A week ago it was reported that Cristiano Ronaldo was about to begin running on that repaired
ankle that the star player injured over nine games back and earlier this week Ronaldo began doing
individual workouts with the team's trainer. As of Tuesday Ronaldo began doing ball dribbling and
skill workouts still without the squad and by the end of the week Ronaldo was expected to begin
training with Real Madrid once again.
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Robin van Persie suffered one of the Premier League's most significant injuries over last
weekend in his friendly match with the Netherlands verses Italy. The star forward of Arsenal went
down in the twelfth minute and was taken off on a stretcher due to a serious ankle injury.Â
Apparently van Persie has suffered a torn ligament in the ankle and he claims that he will only
miss a little bit over a month to around six weeks.
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It was a tough October for the stars of Manchester City. The squad that started out the year
with one of the hottest starts of any Premier League squad has slowed down their goal scoring pace
over the last four matches and achieved four straight draws. In only one of the matches did the
Blues even reach double digit goals, but at least it was against one of the tougher defenses this
season in Burnley.
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It seems hard to believe that LA Galaxy lie just two games away from another Major League Soccer
Championship after the season they've endured.
Rewind four months and a return to the increasingly bitter feud between Landon Donovan and David
Beckham, a talented axis by which much of LA's attacking play is based, which was threatening to
derail the Galaxy's season.
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Anfield Talk 11 November @ 12:05 PM EST
When Liverpool paid Portsmouth £18m for Glen Johnson more than a few eyebrows were raised and
plenty of those raised were from us Reds fans. The more Johnson plays for Liverpool though the more
you can see that he is becoming worth every penny that we paid for him as he adds a whole new
dimension to the Reds side.
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Sevilla has been playing with a lot of confidence recently. In fact the squad has quietly
rested in the top three spots all season and won seven matches out of ten and only lost two over
that span. In other words Sevilla is one of the best clubs in the league. But could they be the
best?
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Barcelona-Mallorca
A great battle in this one as our number one squad faces off against our number five.Â
Barcelona has looked unbeatable so far this season and what do you know? The treble winners still
have yet to lose a match and now the season is about 25% over.
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Footy Factor 04 November @ 09:48 AM EST
Prior to last night's match against Chelsea at the Estadio Vicente Calderon,
Footy Factor called in some favors from our Spanish counterparts and shot some telling
footage of Atletico Madrid's pre-match warm-up. Do you notice who's missing?
PS. On a side note, check out Jose Antonio Reyes' hop-step-jump over the touchline.
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If English giants and 2005 winners Liverpool lose to Lyon in France on Wednesday night their
Champions League dreams could be all but over. Should Fiorentina beat Hungarian outfit Debrecen
(a very likely occurrence) Liverpool will be six points adrift with just two games left.
It makes for grim reading for the Anfield faithful, with their Premier League title hopes in
tatters the Champions League represents a great chance for them to pick up some silverware and an
exit in the group stages is virtually unthinkable.
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Soccerblog 01 November @ 04:52 PM EST
I did not know that the MLS was a giant holding area for players seeking addiction
counseling.
Through the Revs vs Fire match, Sullivan and Bretos in their verbiage sprinkled the word
"intervention". Even in their word salad, that word stuck out. Whereas Bretos usage was confined to
the more physical aspect of the game when a defender cut off a pass or cleared a corner, Sullivan's
was a bit more cognitive when he said that Jeff Larontewicz's "intervention" pushed Shalrie Joseph
to play better.
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Azzurri coach Marcello Lippi has come under heavy criticism in recent months despite Italy's
success in qualifying to the World Cup in South Africa. La Nazionale went through an alarming goal
drought and was only able to overcome it after two unfortunate own goals from returning Georgia
captain Kakha Kaladze.
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the yorkies 30 October @ 07:17 PM EST
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"Can I get back to you in five years?"One thing has become crystal clear over the last few days of post-season naval gazing at BMO Field.
It doesn't matter, who the head coach is, it doesn't matter how the star player feels, it doesn't
matter what the supporters want - Mo Johnston (Yes, the Scottish Hall of Famer!
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Real Madrid-Getafe
What is going on with Real Madrid? With three losses in their last five matches I guess they
really do miss this Cristiano Ronaldo guy. Real will look to bounce back from their terrible loss
earlier in the week to a squad I have never heard of, Alcorcon, but if Real Madrid continues to
play like they did against this third tier squad then it could feel a lot longer then a few weeks
without their key star player.
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Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United refers to his players as "boys" and calls them "son,"
when speaking to them of matters most important. His "sons" grow up to call him "father." Both
Beckham and Ronaldo have described him as such. He is the last of the great British coaching
daddies.
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MIKE JACOBS 29 October @ 02:43 PM EST
There are different ways to manage players and teach and educate - no one style is the right way,
as it has to fit each coach's personality.
Alan Black of Goal.com writes about the parenting style of Sir Alex Ferguson, and how that context
of teaching and coaching appears to be a dying breed.
