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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Liverpool & Arsenal Chasing Isaac Cuenca
It never hurts having the name Barcelona on your resume, even if you haven’t played much for the club. Isaac Cuenca is no longer in their plans for the season, which seems like a good opportunity to try and swoop for him, hoping for a discount price. Liverpool and Arsenal look like the most interested of clubs to retain the services of the young winger.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Manchester United Looking at Kurt Zouma
As Manchester United continue their attempts of adding youth to their defense, they turn their eyes to their next transfer target Kurt Zouma, a 19 year old central defender from Saint-Étienne.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Sets Up a Double Clasico
In the last couple seasons, it’s impossible to settle for less than 3-4 Clasico matches a year. The rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid has grown so much, that two league encounters just aren’t enough. With both teams making it to the Copa Del Rey semifinal, we’re in for a treat, and at least two more meetings between the biggest rivals in the world.
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Chelsea FC – Losing Eden Hazard to Pure Stupidity
Sometimes emotions get the best of people, and obviously football players. Eden Hazard killed off any chance Chelsea had of making a late comeback by simply not thinking, and his sending off for kicking a ball boy might have long term implication on the league as well, as the team lost another chance to win a title this season.
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Arsenal FC – Lukas Podolski Waking Up From Slumber
If Arsene Wenger could have asked for one performance to restore some faith in his decisions and his brand of football, it was this. Not just the win, not just the ability, but the players who played the key part in it, all three he signed in the summer: Lukas Podolski, Santi Cazorla and even Olivier Giroud.
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Real Madrid – At Least Cristiano Ronaldo Didn’t Get Injured
In a match that was clearly about revenge for Valencia, Real Madrid managed to stand firm against the physical onslaught and come away with the needed result. While Cristiano Ronaldo, pestered and hit all night by various players, came away clean from the match, Iker Casillas was actually injured by his own player.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Manchester United to Sign Ezequiel Garay
It’s getting clearer and clearer that Rio Ferdinand isn’t going to be a starting centre back for Manchester United for much longer. The surprising thing is hearing about a likely potential replacement, Ezequiel Garay, who might be making a move from Benfica to the Premier League.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Liverpool Not Giving Up on Philippe Coutinho
The fact that Philippe Coutinho has already announced he is happy at Inter and in Italy isn’t stopping Liverpool from continuing to pursue the young Brazilian midfielder, preparing to improve on their second bid for the player after the initial offer was rejected.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Potential Replacements for David De Gea
With every match and every mistake, it looks like Manchester United are growing tired of David de Gea, at least for now. He just isn’t learning from his mistakes, and finding someone more experienced while De Gea makes his mistakes elsewhere might be a good idea. There are Victor Valdes and Pepe Reina as the initial names mentioned, but they’re not the only goalkeepers on the shortlist.
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Newcastle United – The Hypocrisy of Alan Pardew
When this season is over, we’ll probably know how bad of a decision was it to give Alan Pardew an 8 year contract. Newcastle are still in Europe, but are also facing relegation battles, while the English identity of the team, something Pardew has been proud of for most of his career, is slowly fading away.