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Top 10 Favorites to Win the Champions League in 2013-2014
The way Champions League teams look when the competitions starts and the way things lineup a few months later at the end of the group stage are completely different more often than not, but when taking a first glance at the teams in the competition, there are 10 that look like the most likely candidates to go all the way and win the competition: Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and Napoli.
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Most Capped Players for the Italy National Football Team
A big moment in Italian football history will come up as Italy face the Czech Republic in the World Cup qualifiers, with Gianluigi Buffon appearing for the 136th time for the Azzurri, tying with Fabio Cannavarro on top of the list for the most capped players in Italy’s history.
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The Most Valuable NFL Teams in 2013
While most of the teams in the top 10 of the most valuable NFL franchises heading into the 2013 NFL season experiences some sort of success last year, including the two Super Bowl teams, the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, the presence of the New York Jets and the Dallas Cowboys in the list demonstrated the important of a brand name, and not just success on the field.
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10 Greatest Scorers in Real Madrid History
With Cristiano Ronaldo not planning on leaving Real Madrid anytime soon, there’s a very good chance that by the end of this season, he’ll climb even higher in Real Madrid’s top 10 all-time scorers chart, getting closer to Alfredo Di Stefano and Raul.
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Best Champions League Teams In the Last Decade
The start of the qualification process to the Champions League in the 2013-2014 season is a good opportunity to look at the last decade and single out the most successful teams in the competition since the beginning of the current format, which is similar to the World Cup, with 32 teams in the group stage, with 16 making it into the knockout stage.
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10 Most Valuable Soccer Team in 2013
Being among the most valuable soccer clubs in the world doesn’t necessarily means you don’t have financial problems or that you’re currently succeeding, but the five Premier League teams (Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United), two La Liga teams (Barcelona, Real Madrid), two Series A teams (Juventus, AC Milan) and one Bundesliga team (Bayern Munich) don’t have much to complain about.
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10 Highest Paid Athletes in the World in 2013
Among the top 10 highest paid athletes in the world over the last 12 months, three are soccer players (Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham), two are in the NFL (Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees), two play golf (Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson), two are NBA players (LeBron James, Kobe Bryant) and only Roger Federer represents tennis.
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10 Best Goals of the 2012-2013 Premier League Season
Picking the goal of decision depends on the style you prefer: The long range crackers (Gareth Bale, David Luiz, Cameron Jerome, Matt Lowton), sublime passing plays (Jose Enrique of Liverpool) or perfect, umatched finishing technique (Luis Suarez and Robin van Persie).