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Jose Mourinho & His Amazing Technicolor Squad
Chelsea have been pretty busy this transfer window. While their squad was pretty good last year, Jose Mourinho decided that he wanted more. After selling Brazilian defender – which is a stretch – and probable Sideshow Bob impersonator David Luiz for 50 million pounds (easily the best piece of business this summer, by the way),…
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Scolari’s Mercenaries
Luiz Felipe Scolari is, for now at least, the manager of the Brazilian national team. A former player himself (and by all accounts, Felipão was a bad one), he is perhaps better known for his managerial career. Luiz first started managing in Kuwait (HOME COUNTRY SHOUT OUT), winning the Emir’s Cup with local club Al Qadsiya…
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Messi Madness
There will be a proper breakdown of the goal posted later, but yesterday’s Iran – Argentina game will probably be remembered for THAT goal, the brilliant Lionel Messi golazo that came after 91 minutes of organized Iranian defense. For 91 minutes, Iran stifled the formidable Argentina offense, denying them every space down the middle. If…
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A Culture Of Fear: The English National Team
Last season’s Liverpool team was perhaps the best and worst thing to happen to the English national team setup. Brendan Rodgers built a free flowing, attacking squad on a mostly English spine. All Roy Hodgson had to do was take that blueprint and somehow wiggle Wayne Rooney into it. That’s it. So easy, even old…
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2014 FIFA World Cup Preview: Algeria
(Over the next month or so, we’re going to be doing previews for all 32 teams participating in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Yes, all 32 teams. We’ll make you laugh, cry, get mad and perhaps question why you read us in the first place. We hope you enjoy the product nonetheless) Algeria come into…
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2014 FIFA World Cup Preview: Belgium
(Over the next month or so, we’re going to be doing previews for all 32 teams participating in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Yes, all 32 teams. We’ll make you laugh, cry, get mad and perhaps question why you read us in the first place. We hope you enjoy the product nonetheless) In every competition,…
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2014 FIFA World Cup Preview: Group G
(Over the next month or so, we’re going to be doing previews for all 32 teams participating in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Yes, all 32 teams. We’ll make you laugh, cry, get mad and perhaps question why you read us in the first place. We hope you enjoy the product nonetheless) Here you’ll find…
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2014 FIFA World Cup Preview: Portugal
(Over the next month or so, we’re going to be doing previews for all 32 teams participating in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Yes, all 32 teams. We’ll make you laugh, cry, get mad and perhaps question why you read us in the first place. We hope you enjoy the product nonetheless) How exciting has…
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