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Player Focus: The Ballon d'WhoScored 2013

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Player Focus: The Ballon d'WhoScored 2013 The 23 man Ballon d'Or shortlist for 2013 was released earlier today, and as per usual there are talking points aplenty regarding questionable omissions and inclusions. FIFA, nor anybody else for that matter, cannot produce an infallible list of the best performers in any given time frame and points...

Dortmund vs Bayern: Where the Champions League Final will be Won and Lost

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Dortmund vs Bayern: Where the Champions League Final will be Won and Lost Bayern Munich fans mockingly sang football's coming home as they watched their side cruise to a 3-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium in the second round of this season's Champions League. Dortmund fans may well join them this weekend when the two sides meet at the same location (albeit at a rebuilt s...

Player Focus: Diego Leading Europe's Top Dribblers

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Player Focus: Diego Leading Europe's Top Dribblers Regardless of the stature of the team you play for, there is always that one player who perceives himself to be the pick of bunch, or the one that possesses that natural ability to brush past an opponent with minimal ease, no matter the level of the football being played.In the modern game, while th...

Player Focus: Mario Götze a Good Fit for Bayern

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Player Focus: Mario Götze a Good Fit for Bayern It was announced on the morning of Bayern Munich's Champions League tie with Barcelona and 36 hours ahead of Borussia Dortmund's home leg encounter against Real Madrid, but with the signing of Mario Götze, the recently crowned Bundesliga champions have signalled their intentions prior to the up...

Player Focus: Europe's Culpable Possession Conceders

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Player Focus: Europe's Culpable Possession Conceders Though they often ensure excitement, even the very best tricksters can be among the most frustrating players for the fans to watch. Here we'll take a look at the players across Europe's top 5 leagues most prone to conceding possession through all manner of means.We take a look at each players’...

Player Focus: Franck Ribéry

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Player Focus: Franck Ribéry FC Bayern Munich; not solely reliant on their first eleven anymore, the German giants still lean on their outstanding star.Having conceded the title for two consecutive years for the first time since the 94/95 and 95/96 seasons, Bayern analysed their problems this summer and strengthened the squad i...

Euro 2012 Focus: Key Battles in the Opening Fixtures

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Euro 2012 Focus: Key Battles in the Opening Fixtures The first round of group matches at Euro 2012 have thrown up a number of great prospective games and some intriguing key battles within those matches. While it is still unclear exactly who will start and what role they might play, there are some players who are all but guaranteed to face off in the ...

League Focus: Bundesliga Team of the Season

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League Focus: Bundesliga Team of the Season The Bundesliga came to a close last weekend (Final League Table), with Borussia Dortmund retaining their crown following an unbeaten streak of 28 league games, running until the end of the season. They beat Bayern to the title relatively comfortably in the end, with an 8-point gap at the top. Undoub...

Team Focus: Bayern Munich

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Team Focus: Bayern Munich Less than a month ago, the carnival of chaos that is the FC Bayern boardroom was in full swing with the Bavarians dropping eight points behind Borussia Dortmund and trailing FC Basel in their Champions League Last 16 clash.Uli Hoeness and Karl-Heinz Ruminnegge had apparently addressed the players in...

Stats Analysis: WhoScored's Top Rated Wingers

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Stats Analysis: WhoScored's Top Rated Wingers WhoScored continues our series of articles analysing the top five players per position across Europe’s top five leagues by turning our attentions to the wide men. Four of the five main leagues are represented here; two of our featured five are based in Spain, with Serie A the only one to miss ...