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Liverpool FC – Steven Gerrard Just Doing a Little Trash Talk
I don’t believe Steven Gerrard actually thinks Liverpool were the much better team in the Merseyside derby against Everton on Sunday. But a captain has to do what he has to do; motivate his team and spread some media fibs to get his teammates going and spread a little confidence, which the team could use at the moment.
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Boca Juniors Fans Let Everyone Know it’s Derby Day
With River Plate back in the top division, one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports can be renewed, with Boca Juniors once again able to play their nemesis. The match between the two ended in a 2-2 draw at the Estadio Monumental, but as with plenty of rivalries, it what happens with the fans of this thing that makes it so special.
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Reading vs Arsenal – Match of the Season
We’ll never have anything like this again, not for a very long time. Reading taking a 4-0 lead after 37 minutes; Theo Walcott making it 4-4 six minutes into injury time; 5-4 for Arsenal; 5-5 through Pavel Pogrebnyak; Theo Walcott with the winner after 121 minutes; Marouane Chamakh with the final nail in the coffin two minutes later.
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FIFA Coach of the Year Candidates
It’s not all about the Ballon d’Or; Coaches get their chance at an award as well, as FIFA released their shortlist with the candidates for the 2012 FIFA coach of the year. While the trophy winners are Vicente del Bosque and Roberto Di Matteo from this past year; Jose Mourinho is the highest profile champion, someone like Jurgen Klopp should win this award for what he’s done with Dortmund.
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Nominees for the 2012 Ballon d’Or
The list for the nominees for the 2012 Ballon d’Or award were released by FIFA, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the obvious candidates to win this one, while Real Madrid beat Barcelona in terms of number of players on this list and no one really came close to Spain on the international front.
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Mark Clattenburg was Bad way Before Chelsea vs Manchester United
Whether Mark Clattenburg used racist language against Chelsea players remains to be seen, or at least the FA version of what happened into those events. What is certain is that the 37 year old referee made a mess of things in favor of Manchester United, and not for the first time.
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Lionel Messi – Just Breaking Another Goal Scoring Record
Sometimes, I don’t really understand how the Ballon d’Or for 2012 is even a question. Lionel Messi has won it three times in the past, and should win a fourth. When you’re about to break the record for goals in a calendar year, after already setting records for goals in the league, Champions League and an entire season, there shouldn’t be any debate.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Enjoying the Hate
One of the best moments that came from Cristiano Ronaldo in the 5-0 win by Real Madrid over Mallorca wasn’t his two goals but his interactions with the fans, imploring the fans to keep on booing and jeering him, as if it only made him stronger and better throughout the match.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie in his Best Form Ever
This Manchester United side that Alex Ferguson is running with this season is a strange hybrid of atrocious defending, a goalkeeper that defies logic, no midfield play whatsoever, wings that keep on pushing and one Robin van Persie, continuing a two year stretch of being the best goalscorer and player in the Premier League.
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Chelsea FC – The Problems Beyond Juan Mata & Eden Hazard
The easy thing for Chelsea would be to simply blame the referee, and think to themselves that Juan Mata and Eden Hazard being brilliant would have been enough to beat Manchester United. But despite the official complaints for racism against Mark Clattenburg, Chelsea have their own problems.