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  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Barcelona and Juventus After Mats Hummels

    Forget about Hummels struggling to mark Mario Balotelli during Italy’s 2-1 win over Germany in the Euro 2012 semifinal. Mats Hummels has proved over the last couple of seasons playing for Dortmund that he’s one of the best central defenders in Europe, gaining the attention of Juventus and Barcelona this summer.

  • Juventus in the Market For Someone Like Robin Van Persie

    Robin Van Persie is one of the most sought after players in Europe this summer, but he’s not talking about his future until the 2012 Euro tournament is over. However, dropping hints is never bad, like saying Juventus are a great club. Meanwhile, Manchester United completed the signing of Shinji Kagawa.

  • Shinji Kagawa – More Than Selling Jerseys For Manchester United

    Maybe it has a touch of racism, or maybe it’s just people being pragmatic. The fact is that many believe Shinji Kagawa may be headed to Manchester United for the sole reason of boosting their jersey sales in Japan, ignoring another pretty important fact – Kagawa is a really good player.

  • Potentially, The Greatest Champions League Group Ever

    It’s never too early to fantasize and hypothesize about next season. The Champions League did end in a rather disappointing way for many, not approving of Chelsea’s tactics on their way to a first Champions League title. Hope for a better season, with better football winning the big prize, is always on the horizon.

  • What Chelsea Can Learn From Dortmund Thrashing Bayern Munich

    Roberto Di Matteo was probably watching intently as Dortmund rampaged through the Bayern Munich players for a fifth consecutive time, and although his team cannot play like Klopp’s squad, there was much to learn about the frailties and weaknesses of his opponents next Saturday in the Champions League Finals.

  • Borussia Dortmund and Emulating Bundesliga Success in the Champions League

    Borussia Dortmund have turned things around in Germany. If last season’s incredible title run was the opening act, winning Bundesliga titles back to back, going undefeated 26 matches to close out the season (not over yet), makes you think of them as potential Champions League winners next season.

  • Winners & Losers From the Best Night of European Football This Year

    Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a hat trick out of nothing, calming the stormy waters around Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho. Robert Lewandowski brings a title with a little flick, while Arjen Robben misses big once again. Alessandro Del Piero saves Antonio Conte once again. Alex Ferguson find time to complain about referees. Montpellier keep on shocking France. Ajax pushing through a crazy title race in Holland.

  • Heroic Lewandowski and Tragic Arjen Robben (Dortmund vs Bayern)

    Robert Lewandowski scored the only goal in Dortmund’s 1-0 win over Bayern, but it was Arjen Robben’s name written all over the frantic ending to what should be the title game for the 2011-2012 Bundesliga season, with the Dutch winger failing three times in 13 minutes, placing hims as the tragic figure of the match.

  • Dortmund Running Away With the Bundseliga, Bayern Keep Falling

    Bayern Munich struggled away from home, again, losing to Leverkusen 2-0. Meanwhile, Dortmund, who haven’t tasted league defeat since September, didn’t have it easy against Mainz, but came out with a 2-1 victory, their 7th consecutive victory as the open up a 7 point lead at the top of the German league.

  • Mathieu Valbuena – Marseille Hero

    Mathieu Valbuena’s fantastic 90th minute goal gave Marseille a dramatic 3-2 win over Dortmund after trailing early on, with the added bonus of €13 million to go along with knockout stage qualification.