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Did Comolli Take a Liverpool Bullet for Kenny Dalglish
Kenny Dalglish has done a bad job this season at Liverpool. Most would agree that if it was someone else at the helm, say, Roy Hodgson, he would have been fired already. And Roy Hodgson was fired. Instead, director of football Damien Comolli, 16 months after into the job, left his position, reaching the decision, reportedly, by mutual consent.
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Rajon Rondo’s Triple Doubles Won’t Win a Title for the Celtics
Rajon Rondo is the triple double king of the NBA. Well, six triple doubles during a shortened season make you that this time around, with no one else having more than two triple doubles. A lost art, indeed. But Rondo’s abilities aren’t enough to make the Boston Celtics a title contender in the East ,despite their recent wins.
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Winners & Losers From the Best Night of European Football This Year
Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a hat trick out of nothing, calming the stormy waters around Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho. Robert Lewandowski brings a title with a little flick, while Arjen Robben misses big once again. Alessandro Del Piero saves Antonio Conte once again. Alex Ferguson find time to complain about referees. Montpellier keep on shocking France. Ajax pushing through a crazy title race in Holland.
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Younes Belhanda Scores Goal of the Season in France
Younes Belhanda scored twice for Montpellier in their 3-1 away win over Marseille, with his second goal, an acrobatic overhead kick, taking over as the goal of the season in France while his club open a three point lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table over PSG.
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Derby Hat Trick Keeps Hegemony Intact (Atletico vs Real Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo reaches 40 league goals this season, tying his record from last season with six matches left to play. More importantly, his hat trick led Real Madrid to an impressive 4-1 win in the derby over Atletico, keeping a four point distance from Barcelona with the Clasico edging closer with less than two weeks away.
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Alessandro Del Piero With a Championship Like Goal (Juventus vs Lazio)
Alessandro Del Piero scored a free kick goal on his 700th appearance for Juventus, a winning goal in their dramatic 2-1 victory over Lazio, giving them a one point lead of Milan in the Serie A title race in what will probably be his last season with the Bianconeri.
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Heroic Lewandowski and Tragic Arjen Robben (Dortmund vs Bayern)
Robert Lewandowski scored the only goal in Dortmund’s 1-0 win over Bayern, but it was Arjen Robben’s name written all over the frantic ending to what should be the title game for the 2011-2012 Bundesliga season, with the Dutch winger failing three times in 13 minutes, placing hims as the tragic figure of the match.
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Vince Carter and the Finger Roll Air Ball
Vince Carter hasn’t had too many impressive games since signing with the Dallas Mavericks, and all that was left from a good all-around performance against the Sacramento Kings was a 35 year old Carter turning an easy lay up and finger roll into an embarrassing air ball.