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Neymar & Kylian Mbappe Transfer Rumors Taking Summer of Big Spending to New Heights
While we’ve already seen quite a few big-money transfers being made this summer, the last two days have taken this offseason to a whole new level: One rumor suggesting Paris Saint-Germain will sign Neymar for €222 million from Barcelona, and another alluding to Real Madrid paying €180 million to Monaco for Kylian Mbappe.
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Ranking the FIFA World Cup Nations Since 1998
The Russia 2018 World Cup will be the 6th tournament in the 32-team era, while FIFA are planning on expanding the tournament in 2026. Meanwhile, a year before Russia host the tournament, we rank the performances of the world’s football nations since 1998 based on their finish. Unlike our pre-2010 World Cup rankings, we didn’t hand out points for making the group stage.
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Ranking the Champions League Teams Since 2004
The end of the 2016-2017 Champions League season is a good opportunity to rank the clubs based on their performances in the competition since the most recent format change to the group & knockout stages. The top 11 clubs, which we focus on, include four English teams (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool & Manchester United), three Italian teams (AC Milan, Inter, Juventus), two Spanish clubs (Barcelona & Real Madrid), one from Germany (Bayern Munich) and one from Portugal (Porto).
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11 Best Memes of Cristiano Ronaldo & Real Madrid Beating Juventus in the Champions League Final
The memes following the 2017 Champions League final were mostly about the history made by Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid, with few criticizing Gianluigi Buffon and the fabled Juventus defense, which didn’t stand their biggest test of the season.
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Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo Make History With Champions League Final Win Over Juventus
Two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo led Real Madrid to their 12th Champions League title, becoming the first club to win the trophy back-to-back for almost 30 years. Juventus, finishing the match with only 10 men, didn’t show up for the second half, ended up losing 4-1, with a wonder goal from Mario Mandzukic not being enough.
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9 Quizzes to Get Ready for the Champions League Final
A great and proven way of getting ready for a Champions League final is testing your knowledge beforehand so you can show off to the company you’re in during the viewing. Here are 9 Champions League quizzes, including some focused on Real Madrid and Juventus, sure to make you smarter heading into the final in […]
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The Numbers Behind Francesco Totti’s Career
Playing a part in helping Roma finish second once again in a Serie A season, Francesco Totti made his final appearance for AS Roma, the only club he has ever played for. Whether his tearful farewell to the club was also his final football match remains to be seen, but even without playing another one, he left quite a mark on the club, the city football in the country in general.
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Messi, Neymar Set Up Happy Barcelona Send Off for Luis Enrique
Despite the relatively disappointing season, Luis Enrique will have plenty to look back at fondly from his first stint as the manager of Barcelona, capping it off with a 3-1 Copa Del Rey final win over Alaves, as goals from Lionel Messi, Neymar and Paco Alcacer made sure Los Cules didn’t finish the season empty […]
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Aaron Ramsey Gives Arsenal & Arsene Wenger a Sweet Ending to a Bitter Season
No Champions League next season for Arsenal, but they do end the 2016-2017 with the FA Cup thanks to a late goal by Aaron Ramsey, securing a 2-1 win over Chelsea, denying them the double.
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Teams with Every European Club Competition Trophy
With their 2-0 win over Ajax in Stockholm to claim the 2017 Europa League trophy, Manchester United expand the prestigious club of teams with at least one title in each of Europe’s club competitions: European Cup/Champions League, the defunct Cup Winners’ Cup, and the Europa League/UEFA Cup. Ajax, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Juventus were already there.