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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Not Trying His Hardest
When Barcelona play in an alarmingly slow pace, it’s quite clear that the team isn’t so concerned about winning. A Clasico coming up, a tough Italian opponent and Lionel Messi himself only now coming back from injury, there were more pressing issues that going all-out for the victory.
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Arsenal FC – Aaron Ramsey Suddenly Not That Good
The fantastic start Arsenal have had in the league has been helped by a very soft schedule, and now it’s been proven that some stiffer competition from a team that might be superior makes Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil look a little less wonderful than all the praises they’ve been getting over the last month or so.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Back Where he Belongs
Despite the unimpressive numbers, Fernando Torres is the best striker Chelsea have. It might only show when the team is playing in Europe, but if it’s something that puts his team back in control of the group, I’m pretty sure Jose Mourinho doesn’t really mind it.
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On Alex Ferguson, Loyalty, Hypocrisy and Manchester United
In order to sell his autobiography, Alex Ferguson decided that everything he’s preached about for so many years, which is loyalty, professionalism and respect can be thrown out the window, as his life at Manchester United just had to be revealed in order to make money, trying to trash all of his enemies along the way.
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Champions League – Week 3 Predictions (Groups A – D)
At center stage of the second day in the Champions League’s group stage third round are Real Madrid and Juventus, a rather one-sided rivalry over the last decade and probably more, and the struggles of Manchester United carrying on to Europe as they face a disappointing Real Sociedad side.
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Champions League – Week 3 Results & Tables (Groups E – H)
The biggest match of the Champions League night turned out to be Borussia Dortmund joining Arsenal at the top of the group of death with a 2-1 win at the Emirates, while the AC Milan and Barcelona rivalry produced a very dull 1-1 draw at the San Siro in a result that was very pleasing for both teams.
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Liverpool FC – Daniel Sturridge Setting Scoring Records
By scoring his 7th goals of the season for Liverpool, Daniel Sturridge has beaten a long list of fantastic strikers who have suited up for the club by reaching 20 scores for the team since joining the faster than anyone else, proving just how prolific he is, and can be in the promising future.
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FC Barcelona – Andres Iniesta so Good It’s Dangerous
There has been some talk about Andres Iniesta being on some sort of decline this season. Whether or not that’s true, it’s quite clear that his dribbling skills are just fine, pulling off another magnificent croqueta in the 0-0 draw between Barcelona and Osasuna. In fact, his trick was so good that the player trying to stop him, Sisi, took the wrong step and twisted his knee, taken off the field for the injury.
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Arsenal FC – Mesut Ozil Had it Easy So Far
As exciting as it might be for Arsenal to lead the Premier League and finally have themselves a true global football star in Mesut Ozil, it’s hard to ignore the fact that their schedule up to this point has been extremely easy, and that we’ll learn a lot more about Arsene Wenger and his title credentials in the next couple of months.
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World Cup Playoffs – Early Thoughts on Favorites
The draw to the UEFA playoffs for the World Cup puts two huge stars; Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo, against each other as Sweden will be playing Portugal to take center stage, while the disappointing French side no one wanted to meet will play the slightly over achieving Ukraine side no one wanted to play against.