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Real Madrid – Jose Mourinho Forcing Players to Get Booked Again
Some things never change, even after getting warned and fined about the matter. Jose Mourinho doesn’t care about the league much anymore, preferring to have his best lineup available for the Clasico against Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey. So, once again, he tells Alvaro Arbeloa and Luka Modric (different players from the previous incident) to get booked intentionally.
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Liverpool FC – Steven Gerrard & Luiz Suarez Come Up Short
By trying to incorporate Jonjo Shelvey into the team after a while, Brendan Rodgers made it impossible for quite a few players to bring their best to the match. Beyond Steven Gerrard missing the penalty kick and Luis Suarez having one of those matches when he spends most of it arguing with the referee, the Liverpool manager didn’t give his players the best chance to win.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Real Madrid Interested in David Silva
The popularity contest that is the race for presidency at Real Madrid might lead to an expensive and needless purchase just to satisfy the fans, with David Silva of Manchester City looking to be the player the fans want the club to bring next season.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie in the Shadow of Ryan Giggs
It’s happening less and less, but Ryan Giggs can still steal the thunder from even the biggest of stars. Even when Robin van Persie scores his 19th goal of the season, it was Giggs with the opener the gave Manchester United the right kind of push and inspiration to tighten their chokehold over the Premier League title.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi & David Villa are Just Fine
One of the theories revolving the issue of David Villa not featuring too much in the Barcelona lineup has to do with some earlier moments this season, when Villa and Lionel Messi seemed to be having some tense moments together on the field. Fast forward a few months, and you realize that when everyone scores, everything looks quite happy.
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Nigeria Celebrate Africa Cup of Nations Trophy Thanks to Sunday Mba
When you win a title, you should win it with style. Nigeria weren’t at their best in the Africa Cup of Nations final against Burkina Fason, but Sunday Mba was, scoring a fantastic goal to give the Super Eagles the 1-0 win, and their first trophy in 19 years.
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Robin van Persie vs Andreas Weimann – What is the Bigger Miss
Both of the players, Robin van Persie of Manchester United, and Andreas Weimann of Aston Villa, came off the pitch as winners from their matches. The problem was that they also added two very memorable misses to their resumes.
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Africa Cup of Nations Final – Nigeria vs Burkina Faso Predictions
Not the final most expected, but surprises are a big part of one of the hardest to predict international football tournaments on the planet as Nigeria step onto the pitch in Johannesburg as huge favorites to win their third Africa Cup of Nations title, facing the cinderella of the tournament, Burkina Faso.
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Lionel Messi, Now Also in the Spanish Dictionary
If it’s in the dictionary, it has to be true, right? It’s always amazing the spread of the Lionel Messi phenomenon reaches to. The latest installment in the growing craze around the Barcelona footballer is an inclusion of a new word in a certain Spanish dictionary, Inmessionante.
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Premier League – Manchester United vs Everton Predictions
With the league title almost a certainty now, it’s not going to be a big surprise if Manchester United don’t field their strongest lineup as they host Everton, a team that beat them on the opening weekend of the season, before things started to go smoothly for league leaders.