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Barcelona v Valencia: They played for both
David Villa enjoyed successful spells with Barcelona and Valencia before moving to current club Atlético Madrid On Saturday evening Barcelona will look to maintain their grip on La Liga’s top spot when...
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Germany’s Miroslav Klose chasing a second World Cup Golden Boot
Klose, who top-scored in 2002, is back in the Germany squad for this summer’s tournament The sought after Golden Boot is perhaps the most prestigious and well-known of the individual awards handed out...
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Knack of the Bet: Cristiano Ronaldo going for gold in Brazil
Can Lionel Messi transfer his club form to the World Cup stage? In a new satirical section, Back of the Net’s John Foster takes a sideways look at this summer’s World Cup in Brazil. While the odds are...
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World Cup Opener Should be Easy Win for Brazil but Can the Home Team Go All...
Can the World Cup home team handle the pressure to go all the way? Brazil has won five World Cup titles, more than any other country. They’ll also enjoy home-advantage this time around. So the heat is...
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Germany vs Argentina: the final that nobody wanted
After struggling through the knockout stages, will this be one game too far for Argentina? Why do we love football? There’s the superficial answer, of course: that perfectly-timed slide tackle from...
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Can Athletic Bilbao Cast A Shadow On Barcelona’s New Dawn?
Spanish international Iker Muniain could cause real problems for a new-look Barcelona Anyone who has seen Spike Lee’s film 25th Hour will see parallels between Ed Norton’s last day before incarceration...
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Messi and Suárez face tough trip to Mestalla to take on Valencia
Luis Suárez will look to push on after opening his account for Barcelona in Cyprus It was a case of opposing fortunes for two of La Liga’s finest in Jornada 12. After watching Luis Enrique’s Barcelona...
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Real Madrid and Barcelona see form fluctuate ahead of El Clasico
View image | gettyimages.com Lionel Messi was finished. Barcelona were in crisis. Luis Enrique in trouble. Now, they’re not. Barcelona are the league leaders, they’ve advanced to the quarter-finals...
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Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich to see Guardiola turn pragmatist
View image | gettyimages.com Pep Guardiola returns to the Camp Nou. There’s little else to be said that will inflate the sense of event. Four ultra-successful years he spent managing his boyhood club,...
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Lionel Messi set to pose Max Allegri an unsolvable problem
It was just last summer that Luis Enrique and Max Allegri came to be. A couple of months separated their arrivals at Barcelona and Juventus, but they drew familiarity in the immediate questions...
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