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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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What did I tell ya. Sure, it came to the final week of the season before Chelsea was crowned champ.

We all knew when the Blues beat Liverpool the title was theirs.

Chelsea killed Wigan 8-0.

Man U ended the season in second place one point shy of top dog Chelsea.

The mighty boys from Old Trafford clobbered Stoke City 4-0.

My guys from Arsenal finally did it. We won big time over Fulham 4-0 to secure third place for us.

Tottenham took the foot off the pedal and lost to Burnley 4-2. Spurs took a commanding 2-0 lead but couldn’t hold on to the lead.

The Clarets are heading down but they shocked Tottenham by scoring the final four goals of the match.

This was a huge win for the heave-hoe Clarets.

Headed outta here are Portsmouth, Hull City and Burnley.

Chelsea stopped Man U from a historic four-peat. This keeps in tack the fact that no EPL side has won four straight titles.

The Blues had 86 points.

Man U had 85.

The difference the mighty boys from Old Trafford has one more home loss than the Blues.

Chelsea had one home loss. Man U had two.

The Blues had one more road tie than Manchester United.

Chelsea had four. Man U had three.

Wayne Rooney and Didier Drogba both tied for most goals with 26.

The final curtain comes down on another EPL season.

Chelsea won the title but the Blues need to find younger players for their older stars.

The Blues window for more titles is slowly winding down.

Both Man U and my guys from Arsenal should be favorites to win next years title.

The surprise of the season was Tottenham clinching the fourth spot in the Champions League.

Most folks thought it would be either Arsenal or Liverpool.

The biggest stink job of the season Liverpool.

The wheels completely came off the wagon.

The Reds finished seventh with 63 points.

Liverpool had eleven losses on the season.

The title for the most money spent with nothing to show for it goes to Man City.

The crybaby award goes to Carlos Tevez.

Tevez left Man U to City for a fat paycheck.

Now he is crying the blues.

The Carlos man has no title to show for his fat wallet.

He wants outta here.

Sir Alex knew what he was doing when he gave Tevez the voce vai.

I can’t wait for next year.

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It is all over but the shouting in the EPL. It is winding down in the Argentina Clausura.

Estudiantes looks like they have the inside track to win the title.

They took care of San Luis on Wednesday night with a 2-1 win.

This victory moved Estudiantes into first place with 36 points.

Argentinos Juniors is a point back in second place 35 points.

Argentinos Juniors doubled up on San Lorenzo 2-1.

This was a huge away win for them.

Godoy Cruz is in third place with 31 points.

Godoy lost to lower level club Rosario Central 2-1.

This lost may have cost them a shot at the title.

Godoy was in first place on May 17^th but since then they have lost two out of three.

This is a killer. 

The boys from River Plate are in 15^th place with 19 points. Los Millonarios picked up a rare 2-1 win over Velez Sarsfield on Friday April 30^th.

Los Xeneizos are a touch better in 14^th place with 20 points. Boca Juniors defeated Independiente 3-2.

Both River Plate and Boca Juniors have been playing like crap for the past few years.

It has been reported that Riquelme could be quitting Boca once the Clausura ends on May 16^th.

This could mark the end of great run for Juan Riquelme at Boca.

Football in America had this to say- One of the greatest players in the history of Argentine football,” was how one TV pundit described him a few weeks ago. It’s a huge epithet to bestow on any player, but in the case of Juan Roman Riquelme, it might be justified.

Riquelme further stated- “Sunday could be my last match for Boca at La Bombonera,” Riquelme told one of the country’s main football TV shows on Monday. “Normally given the current state of contract negotiations] I wouldn’t go on the post-season tour with the rest of the squad.”

This is it from the far side.

We’ll talk about the massive EPL season finale on Monday.

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Tottenham did it. They beat fast spending and hard driving Manchester City 1-0.

Peter Crouch poked home a scramble ball in front of the City net in the 82^nd minute to send the Spurs to the Champions League.

City spent millions to buy a title in the end they got nothing, Zippo. Nada. Bupkis.

Tottenham has 70 points.

City is four points back at 66.

Tottenham has a chance to move into third place.

Spurs need to beat Burnley and my guys from Arsenal need to lose to Fulham.

The way my Gunners have been playing as of late, they could stink the joint out at home against Fulham.

I mean anything is possible. 

Arsenal has packed it in.

If we are not careful, we could wind up in fourth place.

Spurs trail us by one point.

We need to win.

Fabianski needs to be shot.

On a side note, Sir Alex Ferguson knows what he is doing when he gave Tevez his walking papers.

I questioned him. I thought it was a huge mistake.

I was wrong.

Tevez is now unhappy at Man City. The Carlos man wants outta here.

