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Five to Watch: Cardinals at Bears

The Arizona Cardinals march into Soldier Field on Sunday in hopes of taking care of the Chicago Bears and once again holding down a .500 record. For all their differences, the Cardinals and Bears hold a few similarities as...

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Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Nice: Loic Remy Pinches Hold-Up Win For Visitors (Goal.com)

Nice soaked up Paris Saint-Germain’s pressure, riding their luck at times, before breaking late to win the match late on through Loic Remy. Having resounding beaten Olympique Lyonnais 4-1 only a matter of weeks ago, Didier...

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A rap with the cap

By Liam Mackey Saturday, November 07, 2009 ON the day of the draw for the World Cup play-off, a few of us found ourselves in the company of a brace of Irish football heroes of yesteryear. Kevin Moran and Packie Bonner differed...

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Contrasting fortunes for Sousa and Duarte

Portuguese coaches abroad It was an eventful afternoon for two of Portugal’s young managerial exports, with Paulo Sousa and Paulo Duarte enjoying different outcomes from their matches in England and France respectively. For...

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Ligue 1 Round-Up: Auxerre & Saint-Etienne Sneak Success

Auxerre and Saint-Etienne both claimed valuable away wins in Ligue 1 on Saturday, but the big success came in Lorient, where the hosts ran rampant past their opponents. Meanwhile, Grenoble finally acquired a point.

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Le Mans 0-1 AJ Auxerre

Updated: November 7, 2009, 8:43 PM UK Auxerre moved to within two points of the Ligue 1 summit as Joao Paulo's own goal earned them a fortunate win at Le Mans today. The Portuguese put through his own net six minutes after the...

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Lorient 5-0 Boulogne

Updated: November 7, 2009, 9:10 PM UK Kevin Gameiro and Marama Vahirua both scored twice as Lorient hammered Boulogne to keep the pressure on the Ligue 1 pacesetters. The pair put the home side 4-0 up in the space of 25 minutes...

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Sochaux 1-2 Lens

Updated: November 7, 2009, 10:33 PM UK Lens moved out of the Ligue 1 relegation zone as keeper Vedran Runje starred in their win at Stade Bonal. The Croatia international made a string of fine saves to allow defender Romain...

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Manchester United: Hazard lights on for United

Manchester United, 16:33, November 7, 2009 Manchester United are sending a scout to watch Lille's teenage midfielder Eden Hazard play against Bordeaux tomorrow. The 18-year-old Belgium star has been in fine form for the Ligue 1...

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AS Monaco 0-0 Grenoble

Updated: November 7, 2009, 8:35 PM UK Grenoble finally claimed their first point of the season in unlikely circumstances with a goalless draw at high-flying Monaco. The visitors had lost all 11 of their previous Ligue 1 games...

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