Crazy week in the English Premier League, with practically every team playing twice in a four-day period. Arsenal won the marquee match, beating crosstown rival Chelsea 3-1 on Monday to snap a six-game losing streak vs. the Blues and Manchester United… Pretty quiet otherwise; the Spanish and Italian leagues resume this week, while the other big Euro leagues take somewhat longer winter breaks… Happy New Year; see you next week with the Top 10 soccer stories of 2010.

This article appears in December 31 • 2010.

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