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Guardiola vs Mourinho – It’s Never Going to End
One would think that when Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho will no longer be coaching in the same league, things will simmer down between the two managers who really don’t like each other. However, as the coaching summit this week proved, the animosity between the duo runs deep and can’t be separated by leagues, miles, borders and even a big chunk of water.
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Jose Mourinho Allegedly Makes Fun of Pep Guardiola Being Bald
There’s not a lot of love between Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola, which makes it not that surprising to hear about an alleged remark the Chelsea manager made about the one from Bayern Munich regarding his lack of hair.
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Lionel Messi – Impossible to Name Kids After Him in Rosario
Messi doesn’t sound like the best of first names. It’s actually become quite popular when it comes to naming dogs where I come from. Back to the point, Lionel Messi is so big that people are naming some of their kids after his last name. In the city of Rosario in Argentina, his hometown, it’s now prohibited to name a child after the best footballer in the world.
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The Problem of Having Lionel Messi
Is Lionel Messi actually making his teams, Barcelona and Argentina from time to time, worse, by simply being out there on the pitch? Is he so good that he hurts the flow of the game? Not necessarily, but there are times that make you wonder about the necessity of such a big star and the downside of having someone so good, who knows he is that good, on your team.
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Match Highlights – Germany vs Argentina, England vs Norway
For some reason football needs to stop because of international friendlies, most of them not mattering to anyone. Still, Argentina beating Germany 4-2 in a World Cup Final “rematch” and England barely winning 1-0 against Norway stood out in a night of mostly unappealing matches.
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Real Madrid: The Good Looking Players Conspiracy Theory
The arrivals of Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez while Xabi Alonso, Mesut Ozil and Angel di Maria were sold makes many wonder if there is something more important to Real Madrid than winning titles. Might it be selling jerseys by putting more attractive faces in front of the camera the real agenda behind these decisions?
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Liverpool FC: A Championship-Caliber Team or Not?
There’s no magic formula to winning championships. It’s never just about having a defense that rarely conceded and keeps clean sheets. It’s never just about scoring enough that no matter how bad your defense is, teams will never catch up to you. Each season brings a different set of stories, intangibles and deciding factors. Sometimes it’s just luck, as some like to see that day on April 27, when Liverpool lost 2-0 to Chelsea at home and the first place they gained two weeks earlier by beating Manchester City.
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Manchester United – Just About Money, Like Everyone Else
Gone are the days in which Manchester United fans mocked at clubs like Chelsea, Manchester City and others for spending recklessly in order to win titles. With every signing and passing transfer window, it’s clear to see that there was never something truly special or transcendent about the club with more championships than anyone else in the Premier League. They simply had a manager who made them different.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Needs to Shut Up
A smart person like Cristiano Ronaldo should know that anything he says becomes a headline, for better or worse. So criticizing the transfer policy of Real Madrid, even without clearly mentioning the names, doesn’t seem like something that’s going to help anyone going forward.
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10 Biggest Spenders in the Summer Transfer Window
Of the top 10 biggest spending clubs in Europe this summer, only one team (AS Roma) come from the Italian Serie A. Three are Spanish Clubs (Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid) and the other six, as you might expect, are from the Premier League (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and even Southampton).