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We're happy to see that the lickalicious Nuri Sahin has recovered from his injury and is back in action for Real Madrid. What's even more exciting? Watching his hotness factor escalate as we listen to him speaking Spanish in the press line post match this weekend.

All but four countries have booked their ticket to next summer's finals in Poland and Ukraine, but the quality among the eight undecided sides have created some intriguing ties, with the prospect of going on a run a la Greece always ever-present.

The play-off's two legs will be played on the 11th and 15th of the coming month, with the following countries paired against each other in the final decisive battles of the qualifying phase.

The verdict is out... UN GRAN SÍ!! More La Liga matches should kick off at noon (sudden death to your Saturday night hangovers) simply because the natural lighting at the stadiums are amazing. Madrid looked like they were playing out their FIFA 12 characters in real time at the Bernabeu yesterday.

Extrañando y esperando a Sahin

Los campeonatos europeos ya tienen varias semanas de haber comenzado y hay un hombre que por ahora a dos equipos les hace falta claramente. Uno es el Borussia Dortmund y el otro es el Real Madrid, quienes el verano pasado acordaron el traspaso del mediocampista de 23 años Nuri Sahin por 10 millones de euros.

Madrid's new reality TV Show promises everything : "The Bachelor, Geordie Shore & Spain's Next Top Model... all in 1!" Duh /via Real Madrid

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Champions League Preview: Real and Barca the teams to beat - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

It seems that in almost every aspect of the game, two clubs dominate the footballing world. They are Spanish super heavyweights Real Madrid and Barcelona. Any team boasting multiple stars is said to echo Real's Galactico era, while teams from League Two to the K-League are said to be a mini-Barcelona.

After a thrilling result on Wednesday, Arsenal were drawn as a top seed in the Champions League group draw today, Thursday August 25.

Being seeded meant we avoided such big names as Barcelona, Inter, Bayern and Madrid, but anyone who watches Champions League regularly knows that lower seeded teams can prove difficult.

Mourinho has put an end to all the speculation now. He says Real Madrid squad is more or less complete now and he is happy with the players he has. Real Madrid were able to sign Hamit Altintop, Jose Maria Callejon, Fabio Coentrao, Nuri Sahin and Raphael Varane this summer and were heavily linked to [.

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Sunday kicks off the first leg of the 2011 Spanish Super Cup featuring two of the greatest teams in the world, Real Madrid against Barcelona. Remarkably, this is the first time that Real Madrid and Barcelona have faced each other in the Spanish Super Cup since 1997 when Los Blancos won both La Liga and the Supercopa Espana.

Barcelona and Real Madrid renew their rivalry in the two-game Spanish Supercup series this weekend in what should be an early indicator of each teams' form ahead of the new season.

The teams met five times last season and this preseason series between league winner and domestic cup champion provides two more clashes, starting with Sunday's first-leg at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium followed by the return at the Camp Nou on Wednesday.

1. Are Dortmund even better this season?

After a sublime performance against HSV on Friday night, the question has to be asked. Dortmund's quick passing and interchange left HSV bewildered. The return of Kagawa has given fresh verve to Dortmund's attack.

Now, call me single minded but there is more than one reason for me enjoying current German Champions Borussia Dortmund. Not only do I enjoy coverage of youngsters that have been given licence to express themselves by impressive and passionate coach, Jurgen Klopp but it also gives me hope. Hope and inspiration.

Now, call me single minded but there is more than one reason for me enjoying current German Champions Borussia Dortmund. Not only do I enjoy coverage of youngsters that have been given licence to express themselves by impressive and passionate coach, Jurgen Klopp but it also gives me hope. Hope and inspiration.

Real Madrid "re"-announced their World Football Challenge roster today, and it has some noticeable changes.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Ricardo Carvalho, Xabi Alonso and Mesut Ozil, the headliners of the Madrid side, are all still set to play in Real's USA tour.

Real Madrid is bringing the cavalry for its summer tour of the United States.

Madrid has chosen a first-choice squad for its three games in the World Football Challenge, which includes the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Mesut Ozil, Kaka, Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas.

The biggest omissions are Argentines Angel di Maria and Gonzalo Higuain, who will be participating in Copa America.

The season is barely over and already Real Madrid have added three new players to their squad for next season. Their latest signing is former youth team forward Jose Callejon from Espanyol.

The 24-year-old, a former Spanish U21 international, moved to Espanyol at the end of the 2007/08 season and made 97 appearances for the Barcelona-based club, scoring 10 goals.

BERLIN, Germany — German-born Turkish international Nuri Sahin, who is leaving Borussia Dortmund for Real Madrid, has been voted Bundesliga player of the 2010-11 season by his peers, Kicker magazine said Monday. The 22-year-old midfielder was voted best outfield player with 46.1 percent of the vote, the magazine's survey of 298 players showed, followed in [.

In the end, some will be left crying. This, my friends is football and even teams like Deportivo la Coruna had to learn the hard way following their 0-2 loss to the Valencians last night. Los Turcos have been relegated from La Liga, and will face a painful season in second flight with Almeria and Hercules.

