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FC Porto – Champions Forever While Selling Everyone
The amazing success of Porto in the Portuguese league continues, winning nine league titles in the last 11 seasons, keeping their dominance in Portugal despite their habit of selling their best players (at incredible prices) after (usually) only a season or two of making the most of their arrivals, with James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho leaving to Monaco being the latest expensive examples.
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AS Monaco – A New Empire or A Passing Gimmick?
It’s impossible to tell at the moment what the future holds for Monaco, the Ligue 2 champions who might not be able to play in the top flight in France next season, despite their very impressive early haul of Radamel Falcao, James Rodriguez, Joao Moutinho and Ricardo Carvalho thanks to the funding of Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev.
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Benfica Lost the Title to Porto Because James Rodriguez is a Dirty Diver
Chances were against Benfica heading into the final day of the season. They did beat Moreirense 3-1, but that wasn’t enough, as Porto beat Pacos 2-0, beginning their win thanks to James Rodriguez diving, being awarded a penalty and getting an opponent sent off, eventually leading to a 2-0 win and a third consecutive Portuguese title.
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Manchester United – The 2014 Shopping List
While winning their 20th Premier League title should make Alex Ferguson happy for a few more days, he’s got more goals on his mind – more championships, but more importantly is success in the Champions League which has eluded him over the last couple of seasons. In order to rectify the situation, players like Falcao, Robert Lewandowski, James Rodriguez and Ezequiel Garay are all on the shortlist for the 2013-2014 season.
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Manchester United – Trading Anderson for James Rodriguez
Some news and transfer rumors never go away, which means there might be some truth in them. It’s long been known that Manchester United are very interested in James Rodriguez of Porto, but instead of paying a huge fee for him, which will likely be over €30 million, suggesting a trade of sending Anderson, a former player of the Dragons, in order to get the Colombian star.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Manchester United Still After James Rodriguez
Great players never last very long with Porto, and although things have been mostly quiet on the James Rodriguez front for quite some time, Manchester United haven’t lost interest in the Colombian player, enjoying an excellent season in Portugal, which also might be his last for the club.
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FC Porto – Perfect, Except for the Goals
There wasn’t any doubt heading out of the Dragao Stadium in Porto who was the better side in the first leg. Porto won only 1-0 with a goal from João Moutinho, but it was one of the more one-sided affairs we’ve seen in the Champions League this season.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Nani to Porto, James Rodriguez to Manchester United
The question is pretty simple. How badly do Alex Ferguson and Manchester United want Nani gone, and/or how much are they willing to spend to sing the Colombian James Rodriguez from FC Porto.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Manchester United Chasing James Rodriguez
The Colombian youngster, James Rodriguez, isn’t exactly your classic winger type, but it isn’t stopping from Manchester United and Alex Ferguson to take a close look at the Porto player as a possible replacement for Nani, who looks more and more like a man who has overstayed his welcome.