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BT Sports Advertisement For The Christmas Fixtures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSk3GFRtoig I stumbled on this advertisement at the Chelsea blog We Ain’t Got No History. Apparently, they can’t take a joke and chose to talk shit about BT Sports because of their #banter. Of course, this is the same community that didn’t want Diego Costa because they thought he was a cunt. This isn’t the first…
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Balance At The Bridge
Before the season began, I wrote about Jose Mourinho building a squad that would contend with the best of Europe, and perhaps pick up a few trophies along the way. I still think Chelsea are a juggernaut, probably not on par with Real Madrid or Bayern Munich, but definitely not too far behind. The additions…
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Waiting For Dano
Daniel Sturridge was supposed to lead Liverpool AS (after Suarez). Brendan Rodgers was supposed to tailor his squad to the strengths of his striker, and in turn, that striker was supposed to take Liverpool, while not necessarily to the lengths and heights of their season last year, pretty darn close. Yet both player and club…
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La Liga Roundup Week 11: Getting In The Groove
The upsets from this weekend proved that anything can happen in Spain’s top flight. The league’s depth is unmatched (except perhaps in Germany), and as contenders Atlético Madrid, Sevilla, and Valencia found out on Sunday, upsets can happen at any time. Real Madrid 5 – Rayo Vallecano 1: Gareth Bale started for the first time since…
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Bundesliga Roundup: Week 9
Hannover 96 1 – Borussia Dortmund 0: Since facing Arsenal, Borussia have yet to win a game in the Bundesliga, and last year’s second place team now find themselves in 15th place, two points away from relegation as they lost 1-0 to Hannover last weekend. Manager Jurgen Klopp has voiced concerns about the style of football…