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La Liga Roundup, Week 7: A Statement of Intent
This La Liga season has been bonkers already: Cristiano Ronaldo is scoring everything, Barcelona have yet to concede a goal, and Eibar looks like the most impressive Basque club in the league. So what did we learn this week? Plenty. Valencia 3 – Atletico Madrid 1: In our preview, we said that this game was a…
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La Liga Roundup: Week 3
-We begin this week’s La Liga roundup in–where else–Madrid, where defending champions Atlético defeated Real 2-1. Arda Turan came on for Gabi just after the hour and notched the winner 15 minutes later following a beautiful dummy by Raúl García. The victory marked Atlético’s third at the Santiago Bernabéu since May 2013, and the Colchoneros are unbeaten…
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La Liga Roundup Week 2
It’s over. La Liga is done. Barcelona are champions. Wait, what? You mean the title isn’t decided yet? Welcome to another edition of the Liga roundup. Let’s recap the show. Real Soceidad 4 – Real Madrid 2: Carlo Ancelotti is finding out that you can’t win games without a proper defensive midfielder (unless you’re Liverpool…
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La Liga Roundup: Week 1
La Liga is back! The Spanish first division returned this weekend after its three-month break. The Big Three all picked up points, new boys debuted, and of course, there was controversy. Let’s round it up! – Barcelona 3-0 Elche Last year’s runners-up started the season in fine form, I’d say. Lionel Messi scored twice as…
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Luis Suarez Still Very Much A Villain
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) today issued its verdict regarding Luis Suarez’s nine international game, four month ban from football. That verdict? Luis Suarez is still very much a biter. CAS decided to uphold the original ruling and Luis Suarez still cannot play internationally for Uruguay for up to two years, nor can…
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They Never Learn
https://twitter.com/barcastuff/status/467224203583053824 Barcelona is out there throwing games on purpose, aren’t they? This is the sixth time Barcelona will play Atletico Madrid this season, and, for whatever reason, they still insist on playing four central midfielders against a team that presses the center of the pitch with reckless abandon. You would think a smart manager…
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What Happened This Weekend?
Oh, man. We had a lot of good footy this weekend. Time to do a roundup. Premier League Manchester City 4-1 Southampton: Dominant win for the hosts, to the surprise of no one. Stevan Jovetic scored! Aston Villa 1-2 Fulham: Felix Magath, the wonderful, wonderful Magath. Whenever he gets in a fi–sorry. Hugo Rodellaga’s winner…
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MVP Vs Best Player: The Endless Debate
In September of last year, I tweeted that I thought that Luis Suarez was the best player in the Premier League. While that doesn’t sound like heresy now, it really was in September as it was a forgone conclusion that Robin Van Persie was that guy. It was Robin Van Persie who led Manchester United…
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Atlético Madrid: Europe’s Underappreciated Power
The Manzanares is a river that begins flowing in the Sierra de Guadarrama, a mountain range in the center of the Iberian Peninsula. Flowing southeast from its source, the Manzanares enters the city of Madrid via the El Pardo barrio. The river eventually empties into the Jarama, east of Madrid; the Jarama, in turn, empties…
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Boring, Boring Jose
“What is life without hate?” – Roger Bennett I don’t like Jose Mourinho. I just don’t get the love affair with the man at all. Sure, he’s a brilliant tactician and a great man manager who seems to get the most out of his players. I get that. But there’s another side of the coin…
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