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Serie A round-up: Fiorentina smash Chievo for six and dominate Serie A best XI

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Serie A round-up: Fiorentina smash Chievo for six and dominate Serie A best XI Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone was in attendance as Fiorentina smashed Chievo 6-1 at the weekend, with his son Giovanni the star man in Italy’s top tier this week. The 23-year-old scored one and assisted another in the rout on his first appearance of the season with five key passes helping...

Premier League round-up: Saturday’s man of the match performances assessed

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Premier League round-up: Saturday’s man of the match performances assessed It was a remarkable day of Premier League action that started with reigning champions Manchester City drop points at newly-promoted Wolves and ended with Liverpool maintaining their 100 per cent start to the season. In between those two games were a flurry of dismissals. There were four red cards sh...

5 new Bundesliga arrivals to watch ahead of the 2018/19 campaign

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5 new Bundesliga arrivals to watch ahead of the 2018/19 campaign The Bundesliga returns on Friday night as champions Bayern Munich kick off their title defence against Hoffenheim in Niko Kovac’s first league game at the helm of the Bavarian powerhouse. With the season curtain raiser edging closer, we look at five new arrivals in Germany that are worth monit...

Championship round-up: Swansea ace McBurnie the star of the midweek action

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Championship round-up: Swansea ace McBurnie the star of the midweek action Another exciting midweek round of Championship action drew to a close on Wednesday and saw Leeds end the gameweek at the summit of England’s second tier. However, it wasn’t plain sailing for Marcelo Bielsa’s side on Tuesday night. Twice Leeds had to come from behind to ultimately s...

Premier League round-up: Aguero up and running as Manchester City ace lands perfect 10

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Premier League round-up: Aguero up and running as Manchester City ace lands perfect 10 Manchester City have a fairly easy start to the season, all things considered. After the 2-0 win over Arsenal, they smashed six past Huddersfield to lay down a marker in a bid to defend their Premier League crown. Over the next five matches, they face the remaining five promoted teams over the last ...

La Liga round-up: Messi starts league season with perfect WhoScored rating

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La Liga round-up: Messi starts league season with perfect WhoScored rating Reigning champions Barcelona kicked off the new La Liga campaign with a routine 3-0 victory over Alaves, while Julen Lopetegui relieved some early pressure at Real Madrid with a win against Getafe. Atletico Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw with rivals Valencia on Monday night, but Levante and newly-pr...

Serie A round-up: Ronaldo debut makes Best XI but Gomez shines brightest

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Serie A round-up: Ronaldo debut makes Best XI but Gomez shines brightest With the 2018/19 Serie A season underway, we take a look at the star performers from the first WhoScored.com team of the week of the campaign.All eyes were on the new arrivals to the league and, in particular, Cristiano Ronaldo. After a frustrating first half in which Juventus found themselves falli...

Ronaldo front and centre of new Serie A arrivals to watch ahead of 2018/19 season

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Ronaldo front and centre of new Serie A arrivals to watch ahead of 2018/19 season The 2018/19 Serie A season kicks off on Saturday when champions Juventus take on Chievo. Here, we run through five new summer arrivals that are worth keeping an eye on between now and May…Alban Lafont - FiorentinaThe tragic bridge collapse in Genoa this week means both Sampdoria and Genoa gam...

Barcelona star one of five new La Liga arrivals to watch this season

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Barcelona star one of five new La Liga arrivals to watch this season The 2018/19 La Liga season kicks off on Friday night and fans are eagerly anticipating how the campaign will shape up following Cristiano Ronaldo’s move away from Real Madrid. Here, we run through five new faces in Spain looking to make a quick impact following their summer arrival. Santiago A...

Aston Villa ace lands WhoScored Player of the Month award

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Aston Villa ace lands WhoScored Player of the Month award WhoScored.com can reveal Aston Villa midfielder Robert Snodgrass has won our Championship Player of the Month award for his performances in January. Steve Bruce’s side are one of the form teams in the Championship at the moment and Snodgrass’ performances have been integral to their fine...