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Slightly more souls will be on hand when Aston Villa hosts Manchester United in today's late start. It's the second time in as many years that the two Premier League sides have been paired in the Third Round and it's unlikely that the result will be any different than last season.
Match to watch: Ipswich Town vs. Portsmouth, Saturday, 9 a.m., Fox Sportsworld. The pickings are slim for FA Cup-watchers this weekend. But Ipswich-Pompey should be an attractive match. The Tractor Boys are currently sixth in the Championship and are hoping to gain promotion to the Premier League ahead of next season. Watch for their No. 12. He's Canadian midfielder Jaime Peters. The Pickering, Ont., native came third in the club's supporters player of the year voting in May.[Zaragoza]-born manager Victor Fernandez has his side bunched together in a glut of mid-table clubs. Just six points separate sixth-place Racing Santander and 13th-place Recreativo Huelva; and Zaragoza is nestled right in the middle. A trio of Argentines has been largely responsible for the club's success. Striker Alberto Diego Milito, one of the most underrated forwards in Europe, trails only Luis Fabiano in league scoring with nine goals and has been capped 14 times by his country. Pablo Aimar, once touted as the next Maradona by Maradona himself, has carved out a decent career for himself after a largely disappointing stint at Valencia. And Roberto Ayala, a veteran of 115 appearances for his country, is winding down his career in Aragon.See the full content of this document
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Beer League Sides Gun for Glory
England's nobodies get shot at fame in F.A. Cup
Jerrad PetersIMAGINE if the Manitoba Moose could compete for the Stanley Cup. Or the Killarney Shamrocks. Or the Holland Rockets.Of course, most North American hockey fans would find the very notion absurd. Plumbers and farmers on the same rink as NHL prof...See the full content of this document
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