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The self proclaimed black panther Bentafemi Gomis gave Lyon a short victory last weekend but the midweek 5 – 1 thrashing of
Auxerre – Lyon 0 - 4
This is a real test for St Etienne, playing the newly promoted
St Etienne -
PSG coach Antoine Kombouare is back at his old haunts and you can make sure
Marseille is also facing a real test playing at
Marouane Chamakh (MOR) did a reverse Johann Lescott by scoring two goals at Sochaux and installing
Andre-Pierre Gignac (FRA) scored his first goal for
I hit six correct predictions out of ten last week, 100% progress…
PS: a quick shout out to tiny Ligue 2 side Guingamp, the surprise winner of the Coupe de France last year who couldn’t prevent from getting steamrolled 1 – 5 by Hamburg SV in the Europa league on Thursday.
-The Frenchman!
March may not be the right word to describe how Sounders FC fans journey from Pioneer Square to Qwest Field on game day. March or no march, it's still a pretty darn impressive sight to behold. After congregating to hear the Sound Wave play a few tunes and belt out the club's fight song, the Seattle diehards progress towards the stadium en masse at a pace even the Forecast could handle. With scarves held high above their heads and chants ringing out, those supporters saunter three blocks down Occidental Avenue to the stadium before assembling to hear the Sound Wave play a little bit more.
It is one of the most iconic moments in the history of the Premier League, and of Arsenal's rich heritage. Tony Adams storming forward, collecting a lofted pass from Steve Bould and hammering a superb shot past Thomas Myhre to clinch a 4-0 win against Everton and the 1997-98 title.
Mike Magee and Landon Donovan tallied goals for the Los Angeles Galaxy to give the club a 2-0 win over the Chicago Fire. The Galaxy dominated in their performance, not allowing the Fire to register a single shot on goal.
Burnley shocked Premier League champions Manchester United at Turf Moor as Liverpool bounced back from an opening day defeat to brush aside Stoke City. Tottenham Hotspur built on their first game win over Liverpool by hammering Hull City away from home and Birmingham City snatched a last-gasp win at home to Portsmouth.
Martin Tyler's stats and facts column is back for the new season.
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Sat., 7:40 a.m. Chelsea vs. Hull City
Sat., Aug. 22, 9:55 a.m., Wigan Athletic vs. Manchester United
Mon., Aug. 24, 2:55 p.m. , Liverpool vs. Aston Villa
Sat., Aug. 29, 7:40 a.m., Chelsea vs. Burnley
Sat., Sept. 12, 9:55 a.m., Liverpool vs. Burnley
Sat., Sept. 1, 7:40 a.m, Burnley vs. Sunderland
Sat., Sept. 26, 7:40 a.m., Portsmouth vs. Everton
Mon., Sept. 28, 2:55 p.m., Manchester City vs. West Ham
Yet, in the aftermath of Hull's late defeat at Stamford Bridge, Brown blundered his way in front of a microphone and uttered the following. "We had three or four new players on show who are learning all about Phil Brown and what it is like to play for Hull City." Err, shouldn't that be the other way round Phil Brown? Clearly, Phil Brown thinks it is more important for his new signings to educate themselves about Phil Brown rather than the club they've just joined.
