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Player Focus: WhoScored's Under 21 Team of the Season

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Jun 3 2013 17:45
Player Focus: WhoScored's Under 21 Team of the Season With La Liga coming to an end this weekend, WhoScored.com have taken the chance to calculate the Under 21 Team of the Season based on player ratings, though no players from the Spanish, nor the French league, make the grade. To do so players must have been 21 or under at the start of the season and ...
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Player Focus: Is Stekelenburg A Viable Option For Fulham?

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jun 3 2013 15:27
Player Focus: Is Stekelenburg A Viable Option For Fulham? When it comes to goalkeepers, it’s widely regarded that their form rarely peaks until the autumn years of their profession. The experience garnered over a long and potentially successful playingcareer stands the performer in much better stead as each shotstopper aims to prolong their time at t...
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Player Focus: La Liga Rivals for Spain Striking Spot

by David Cartlidge at Friday, May 31 2013 16:28
Player Focus: La Liga Rivals for Spain Striking Spot The striker situation in Spain’s national team has always been a contentious issue, particularly surrounding players based in La Liga. In the past week the debate emerged again, as Roberto Soldado was selected ahead of Álvaro Negredo in Spain’s Confederations Cup Squad. Many were ...
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Player Focus: Juve Switch Most Likely for Jovetic

by James Horncastle at Friday, May 31 2013 15:38
Player Focus: Juve Switch Most Likely for Jovetic For 71 minutes on the final day of the season, Fiorentina were in third place and set to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in four years. By obliterating Pescara 5-1, they’d put themselves in a position to seize upon any mistake Milan might make at Siena and things looked to ...
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Player Focus: David Villa and Barcelona's Wealth of Strikers

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, May 30 2013 11:23
Player Focus: David Villa and Barcelona's Wealth of Strikers With the recent purchase of Neymar, it’s fair to say that Barcelona’s already potent attacking line has become that bit stronger. The long running transfer saga was brought to an abrupt end over the weekend as the Brazilian opted to sign his future away to the Blaugrana havingwept during...
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Player Focus: Same Old England - Who Has Hodgson Overlooked?

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, May 28 2013 16:07
Player Focus: Same Old England - Who Has Hodgson Overlooked? England go into a double-header of friendlies against the Republic of Ireland and Brazil with a threadbare squad to choose from and Roy Hodgson bemoaning a number of close season friendlies putting strain on some of his players. It was the manager's choice, however, not to use the opportunity to off...
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Player Focus: Neymar Leaves Behind a Stagnant Santos Side

by Jack Lang at Tuesday, May 28 2013 14:40
Player Focus: Neymar Leaves Behind a Stagnant Santos Side Sunday's forgettable 0-0 draw between Santos and Flamengo was notable only for the circumstances of the game. Firstly, it was the first Série A game to be staged at the shiny new Estádio Mané Garrincha, one of Brazil's World Cup stadiums. The 71,000-seater arena hosted a local s...
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Dortmund vs Bayern: Will Götze Or Kroos Be The Bigger Loss?

by Ben McAleer at Friday, May 24 2013 16:30
Dortmund vs Bayern: Will Götze Or Kroos Be The Bigger Loss? “It was like a heart attack,” Borussia Dortmund head coach Jürgen Klopp told The Guardian when speaking of the moment he heard that Mario Götze had agreed to move to Bayern Munich over the summer. The young Germany international has become a pivotal member of Die Schwarzgelben&...
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Player Focus: The Top 5 Full-Backs in La Liga

by David Cartlidge at Friday, May 24 2013 13:12
Player Focus: The Top 5 Full-Backs in La Liga A full-back is one of the most vital components of any team, as he can provide stability and intelligence in defence but also support from an attacking point of view. The best these days can balance both, and La Liga has several who are adept in doing so. The position is even more important in some ...
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Player Focus: Cuadrado's 2013 Form Coincided With Fiorentina's Serie A Surge

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, May 23 2013 13:10
Player Focus: Cuadrado's 2013 Form Coincided With Fiorentina's Serie A Surge It must’ve been a heartbreaking moment for Fiorentina when Philippe Mexes smashed home AC Milan’s winner in the 2-1 victory over Siena to confirm the Rossoneri’s place in the Champions League next season by two points, much to the disappointment of the Viola.Vincenzo Montella had s...
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