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Costa Is Bayern’s Engine
When Douglas Costa signed for Bayern Munich for €30 million this summer from Ukrainian champions, Shaktar Donetsk, many people questioned the deal including his former manager Mircea Lucescu. Speaking to German newspaper, Bild, he remarked, “I think Costa is not yet strong enough for Bayern. Ribéry and Robben are a different caliber.” In 2013 when Munich won…
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Raheem Sterling & The Evaluation of Wingers
Wingers: managers love them, pundits love them, we love them. Wingers have evolved from cross-launching specialists that weren’t fully involved in the game to the most dynamic players on the pitch. Modern day wingers run, shoot, pass, cross, and dribble at neck breaking pace and do it at a high level. They pushed out the…
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2014 FIFA World Cup Power Rankings: Last 16
The 2014 World Cup group stage is now complete, and the original 32 team field has been trimmed to 16 after a two-week round-robin bonanza. The EDIZD staff members have each ranked the remaining teams 1-16 as we say our final goodbyes to a thrilling group stage and get ready for what will surely be…
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Karim Benzema and Being “The Man”
This is familiar territory for Karim Benzema. Yet, at the same time, it isn’t. France have advanced to the round of 16 at the World Cup for the first time since 2006, going through as Group E winners. Didier Deschamps’ side have been without two of its best players: Samir Nasri, who was not selected, and Franck…
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2014 FIFA World Cup Preview: France
When Didier Deschamps announced his squad for Brazil, there was one notable omission. Deschamps decided to drop Samir Nasri, the Manchester City forward, for the sake of what he calls squad harmony. And so this is where we are with France. Deschamps claims that Nasri would not have been fine with coming off the bench…
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