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Weekend Watch Recap: Oops
Published 12/24/2007 by Martha at The Offside
Weekend Watch Recap: Oops By: Martha | December 24th, 2007 Catching up on all the matches in our Weekend Watch — I hear there was a derby, or something? Saturday AS Nancy v Olympique Lyon : As Inara predicted on the Lyon blog , this Ligue 1 top of the table clash ended in a 1-1 draw, sending Lyon into the break with a five-point cushion over the surprising Nancy. Nancy were perhaps the better side on the day but left it late, drawing even thanks to a deflected Chris Malonga goal in the 87th minute. (Highlights here .) Fulham v Wigan Athletic : If you believe the pundits, dumping Lawrie Sanchez may have ...

Christmas Merengue
Published 12/24/2007 by Zach Dundas at Eleven Devils : A Football Blog
Like all good American soccer pinkos, I harbor a knee-jerk dislike for Real Madrid, due to presumed crimes-against-humanity-by-association that took place before I was born. And like all good American soccer pinkos, I love FC Barcelona because they stand for Freedom and World Socialism or something like that, plus those shirts can get you laid. But I gotta say, the Madridistas play some abso-fab football, do they not? This latest iteration of one of world sport's greatest rivalries looks like a minor classic: ...