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Player Focus: How Big A Loss Is Xabi Alonso To Real Madrid?

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Aug 23 2013 14:00
Player Focus: How Big A Loss Is Xabi Alonso To Real Madrid? There is nothing more aesthetically pleasing than a glorious beard in the footballing world. Andrea Pirlo has won himself a legion of admirers as a result of his outstanding facial hair, while Daniele De Rossi’s gladiatorial effort must not go unnoticed. Then, there is Xabi Alonso and his atte...
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Player Focus: Heavyweight Walter Back Among the Goals at Goiás

by Jack Lang at Thursday, Aug 22 2013 14:50
Player Focus: Heavyweight Walter Back Among the Goals at Goiás There is a poem engraved on the Statue of Liberty that sounds out a stirring welcome to immigrants to the USA. “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” reads its most quoted line (and who am I to avoid the beaten path?). If the Campeonato Brasileiro...
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Player Focus: Twente's Season Revolves Around Tadić

by Mohamed Moallim at Tuesday, Aug 20 2013 16:20
Player Focus: Twente's Season Revolves Around Tadić In what's been another summer dominated by upheaval, supporters of FC Twente are glad Dušan Tadić has decided to remain. The wizard of Bačka Topola is one of the few 'true' playmakers gracing the Eredivisie. It's not been the easiest of times; a year ago Twente were preparing for a Europa Lea...
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Player Focus: Golden Displays Could Yet See Firmino Earn Brazil Call

by Daniel Busch at Tuesday, Aug 20 2013 11:50
Player Focus: Golden Displays Could Yet See Firmino Earn Brazil Call Having only secured their Bundesliga status with a 2-1 away win at Dortmund on the final match day of the 2012/2013 season and two further victories over Kaiserslautern in the relegation play-off, Hoffenheim do not want to face another relegation battle in the new campaign. Quite the contrary, manag...
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Player Focus: Why Erik Lamela Or Willian Would Be A Good Signing For Spurs

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Aug 19 2013 17:00
Player Focus: Why Erik Lamela Or Willian Would Be A Good Signing For Spurs The difference between Harry Redknapp’s signings during his time asTottenham Hotspurmanager and those of André Villas-Boas is vast. Where the former brought in Scott Parker, the latter acquired Etienne Capoue. While Redknapp signed Peter Crouch, Villas-Boas convinced chairman Daniel Lev...
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Player Focus: Four Players Set To Shine This Season

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Aug 16 2013 14:30
Player Focus: Four Players Set To Shine This Season As the Premier League season edges closer, Fantasy Footballenthusiasts are making their decisions as to who can lead their quirkily titled teams to glory. Which player will be the Michu of 2013/14, what bargain can be picked up prior to Liverpool hosting Stoke City tomorrow and who will be the star ...
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Player Focus: Kevin Strootman is the Right Man for Roma

by James Horncastle at Tuesday, Aug 13 2013 11:56
Player Focus: Kevin Strootman is the Right Man for Roma As Kevin Strootman came through arrivals at Fiumicino airport, he found 300 Roma supporters waiting for him. “In Holland, we’re not used to welcomes like that,” he told Il Corriere dello Sport. “I’ve never seen so many people for one player.”At the time, Strootman...
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Player Focus: Daley Blind - Netherlands' Most Improved Player

by Mohamed Moallim at Monday, Aug 12 2013 15:59
Player Focus: Daley Blind - Netherlands' Most Improved Player There was a moment towards the end of Ajax's game at Willem II last season that would have been unimaginable eighteen months ago. The hundreds of supporters, tightly packed into a corner of the stadium, broke into song – as they had done throughout – a familiar melody with new words. Dal...
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Player Focus: What Dempsey's Signing Means for the Sounders

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Aug 9 2013 17:55
Player Focus: What Dempsey's Signing Means for the Sounders Such was the delirium across the Pacific Northwest when rumours of Clint Dempsey’s potential return to the States surfaced that a crowd of Seattle Sounders supporters camped out at the city’s airport, hoping to get the scoop on their alleged new signing. There was even a trending hashtag...
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Player Focus: Five Players Proving Their True Worth in Brazil

by Jack Lang at Wednesday, Aug 7 2013 11:45
Player Focus: Five Players Proving Their True Worth in Brazil While storied veterans like Alex and Juninho Pernambucano continue to boost their legacies in Série A, the 2013 season has also provided ample opportunity for those who have taken wrong turns to get their careers back on track. Here are five players who have overcome adversity to impress in t...
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