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Luka Modric – Tottenham Out, Spanish La Liga in?
Every summer and it’s the same thing – Luka Modric is tempted by offers to lure him away from Tottenham. This year, this summer, as always, seems to be the year the Croatian midfielder leaves Spurs for a bigger club. All fingers are pointing at Spain this time, with Real Madrid as the obvious choice.
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Fernando Llorente – Manchester City, Real Madrid or Staying Put
Strikers come at an expensive price, and Fernando Llorente of Athletic Bilbao is no different. Manchester City, who seem to very interested in acquiring his services, have been told by Llorente’s club that his release clause of £30 million must be met in order to obtain a move from Basque country.
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Euro 2012 – Day 11 Summary (Croatia vs Spain, Italy vs Ireland)
The Italians, for once, got the result they needed with a 2-0 win over the sympathetic Irish team, who were simply outplayed and outmatched in every single match they had in Group C, while Spain hung in there with a tough Croatian team before scoring a late goal that put them on top of their group and into the quarterfinals.
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Tiger Woods, Despite Everything, With Another Career Worst
It used to be an automatic for Tiger Woods. Winning majors, when heading into the weekend tied for the lead. He was 8 for 9 in that situation heading into Saturday of the 2012 US Open, tied for -1 along with Jim Furyk. Both of them imploded eventually, leaving the road open for Webb Simpson. But it was longer, more painful, as always, to watch Tiger going through another meltdown.
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Roger Federer Won’t Win Another Wimbledon Title
Losing to Tommy Haas wasn’t in the plans. Roger Federer, rebounding from his decisive 0-3 defeat to Novak Djokovic in Paris at the French Open should have won the Halle tournament, or at least he thought he should. It didn’t work out, and Roger Federer heads into Wimbledon a little less confident than he expect to.
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2012 NBA Finals – LeBron James Suddenly Loves Fourth Quarters
In a far from perfect and flawless game from both teams, the Miami Heat committed less mistakes with the game on the line. Kevin Durant couldn’t get another monster fourth quarter going, while LeBron James seems to have applied every lesson he learnt last season in the NBA Finals, taking it out on the disappointing Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Shines Without the Real Madrid Jersey
So Cristiano Ronaldo was in the usual position of getting hounded and criticized by the media for being too selfish; For not showing up in the big moments; For not playing at his best for his national team; For dividing the dressing room. Then came two goals that won the match for Portugal against the Netherlands, and the world went silent.
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Yann M’Vila – Another French Target For Arsenal
Unlike most off-seasons, Arsenal seem to be one of the busiest teams in the Premier League and Europe, being linked to a number of high profile young footballers, with Yann M’Vila or Rennes, currently with the French national team in Euro 2012, rumored to be linked with the club for a summer transfer.