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WhoScored.com’s Spanish National Dream Team XI

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WhoScored.com’s Spanish National Dream Team XI World Cup holders Spain travel to Bari tonight for an intriguing showdown with Italy. The friendly has been somewhat overshadowed by the upcoming Spanish Super Copa between Barcelona and Real Madrid; Sergio Ramos and Xavi have already withdrawn from Vicente del Bosque’s squad ahead of the firs...

WhoScored.com's England National Dream Team XI

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WhoScored.com's England National Dream Team XI England were set to host Holland in an eye-catching friendly today before the game was postponed due to the rioting in the capital. Fabio Capello will have been hoping to reunite his squad following a break from internationals but saw stars such as Jack Wilshere, Darren Bent and Frank Lampard withdr...

Is Sneijder Better Suited to the Red or Blue Side of Manchester?

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Is Sneijder Better Suited to the Red or Blue Side of Manchester? The future of Inter Milan's Wesley Sneijder remains one of football's greatest mysteries at the moment, with an ongoing transfer saga involving Manchester United, repeatedly being rebuffed by both parties, continuing to circulate the back pages.United's Community Shield opponents and bitter rivals M...

Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- La Liga

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Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- La Liga Next up in our look at the top scoring centre-halves of 2010/11 is La Liga. The top two teams are represented here, with Gerard Pique and Ricardo Carvalho proving their importance at either side of the pitch for Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively. There were impressive performers near the foot o...

Could Key Battles Sway Community Shield in City's Favour?

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Could Key Battles Sway Community Shield in City's Favour? The annual curtain raiser for English football's domestic season is upon us, and a fierce derby between Manchester's United and City should wet the appetite nicely ahead of the upcoming Premier League season.Any worries that this season's Community Shield could lack passion and competitiveness went ...

Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Serie A

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Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Serie A The second article in our series focusing on goal scoring centre halves sees Serie A come under the microscope. Three of our top five proved crucial to their clubs in the bottom half of Italy’s top division, while just one player- Udinese’s Mehdi Benatia- starred for any of the top seven...

Hey Big Spenders: Serie A - AS Roma

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Hey Big Spenders: Serie A - AS Roma Italian Serie A side AS Roma have seen a major overhaul this summer, investing in young talent both at managerial and squad level.After a turbulent season which saw the removal of Claudio Ranieri, the Sensi family agreed to officially end their 18-year ownership of the club by selling up to American...

Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Premier League

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Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Premier League A new series of articles this week turns our attentions to the top five goal scoring centre-halves in each of Europe’s main five leagues. Beginning with the Premier League, we highlight those all-action, inspirational figures whose aerial presence and eye for goal in the opponent’s penal...

N’Zogbia’s Outstanding Dribbling Fact or Fiction?

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N’Zogbia’s Outstanding Dribbling Fact or Fiction? After Aston Villa completed the signing of Charles N'Zogbia for the reasonably modest fee of £9.5m they undoubtedly secured the services of one of the Premier League's most threatening wingers. The Frenchman is renowned for his dribbling ability and it isn't hard to see why.The 25-year-old att...

Alessandro Matri: Better Than You Think

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From the moment David Trezeguet departed, fans and journalists alike bemoaned the lack of a true goalscorer in the Juventus attack. Common wisdom would have it that Alessandro Del Piero is too old, Vincenzo Iaquinta too prone to injury, Luca Toni four years too late and Amauri? He has the look of a ...