He and head honcho Robert Mancini are at odds with each other.

Tevez to his credit gave it his all.

But this clown is nuts. He won two titles with Man U and Tevez still wanted out.

Tevez jumped ship to City. He was rewarded with bucks but wound up with nada.

Now Tevez wants his walking papers.

Voce vai.

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It is all going to come down to this. Manchester City and Tottenham will duke it out at City of Manchester Stadium on Wednesday.

The winner of this match should nail down the final Champions League spot.

Spurs are in the fourth spot with 67 points. City is fifth with 66 points.

Villa and the Reds are dead in the water.

After today’s action there will be one match left in the season.

Spurs Man City match up will be a close encounter of the intense kind.

This sucker is for all the marbles.

Both sides will leave it all on the pitch.

The place will be nuts.

Tevez will come out firing bullets.

Jermain Defoe will be attacking all out balls to the wall.

This should be a classic heavyweight fight.

Spurs and City will throw their best Sunday punches.

In my heart, I would like to Tottenham with this baby.

Chelsea should be crowned champ on Sunday.

This will stop Man U’s historic quest for a four-peat dead.

On Sunday, Brasileiro Campeonato commences on Sunday.

Mengao battles Sao Paulo.

Flamenguista nation will be watching.

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Arsenal has pulled the plug on the season. The Gunners stunk the joint out in a 2-1 loss to Blackburn.

This sucks big time.

I am depressed.

The idiot in goal Lukasz Fabianski needs to drawn, shot, and quartered.

RVP ripped the twines in the 13^th minute to give us a 1-nil lead then all hell broke loose.

Fabianski the clown for a keeper gave up two goals he should have stone cold stopped.

Fabianski’s bad keeping cost us the match.

The Rovers scored twice on goals by David Dunne 43^rd minute, and Christopher Samba in the 68^th minute to send us home packing for good.

Yes, we have third place wrapped up but Jeez guys way to snatch defeated from the jaws of victory.

This camper is not very happy.

I am down right pissed to say the least.

Sure, we will finish in the top three but give me a break this is not the way to end up the season.

This is a total downer.

We stink big time on the road.

The Gunners have eight wins, four ties, and seven losses on the road.

This is worse than bad.

To win the title you have to have a good road record.

Chelsea will be crowned champ. The Blues are 10-4-5 on the road. Man U is 11-3-5.

The difference came down to Chelsea having one more tie on the road while Man U lost twice at home compared to Chelsea’s one home loss.

Man U missed by that much.

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Chelsea has pretty much wrapped up the EPL title today with a resounding 2-0 win over Liverpool.

The Reds played like crap.

Steven Gerrard stupid backwards pass in the 33^rd minute sealed the Reds fate.

Didier Drogba took the gift and scored what was essentially the match winner.

Frank Lampard added the seal of approval in the 53^rd minute.

The title is the Blues unless something really crazy happens next Sunday at Stamford Bridge.

Liverpool was not going to give the title to the hated guys from Old Trafford.

Revenge is sweet.

The Reds gave the title to the Blues instead.

Nani scored the only goal of the match in the 28^th minute.

This win still gives Man U glimmer of hope for a historic four-peat.

I wouldn’t bet the farm on it.

Dimitar Berbatov wasted three great scoring chances. This guy stinks to high heaven.

The surprise of the match was this. Wayne Rooney played. I didn’t think this would happen.

The Rooney man manned up and played.

It all comes down to Sunday May 9^th.

All Chelsea has to do is beat Wigan at Stamford Bridge.

Wigan will not, I repeat will not beat Chelsea.

Man U needs beat Stoke City at Old Trafford and hope the Blues lose.

NOT!

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Except for a small blip in the 16^th minute Man City was in total control. City defeated Aston Villa 3-1.

This loss kills Villa’s chances of making it to the Champions League.

Villa drew first blood on a great counter attack. John Carew ripped the twines to give Villa the early 1-nil lead.

Man City kept up the pressure. The pressure finally got to Aston Villa when City’s Adam Johnson was taken down in the right side of the box.

Carlos Tevez powered the PK past Villa keeper Brad Friedel in the 41^st to tie this baby up at one all.

Fifteen seconds later Villa’s John Carew hit a perfect shot. It went clang off the cross bar.

City whamo bamo flies down the other end of the pitch. Emmanuel Adebayor hits a winner in the 43^rd minute to give City a huge 2-1 lead.

Villa tried to mount a comeback but Man City was too strong.

Craig Bellamy’s strike in the 89^th minute sealed the deal for City.

Tottenham kept pace by beating Bolton 1-0.

Tom Huddlestone hit for pay dirt in the 38^th minute for Spurs.

Tottenham hangs on the final Champions League with the win on Saturday.

