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Player Focus: Xabi Alonso Already Bayern's Most Influential Starter

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Player Focus: Xabi Alonso Already Bayern's Most Influential Starter Despite a 5-1 thumping of FC Basel on Tuesday, the problems at Real Madrid are well documented. Granted, the reigning European champions secured the signatures of James Rodríguez, Toni Kroos, Keylor Navas and Javier Hernández, albeit on loan, this summer, but released Ángel Di M...

WhoScored Tipster: La Liga and Bundesliga Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: La Liga and Bundesliga Tips The underdogs are ready for a title challenge once again. Atlético Madrid and Borussia Dortmund begin their quests to show the world that they can win without the overpowering force of financial superiority. The Bundesliga and La Liga start this weekend and Klopp and Simeone's teams are the b...

Player Focus: Ricardo the Other Rodriguez Teams Should be Chasing

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Player Focus: Ricardo the Other Rodriguez Teams Should be Chasing Top quality full-backs are at a premium these days. Players in the position are expected to defend and attack in equal measure over the duration of matches, providing an offensive outlet from deep, but have the fitness to return to the defence when on the back foot. In fact, one could go as far to s...

League Focus: Bundesliga 2013/14 Season Review

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League Focus: Bundesliga 2013/14 Season Review The Bundesliga is about so much more than its upper segment, and so it proved in a season that kept pulses racing to the end. Bayern Munich won the title with 7 games to go, a record in Europe’s top 5 leagues, but there was plenty to keep us interested. Bayern’s majesty may have been pre...

Team Focus: Bayern Munich Worthy Bundesliga Champions

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Team Focus: Bayern Munich Worthy Bundesliga Champions Spring has only just sprung, yet Bayern Munich are celebrating their 24th Bundesliga title. Pep Guardiola’s side secured domestic glory with a routine 3-1 away win over Hertha Berlin as goals from Toni Kroos, Mario Götze and Franck Ribéry cemented their place at the summit of Germa...

Team Focus: Slomka Must Restore Defensive Stability to Save Hamburg

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Team Focus: Slomka Must Restore Defensive Stability to Save Hamburg A little over a year ago, Hamburg secured a 1-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach. Following on from a 4-1 away win at Borussia Dortmund the previous week, the victory helped the club go on to secure a 7th-place finish last season, with many tipping them to land a European spot this term.Howeve...

Team Focus: Inexperienced Hoffenheim - Europe's Most Exciting Team

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Team Focus: Inexperienced Hoffenheim - Europe's Most Exciting Team In the 108 Bundesliga games so far this season, there have been only two 0-0 draws. If the neutral football fan was to follow a league on entertainment value alone, Germany’s top tier would be it. With a total of 348 goals scored over those games, an average of 3.2 goals per game reinforces th...

Player Focus: The Ballon d'WhoScored 2013

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Player Focus: The Ballon d'WhoScored 2013 The 23 man Ballon d'Or shortlist for 2013 was released earlier today, and as per usual there are talking points aplenty regarding questionable omissions and inclusions. FIFA, nor anybody else for that matter, cannot produce an infallible list of the best performers in any given time frame and points...

League Focus: 2013/14 Bundesliga Preview

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League Focus: 2013/14 Bundesliga Preview When the last season ended on May 18th, Bayern were still two weeks away from winning the Bundesliga, Champions League and DFB Pokal treble. The champions from Bavaria travelled to Mönchengladbach on the final day, manager Jupp Heynckes’ home town, to win an open game with 4-3 – a v...

League Focus: Differing Styles of Europe's Top 5 Leagues

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League Focus: Differing Styles of Europe's Top 5 Leagues After barnstorming wins for Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund set up an all German Champions League final this season, much was made of the decline of Real Madrid and Barcelona, and indeed the rise of the Bundesliga. It was also only the second season out of the last nine without an English team i...