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Leonardo’s Home League Form Offers Inter Plenty Optimism

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Leonardo’s Home League Form Offers Inter Plenty Optimism Having lost their grip on the Champions League and Serie A, Inter will be hoping to end the season on a positive note by clinching some silverware in the Italian Cup Final against Palermo later in the month. It’s been a topsy-turvy campaign for the Nerazzurri with Jose Mourinho departing for M...

Barca Take the Title at Levante

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Barca Take the Title at Levante OverviewReal Madrid’s 4-0 home win over Getafe on Tuesday evening may have put the Nou Camp champagne on ice for an extra day, but in the end it mattered not. Barcelona’s 1-1 draw away to Levante last night was enough to clinch a third successive La Liga title for Pep Guardiola‘s s...

Europe All Star Team- Three of the Best: May 2-8, 2011

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Europe All Star Team- Three of the Best: May 2-8, 2011 As our All Star Team of the Week indicates, there have been some outstanding performances throughout the top five divisions in Europe over the last few days. Mario Gomez was the top-rated forward for a lethal display in Bayern Munich’s 8-1 away demolition of St Pauli, while Saint Etienne winge...

Manchester City vs Tottenham

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Manchester City vs Tottenham Man City play host to Tottenham tonight knowing a victory would guarantee them a minimum fourth-place finish and clinch that much sought-after Champions League spot. Roberto Mancini has something of a dilemma, though; with an FA Cup Final against Stoke this weekend, does he choose to rest or rotate ...

Torres’s Uninspiring Arrival Shows why Didier is Still the Top Drog at Chelsea

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Torres’s Uninspiring Arrival Shows why Didier is Still the Top Drog at Chelsea Prior to his side’s crucial Premier League showdown, sleepless nights surrounding team selection would have plagued Carlo Ancelotti.The £50 million acquisition of Fernando Torres has proved to be more of a hindrance than a luxury for the Chelsea manager, as the Italian is forced to inter...

United Take a Huge Step Towards the Title

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United Take a Huge Step Towards the Title OverviewA run of eight wins and a draw in their last nine league games meant Chelsea arrived at Old Trafford yesterday just three points behind their hosts. Carlo Ancelotti’s side knew a win would see them leapfrog Man United with just two games left but were given no time to settle, as Javier...

Analysis of a Title-Winning Match: AS Roma v AC Milan

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Analysis of a Title-Winning Match: AS Roma v AC Milan Overview Milan arrived at the Stadio Olympico needing a point from the match with Roma to clinch their first league title in seven years and duly obliged; this 0-0 draw ended Inter’s five year-reign as Serie A champions, handing the title to Massimiliano Allegri’s side with two league ga...

AS Roma v AC Milan - Pre Match Analysis

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AS Roma v AC Milan - Pre Match Analysis AC Milan line up against AS Roma in the Stadio Olympico tonight looking for the victory that would crown them Serie A champions for 2010/11. With just three games to go, it would take a monumental collapse for Massimiliano Allegri’s side to be denied the league now; Milan have an eight point l...

Man of the Match Analysis - Nenê and Arturo Vidal

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Man of the Match Analysis - Nenê and Arturo Vidal There’s no surprise in seeing Lionel Messi top the charts for Most Man of the Match displays this season; the little Argentine has been awarded the honour a fantastic 22 times from only 29 starting appearances for a never-ending series of world-class performances. A glance further down the lis...

All Star Team - Three of the Best

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All Star Team - Three of the Best A look at the Team of the Week shows two of our Top Rating outfield players were awarded a 10 Rating for exceptional performances in last weekend’s fixtures; Bayern Munich’s Thomas Müller and Alessio Cerci of Fiorentina. The pair helped their teams to comprehensive home wins and wer...