Spurs have 67 points. City has 66.

With Villa losing, this drops them to sixth place with 64 points.

The final Champions League will probably come down to Spurs City’s match on Wednesday May 5^th.

Can you say for all the marbles?

The winner should nail down the final spot.

At the other end of the spectrum, Burnley was given their walking papers.

Birmingham doubled up on The Clarets 2-1.

Voce vai Burnley.

Portsmouth picked a win over Wolverhampton 3-1.

This was a nice win for the heave-hoe team Pompey.

So far, Burnley and Portsmouth are outta here.

Hull City will probably get the axe on Sunday.

West Ham is in 17^th place with 34 points.

The Tigers have 28 points.

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The race is on for the top spot and the final Champions League spot.

Chelsea killed Stoke City 7-0. No surprise there.

Liverpool shut out Burnley 4-0. What did you expect? An upset? No way Jose.

Aston Villa got by Birmingham 1-0.

We have a logjam in the race for the final Champions League spot.

Tottenham and Aston Villa are tied on points at 64 each but Spurs has a better goal difference a plus 26 compared to a plus 16. Manchester City is sixth place with 63 points. Liverpool is in seventh place with 62 points.

Two points separate fourth through sixth place.

Both City and Spurs have a game in hand.

Manchester City and Tottenham will battle each other in the make up match on May 5^th.

All Tottenham has to do win out and the final Champions League spot will be theirs.

City needs to run the table and the spot is theirs.

Liverpool needs help.

The Reds need to win both of their final two matches and hope that City, Spurs, and Villa stub their toes big time.

Villa needs to run the table and hope that Tottenham lose one of their last three matches.

Chelsea moves into the pole position with 80 points. Man U is a point back at 79.

The difference may come down to this. Rooney will surely miss the final two matches due to his pulled groin.

Can the Red Devils sweep their final two matches at Sunderland and at Old Trafford agianst Stoke City?

Chelsea takes on Liverpool and ends the season against Wigan at home.

Will the Reds upset the apple cart and beat the Blues at Anfield?

Man U is sure hoping so.

If not Chelsea will win the title and stop the Red Devils from achieving a historic four-peat.

I don’t see Wigan winning at Stamford Bridge on May 9^th.

Gentlemen put on boxing gloves for it is show time.

The envelope please.

And the winner is…we will know on May 9^th.

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Manchester United has done it. The Red Devils defeated Tottenham 3-1 at Old Trafford minus Wayne Rooney. The Rooney man is out at least three weeks said headman Sir Alex.

Rooney has an injured groin.

Ouch, that hurts.

This did not deter Man U. Ryan Giggs nailed two PK’s in the 58^th and 85^th minutes. Nani nailed a perfect looping shot over the keepers Gomes head in the 81^st minute to send the Red Devils to a much needed win.

This squarely puts the pressure on Chelsea to beat Stoke City on Sunday.

Spurs needed this win badly too. But Tottenham could not find the answer after Nani’s goal in the 81^st minute.

A great pass by youngster Federico Macheda set up Nani’s goal.

This loss could have cost Tottenham the final berth in the Champions League.

This will all depend on how the match turns out between my guys Arsenal and Manchester City later today.

Man U is now top dog with 79 points.

The Mighty boys from Old Trafford have two matches left.

Oh what a relief it is.

Spurs have a two-point lead over City. This could change after today.

Both City and Spurs have a game in hand. They will play their game in hand against each other on May 5^th.

You gotta love it.

It may come down to this match to decide who gets the final Champions League spot.

This was not the result we were looking for. Arsenal and City kissed their sister nil-nil. Both sides had limited chances.

For my perspective, it looked like we were playing not to lose. It was good to see Van Persie back in the lineup.

The Gunners seemed just out of synch. We had a majority of the possessions but Arsenal could not connect.

Real scoring chances were few and far between.

A tie is cool but we need the big “W”.

Van Persie played okay. He needed to get his sea legs.

He’s got em.

I am I happy with the result no but I will take it.

Tottenham can thank their lucky stars that City didn’t pull off the upset win.

Spurs can breath a little bit easier.

Tottenham has 64 points. City is a point back at 63. Villa has 61 points and the Reds have 59 points.

Villa entertains Birmingham and Liverpool battles Burnley on Sunday.

If both sides can win, the race for the final Champions League spot will be a real logjam.

West Ham scored a late goal to lift the Hammers past Wigan 3-2.

The Hammers are six points clear of the drop zone.

Portsmouth is outta here.

Burnley and Hull City looks like they might get their tickets punched as well.

We will see.

Hull City lost to Sunderland 1-0.

I don’t see Burnley pulling off upset city against the Reds.

Stranger things have happened.

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