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World Cup – Group G Predictions
It seems that Group G is another sort of ‘group of death’, which means people see more than two teams that can qualify. Obviously, the big favorites are Germany and Portugal, although it won’t be too much of a shock to see either Ghana or the United States slip past A Selecção.
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6 More Teams That Can Win the 2014 World Cup
Yes, there are four clear favorites to win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and it will be quite a surprise if one of them doesn’t come out with their hands on the trophy. However, there are a few more national sides worth considering when thinking about the winner – Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Uruguay.
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Benfica & Portugal Legend Eusebio Passes Away
One of the biggest football legends of all-time, Eusebio (full name Eusébio da Silva Ferreira), nicknamed the Black Panther, known for his time with Benfica and Portugal, has passed away at the age of 71, according to reports from Portugal.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Winning the Ballon d’Or Will Make the Award Even More Meaningless
How important is the Ballon d’Or, really? Cristiano Ronaldo cares so much about it only because he always gets to stand on the podium while Lionel Messi gets to hold the trophy and smile to the cameras. However, no player is remembered to his greatness is measured by how many times he picked up these awards.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Scoring More Goals Than Anyone in Europe
Even though Lionel Messi owns the books on goal scoring records, things are a bit different in 2013, with Cristiano Ronaldo so far leading all players from the top five leagues in Europe with 50 goals this season – 44 of them coming for Real Madrid and six more while playing for the national team.
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Cristiano Ronaldo & Portugal Almost Lose to Israel
With Cristiano Ronaldo having one of his worst performances in recent memory and being two goals down with 20 minutes to go, Portugal are probably semi-pleased to leave Israel with a draw, without too much damage to their chances of finishing second in their World Cup qualifying group, which is hard to see how it won’t fall to Russia when it’s all said and done.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Shouldn’t Be Blamed for Portugal’s Exit
At some point in his career, someone decided that Cristiano Ronaldo should be blamed for everything when his team doesn’t win a match, a title, and so on. Again that tendency appeared after Portugal lost to Spain in the Euro 2012 semifinals, with Ronaldo not taking one of the penalties after 120 minutes.
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Euro 2012 – Spain vs Portugal Summary
Cristiano Ronaldo wanted to be the fifth kicker for Portugal, the hero. Instead, he didn’t even get a chance to shoot, as Cesc Fabregas scored Spain’s fifth penalty and sent them to their second consecutive Euro final after a rather dull 0-0 Semifinal.
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Where to Watch Spain vs Portugal Live
The Iberian Semi Final won’t be available for everyone who want to watch it, so to see Spain take on Portugal with Cristiano Ronaldo on your computer or someone else’s, here are a few places that might make it easier for you to tune in to the first Euro 2012 Semi Final.
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Cristiano Ronaldo – Trash Talking Before Portugal vs Spain
Without Jose Mourinho in the front, Cristiano Ronaldo feels it’s his obligation to step up and be his team’s premier trash talker and media motivator. About what? About the Spanish complaints that fatigue and lack of rest compared with Portugal players will hurt them in the Semifinal.