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Manchester United & Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Not Going Anywhere
All the transfer rumors in the world won’t do anyone any good – for now, at least. Cristiano Ronaldo is smiling, scoring an winning, and despite the lingering connection to Manchester United, amplified by the recent encounter with Real Madrid, it doesn’t look like he’s going anywhere anytime soon.
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Champions League – Schalke vs Galatasaray Predictions
It’s funny to think as a premier Bundesliga side going in as underdogs to a two-leg encounter with a Turkish side, but Schalke were in that position before the first leg, in which they had ample opportunities through counter attacking to end Galatasaray’s chances in the Champions League, but left enough of an opening to make it an exciting second leg.
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Champions League – Barcelona vs AC Milan Predictions
It doesn’t matter how well they do in the league – if Barcelona don’t find a way to get past AC Milan and into the Champions League quarterfinals, it’ll mark this season as somewhat of a disappointment for the team that looked determined to run all over Europe, somewhere along the way losing all that early momentum.
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European Football Leagues Are Boring in 2012-2013
With Manchester United clearly winning the Premier League, and the same goes for Barcelona in Spain, Bayern Munich in Germany and Juventus in Italy, it’s official – 2012-2013 is one of the more boring seasons in memory, at least when it comes to the local leagues, with the drama this time saved for the Champions League and the Europa League.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Enjoys a Diving Kaka
Whether it’s a good or bad performance from Cristiano Ronaldo, the goal will come. It may not win him any awards or league titles, but it’s hard to say there’s anyone in the world playing better than him right now, as Real Madrid continue to surge with good things happening to them lately and late in matches.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Turns The Ship Around
It’s hard to imagine how gloomy the situation would have been if Rafa Benitez wouldn’t have made the changed that he did early in the second half, and Chelsea wouldn’t have forced a replay. But Eden Hazard did come on, and Juan Mata did play wonderful football, and eventually, there were a few centimeters away from a huge win.
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Manchester United – David de Gea Saves From Embarrassing Collapse
Arrogant is probably the right word for how Manchester United and Alex Ferguson treated their opponents, with Robin van Persie left on the bench and the way Alex Ferguson continues to talk to and about Rafa Benitez. Even the return of Wayne Rooney or the usual Chicharito poaching couldn’t stop his team from owing David de Gea a big thank you, denying another cup exit against Chelsea.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez Continues to Thrive With Philippe Coutinho
It was Steven Gerrard who got to have the final say in a thrilling and vital win at Anfield for Liverpool, but make no mistake. Luis Suarez, with his scoring ability and everything good and bad that goes along with it, enhanced by the arrival of Philippe Coutinho, was the main reason for a third consecutive league victory.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Barcelona Interested in Vincent Kompany
One of the worst kept secrets in the world of football is the need of a vast improvement in the Barcelona defense, and whispers of Vincent Kompany possibly looking for a new club to play for might make the Manchester City man make the move to Camp Nou during the summer.
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Manchester City – Carlos Tevez Continues to be a Riddle
One day, it looks like Carlos Tevez has had enough of Roberto Mancini, of Manchester City, or Premier League football and the sport in general. Other days, his passion, drive and obvious talents can’t be held back, and he scores a hat-trick in a 5-0 win with his name on four of the five goals.