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Malaga CF – Feelgood Story of the Season
Instead of falling apart along with the financial situation at the club, Malaga players, along with head coach Manuel Pellegrini, are putting all of the troubles behind them, off to a fantastic start in the Spanish La Liga and the Champions League, contrary to all expectations and projections.
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New York Red Bulls – The Never Ending Quality of Thierry Henry
Being the best player in the MLS doesn’t mean a lot in bigger, global terms, but for Thierry Henry, 35, with his glory days in the English Premier League and La Liga behind him, it’s still an affirmation of his class and quality, that will never leave him despite the diminishing physical attributes.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Ready for Clasico
So how is Critiano Ronaldo doing? Just fine. First hat trick of the season? Check. Huge pay increase on the way? Check. Real Madrid eased through their match with Deportivo after falling behind early, and the team and their best player looks ready for the first league Clasico of the season, heading to Barcelona.
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Juventus FC – Too Good for the Rest of the Serie A
It took only 19 minutes for Juventus to put away one of their alleged biggest rival to the title this season in Italy, eventually beating Roma 4-1 in another fantastic display at home, helping everyone (except a few folk at Napoli) reach the same conclusion – Juve are just too much for the Serie A this season.
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Mustapha Durak With a Halfway Line Volley Goal
A lot of great goals need terrible keepers, but Mustapha Durak scoring a volley from nearly the halfway line in Niort’s 4-2 win over Dijon in a French Ligue 2 match was a brilliant goal, regardless of the keeper’s position in the goal.
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Manchester United – Alex Ferguson Shifts Focus From Problems
Instead of talking about how bad Manchester United were in the first half, Ferguson just praised his lads for their second half in a 2-3 losing effort against Tottenham. Rather than focusing on the problems his team had encountering speed against a super Spurs counter attack, he talked about how Paul Scholes did a masterful job in the second half.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez is the Best Striker in the Premier League
Give Luis Suarez a fixture at Carrow Road every weekend, and he’ll break a few scoring records when it’s all said and done. For the second consecutive time, Suarez tormented Norwich with a sublime hat trick and simply put a perfect match, leading Liverpool to a 5-2 victory, their first of the season.
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Arsenal FC – Blaming it all on Laurent Koscielny
Instead of trying to find positives from their game (not much), Arsene Wenger stabbed the problem right at the heart. Soft, sub-par defending. He didn’t mention any names, but it was obvious who he was referring to – Laurent Koscielny.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Finds Scoring Touch
There were many things to be happy about for Chelsea after their 2-1 win, as slight underdogs, at the Emirates against Arsenal, but having Fernando Torres finally back on the score-sheet in another so-so performance from him and his team was the best news they could have asked for.