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That's right, a Star Wars pun. End of transfer season madness deserves nothing less/more. So if I read my tabloids correctly this week, Arsenal will be relegated from the Premier League and win the Champion’s League this season, do I have that right? Apart from them all the contenders have looked good thus far, with Man U winning in comfortable fashion without dominating (true to their form last year) while City had a great start to the Pellegrini era. Of course this week it’s all about the huge clash between United and Chelsea on Monday. Adding to the hype is the fact that ManU have apparently inquired into Mata’s availability. If that is Moyes’ version of a fergian mind-trick it’s a pretty solid first effort. Liverpool have an interesting trip to Villa to see if they can confirm their good start. Won’t be easy against a solid Villains side that was decidedly more unlucky in the Chelsea match than it was against Arsenal. Spurs play Swansea in what should be one for the aesthically-minded. Hopefully by then the Bale saga will have been sorted (probably not). And speaking of epic sagas I am relishing all the details that have emerged from the Will.I.Am transfer. Need more info on Roman’s Dr Evilish 11th hour bid to try to steal him from Spurs. Meanwhile Arsenal are allegedly interested in Benzema, Gourcuff and Di Maria. Chances of any of these happening are pretty slim, but hey, Flamini’s back! Problems solved.
La Liga: I guess there are some games this weekend, but 95% of the stories I saw where Bale-related, so who knows. Serie A: decent Sampdoria v Juventus game for the opening weekend Bundesliga: Shalke still looking a loaner for Podolski. 1pt in 2 games will do that to you Ligue 1: according to the papers (those guys again) PSG are already close to a full-blown crisis, and absolutely need a win at Nantes
EPL SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2013 7:45 ET Fulham v Arsenal 10:00 ET Everton v West Bromwich Albion 10:00 ET Hull City v Norwich City 10:00 ET Newcastle United v West Ham United 10:00 ET Southampton v Sunderland 10:00 ET Stoke City v Crystal Palace 12:30 ET Aston Villa v Liverpool SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 11:00 ET Cardiff City v Manchester City 11:00 ET Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea City MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 3:00 ET Manchester United v Chelsea Old Trafford
LA LIGA FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2013 2:00 ET Getafe v Almeria 4:00 ET Athletic Bilbao v Osasuna SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2013 1:00 ET Elche v Real Sociedad 3:00 ET Espanyol v Valencia 5:00 ET Villarreal v Real Valladolid SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 1:00 ET Atletico Madrid v Rayo Vallecano 3:00 ET Levante v Sevilla FC 3:00 ET Malaga v Barcelona 5:00 ET Real Betis v Celta Vigo MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 3:00 ET Granada v Real Madrid
SERIE A SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2013 12:00 ET Hellas Verona v AC Milan 2:45 ET Sampdoria v Juventus SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 12:00 ET Internazionale v Genoa 2:45 ET Cagliari v Atalanta 2:45 ET Lazio v Udinese 2:45 ET Livorno v AS Roma 2:45 ET Napoli v Bologna 2:45 ET Parma v Chievo Verona 2:45 ET Torino v Sassuolo MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 2:45 ET Fiorentina v Catania
BUNDESLIGA FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2013 2:30 ET Borussia Dortmund v Werder Bremen SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2013 9:30 ET Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Monchengladbach 9:30 ET Bayern Munich v Nurnberg 9:30 ET Hannover 96 v Schalke 04 9:30 ET Mainz v VfL Wolfsburg 9:30 ET TSG Hoffenheim v SC Freiburg 12:30 ET Hertha Berlin v Hamburg SV SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 9:30 ET TSV Eintracht Braunschweig v Eintracht Frankfurt 11:30 ET FC Augsburg v VfB Stuttgart
LIGUE 1 FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2013 2:30 ET AS Monaco v Toulouse SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2013 11:00 ET Valenciennes v Marseille 2:00 ET Bordeaux v Bastia 2:00 ET Evian Thonon Gaillard v Stade Rennes 2:00 ET Guingamp v Lorient 2:00 ET Lyon v Stade de Reims 2:00 ET Montpellier v Sochaux SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 8:00 ET Lille v St Etienne 11:00 ET AC Ajaccio v Nice 3:00 ET Nantes v Paris Saint-Germain
------------------------------ For the record, my teams: MLB: Mets / Soccer: PSG NCAA BB: Arizona / NCAA FB: Michigan NBA: Spurs / NFL: Jets
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