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This very eve Real Madrid have announced the signing of Hamit Altintop who, you may well remember, scored one of the sweetest volleys on record for Turkey against Kazakhstan in September of last year...

BOOF! As if we needed any half-baked excuse to re-post that little doozy.

Remind us why Nuri Sahin is moving to Real Madrid again? From the looks of it, his appetite for sabotaging press conferences/throwing beer on the coach's head should take him to Corinthians or at least at an event Robinho will be attending! At least we can still see Borussia manager Juergen Klopp (on the extreme left) in this photo.

Skysports.com understands that Liverpool have shown an interest in landing Turkish ace Hamit Altintop.
The midfielder's departure from Bayern Munich has already been confirmed and he will be leaving on a Bosman transfer.
He has held talks with Real Madrid already and is widely expected to join the Spanish giants, becoming their second Turkish import of the summer following on from Borussia Dortmund's Nuri Sahin.

Ich habe es mir dennoch sehr, sehr schwer gemacht, denn ich bin ein Borusse und weiß, wie die Leute mich hier schätzen und lieben, und wie ich umgekehrt den Verein und die Fans liebe, aber ich wollte auch meinen Ziel von einer Weltkarriere, auf die ich gehofft und für die ich gearbeitet habe, vorantreiben.

Los blancos ya están pensando en la próxima temporada y han reforzado su centro del campo. El objetivo era conseguir un medio que acompañase a Xabi Alonso y los merengues ya lo tienen: Nuri Sahin. Su llegada puede provocar la salida de varios jugadores españoles.
Aún no ha terminado la liga, pero el Madrid ya empieza a pensar en el nuevo proyecto de Mou y el primero en subirse al barco será el jugador del Borussia y actual campeón de la Bundesliga, Nuri Sahin.

Su nombre es Nuri Sahin y todo apunta a que en los próximos días se convertirá en el primer fichaje del Real Madrid para la próxima temporada, de hecho, ya hay medios que afirman que su contratación se podría hacer oficial esta misma semana. Su precio rondará los 12 millones de euros y con su llegada, el conjunto blanco se asegura talento.

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If you missed it earlier in our Weekend Results recap, Borussia Dortmund was crowned Bundesliga league champs with a 2-0 win at home against Nuremberg. Considering this is the club's first German league title since 2002, we assumed these boys would honour our historic tradition of full time chest festivities with pride.

Das Gefühl ist unbeschreiblich. Wovon ich fast jeden Tag in meiner Karriere geträumt habe, das haben wir alle zusammen mit einer eindrucksvollen Leistung über das ganze Jahr geschafft. Seitdem Jürgen Klopp als Trainer hier ist, arbeiten wir sehr, sehr gut. Ich habe Gänsehaut. Das ist sportlich gesehen mein schönster Tag.

Das es gar nicht so einfach ist einen Elfmeter zu verwandeln, dass zeigt uns der Dortmunder Nuri Sahin. Am Samstag gegen Mainz hat er sage und schreibe schon den dritten Elfmeter in dieser Saison verballert. Das ist Bundesligarekord!

Ob Nuri Sahin darauf stolz ist, bleibt zu bezweifeln.

Wolfsburg vs Dortmund Bundesliga- January 29, 2011 Final score:- VFL Wolfsburg 0-3 Dortmund ( Lucas Barrios, Nuri Sahin, Mats Hummels) Borussia Dortmund cruise past Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga in their league clash on Saturday to restore their 11 point lead Wolfsburg vs Dortmund 0-1 ( Lucas Barrios goal) Wolfsburg vs Dortmund 0-2 ( Nuri Sahin [.

Bundesliga 2010/11 Team of the 'Hinrunde' is a post from: Just Football

With the Bundesliga season recently getting back underway, rejuvenated after a healthy 4-week winter break, we thought it about time to take a look back at the first half of the season ('die Hinrunde') and pick out a team of the league's best performers.

It's one thing to have supporters or analysts tell you who the best players, teams, or leagues are. Depending on who you ask or which metric you use, you can have endless arguments about quality. But why not go directly to the source and ask the professionals themselves? After all, they have to play the game week in and week out and see things on and off the field that spectators often don't or can't.

A turgid first half turned into a blistering second half, including a six minute period where Grosskreutz scored twice and Goetze scored a third for the league leaders. A late goal by Stefan Kiessling could not even cosmetically cover up an abject performance from the home side.

• If you want to beat the team with the stingiest defense on the counter, you can't sit back and allow the team with the most proficient attack to come at you all day.

A turgid first half turned into a blistering second half, including a six minute period where Grosskreutz scored twice and Goetze scored a third for the league leaders. A late goal by Stefan Kiessling could not even cosmetically cover up an abject performance from the home side.

• If you want to beat the team with the stingiest defense on the counter, you can't sit back and allow the team with the most proficient attack to come at you all day.