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Nigeria Cheating at the Women’s U-17 World Cup?
Thanks to redditor Naija_football, whose suspicions regarding a player on the Nigerian Women’s U-17 team at the world cup currently held in Azerbaijan, an age fraud case is in the process of being exposed, regarding Victoria Aidelomon, who according to the electronic paper trail uncovered by Naija, is actually much closer to 30 than being a teenager.
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Smallest Stadiums in Europe’s Top Football Leagues
For every Old Trafford, Camp Nou and San Siro, there are also tiny stadiums, relatively, in the same leagues, used by teams like QPR, Rayo Vallecano and Siena, that can fit five and six times into the biggest venues in their nation. Small clubs, with tiny fan bases and narrow resources manage to live side by side with financial giants, although usually not with great success.
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2012 NFL Season – Staying Undefeated Until the End
Week 4 of the NFL has us left with three teams that are still undefeated – The Atlanta Falcons in the NFC South, the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC West and the Houston Texans in the AFC South. Common ground? Great defense, smart, calculated, patient offense.
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New Orleans Saints – Drew Brees Needs Help
Drew Brees couldn’t have played any better, and even got one bad refereeing decision to fall his and the Saints way instead of turning the ball over in the fourth quarter. It wasn’t enough, as his terrific effort was wasted in a 28-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers, falling to 0-4.
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Monday Night Football – Bears vs Cowboys Predictions
Two teams that thought their offense would carry them this season are figuring it out it’s not that simple. Both the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears have mostly their defense to thank for when looking at their 2-1 records, heading into their Monday Night Football clash.
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College Football – Week 5 Rankings
Grabbing a quite comfortable SEC win, Alabama are now a unanimous number one team, for the first time this season, while LSU’s unimpressive win over Towson dropped them another spot. Florida State are number 3 for the first time in almost a decade while Northwestern make the rankings for the first time since 2008.
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Alan Shearer to Blackburn – Legends Should Stay Legends
How many all-time great footballers become successful managers, especially for team’s they’ve played for? Alan Shearer is the best player to ever wear the Blackburn jersey, delivering a historic title in 1995 and an incredible four year run. He shouldn’t tarnish that memory by taking over the manager position from Steve Kean.
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PAOK Fans – The Best Show in Football
Some would argue that the Toumba in Thessaloiniki, where PAOK FC play their home matches, provides the best atmosphere for a football match in Europe. The flared up display in the stands certainly fired up the home side, winning the most important match of the year for many – beating Aris 4-1 in the Derby of North Greece.
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Newcastle United – Demba Ba is the Only Thing Working
After nearly making it to the Champions League last season, Newcastle expected a better start than nine points from the first six matches. Most of those point have been achieved thanks to Demba Ba, scoring six goals in the first six matches of the season.