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Nuri Sahin: Key Factors for Success in Madrid

by Paul McKinnon at Jumamosi, Jun 4 2011 12:19
Nuri Sahin: Key Factors for Success in Madrid Real Madrid’s summer signings kicked off with the capture of Borussia Dortmund playmaker Nuri Sahin in early May. Sahin’s performances last season have been heralded all over Europe and for the conservative sum of 10m Euros, Jose Mourinho looks to have a steal on his hands. So how will S...
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Serie A All Star XI, Season 2010/11

by Paul McKinnon at Ijumaa, Jun 3 2011 09:46
Serie A All Star XI, Season 2010/11 Our Serie A All Star Team hosts five players from the top two, with Inter contributing three to Milan’s couple. With four of those five being defensive players, only one of our more attack-minded options comes from either of the Milan sides. Lazio are the only other team to supply more than on...
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Ligue 1 All Star Team, Season 2010/11

by Paul McKinnon at Alhamisi, Jun 2 2011 10:11
Ligue 1 All Star Team, Season 2010/11 There’s a lot more variety to our Ligue 1 All Star XI than the previous two leagues, with as many as eight different clubs supplying players. Champions Lille have, unsurprisingly, the most players in the XI, with a total of three. The big shock is the omission of Eden Hazard, France’s Pl...
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Premier League All Star Team, Season 2010/11

by Paul McKinnon at Jumatano, Jun 1 2011 10:53
Premier League All Star Team, Season 2010/11 In the second of our Big 5 league reviews, the Premier League All Star Team from last season shows no team was overly dominant in terms of stand-out performers; Arsenal and Man City were the main suppliers, with three players apiece, though champions Man United contributed two. The rest were scatter...
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La Liga All Star XI for Season 2010/11

by Paul McKinnon at Jumanne, Mei 31 2011 10:25
La Liga All Star XI for Season 2010/11 With Ligue 1 finishing up last weekend, we begin our round up of the Top 5 leagues with a look at the La Liga All Star Team for 2010/11. There’s little surprise to see the vast majority of the team filled with players from Barcelona and Real Madrid; second-place Madrid finished 21 points ahead...
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All Star Champions League XI, Season 2010-11

by Paul McKinnon at Jumatatu, Mei 30 2011 10:13
All Star Champions League XI, Season 2010-11 As the dust now settles on Barcelona’s magnificent 3-1 triumph on Saturday evening, it’s time to look back on the tournament’s best XI for the season. Pep Guardiola’s side provide four of our eleven (double of any other team) but there’s no place for any players from be...
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Barcelona Crowned Champions of Europe

by Paul McKinnon at Jumapili, Mei 29 2011 10:56
Barcelona Crowned Champions of Europe Barcelona were fully deserved of their Champions League victory last night, with the 3-1 score line far from flattering. United had a bright first ten minutes, pressuring from the front and putting their opponents on the back foot, but the Spanish side soon found their stride and opened the scoring ...
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Barcelona v Manchester United: Analysing the Key Players

by Paul McKinnon at Jumamosi, Mei 28 2011 11:45
Our final pre-match article in the lead-up to tonight’s big match looks at some of the key performers likely to influence the outcome. It’s a certainty that Barcelona will take to the field in a 4-3-3 but Sir Alex Ferguson’s formation and line-up will undoubtedly shape the proceedi...
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Barcelona and Man United Form Guide

by Paul McKinnon at Ijumaa, Mei 27 2011 10:25
Barcelona and Man United Form Guide We continue our series of articles focusing on this weekend’s Champions League Final by taking a look at the form of both sides ahead of tomorrow’s big match. With Barcelona and Man United sides clinching their domestic leagues over the past fortnight, here’s a closer analysis of e...
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Messi and Ronaldo: A 2010/11 Season Review

by Paul McKinnon at Jumatano, Mei 25 2011 10:51
Messi and Ronaldo: A 2010/11 Season Review It’s one of the great football debates of modern times: Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo- who is the best? A look at our Europe All Star XI of the season shows the pair stood head and shoulders above the rest in the 2010/11, as the only two players to average more than 8.0 per game in our rat...
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