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The EPL is a little more than one week away.

I can’t wait.

Yes, we had the World Cup and my beloved Campeonato do Brasil but without the EPL on Saturday and Sunday, I am a lost puppy.

Are you ready for some Futebol?

Yes, I can’t wait.

Kickoff is set for August 14^th.

There are some huge opening round matches.

My guys from Arsenal battle Liverpool at Anfield.

This is a huge opening bell tilt.

The Reds are coming off a disappointing 2009-2010 campaign.

In plain terms, Liverpool stunk.

They played like crap.

The Reds finished in seventh place.

The fat Spanish waiter is gone but I don’t know if this will help Liverpool.

Fernando Torres will probably miss the first half of the season.

Let’s see if Roy Hodgson can change the Reds fortunes.

The Gunners are itching to get back at it.

Arsenal has several young guns ready to prove themselves. Jack Wilshere, Samir Nasri, Aaron Ramsey, and Theo Walcott all have to finally live up to the high expectations placed on them by Wenger and us fans.

Robin Van Persie and Cesc Fabregas should be raring to go after being injured for most of the 2009-2010 campaign.

The weak link in the scheme is the keeper.

I think both Almunia and Fabianski are both two clowns who should be shot at dusk for stupid goal tending.

These guys suck big time.

Let the games begin.

Speaking of games, Internacional and Sao Paulo play their second leg of the Copa Libertadores semifinal in Sao Paulo at Mouribi.

Tricolor needs to win by at least one goal.

Colorado won the first round 1-0 in Porto Alegre.

Both of sides hate each other.

This should be a wild one.

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Pompey fought the gallant fight but in the end Chelsea’s superior firepower, won the FA Cup in a thrilling 1-0 win.

Chelsea had the most scoring chances but the Blues couldn’t pull the trigger until Didier Drogba’s deadly free kick from twenty yards out was squeezed between Portsmouth keepers David James out stretched hand the right post in the 59^th minute.

Prior to Drogba’s deadly strike Pompey had a golden chance to spin the match on its head but Kevin-Prince-Boateng’s PK was stone cold stopped by Blues keeper Petr Cech in the 56^th minute.

Wham bam just like that in a span of three minutes the match was twisted on its ear and the Blues stuck a fork in Pompey’s dream of winning the FA Cup.

Portsmouth is broke and given the heave-hoe all in one season, yet this was a glorious run by the foreclosed side.

The money made from reaching the FA Cup might help the bankrupt Pompey.

Frank Lampard had a chance to increase the Blues lead in the 89^th minute but Portsmouth keeper David James said “No way Jose” and shut em down.

Way to go garoto.

All in all Chelsea was in complete control of the match from beginning to end.

The Blues achieved the daily double winning the EPL and FA Cup titles.

Trust me when I say this Chelsea is heading down the backside of forty. This means Drogba and the boys are getting older. Their window of opportunity is rapidly closing.

They need to bring in younger players to replace the fading stars.

The “Special One” Jose Mourinho brought Drogba and the rest in but the management has not found replacements for them.

Mourinho is good a winning titles with other peoples talent but his ability to build a championship squad stinks.

This is not Mourinho’s strong suit.

Man U had a down year by their standards but remember the Red Devils lost the fake Ronaldo and few other players. The mighty boys from Old Trafford played a very young squad.

Watch out EPL!

My guys from Arsenal are in the same boat. We were besieged by injuries. Younger guys such as Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott, and Carlos Vela were asked to step in big time to replace RVP and Cesc Fabregas who were hit by the injury bug.

My Gunners will be ready next year to win the title as well.

Flamengo battles Vitoria later today.

Lets hope Rubro-Negro doesn’t stink the joint out on the road in Salvador.

I wouldn’t bet on it.

Mengao is in shambles.

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We got the result we needed. All we have to do is beat Stoke City at Britannia later today and we are in like Flynn.

Us Arsenal fans know we can always blow it but I sure hope not.

Three points will give the Gunners 58 points. We will be three points behind Chelsea.

