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Team Focus: Neymar Reliant Brazil Still Showing Problems of Old

by Jonathan Wilson at Jumatatu, Jun 15 2015 16:38
Team Focus: Neymar Reliant Brazil Still Showing Problems of Old Brazil’s Copa America group match against Peru may ultimately have produced the result that had been widely anticipated, but it’s fair to say nobody was expecting the game to play out quite like it did. Dunga’s Brazil was supposed to be dogged and cautious, to have shorn the wildne...
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Tournament Focus: Surprises Aplenty as Subs Impact Copa America First Round

by Martin Laurence at Jumatatu, Jun 15 2015 12:35
Tournament Focus: Surprises Aplenty as Subs Impact Copa America First Round It's fair to say big things were expected of Copa America's big hitters this summer so it's also fair to say that the opening round of fixtures didn't exactly go to script. While the likes of Brazil, Chile and Uruguay all ran out winners, none were at all emphatic in victory. Meanwhile pre-tournamen...
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Player Focus: Copa America Superstars in Fine Form Ahead of Chile 2015

by Miguel Delaney at Jumatano, Jun 10 2015 16:30
Player Focus: Copa America Superstars in Fine Form Ahead of Chile 2015 Back when he was manager of Barcelona, Johan Cruyff used to have a theory about the season after a World Cup. He claimed such campaigns could throw up more surprises and unexpected results because of the effect of fatigue on the top players. “Everyone in the squad who played in the World Cup -...
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Player Focus: Fortunes Favouring Neymar While Unrest Amounts Towards Bale

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Mei 22 2015 14:30
Player Focus: Fortunes Favouring Neymar While Unrest Amounts Towards Bale Two seasons ago, La Liga welcomed two giants of the game into their league. Barcelona secured the signature of Neymar, while Real Madrid spent big, even for their standards, to bring Gareth Bale to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. The duo arrived with huge expectations having established themselves as...
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Match Focus: El Clásico - MSN vs BBC

by Ben McAleer at Alhamisi, Mac 19 2015 16:15
Match Focus: El Clásico - MSN vs BBC To be perfectly candid, it does not get any bigger than El Clásico. The meetings between Barcelona and Real Madrid invariably attract hundreds of millions of viewers the world over and Sunday’s installment is not expected be any different as the Blaugrana and Los Blancos renew hostiliti...
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Player Focus: Neymar Shining as Second Fiddle in Messi's Shadow

by Dermot Corrigan at Jumanne, Feb 17 2015 17:21
Player Focus: Neymar Shining as Second Fiddle in Messi's Shadow The ‘man of the match’ award has long been seen as a worthwhile recognition of one player’s excellent contribution to a game. Whether chosen by a former player turned media pundit, TV viewers’ text poll or [even] more scientifically via WhoScored.com’s detailed statisti...
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Player Focus: Neymar Discovering His Goalscoring Touch in Spain

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Nov 14 2014 12:30
Player Focus: Neymar Discovering His Goalscoring Touch in Spain On Wednesday night, Neymar bagged a brace in Brazil’s 4-0 win over Turkey. A friendly in Istanbul may not have set the world alight, but it was a game that saw the Brazil star continue his impressive pursuit of the nation's all-time scoring record. Neymar’s second of the game brought his...
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Team Focus: World Cup 2014 Highest Rated XI

by Ben McAleer at Jumatatu, Jul 14 2014 14:00
Team Focus: World Cup 2014 Highest Rated XI Mario Götze’s close-range volley in extra time proved to be the difference between Germany and Argentina in a pulsating World Cup final. A 1-0 win at the Maracanã on Sunday confirmed the Germans as champions and the opinion of the masses was that it was little more than they deserv...
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Team Focus: Scolari Should Select Willian as Neymar's Replacement

by Ben McAleer at Jumatatu, Jul 7 2014 16:50
Team Focus: Scolari Should Select Willian as Neymar's Replacement Despite David Luiz’s thumping free-kick sending Brazil into the semi-final of the World Cup, a sombre mood engulfed the nation following their 2-1 win over Colombia. 20 minutes after the PSG defender had blasted his side into the next round, Juan Zuñiga brought down Neymar with a knee t...
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Match Focus: Lessons Learned From Brazil's Win Over Croatia

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Jun 13 2014 16:15
Match Focus: Lessons Learned From Brazil's Win Over Croatia After years of planning, the 2014 World Cup kicked off in dramatic fashion on Thursday night as hosts Brazil overcame Group A rivals Croatia 3-1. A Neymar brace and late Oscar strike was enough for A Seleção to secure three points, after Marcelo had inadvertently turned into his own ne...
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