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Chelsea FC – Jose Mourinho & The War on Diving
Football managers don’t tell the truth. They say what suits their own ambitions and interests, as for Jose Mourinho and Chelsea, obviously, the issue of diving is something they’re trying to conceal, although the evidence from players like Oscar and Ramires this season point otherwise.
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David Moyes & Manchester United Sinking to the Pleasure of All
Conspiracy theory? Bad players? Bad manager? Whatever it is, something (a lot of somethings) isn’t working at Old Trafford, becoming a stage for setting long forgotten records as Manchester United under David Moyes has turned into something of a laughing stock, and the manager trying to blame everyone else but himself simply doesn’t seem to be working.
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Liverpool FC – Iago Aspas & Resting Stars is All That Mattered
Obviously, Brendan Rodgers wanted to avoid the embarrassment of losing to Oldham in the FA Cup for a second straight season. He managed to get by that difficulty comfortably enough (2-0), but it seemed like finally giving Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho some rest and on the way getting Iago Aspas to actually score a goal might have been just as important as Liverpool winning the match.
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Match Highlights – Juventus vs Roma
For about 10 minutes, Roma were the best team on the pitch. But then Arturo Vidal opened the scoring, and Juventus took complete control of the ‘match of the season’ completing a 3-0 win with goals from Leonardo Bonucci and Mirko Vucinic, while Daniele De Rossi and Leonardo Castan got sent off as the runners-up completely fell apart in the second half.
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Pau Gasol & Andrew Bynum Trade – Los Angeles Lakers Waited Too Long
Unless something unpredictable happens, Pau Gasol will be traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Andrew Bynum. While it seems sad that a two-time champion with the franchise is being moved, a better front office would have pulled the trigger on the trade sooner.
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Clippers vs Spurs – An Expected Demolition
Back to back games? Visiting a fresh San Antonio Spurs team? Not playing with Chris Paul? Even though it did get a little bit embarrassing at times, it wasn’t very surprising to see the Los Angeles Clippers getting decimated by the Spurs.
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Match Highlights – Nottingham Forest vs West Ham
It was difficult to understand why the referee kept adding minutes to injury time while Nottingham Forest were tearing West Ham to shreds in the biggest upset of the FA Cup third round mostly because of the 5-0 win, and not the disparity between the leagues, as Djamel Abdoun and Jamie Paterson put on quite a performance.
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Thunder vs Timberwolves – The Opposite of Clutch
While Kevin Durant showed the entire range of scoring and leadership, especially in the final moments, Kevin Love provided what can be described as nothing else but a choke job, costing the Minnesota Timberwolves a victory over the vulnerable Oklahoma City Thunder by missing from the line.
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Hawks vs Bulls – Things Starting to Click
Things are staring to look better and better for the Chicago Bulls, beating the Atlanta Hawks 91-84, making it their fifth win in seven games, as they seem to finally realize how they should be playing and overcoming the shock of losing their best player for the season once again.
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Heat vs Magic – Easy as it Gets for the NBA Champions
Give the Miami Heat games against their Florida rivals, the Orlando Magic, and you might see quite a few NBA record broken. LeBron James didn’t really need to do much as Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh took center stage, leading to a comfortable 110-94 win.