Chelsea had their lunch handed to them by Man City 4-2.

Three players hit the daily double City’s Bellamy, Tevez, and Chelsea’s Lampard.

Chelsea started out strong.

The Blues took the early lead on a powerful strike by Frank Lampard in the 42^nd minute.

The match changer happened right at the end of the first half.

A great block by City’s Wayne Bridge and whamo we are off to the races. Tevez breaks free and beats two Blues defenders.

The Carlos man hits a weak shot that rolls past the keepers Henrique Hilario’s outstretched paw. The ball does a slow roll into the back of net to level this sucker up at one all at break.

City was in charge after that.

Bellamy’s goal in the 51^st   minute made it 2-1.

Bellamy’s goal was the classic counter attack futebol. In a flash City was off to the races into the Blues end of the pitch.

This was Katie bar the door.

The Blues were hung out to dry when they pushed everyone into the offensive end of the pitch.

Tevez made it 3-1 after he nailed the PK in the 76^th minute.

Bellamy hit for the daily double in the 87^th minute.

Lampard added a cosmetic PK in the 90^th minute.

You gotta love this.

Chelsea blows apart at home.

The race is on.

All we have to do is win baby.

This is not the start I was looking for. Arsenal gave up an easy goal off a great throw in by Stoke City’s Rory Delap in the 8^th minute. Shawcross headed the ball to Danny Pugh. Pugh nailed the bounce close range header into the open net. Pugh was camped near the far left post. 

We are down 1-0.

This stinks big time.

We need to regroup. We need to attack and score.

Finally, Arsenal gets the equalizer from Nicklas Bendtner in the 32nd minute off a great pass from mate Cesc Fabregas.

Bendtner showed some serious hops when out leaped a couple of Stoke City defenders to ram home the header.

So, whatever we do lets not have a repeat performance of what happened here at Britannia in the fourth round of the FA Cup. We tied it up and gave up three-second half goals.

We are at the break. Arsenal and Stoke City are knotted up at one all.

We need to come out in the second half and smoke em badly.

This is totally insane. Stoke City’s Shawcross made a stupid challenge on Arsenal forward Aaron Ramsey.

Ramsey is leveled. Shawcross is given the heave-hoe in the 66^th minute.

Ramsey is carted off and sent to hospital. Ramsey’s leg is broke.

This is a killer.

The good news it is still one all.

We have the man advantage.

We finally got the break we needed. The guys applied a ton of pressure on Stoke City’s “D”. It paid off when Bendtner fired a shot into the box. Whamo, bamo, a handball by Pugh. A PK is given. Fabregas nailed the gimmie in the 90^th minute to give us the 2-1 lead.

Seven minutes of added time are to be played.

We tickled the twines in the 94^th minute to make 3-1.

Fabregas fired a great ball to Thomas Vermaelen. Vermaelen knocks home the walk in goal to salt this baby away.

Instead of going for the whole enchilada, Fabregas saw his mate was in a better position to score.

Yep, guys it’s in the books.

Three points for us.

This is a huge road win for the Gunners.

It is 3-1 for Arsenal.

Paybacks are a bitch aren’t they.

The race for the title is on baby.

It will be a full sprint to the finish between the Blues, Man U, and the Gunners.

Chelsea has 61 points. Man U has 60 and Arsenal has 58.

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Manchester United started off the New Year with a dud. League One side Leeds United took it to the mighty boys from Old Trafford. Leeds flat-out whopped em 1-0. You got a love it.

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I said the FA Cup was boring just to get under folks skin. This is the way I am. I love to say stuff that is far out and crazy.

Lets talk about FA Cup fireworks. It happened on Sunday.

Leeds is not you ordinary League One team. Leeds United spent a majority of their history playing D-1 futebol. The Whites won three D-1 titles in 1968-69, 1973-74, and 1991-92.

Leeds United had some big money troubles in 2003-04. This forced the club to sell its players. Thus the Whites said bye-bye to the EPL.

