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10 Most Hated Athletes in America
Some players on the list of the most hated athletes in America are proof that people don’t forget past sins or even alleged sins, and that’s why Kobe Bryant, Tiger Woods and Michael Vick are still high up on this list. Manti Te’o is the shocking new entree, but it’s hard to find someone less popular than Lance Armstrong at the moment.
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Africa Cup of Nations Semifinal – Burkina Faso vs Ghana Predictions
A West African derby between Ghana, four times champions in the competition who have looked like the best team in the tournament from the get go, facing Burkina Faso, looking to reach the final of the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in history.
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Africa Cup of Nations Semifinal – Mali vs Nigeria Predictions
After three semifinals in the last 10 years, Mali are looking to finally break the barrier and reach their first final in the Africa Cup of Nations. Nigeria, always a favorite and always a disappointment, haven’t been to the finals since 2000, finishing third four times since.
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US Palermo – Managers Don’t Last Long Under Maurizio Zamparini
For the first seven seasons Palermo spent in Serie A since earning promotion in 2004, they never finished below 11th. Since selling Javier Pastore (among other players), it seems the wheels have started to fall off, and following a 16th place finish last season, the club currently occupy the last place in the league, with avoiding relegation looking almost impossible at the current state of things.
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Best International Friendlies To Watch
We don’t mind international friendlies, as long as they don’t get in the way of the league matches. In some sort of preview to the Champions League, five quite interesting matches have been set up for the midweek international break: Spain playing Uruguay, England vs Brazil, Netherlands hosting Italy, France taking on Germany and the Lionel Messi – Zlatan Imbrahimovic duel in Argentina vs Sweden.
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Chelsea Next Manager – Jose Mourinho or Antonio Conte
It’s hard to find anyone that believes Rafa Benitez can hang on to his job as Chelsea manager beyond this season, with quite a few others waiting in line to replace him. The question is who does Roman Abramovich want, with the top names on the list looking to be Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Liverpool Interested in Hatem Ben Arfa
The mood has changed quite drastically for Newcastle United this season when compared with the success of the previous one, causing Hatem Ben Arfa to start looking for a move elsewhere in the summer, giving Liverpool, very interested in the Frenchman, an opportunity to try and sign him.
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Pixar Animator Austin Madison’s Fantasy Football Sketches
What’s better than translate what you’re seeing on the football field onto a canvas, if you have the talent of course? Austin Madison, a Pixar animator and one talented sports fan, makes the most of his viewing experience by making awesome artworks based on the outcomes of NFL and College Football games he sees.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Pau Gasol Hates the Bench
How will Pau Gasol remember the 2012-2013 NBA season? Unless something remarkable happens, he’s not going to look back at it fondly. Posting the lowest numbers of his career while the Los Angeles Lakers are out of the playoff picture at the moment, and Mike D’Antoni deciding to make him a bench player.
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Records Broken or Tied in Super Bowl XLVII
Quarterbacks steal the show, even when someone else deserves most of the credit. Taking a look at the list of records broken or tied in Super Bowl XLVII, it feels like Jacoby Jones might have made the more suitable MVP in the game, not Joe Flacco.