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La Liga: 2013-14 Preview

Barcelona and Real Madrid are likely to dominate another season in Spain. They continue to maintain strong squads with Barcelona adding Neymar while Real Madrid have added Isco and Illarramendi although they have lost Higuain and Barcelona moved David Villa

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2013 Confederations Cup: Brazil vs. Spain Preview

Four years ago in South Africa, this was the match-up everyone wanted to see, but it was the US that called it off by defeating Spain in the semifinals. Both teams had difficult semifinals this time around, but both found

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2013 Confederations Cup Preview and Predictions

The World Cup in Brazil is only a year away, so the Confederations Cup is upon us. There has been much speculation about Brazil being prepared for the World Cup next year, but that is a worry for another time

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La Liga: 2012-13 End Of Season Awards

Once again Barcelona and Real Madrid finished top two in La Liga. Barcelona ran away with the title as Real Madrid struggled early in the season and only overtook crosstown rival Atletico late in the season. Despite this, there will

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2012-13 La Liga Preview

La Liga returns this weekend and it will be another battle among the two giants. Both teams have made some additions to already strong squads. After Barcelona and Real Madrid, there is plenty of talented players that unfortunately will all

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Euro 2012: Final Recap

It was a game for about a half, but Spain eventually took control of the game and routed them 4-0. Spain opened the scoring in the 14th minute when Cesc Fabregas crossed to David Silva. They doubled in the 41st

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Euro 2012: Final Preview

It is sad to see that the tournament will be ending tomorrow. It has been an exciting tournament with good attacking football. The final is a rematch of a group match that was a draw the first time around. Both

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Euro 2012: Semifinals Preview

The semifinals are here and they are match-ups of teams that have recently dominated European football. Looking back at these teams recent histories, they have a history of knocking each other out. At Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010, the

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Euro 2012: Group C Preview

Group C is another interesting group pitting the last two World Cup winners in the same group. Here is a look at the teams in this group. Spain: Player To Watch: Fernando Torres Torres seems to be getting back some

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2011, My Top Games Of The Year

Despite international tournaments in AFC, CONCACAF, and CONMENBOL, no international games make this list as the tournaments in the summer disappointed in terms of offensive punch, although the CONCACAF Gold Cup final was an exciting comeback for Mexico. Here is

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