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Player Focus: Should PSG Reward Cavani With a Starring Role?

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Player Focus: Should PSG Reward Cavani With a Starring Role? When Qatari investors took control of Paris Saint-Germain in 2011, they needed a marquee signing to lay down a real statement of intent at the Parc de Princes, and in doing so, turned to Zlatan Ibrahimovic 12 months later. The mercurial Swede has been on a pedestal far beyond the reach of his Parisi...

Team Focus: Paris Saint-Germain Hit Problems Ahead of Chelsea Clash

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Team Focus: Paris Saint-Germain Hit Problems Ahead of Chelsea Clash It was “an extraordinary scenario”, as Laurent Blanc put it after the game or, according to L’Equipe, a “catastrophic” one. As Paris Saint-Germain enter one of the pivotal weeks of their season, matters that seemed in hand give the increasing impression of slipping from...

League Focus: What We Know at the Halfway Point in Ligue 1 2014/15

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League Focus: What We Know at the Halfway Point in Ligue 1 2014/15 Transfers are overratedChampions Paris Saint-Germain’s taste for eye-catching transfers in recent years has given Ligue 1 a new dimension. For a while, Monaco were joining in, counting high-end additions such as Radamel Falcao, James Rodríguez and João Moutinho as promotion prese...

Player Focus: The Wonderful Problem PSG Have with Cavani and Ibrahimovic

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Player Focus: The Wonderful Problem PSG Have with Cavani and Ibrahimovic It was hard to believe quite what was happening at the Parc des Princes as Zlatan Ibrahimovic made his return to action for Paris Saint Germain in a top-of-the-table clash with fellow title chasers Marseille in the final game before the current international break.With the reigning Ligue 1 chanpions...

Team Focus: With or Without Zlatan, PSG Face a Mountain against Barcelona

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Team Focus: With or Without Zlatan, PSG Face a Mountain against Barcelona Ever since the draw was made in Monaco, Zlatan Ibrahimovic might conceivably have had this Tuesday marked in his diary in red pen. ‘8.45 pm. Prove Barcelona wrong, Parc des Princes.’ What he wouldn’t have been expecting is to have to silence a few dissenters closer to home.At first...

Team Focus: Champions League Team of the Season

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Team Focus: Champions League Team of the Season Atlético Madrid came perilously close to landing an historic double at the weekend, but after extra time, rivals Real Madrid won the Champions League in Lisbon, in the process securing ‘La Décima’. Yet another memorable rendition of the competition was made all the more spe...

League Focus: Ligue 1 2013/14 Review

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League Focus: Ligue 1 2013/14 Review As Paris Saint-Germain closed their season in typical style with a 4-0 win over Montpellier, it seemed like an eternity since the reverse fixture on the opening day of the season, when La Paillade had held Laurent Blanc’s side to a draw at the Stade de la Mosson.It was also an extraordinary fe...

Player Focus: Europe's Top Rated Players in January

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Player Focus: Europe's Top Rated Players in January With the New Year back in full swing, all of Europe's top 5 leagues are back in action and the sides now have to make do with what they've got after the transfer window slammed shut on Friday. With January having come to an end then, here is a rundown of the top players of the month based on WhoScor...

Team Focus: Not at the World Cup XI

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Team Focus: Not at the World Cup XI Whether a nation failed to navigate their way past the group stage or saw their dreams of international glory dashed through the medium of a playoff, missing out on the opportunity of performing at the World Cup is always a tough pill to swallow. Bar a minor miracle in Montevideo that would see Urug...

Team Focus: World Cup Playoffs Round-Up

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Team Focus: World Cup Playoffs Round-Up Portugal vs Sweden (4-2 agg)A World Cup without me is nothing to watch, bold words spoken by the legend that is Zlatan Ibrahimoivic after he and his Sweden teammates' hopes of making it to next summer's World Cup were dashed by Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal. The Sweden captain of course does not ma...