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Player Focus: Hazard Perception Test

by Andrew Gibney at Ijumaa, Sep 30 2011 14:36
Player Focus: Hazard Perception Test You may not be able to tell by the recent heat-wave but September is drawing to a close and with eight games played in Ligue 1 the table is starting to take shape. PSG, Lyon, Rennes and Lille are in the top six and all four are likely to stay there for the rest of the season.Champions Lille have str...
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WhoScored Ligue 1 All Star XI - Gameweek 7-8

by Paul McKinnon at Ijumaa, Sep 30 2011 10:15
WhoScored Ligue 1 All Star XI - Gameweek 7-8 In a week that saw every side play two rounds of matches, PSG and Caen were the only teams to pick up all six points. The big-spenders produce three of the WhoScored XI, with Rennes supplying us with two players after a brilliant 6-2 win at Sochaux. A couple of Auxerre players feature after putting ...
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Eerie Similarities Make PSG-Lyon Clash Tough to Call

by Martin Laurence at Ijumaa, Sep 30 2011 09:00
Eerie Similarities Make PSG-Lyon Clash Tough to Call Undoubtedly the biggest game in France's Ligue 1 this weekend sees the division’s top 2 sides go head-to-head in a mouth-watering encounter.After 8 games Lyon and PSG are tied at the top in every sense having won 5, drawn twice and lost once each. Not only that but both team's have an identica...
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Dortmund Dominating but Disappointing in Results

by Martin Laurence at Alhamisi, Sep 29 2011 17:29
Dortmund Dominating but Disappointing in Results Borussia Dortmund have had a stop-start early season thus far to say the least as they look to defend the Bundesliga title they won in spectacular fashion last term. A dip in form coupled with the improvements, defensively more than any, made by Jupp Heynckes at Bayern Munich have seen them fall 8 p...
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AC Milan's Dominant Defence Underperforming in 2011/12

by Adam Digby at Alhamisi, Sep 29 2011 13:39
AC Milan's Dominant Defence Underperforming in 2011/12 Serie A last season was one of the closest fought and interesting campaigns in recent memory. From a position of seemingly unassailable dominance Inter were brought crashing back down through a combination of terrible luck with injuries, poor form and the ill-judged appointment of Rafael Benitez. Th...
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WhoScored La Liga All Star XI - Gameweeks 4-5

by Paul McKinnon at Alhamisi, Sep 29 2011 10:57
WhoScored La Liga All Star XI - Gameweeks 4-5 Real Betis top the table after five rounds of La Liga matches, though just two points separate them from 7th-placed Valencia, in what has been a refreshing start to the Spanish season. Barcelona lead the chasing pack though, just one point off the summit after another Lionel Messi hat-trick ended At...
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Hot-heads Should Lead to Another Feisty Merseyside Derby

by Paul McKinnon at Jumatano, Sep 28 2011 12:48
Hot-heads Should Lead to Another Feisty Merseyside Derby This weekend’s early Premier League kick-off promises to be a typically feisty affair as Everton host Liverpool in the first all-Merseyside showdown of the season.With the passions of a local derby running high, there’s always the likelihood of indiscipline as the occasion gets the bette...
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WhoScored Serie A All Star XI - Gameweeks 3-4

by Paul McKinnon at Jumatano, Sep 28 2011 10:51
WhoScored Serie A All Star XI - Gameweeks 3-4 The previous week saw two rounds of Serie A matches as Italy catches up following a belated start to the season. Inter began the first batch of fixtures with one manager and finished them with another, as Claudio Ranieri made the perfect start to his tenure with a 3-1 win at Bologna. Rodrigo Palacio...
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Newcastle’s Strong Spine Covering Cracks Out Wide?

by Martin Laurence at Jumanne, Sep 27 2011 16:37
Newcastle’s Strong Spine Covering Cracks Out Wide? With the first 2 months of the Premier League season now over, Newcastle United are undoubtedly the surprise package of the campaign thus far, sitting 4th having gone unbeaten in their opening 6 matches.Many feared for the club following the departures of Andy Carroll in January and former captain K...
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WhoScored Europe All Star XI - Gameweek 7

by Paul McKinnon at Jumanne, Sep 27 2011 12:20
WhoScored Europe All Star XI - Gameweek 7 This week’s top-rated XI from Europe’s main five leagues is dominated by La Liga. Six players from Spain’s top division take their place in the side, with Betis’ perfect start and another set of masterful performances from both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo catching the ...
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