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Player Focus: The Ballon d'WhoScored 2014

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Player Focus: The Ballon d'WhoScored 2014 At this time of year, the focus turns to the Ballon d’Or and with the 23-man list released earlier today, discussion is rife on social media as to who should and should not be up for nomination for the individual awards event of the year. The nominees will always spark debate, which is why we ...

Match Focus: The Key Issues Ahead of El Clásico

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Match Focus: The Key Issues Ahead of El Clásico El Clásico - an encounter that attracts interest from every fan, no matter who they support. The meeting between Real Madrid and Barcelona is widely considered the biggest in football and this weekend’s installment promises to prove why.Naturally, we at WhoScored.com are excited about S...

Player Focus: Europe's Top Performers in September

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Player Focus: Europe's Top Performers in September Once the transfer window closes, new signings strive to make an immediate impact with their team and impress the supporters. However, a familiar face has won the adulation of fans for his performances in September. Cristiano Ronaldo was WhoScored’s highest rated player (8.99) in Europe’s...

Team Focus: What's Portugal's Plan B without Cristiano Ronaldo?

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Team Focus: What's Portugal's Plan B without Cristiano Ronaldo? Cristiano Ronaldo's left thigh hasn't quite gained the same repute as David Beckham's fifth metatarsal did all of a decade ago but it's heading in the same direction - at least in Portugal. The country's talismanic captain should be fit for their opening World Cup group match against Germany (to quo...

Player Focus: Burnout a Worry for World Cup Stars

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Player Focus: Burnout a Worry for World Cup Stars The introduction of a winter break in England is a contentious issue, one that there is plenty of reason to support, particularly in a World Cup year, but the game's traditionalists will continue to argue that matches over the festive period should be retained for their entertainment value. Traditio...

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...

Match Focus: The Champions League Final - Five Key Issues

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Match Focus: The Champions League Final - Five Key Issues The Champions League final this weekend, the first ever between two teams from the same city, presents Atlético with the chance to complete a truly astounding season against their Madrid rivals by adding a European trophy to the league crown they won against the odds last week. Despite coming...

League Focus: La Liga 2013/14 Season Review

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League Focus: La Liga 2013/14 Season Review This was, without any shadow of a doubt, one of the most exciting La Liga seasons of all-time. The most important positions at both ends of the table were not certain until the very last day, and in the very end we had a new champion outside of the Barcelona/Real Madrid monopoly for the first time i...

Player Focus: European Team of the Season

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Player Focus: European Team of the Season The culmination of Sevilla-Elche brought an end to a season full of twists and turns in Europe’s top 5 leagues. Atlético Madrid surpassed all expectations with their La Liga title win, while Manchester City, Juventus, PSG and Bayern Munich secured domestic glory.Nevertheless, of each ch...

Player Focus: Players of the Month for March

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Player Focus: Players of the Month for March March is the kind of time that fatigue really starts to set in for players that have endured long, tiring seasons, and it isn't unfair to say that this is the month that best sets apart the good from the great. Those who can maintain top level performances right the way through to this stage of the ...