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2014-2015 Premier League Season Predictions: Chelsea, Manchester City or Someone Else
The 2014-2015 Premier League season is about to begin, and at the moment, it seems like one team from last year’s title challenge is dropping out of the wuthering heights (Liverpool) at the expense of a familiar contender (Manchester United), while Chelsea and Manchester City, just like a year ago, seem like early favorites to finish on top. Arsenal? We still can’t take them completely seriously.
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Transfer Rumors 2014 – Barcelona are on the Verge of Signing Juan Cuadrado
Defense? Barcelona keep on trying to add more quality pieces to their scary offense, as it seems their pursuing of Colombian winger Juan Cuadrado of Fiorentina is finally coming to an end, with the deal being closer than ever to being finalized.
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Match Highlights – Dortmund vs Bayern Munich
Some things don’t change. Bayern Munich looked bad against Borussia Dortmund, just like they in every encounter between the teams last season. Goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave the team hosting the German Super Cup a 2-0 win, although it doesn’t say anything about the upcoming Bundesliga season.
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FC Barcelona – Luis Suarez Once Again Has to Prove Everyone Wrong
Whether or not Luis Suarez gets a reduction to his suspension won’t make a difference. This will once again be a season in which the talented Uruguayan striker, this time playing for Barcelona, has to prove everyone was wrong about him, and he can focus on just football, instead of the diving, cheating and biting.
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Match Highlights – Manchester United vs Valencia
Some things to be happy about, others that cause concern, as Manchester United beat Valencia 2-1 in another preseason preparation match, with Darren Fletcher and Marouane Fellaini scoring for the home side, while Rodrigo Moreno made the most of some poor defending by the Red Devils to make it interesting for a short while.
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Liverpool Signing Samuel Eto’o Sounds like a Terrible Idea
The British media has been reporting quite a bit over the last 24 hours reading alleged talks between Liverpool and non-other than Samuel Eto’o, currently without a team. While he does have an impressive record and can still be useful at times, signing him would be a terrible decision.
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Liverpool FC – Philippe Coutinho & Daniel Sturridge Headed into a Big Season
Friendly matches mean nothing, but obviously Liverpool have more than just one thing to be pleased and confident about. More than anything and anyone, next season will probably be about Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge carrying this team, hoping that the end result will be just as good as in the previous one.
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Arsenal FC – Aaron Ramsey Will Determine How Far They Go
Even with a fully healthy Aaron Ramsey, it’s doubtful Arsenal would have stayed much longer in the title race. And yet this season once again begins with gushing hope, which relies on the injury-free status of the 23-year old Welshman, elevating himself to the status of the team’s most important player.
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Match Highlights – Arsenal vs Manchester City
The Community Shield isn’t much more than an upgraded preseason friendly, but it certainly tastes like the beginning of the season, which should be very encouraging for Arsenal, picking up a trophy through an impressive 3-0 win over Manchester City. Santi Cazorla, the fantastic Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud scored the goals.
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Match Highlights – Napoli vs Barcelona
One moment of concentration loss from Claudio Bravo allowed Blerim Dzemaili to score a late goal from far away to give Napoli a 1-0 win over Barcelona in their preseason friendly clash, although Barca, still playing without some of their best players, were the better side throughout most of the match.