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Robin Van Persie – PFA Fans’ Player of the Year as Well
If winning the PFA Players’ and Writers’ awards for the 2011-2012 season weren’t enough, Arsenal striker Robin van Persie completed the PFA trio by also winning the Fans’ vote as well, to further cement the stauts of his incredible season for the gunners.
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Goalkeeper Geoffrey Lembet Boxes With the Goalposts
The huge upset of Egypt losing at home to the Central African Republic 2-3 in the qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations wasn’t the only great thing about the night, as Les Fauves goalkeeper, Geoffrey Lembet stole the show with a moment of insanity and a bit of boxing skills.
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Euro 2012 – Day 9 Predictions (Greece vs Russia, Czech Republic vs Poland)
The final day for Group A brings us two matches at the same time, with Greece hoping to surprise Russia and by that secure a place in the quarterfinals while the co-hosts Poland have to win against the Czech Republic in order to keep their nation’s interest in the tournament alive.
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Euro 2012 – Day 8 Summary (Ukraine vs France, Sweden vs England)
Roy Hodgson got himself some peace and quiet, even some praise, at least for a few days. England needed a late Danny Welbeck goal to beat Sweden 3-2, ending the Swedes chances in Euro 2012 while France were simply too good for the Ukraine in the post-rain match, winning 2-0 and taking the lead in Group D.
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Arsenal – Alan Dzagoev is Another Young Star on the Wenger Shortlist
Alan Dzagoev is only 21, but his wonderful start to Euro 2012 might make him the next big Russian signing for Arsenal, who were equally impressed with Andrei Arshavin four years ago, although they didn’t get as much as they expected from that deal.
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Euro 2012 – Day 8 Predictions (Ukraine vs France, Sweden vs England)
A new week of Euro 2012 begins with the end of the second round of group matches, with the co-hosts will try and show that their good start was not because of weak opposition. In short – Ukraine taking on France. England will probably be a bit more attacking in a match against Sweden, who they rarely beat.
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Euro 2012 – Day 7 Summary (Italy vs Croatia, Spain vs Ireland)
Fernando Torres came out as the big star and winner of the day, scoring twice to lead Spain in their impressive 4-0 thrashing of Ireland, while Italy were probably filled with questions about how they let Croatia come back from behind to end their clash in a 1-1 draw, in another fantastic day of football in Euro 2012.
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Tottenham Troubles – Harry Redknapp Gone; Gareth Bale Too?
After failing to reach the Champions League for two years straight, Harry Redknapp fell out of favor with Daniel Levy as the two couldn’t agree on a new contract and has left the club. What’s worst? No champions league might mean Gareth Bale is looking for a new club.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Frustrated With Lionel Messi Chanting
Portugal, despite Cristiano Ronaldo not scoring once again, found a way to pull through and beat Denmark 3-2. Not feeling too great about the criticism and fans using Lionel Messi to annoy and aggravate him even further, Ronaldo decided to take the discussion into another direction and compare himself to Messi.
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Euro 2012 – Day 7 Predictions (Italy vs Croatia, Spain vs Ireland)
Completing a week of Euro 2012 football, Italy will take it’s defensive style and try to tweak and upgrade it a little after surviving the Spanish encounter, hoping to get their first ever win over Croatia. Spain, probably sticking to their 4-6-0 formation, will hope Ireland are as weak as the first match suggested.