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Fernando Torres goes sixth while Liverpool finally win at Anfield

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Top Match Tips: Ronaldo to profit from Barcelona's poor home form in Saturday's Clasico

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Top Match Tips: Ronaldo to profit from Barcelona's poor home form in Saturday's Clasico One of the most hotly anticipated fixtures of the footballing calendar is El Clàsico. These two giants of world football clash on Saturday afternoon - but no matter the outcome, Real Madrid will remain top of the table. Despite sitting in second, Barcelona are 6 points adrift of top spot and ...

Indifferent displays leave El Clasico Ronaldo's for the taking

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Indifferent displays leave El Clasico Ronaldo's for the taking El Clásico can often be billed as a clash of the titans on an individual level, with it easy to draw the contest up as a battle between two of the world’s best players, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, but this time around such a label feels a bit more genuine than sensationalist.Whi...

Real Madrid’s BBC should be sacrificed for the collective good

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Real Madrid’s BBC should be sacrificed for the collective good As Alvaro Morata wheeled away in celebration after scoring Real Madrid’s winning goal against Athletic Club on Sunday, the case for Zinedine Zidane to rotate and re-shuffle his forward line became ever-stronger. The weekend game marked 38 days since Cristiano Ronaldo last scored at the Santiag...

Can Madrid cope without Casemiro against free scoring Dortmund

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Can Madrid cope without Casemiro against free scoring Dortmund Meeting for the seventh time in the Champions League in the space of four years, a rivalry of sorts has been forged between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid. The holders were able to get their revenge on Die Schwarzgelben under Jurgen Klopp having been dumped out by the Germans in the semi-finals i...

Settled Madrid look to hit new heights following Ronaldo return

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Settled Madrid look to hit new heights following Ronaldo return As Cristiano Ronaldo limped off in the early stages of the Euro 2016 final, many Real Madrid fans would have looked to the heavens and bemoaned their luck. However, just as Portugal went on to lift their first major trophy without their star man, Zinedine Zidane has been able to keep Los Blancos on ...

Togetherness key to Portugal's shock Euro 2016 success

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Togetherness key to Portugal's shock Euro 2016 success Before the Portuguese squad were running onto the Stade de France pitch in complete and unrestrained delight, those same players were “in shock”.Cedric Soares has admitted that they found Cristiano Ronaldo’s first-half injury a “very, very tough moment” - so the captain...

The key battles as France aim to avoid upset against Portugal

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The key battles as France aim to avoid upset against Portugal With the showpiece event now decided as France take on Portugal, most are leaning towards the hosts to secure glory on home turf for the third time in their history. The Portuguese, meanwhile, are aiming for their first major international trophy anywhere having narrowly missed out as hosts themselv...

Gomes offers glimpse of Portugal’s future beyond Ronaldo

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Gomes offers glimpse of Portugal’s future beyond Ronaldo In the Portugal squad it is hard to look past Cristiano Ronaldo. He is their talisman and the one player that is shouldering the hopes of an entire nation as they look towards winning their first ever major tournament. At 31, there will be a time in the not too distant future when Portugal will have...

Golden Boot Race to go to the Wire as Strikers Struggle

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Golden Boot Race to go to the Wire as Strikers Struggle With England a goal down at half time and in line to surrender the chance to finish top of Group B, Roy Hodgson had a tough decision to make. While most thought that Sterling would be sacrificed at the interval after another ineffective display, the manager's decision to replace Harry Kane came as a...