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Arsenal FC – The Delusions of Arsene Wenger
When Arsenal take the pitch this evening in the final Champions League group stage match, the only thing on the line will be the position from which they qualify. Arsene Wenger has 90 minutes to think about his excuses for next weekend, with another Premier League disaster result on the horizon.
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Chelsea FC – The Managers Circus of Roman Abramovich
Once every few years, Roman Abramovich loves to throw his team into a tailspin. A few matches without really getting the required results were enough to get Roberto Di Matteo fired. Rafa Benitez, barely two weeks on his new job, is already at the risk of losing the position of Chelsea manager.
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Javier Hernandez Reduces Crime in Mexico
Some players don’t have to actually do stuff off the field to help the community. Javier Hernandez, aka Chicharito, playing for Manchester United these days and the biggest footballing sensation from Mexico in quite a while, makes things a bit safer in his home country simply by playing football.
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Jose Mourinho – Life After Real Madrid
Unless something completely unexpected happens, Jose Mourinho will complete this season with Real Madrid and carry on to being a fourth season with the same team. Penned down till 2016, Mourinho might actually stay with a team for longer than three years for the first time in his career.
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December’s Top Scorers in Europe’s Top Leagues
The list of the top scorers around the best leagues of Europe, as we approach the midway point of the season, consists of some expected names, along with a few surprising ones. While seeing Lionel Messi chased by Cristiano Ronaldo in Spain, Robin van Persie battling with Luis Suarez in England and Zlatan Ibrahimovic leading the charts in France, there are also Michu and Stephan El Shaarawy breaking through.
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Cristiano Ronaldo – Faster Than a Speeding Bullet
Who is the fastest football alive? Well, It just might be Cristiano Ronaldo, who showed everyone just how fast he can get from point A to point B, or to be more exact from box to box in the 2-0 win by Real Madrid over Atletico Madrid. About 96 meters in 10 seconds, which is good enough for an Olympic final.
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Bayern Munich vs Dortmund – The Best Match in Europe
One 1-1 draw doesn’t say all there is to be said about what is growing to be the best rivalry in Europe. The power of the Bundesliga is on the rise, mostly because it now has two clubs to place among the continent’s elite: Bayern Munich, who’ve always been there, more or less; and Borussia […]
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo & Perfect Defending
The league table doesn’t mean a thing when it comes to the Madrid derby. Real Madrid are a much better team than their city rivals, showing that with a perfectly executed game plan that denied any kind of effort at Iker Casillas, while Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t need too many touches to put the game beyond reach.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi & Andres Iniesta Show Who’s Best
Business as usual at the Camp Nou; Barcelona reaching 40 from 42 possible points with the best start in the history of the La Liga; Lionel Messi being as clinical in front of goal as ever, now needing only two goals to set a new scoring record; and Andres Iniesta, showing with everything but goals why he is in the award consideration.
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Manchester United – Wayne Rooney Shines in Tactical Mayhem
Tactics? What are tactics? Alex Ferguson continues to let his players go gung-ho in their attempts to erase all of their defensive mistakes. That is just fine with Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney, thriving in the tactical mayhem that has become the breeding ground for these Manchester United comebacks.