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VOTE: Premier League Player of the Month award for October

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VOTE: Premier League Player of the Month award for October Now that October is done and dusted, we can all take stock and reflect over the last four weeks of Premier League action. As official panellists for the PFA Player of the Month awards, WhoScored.com have helped select six nominees for the October award and now it is done to you, the fans, to pick th...

Messi the star man in La Liga team of the month

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Messi the star man in La Liga team of the month On the back of another hugely impressive month in La Liga, there was only going to be one standout star in the team of September in Spain’s top tier. Lionel Messi again enjoyed a prolific month in Spain’s top tier to earn a WhoScored rating of 8.82. Messi bagged seven goals in September,...

Neymar sets the standard in the September Ligue 1 best XI

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Neymar sets the standard in the September Ligue 1 best XI Having pumped out our Premier League, Serie A and Bundesliga teams of the month for September, we now move on to Ligue 1, where PSG are leading the charge for the title. The Parisian giants are yet to lose a game this season, picking up 22 points of a possible 24, and it’s their big money summ...

Dortmund dominate the Bundesliga best XI for September

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Dortmund dominate the Bundesliga best XI for September After revealing our Premier League and Serie A team of the month for September, attention now turns to the Bundesliga. With seven games played, Borussia Dortmund are the only remaining unbeaten side this season, earning 19 points from 21 available, and its Peter Bosz’s team who has the greates...

Distinct Napoli feel to our Serie A team of the month

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Distinct Napoli feel to our Serie A team of the month With the international break upon us, now is as good a time as any to look at the top performing teams of the month for September. After our Premier League team of the month was revealed, it’s now time to cast our eyes across to the Serie A best XI for September, with Napoli dominating the sid...

Manchester clubs dominate WhoScored Premier League team of the month

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Manchester clubs dominate WhoScored Premier League team of the month The start of the second international break of the campaign provides us with a good opportunity to take stock of what has happened in the Premier League over the last month. Given the fact Manchester City and Manchester United are both top of the league and locked on 19 points, it’s perhaps no...

Messi and Hazard Star in WhoScored.com's European Team of the Month

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Messi and Hazard Star in WhoScored.com's European Team of the Month With the first batch of international fixtures upon us, WhoScored.com take a look at the highest rated players from the first month of the new campaign. Players that have started at least two matches come into consideration from Europe’s big five leagues, so Bundesliga players aren’t inc...

Super Lig 2016/17 Preview

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Super Lig 2016/17 Preview It has been a tumultuous summer in Turkey. The failed military coup re-emphasised growing divides within Turkish society, while the forces of reaction subsequently mustered by President Erdogan have appeared to favour the settling of scores, rather than any attempt to seek a form of justice. But as ...

The Key Questions Ahead of the 2016/17 Premier League Season

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The Key Questions Ahead of the 2016/17 Premier League Season Last season concluded with the most unpredictable champions in history being crowned, but this one may well begin as the most unpredictable Premier League campaign in modern times, if for entirely different reasons. The high-profile new managers bring a series of high-tension variables, where small ...

Liga NOS 2016/17 Preview

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Liga NOS 2016/17 Preview It is inevitable in any Liga NOS campaign that os três grandes of Benfica, Sporting Clube de Portugal and Porto will lead the way. Only twice in the competition’s history has a club outside this trio won the title. Benfica have become used to defying the odds in recent seasons - they wer...