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Seattle Seahawks – Russell Wilson is the Real Deal
The beginning of the season was about the development of Marshawn Lynch and the rise of their big, aggressive and fast defense. The second half of the season, everything involving the run of the Seattle Seahawks is overshadowed by the incredible rookie season Russell Wilson is having.
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Baltimore Ravens – Joe Flacco Looks Good Again
It’s been quite a while since there were so many smiles in M&T Bank Stadium. It’s been a while since the Baltimore Ravens won. But Joe Flacco looked like the quarterback he thinks he can be, while Ray Rice got the amount of touches everyone’s been saying he should be getting, setting up a very big win to clinch the division.
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Minnesota Vikings – Adrian Peterson Doesn’t Have to be Great
Every game the Minnesota Vikings have is mostly about Adrian Peterson. How many yards he gets, how good is he after the surgery and whether or not he deserves to be the MVP. For once, it didn’t really matter, because Peterson didn’t have to have an explosive day in order for the Vikings to get closer to a playoff spot.
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Best Goalkeepers in the World
It’s hard to talk about new guard and old guard when it comes to goalkeepers, because of the relatively late age they both breakout in and continue on playing to. Still, the world’s best goalkeepers list is slowly changing: Gianluigi Buffon and Iker Casillas are still with us, entertaining the younger talents of Samir Handanovic, Joe Hart and the fantastic Hugo Lloris and probably above the rest, Manuel Neuer.
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Barcelona, Juventus & Bayern Munich Already Champions
We know that things can happen, but it looks like that Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga, Juventus in the Italian Serie A and Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga are well on their way to be crowned champions, and we’re barely at the half way line of the season.
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Aston Villa – How one Win Fooled Everyone
From one extreme to another in eight days. Everyone was praising Aston Villa after the 3-1 win at Anfield, about their route to future success, not to mention comparing Christian Benteke to every great African forward possible. Then comes the 8-0 thrashing at Stamford Bridge, and all those words of praise can be thrown away.
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Biggest Wins in Premier League History
While 8-0 is an impressive result, it’s not something that we haven’t seen before in the Premier League. Not even from Chelsea, who do come up with these big wins in recent years, and have also thrashed Aston Villa in a similar scoreline once or twice.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Finally Having Some Fun
For the first time in quite a while, it looks like Chelsea players are enjoying themselves. They did have a good start to the season, but it’s been a couple of months since a win brought these kind of smiles to their faces. None looked to be having more fun than Fernando Torres, enjoying the best form he’s been in since joining the Blues.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie Wasted by Bad Defending
At the end of the day, Robin van Persie was probably feeling a bit more angry towards the player that shot a ball straight to his head from point blank range, although he should be angry at the Manchester United defensive crew, which had another bad performance, allowing two points to slip away.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Can’t See Past the End of His Nose
It doesn’t really matter that Kobe Bryant speaks after every game about getting back this player or the other. This time it was Steve Nash back in the lineup, also hitting the game clinching shot for the Los Angeles Lakers in a rare road win this season, but this game was once again, maybe more than ever, about Bryant ignoring everyone else, regardless of what was happening on the court.