match having never beaten Liverpool and having beaten a “Big Four” side just once in their history, were superb and the far superior side en route to a much deserved 1-0 [...] Liverpool entered their match versus Bolton in sixth position and with Tottenham and Manchester City each looking in fine form while beating strong opponents this weekend, it was crucial that they come away with maximum points from a home match to keep up. Blackburn was coming in playing well, though, having won four of six [...] |
 
 
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