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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Should Have Been Sent Off Sooner
The fiery match between Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao still hasn’t gone completely off the map. Athletic Bilbao are filing an official complaint against the Madrid press over things written about Carlos Gurpegi. Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for scratching him in the face, but could have seen the red card earlier for his stomp on Mikel Rico.
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Chelsea FC – Thibaut Courtois Waiting for Decision on Petr Cech
Another season goes by and it’s getting clearer that Thibaut Courtois is going to be one of the best goalkeepers in Europe for the foreseeable future. However, the team that owns him, Chelsea, can’t keep loaning him forever and still hope to retain him on a new contract, which means it’s time they’ve made up their minds about Petr Cech.
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16 Football Mascots Joining Moments of Silence
There’s nothing funny or humorous about a moment of silence before a football match, but one can’t help but smile when looking back at photos that catch team mascots joining the players in these somber traditions.
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Swansea Sacking Michael Laudrup Doesn’t Make a Lot of Sense
With things going quite badly for Swansea recently, it’s only natural to see Michael Laudrup under the microscope. However, to see him getting fired felt like a shock to everyone, especially when there wasn’t enough substance to justify the decision.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Gets a 3 Match Suspension
It seems that Cristiano Ronaldo scratching Carlos Gurpegi in the face is going to cost him and Real Madrid three matches in the tight La Liga championship race, although there’s a very good chance an appeal will reduce the punishment.
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Manchester United – David Moyes Needs His Stars to Save Him
There’s a huge gulf between many Manchester United supporters about the amount of time David Moyes should be given to try and redeem what is so far a very poor first season at the job. No matter how you try to spin the facts and the situation, it’s probably going to be up to his top players – Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie and newly arrived Juan Mata to save him.
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Chelsea FC – Jose Mourinho Won’t Stop The Mind Games
It seems that Jose Mourinho believes that if he talks about his team, Chelsea, in the media, as if they were underdogs in the title race, that will help them in the long run, even though no one is treating them that way – not when the season began, and especially not now.
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Arsenal FC – Laurent Koscielny & Per Mertesacker Are the Keys to the Title
This season and generally under Arsene Wenger, Arsenal are known for their creative football and their attacking players taking center stage. However, like in previous seasons, how far this team goes and whether or not they win a championship depends on how well Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker do at the center of this defense.
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David Moyes, Breaking All the Wrong Manchester United Records
There’s nothing surprising about any loss Manchester United go through this season, and that might be the biggest thing to hold against David Moyes. It might not be his complete fault, but turning the champions into a side were losing is not just acceptable but often expected these days is unforgivable in the eyes of some.