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Now that Argentina has qualified to the World Cup ensuring the presence of star player Lionel
Messi, barring any injury or outlandish suspension,  how does one evaluate the comments made
by FIFA President Sepp Blatter? Prior to the decisive qualifiers which yielded  Argentina's
qualification to South Africa as well as Portugal's opportunity to do so through a two-legged
playoff clash with Bosnia & Herzegovina, Blatter declared that the World Cup will not be affected
if Messi or Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo were missing.
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Spanish football club
Valencia have recently admitted that they still have some serious
financial problems. Valencia's star player
David Villa has sacked his agent Luis Tamargo,
after he failed to secure him a move away from the club.
Man United, Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Liverpool have all been linked with a move for the
player.
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Liverpool's crushing defeats to Sunderland and Lyon are undoubtedly devastating blows to the club's
trophy ambitions. Clearly, the recurring problems that have plagued Liverpool under Rafa Benitez
are wreaking havoc once again. As such, if the club is to recover and salvage something from this
campaign, it is imperative that important changes are made NOW.
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Hot on the heels of more Robinho exit rumours comes Guillem Balague's considered view:
The Premier league club have no intention of selling their star player and Barcelona do
not have sufficient funds to even consider making a large enough bid that might give City reason to
reconsider.
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That's right boys and girls it's time for your new favorite board game, La Liga Presents
Stealing the Stars.Â
The only game where all you have to do is make it rain Monopoly money on all of the other
contestants and in turn they give you their most coveted players.
Here's how the game works:Â
The first player to scream "La Liga" becomes the games main manager or president who we will
call, Mr.
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It's just like one of those cheesy sports movies. The team seems unconquerable going into a
huge tournament. They suffer a few losses and realize they are human. Then they band together
and begin to turn it around and play together as a team.  But the conflict arises when the star
player goes down with a serious injury leaving him teammates devastated and feeling as if they are
against all odds.
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Well the first serious blow to Real Madrid came, frustratingly, in a World Cup Qualifier over
last weekend. And I'm sure by now you have heard that Cristiano Ronaldo will be out for some
significant time thanks to Portugal using the injured player due to their desperate position
regarding a World Cup birth.
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I have said it before and I will say it again. Lionel Messi is flat out the best player in all
of the world. End of the discussion.Â
Messi brought home the first ever treble for Spain's La Liga and the forward won the Champions
League Player & Forward of the Year awards and also the LLTO Player of the Year to name a few of
the most coveted trophies in his case at home.
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With the first quarter of football almost over in most leagues around Europe, now is a good time
to measure the current progress of some of the giant clubs on the continent. Actually, analyzing
the success or failure of clubs in general won't be nearly as exciting as identifying a more
specific object of analysis.
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Editor's Note: Defoe did play in his match this weekend after allÂ
Jermaine Defoe is the most underrated footballer in all of the Premier League. The Tottenham
Hotspurs star player has quietly scored five goals this year in seven matches and has quite simply
been a tremendous offensive force for the Spurs.
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Barcelona star forward Lionel Messi has just signed a new seven-year contract worth over £56m,
that's £170,000-a-week - making him Nou Camp's highest earner. Pep Guardiola is delighted to
extend the contract of his star player to two more years to his last contract. "It's an immense
piece of news for the club and for the player [.
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The Emperor of cunning makes former player look three inches tall!
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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is unconcerned by Carlos Tevez's possible
absence ahead of the Manchester derby this weekend.
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I know that that is a very bold statement but here's why I think Kaka is still the best. First
of, all as a Milan fan, I felt bad that we had to sell our star player just because the club was
experiencing serious debts. In my opinion, that should have never been a reason.
I think Mr.
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David Villa
David Villa or as I like to call him "Every Owner's Transfer Dream," surprisingly stayed put
this off-season at Valencia and last weekend the club showcased their rare talent to the world once
again. Villa is well known around the globe for his unique goal scoring ability and often the
star player reaches the summit of twenty league goals in a season.
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'La rabona'. Talk to anyone who is into Italian football about Alberto Aquilani and that word is
bound to come up. It is how Italians describe an audacious bit of skill where a player backheals a
pass while running, a move that done well is likely to put any defence off balance.
Just as Aquilani did at the San Siro on the 11th of November of 2006.
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Great result for the club. It's games like this we had trouble with last season so it's nice to
see that we haven't stumbled yet on lower table teams. Now, if we can beat those pesky ones in the
top half of the table we will be doing great.
Even when we stomp a team by scoring four goals and keep a clean sheet, Rafa manages to say
something to annoy the crap out of me.
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Alex Ferguson's major fury over referees Ballack and Foy is indispensable. Have the players' mental
attitudes toward the game changed? Has the departure of star player Cristiano Ronaldo made a huge
impact on them?
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Alex Ferguson's major fury over referees Ballack and Foy is indispensable. Have the players' mental
attitudes toward the game changed? Has the departure of star player Cristiano Ronaldo made a huge
impact on them?
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