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WhoScored Ligue 1 All Star XI - Gameweek 6

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Sep 21 2011 16:03
WhoScored Ligue 1 All Star XI - Gameweek 6 Lyon condemned Marseille to another defeat as they maintained their unbeaten record at the top of the Ligue 1 table. Valenciennes record their first win of the season with a home hammering of Gijon, PSG laboured to an away draw at Evian and Sochaux grabbed a valuable point at champions Lille. Nice a...
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Fabregas Flourishing While Arsenal Flounder

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Sep 21 2011 12:46
Fabregas Flourishing While Arsenal Flounder Cesc Fabregas' long awaited return to Barcelona proved so long in the waiting that Barcelona fans could be forgiven for losing interest in the drawn out transfer saga. After a deal was finally completed this summer, said fans interests in the Spaniard will have risen dramatically after a seamless tr...
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WhoScored Serie A All Star XI - Gameweek 2

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Sep 21 2011 10:44
WhoScored Serie A All Star XI - Gameweek 2 With two rounds of fixtures completed, both Inter and Milan sit on one point apiece. It’s been an unexpected start to Serie A, with Massimo Allegri’s champions doing their best to take the heat off Gian Piero Gasperini with an equally shocking start, though Milan at least have the luxury...
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WhoScored Europe All Star XI - Gameweek 6

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Sep 20 2011 15:53
WhoScored Europe All Star XI - Gameweek 6 Barcelona’s sensational eight-goal win over Osasuna proved the biggest margin of victory in Europe’s top five leagues this week. A hat-trick from Edinson Cavani in Napoli’s destruction of Milan allows him to join Lionel Messi up front in the WhoScored Europe All Star XI, while Nani...
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Milan-Udinese: We'll Call You Right Back

by Adam Digby at Tuesday, Sep 20 2011 12:00
Milan-Udinese: We'll Call You Right Back Since taking over as coach of the Italian national team in the aftermath of Italy's horrific showing at the World Cup in South Africa, Cesare Prandelli has had an incredible impact on the Azzurri. Six wins and a draw - added to the default victory over Serbia - is a remarkable return given the previ...
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WhoScored Premier League All Star XI - Gameweek 5

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Sep 20 2011 09:45
WhoScored Premier League All Star XI - Gameweek 5 Man United’s win over Chelsea saw them take a two-point lead at the top of the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. Fulham’s Craven Cottage comeback against Man City deprived Roberto Mancini’s side of all three points, with the visitors having to settle for a draw despite Sergio Agu...
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Survival of the Richest? Premier League Newcomers’ Transfer Policies

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Sep 19 2011 16:49
Survival of the Richest? Premier League Newcomers’ Transfer Policies This season's promoted sides in the Premier League all got off to reasonably slow starts to their respective campaigns. Neil Warnock, Paul Lambert and Brendan Rodgers were all doomed to fail in the top flight according to many, with all three opting for bargain deals rather than marquee signings ear...
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WhoScored Bundesliga All Star XI - Gameweek 6

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, Sep 19 2011 10:04
WhoScored Bundesliga All Star XI - Gameweek 6 Sunday afternoon saw Bayern Munich move two points ahead of the chasing pack with their fifth victory on the trot. Elsewhere in the Bundesliga, a brilliant win for Cologne at Leverkusen earns three of their players a slot in this week’s All Star XI. Hoffenheim grabbed their fourth win from fiv...
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What a Waste: England and Germany's Worst Culprits for Shots Without Scoring

by Martin Laurence at Saturday, Sep 17 2011 13:23
What a Waste: England and Germany's Worst Culprits for Shots Without Scoring With 3 of the 5 major European Leagues now in full swing, goals have flown in in the Premier League and Bundesliga in particular, with Wayne Rooney and Mario Gomez showing exactly how it's done with 8 goals each. The former's haul have come from just 4 games, one fewer than Gomez, and come courtesy ...
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Ibrahimovic's Absence a Blessing in Disguise for AC Milan?

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Sep 16 2011 16:24
Ibrahimovic's Absence a Blessing in Disguise for AC Milan? For the past eight seasons, the key to winning a domestic title has been simple- buy Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the league success will automatically follow. Over three different countries and with five different clubs, the Swede’s record is as unique as it is unquantifiable. From Ajax to Juventus...
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