It got so bad for Leeds the Whites sunk all the way to League Three ball in 2007. Since then, The Whites have slowly climbed all the way to League One.

Leeds is the top dog in League One play.

Was this an upset of huge proportions?

You can bet your sweet bippie it is.

This was a total shocker.

Jermaine Beckford’s strike in the 19^th minute was that all Leeds needed to seal the deal against the mighty men of Old Trafford.

Dickie V would scream, “ This is upset city baby.”

Manchester United played pretty much their regular side. Rooney, Berbatov, Wes Brown, Gary Neville, Evans, and Anderson all played lots of minutes.

This result does not bode well for Man U.

Still a huge way to garoto goes out to Leeds United.

The Whites flat-out beat em.

Arsenal defeated West Ham 2-1.

The Gunners fell behind 1-0 before scoring two goals in a span of five minutes to beat The Hammers. Aaron Ramsey ripped the twines in the 78^th minute to tie this baby up. This goal was set up by great drive by Nasri down the right wing. Nasri hit Song with a great pass. Song one timed the pass to Vela. Vela slipped it to Ramsey. Buda Bing. Buda Boom.  Goal.

Five minutes later (83^rd minute) Eduardo’s header beat the keeper Green to put the final nail in the Hammers coffin.

Vela set up the match winner with a great flick pass into the box.

It looks like Gunners are firing on all cylinders.

Chelsea cleaned Championship side Watford’s clock 5-0.

This was a slaughter. Daniel Sturridge had the daily double for the Blues. Frank Lampard and Florent Malouda each had a bad boy plus an own goal by The Hornets John Eustace.

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Lets talk about two classic big time rear end kicking’s that two of the top clubs in the EPL administered to Portsmouth and Wigan. The Gunners slaughtered Pompey 4-1. Man U destroyed Wigan 5-0.

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All I can say is. This is about time guys.

A huge way to go garoto goes out to Arsenal and Manchester United.

You gotta love it.

Eduardo led things off for the Gunners in the 27^th minute. Eduardo’s rocket of a free kick went bing, bam, boom, off the wall and into the net. The entire Pompey team was utterly helpless.

Nasri proved he has some zing in his step. Nasri tripped the twines in the 42^nd minute.

I just loved the last two goals by the Wenger guys.

Aaron Ramsey went zip da do da through three Pompey defenders. He let fly with a wicked hot-shot that flat-out beat the keeper Samir Begovic in the 69^th minute.

Song’s goal was one of the best goals I have seen in a long time. The Gunners literally toyed with Portsmouth. Arsenal held possession of the rock for more than two minutes before Song’s header ripped the twines in the 81^st minute.

This build up made the Pompey “D” look like school children.

All in all this was a great match for the Gunners except for slight hiccup when Portsmouth scored on a wonderful goal by Nadir Belhadi in the 74^th minute.

Where has this display of offensive been Man U?

Finally, the boys from Old Trafford woke up and bombarded the nets for five of those bad boys.

Wayne Rooney took it to the rack in the 28^th minute. Wham Bam thank you my dear lady.

The floodgates soon opened and there was no stopping the Red Devils.

Get this Carrick rammed home a shot in the 32^nd minute.

Rafael created just enough space between him and the defender to find the back of the net in the 45^th minute.

The Fat lady is warming up.

Then Berbatov scored. Yep, you heard me right Dimitar Berbatov found the net in the 50^th minute.

Wayne Rooney’s great ball set up the golden opportunity for the Berbatov man.

Antonio Valencia finished off the hit parade in the 75^th minute.

This was all she wrote.

Turn out the lights the party’s over.

Now we have a race for the title. This is gonna be tighter than a par of Don Alvarzoe’s tweezers. Hint Jerry Lewis routine in the 1960’s. 

The EPL is done with until next year. Okay it’s only one day away but who’s counting. So shoot me why don’t ya.

Chelsea is top dog with 45 points. Man U is in second place with 43 points. The Gunners are third 41 points. Spurs are fourth 37 points.

There are eights points of separation between the top four clubs.

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