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World Cup 2010: Top Midfielders

This is the fourth and final part of my preview of the top players at the World Cup. This part will focus on the midfielders.

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Champions League Recap: Best XI And Player Of The Season

Internazionale completed the treble by defeating Bayern Munich 2-0 on Saturday which completes the Champions League for another season. Looking back, there were tremendous performances and here is a look at the best players of the season with a Best

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Barcelona 2, Real Madrid 0: Xavi’s Brilliance Makes The Difference

What can I say about Barcelona? They were brilliant as they eased past Real Madrid 2-0 with goals from Lionel Messi and Pedro. Real Madrid weren’t terrible but other than some dangerous runs by Cristiano Ronaldo and exquisite passing by

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World Class Players And Gameweek 31 I Know The Score

One of the words that is thrown about far too much in soccer is “world class.” I think it is almost hard to find a player who has not been described as world class. Announcers use this term almost every

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Lionel Messi wins FIFA World Player Of The Year

Lionel Messi completed his sweep of the awards this year by being named the FIFA World Player Of The Year. He beat out Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi, Andres Iniesta, and Kaka for the award. The Argentinian scored the a goal in

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