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A familiar name rests atop the Premier League: Manchester United. Chelsea is a point behind, and defending champion Manchester City is a further point adrift. The order of the top three may change, but the teams won't as the season progresses. ...

I'll admit that the thought of midfielders Cheik Tiote and Lee Cattermole going head-to-head at the Stadium of Light in Sunday's Sunderland-Newcastle derby excited me. It's a watered-down version of Roy Keane versus Patrick Vieira, but enticing and b...

Everton is the new entertainer of the Premier League. After Monday's 2-2 hard-luck thriller against Newcastle, the Toffees beat Swansea 3-0 to climb to second and extend their unusually good start to the season. Elsewhere there was relief for Sout...

The opening weekend of the Premier League season produced several surprises. Manchester United lost while Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool all failed to bag three points. Chelsea eased past Wigan, then moved atop the standings by taking adv...

Only one game of the Premier League's opening weekend was scoreless. Ominously for Arsenal fans, it featured the Gunners, who couldn't hit the target at home in the aftermath of Robin van Persie's sale to Manchester United. As for defending champion ...

Euro 2012 and the Olympics made the summer progress much quicker for soccer fans usually tortured by a nearly three-month adjournment. Yes, the new Premier League season is already here. Manchester City is seeking a repeat, while Manchester Uni...

Ravi Ubha hands out the player grades from the Champions League final.

Here are the four big questions heading into the Champions League final between Bayern and Chelsea, writes Ravi Ubha.

Despite the tension of Champions League spots still very much up for grabs, Arsenal and Chelsea couldn't muster the energy to fight for more than a 0-0 draw, writes Ravi Ubha.

Chelsea turned in a performance for the ages against Barcelona in their Champions League semifinal first leg, but several lucky breaks contributed to their 1-0 win, writes Ravi Ubha.

This weekend's FA Cup features two big derbies, with Everton vs. Liverpool and Chelsea vs. Tottenham, writes Ravi Ubha.

Clint Dempsey's goals and Chelsea's grand escape highlighted Saturday in the Prem, writes Ravi Ubha, but Liverpool's travails and certain doom for Wolverhampton didn't escape attention.

Manchester United could all but clinch title with win, combined with City loss, this weekend, writes Ravi Ubha.

Ravi Ubha looks at XI of the high-profile players who have underachieved this season in the EPL.

The Premier League's Saturday slate was wild, writes Ravi Ubha. Manchester City drops to two points behind United, while Fernando Torres bags a goal and QPR earns a precious home win against Arsenal.

Good news for those suffering from Clasico fatigue: Barceloan and Real Madrid are on opposite sides of the Champions League draw, while Chelsea faces Benfica, writes Ravi Ubha.