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Nerves, Swerves and Lionel Messi
When Alvaro Morata scored the equalizer last night for Juventus, I feared the worst. In the immediate aftermath of the goal, it looked like Juventus was going to beat Barcelona. And Barcelona really had themselves to blame. I’m not trying to belittle Juventus here – I’m really not – but Morata’s goal was so against…
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Juventus vs. Barcelona: The Great(ish) Debate
IT’S HERE IT’S HERE IT’S FINALLY HERE. The 2015 Champions League Final will kick off this evening from Berlin, as both Barcelona and Juventus seek the third and final piece of the treble. The Spanish champions are heavily favored, but in a one-off affair, who knows what can happen? Ahmad, Cole and Jeremy certainly don’t,…
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It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye
Xavi Hernandez played his last league game for Barcelona today, ending a career with the club that started in 1991, when he was 11 years old. He made his debut for the first team in 1998, but it would take a decade for the diminutive playmaker – in my mind the most influential midfielder of…
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Barcelona Will Not Win a Trophy in 2015-16
De la grada al campo. #CREADAPARABRILLAR pic.twitter.com/r1DBuo1DKs — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) May 23, 2015 Barcelona are actually going through with this. The Catalan club’s home kit next season will feature horizontal stripes. (There’s the pic, in case you haven’t seen it.) I mean. Come on. You know who else wears horizontal stripes? QPR. Granada, too,…
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Lionel Messi Says “Shove It” to Crisis Talk
“Don’t throw shit at us from outside because that will only do us harm.” Damn, Lio. Calm down. — Oui Oui Cauley-Stein / احمد (@viagraofchaos) January 12, 2015 The funniest thing happened to me last week. You know what I saw on the Twitter machine? The app that never sleeps? The app that coughs hot…
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Arsenal Hotspur FC
Note: This is a work of fiction. We are not in any way implying that North London’s two clubs should merge, despite it being really the best solution for everyone involved. Crazy idea that just might work: What if Tottenham and Arsenal were to merge clubs? The two North London teams are flawed on their own, but together? The sky is…
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La Liga Data Table #1
Thirteen rounds of La Liga 2014-15 have passed us by, and it’s been an explosive 13 rounds. Atlético’s quest to hang onto the league crown, Real Madrid’s unbridled dominance, Barcelona’s three world-class forwards trying to get along, Valencia’s resurgence, David Moyes calling the shots in San Sebastián…the list goes on. But we’ve reached the point in…
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La Liga Roundup: Week 9
It’s time for another edition of the Liga BBVA roundup! Lots to discuss from over the weekend, so let’s get started… – There’s only one place we can start this week, and that would be in Madrid…with Getafe 0-1 Atlético! The Primera División champs secured all three points away in this ill-tempered derby clash, as…
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Is Luis Enrique Bad At Managing Big Games?
If Paris was a warning, Madrid made it perfectly clear. Barcelona’s approach again left them vulnerable to sides that can attack them with speed and pace, and in Real Madrid, there is no one better at exploiting that. The big news coming into this fixture was that Barcelona would be getting Luis Suarez back from his…
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Every Day Is Zlatan Day Hangout #3: Champions League Matchday Three
Here we are, folks, the third edition of the EDIZD Hangout, recorded Wednesday. Some notes: 1. If you haven’t watched one of these before: yes, this is normal hangout length. 2. I made a mistake when I said Atlético Madrid did not score a set piece goal. They actually did. Their fourth (courtesy of Diego…
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