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West Virginia Mountaineers – At Least They Ruin Championship Hopes For Others
In comparison to last season, the expectations from West Virginia were humble and modest at best. The change at quarterback, bringing in Clint Trickett to start for the first time this season, didn’t offer one big deal of a change, but it was part of a whole much better and responsive performance than before, resulting in the first loss of the season for Oklahoma State.
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College Football – Undefeated Teams Falling Before BCS Standings
We’re only a week away from the beginning of the BCS standings affecting our lives once more, as nine undefeated teams lost their perfect status, among them being LSU, Ole Miss and Oklahoma State, with Georgia, Alabama and Ohio State getting big wins over ranked teams to improve their status before the really important rankings come out.
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2013 NFL Season – Week 4 Predictions
With the bye week rotation beginning, the biggest games to look forward to in week of the 2013 NFL Season are obviously the Sunday night showdown between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons, the big and physical matchup in Houston between the Texans and the Seattle Seahakws, and the NFC North showdown between the undefeated Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions.
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Mesut Ozil Spits Gum and Kicks it Back Into His Mouth
A footballer can be measured by his ability to control chewing gum in the air, with his feet, instead a normal ball, as Mesut Ozil decided to give everyone a little exhibition in the warm up of the most recent Arsenal match. There wasn’t any real need to be reminded that Ozil is one of […]
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Can’t Succeed Without Isco & Carlo Ancelotti Helping Him
Even though Carlo Ancelotti made some terrible decisions during and before the match, the weak performance from Isco is another big reason as to why Cristiano Ronaldo was left too alone and pretty much helpless against an excellent defense as Real Madrid dropped more crucial points in the most difficult title race in Europe.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Could Use the Rest
For now, crisis is averted. Lionel Messi is injured, but not for long. Still, Barcelona being able to comfortably build on his opening goal and actually extend the lead without having the use of Neymar is a promising signs for the times when both of them aren’t available.
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Arsenal FC – Aaron Ramsey & Olivier Giroud Holding the Fort
This early in the season, even the injury plague ravaging the Arsenal squad isn’t strong enough to overcome their rise, with Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud keeping it together despite hardly seeing any sort of rest since the start, and soon are going to be in dire need of one.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie Can’t Save David Moyes
Championships aren’t won this early in the season, but there’s nothing about Manchester United under David Moyes that radiates anything remotely close to a title, as the over reliance on Robin van Persie continues to be demonstrated with every time he doesn’t start a match or isn’t completely fit to give his best.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Needs to Have Juan Mata With Him
The way Jose Mourinho has been selecting lineups, it’s as if he didn’t watch Chelsea play last season for a single second. Anyone who has would have told him that playing Fernando Torres without having Juan Mata lined up behind him is pretty much useless, as the Spaniard is the only one of the attacking midfield trio capable of creating opportunities for strikers.
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Diego Costa Becomes a Legend (Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid)
The perfect start from Atletico Madrid, the best in club history, had to go through the Santiago Bernabeu, which was stunned to see Diego Costa give his team their first league win over Real Madrid in 14 years, with excellent, efficient and clever football that has never been part of their M.O.