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Premier League – Match Week 7 Predictions
The seventh round of matches in the 2012-2013 Premiership season kicks off as the tired champions host a team they struggle against, Sunderland; League leaders Chelsea have a relatively easy match at home against Norwich; Arsenal travel not to far in another London derby against West Ham while Manchester United travel to Newcastle.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Manchester United Moving Chicharito to Real Madrid
Manchester Untied have been following quite a few Real Madrid players over the last year, hoping that their situation with the Spanish champions allows them to swoop in and purchase them for a relatively bargain price. Now, the idea of using hardly-used Mexican striker Javier Hernandez in some sort of exchange deal is brewing at Old Trafford.
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Barcelona vs Real Madrid – A Rivalry by Numbers
All great rivalries, and few are as great as the Spanish Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, about to be played for the 165th time since the rivalry began in 1929, are a lot about the numbers, that tell stories dominant periods, streaks and great players in the long and rich history between the teams, going well beyond the modern Lionel Messi – Cristiano Ronaldo debate.
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Rio Ferdinand Isn’t Good Enough for England Anymore
Instead of trying to force his way into the England lineup via the media, Rio Ferdinand should try and focus on actually playing well for Manchester United, which he hasn’t done so far this season. Roy Hodgson isn’t presented with incredible options at centre back, but it doesn’t mean the former national team captain deserves a spot on it.
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Manchester City – Joe Hart and Roberto Mancini Being Honest
Right now, Manchester City have one point out of their first two matches in the Champions League group of death. The match they drew, against Dortmund, should have ended in a humiliating home defeat if it wasn’t for Joe Hart. The rare thing about the post-match interviews was having Roberto Mancini admit his team was completely outclassed.
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Arsenal FC – Gervinho and Lukas Podolski Keep Scoring
Somehow, Arsenal are making up for the departure of their best player and scorer. Gervinho, of all people, is leading the gunners with 5 goals this season, although some of them, like his fluke striker against Olympiakos, haven’t been top class. Lukas Podolski is right behind him, making sure people don’t forget this team does have scoring option without actually playing a productive striker.
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Best Champions League Goals – Karim Benzema and Eliseu
Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed most of the headlines for Real Madrid with his hat trick in the 4-1 win over Ajax in the Champions League, but it was Karim Benzema and a beautiful scissor kick goal that was the most impressive of the night. In Belgium, Eliseu scored twice, including one wonder shot to open the scoring in Malaga’s 3-0 win over Anderlecht.
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Champions League – Game Day 4 Predictions
The group of death in the 2012-2013 champions league goes into the second round of play, as a stuttering Manchester City host a struggling (in Germany) Borussia Dortmund side, while Real Madrid travel to Amsterdam, facing Ajax but thinking about Barcelona. Arsenal will try and put the Chelsea defeat behind them when hosting Olympiacos.