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Serie A – Juventus Making Things Complicated
Before the season even began, Juventus were crowned by most as the next champions of the Italian Serie A, making it a repeat. Despite going into the winter break with a comfortable 8 point lead, it look like Lazio and possibly Napoli as well aren’t going away.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Presenting Perfection
One goal, two assists. Lionel Messi in one of those matches with a minimal effort but maximum production, as Barcelona simply put on another show for about 30-45 minutes, making sure their opponents, this time Malaga, could interfere with their coasting towards a fourth La Liga title in five years.
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Arsenal FC – Arsene Wenger Not the Only One to Blame
Arsene Wenger can’t hold on to world class players, and is eventually left with none; Laurent Koscielny is a terrible, irresponsible centre back who costs his team points; Olivier Giroud is a walking, expensive failure. And we’re still not done with everything wrong at Arsenal this season.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez Isn’t Always the Answer
Mistakes are part of the territory during the first year on the job, but Brendan Rodgers keeps making the same. Playing in a formation that puts Luis Suarez all alone as the only option Liverpool have on offense hasn’t worked in the past, especially when it comes to stronger teams.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie Keeps Up the Pace
It was a story of two halves, but one of them was so decisive in its dominance, there were no qualms over who deserved to be the winner. Once again, Manchester United needed the excellent form of Robin van Persie to do most of the job for them.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Fernando Torres Will Leave Chelsea to Atletico Madrid
All the changes and moves Chelsea are making and planning at the moment point towards one thing – Fernando Torres might not have a future with the club, and maybe a return to Atletico Madrid is what the cards hold for the Spanish striker.
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Arsenal Should Get Rid of Laurent Koscielny
Mike Dean was the worst referee of the day, despite Howard Webb also officiating an earlier match. Vincent Kompany should never have been sent off. Laurent Koscielny, on the other hand, should have been. Arsene Wenger needs to learn from Dean, and send away this terrible centre back from Arsenal.
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Robin van Persie Leads Manchester United to Another Win over Liverpool
For the fourth consecutive time, Old Trafford was too much for Liverpool, who came to play about 60 minutes too late. Manchester United were the better side for the first hour, including the entire first half, getting enough of an advantage through the goals of Robin van Persie and Nemanja Vidic, giving them enough of an advantage to come away with a 2-1 win.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Better Than Last Season?
Having the best record in the NBA, still before the halfway line, still doesn’t mean the Oklahoma City Thunder are the favorites to win the NBA title, but with an always improving young core of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka, might be even better than last season.
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NBA Trades – Memphis Grizzlies Aren’t Sure About Rudy Gay
You rarely see teams thinking about trading their top scorers, but the Memphis Grizzlies, feeling they’re a piece away from being a feared NBA title contender, have been considering for quite some on looking for a trade partner that will take Rudy Gay, for the right pieces of course.