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Fernando Torres Prefers Talking to Scoring Goals
Fernando Torres needs people to forget he isn’t scoring and being linked with quite a few transfer destinations around Europe as Chelsea look to offload their flop of a striker. Meanwhile, between bench sulking, Torres goes for the Liverpool jugular, claiming fans hate him for no reason at all.
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The Wonderful Christmas and New Year’s Period in the Premier League
While every league in Europe takes a break, in England Christmas means more football, not less. The Premier League goes into their usual end of year marathon, playing four league matches in under two weeks. If you’re planning on a Christmas vacation that doesn’t involve ski but prefer more Urban thrills and plenty of goals, London and England are the place for you.
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David Silva is Just Enough (Manchester City vs Arsenal)
David Silva was all Manchester City need to keep Arsenal out of the title race, as the Spanish wiz scored the winner in the 53rd minute to give City a 1-0 win and regain the lead over Manchester United (two points) as we enter the hectic Christmas period.
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The English Premier League – Where Anyone Can Beat Anyone
If more proof of the English Premier League being an unpredictable league despite the obvious differences between rich and poor, this great illustration showing the cycle of who has beaten who so far this season will have you convinced.
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Di Maria Show in Seville (Sevilla vs Real Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo led the way with a hat trick, assisted by a faboulous Angel Di Maria and also Callejon and Altintop goals as Real Madrid destroyed Sevilla 2-6 in the South of Spain to regain the lead in the La Liga before the Christmas break, with both teams having a man sent off.
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Champions League Knockout Stage Draw
Both Real Madrid (vs CSKA) and Barcelona (vs Leverkusen) drew comfortable team, while the Anglo Italian clashes of Chelsea – Napoli and Milan – Arsenal will be the most intriguing matches in the 2011-2012 Champions League knockout stage.
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Frank Lampard Super Sub (Chelsea vs Manchester City)
Frank Lampard came off the bench to score Chelsea’s winner over Manchester City, beating the league leaders for the first time in the Premier League this season 2-1. Mario Balotelli scored the opener after 60 seconds, Raul Meireles, later substituted by Lampard, equalized for Chelsea.