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WhoScored tipster: How to bet El Clasico with no Messi or Ronaldo

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WhoScored tipster: How to bet El Clasico with no Messi or Ronaldo There’s a curious feel about a game that many feel is the greatest in club football this time around as Barcelona prepare to face fierce rivals Real Madrid.While Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence from the historic fixture has been known since a move to Juventus in the summer, injury to Lionel ...

Top tip treble with Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United in action

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Top tip treble with Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United in action With a trio of matches to look forward to in the Premier League, we’ve picked one top tip from each in an attempt to find the best value treble from today’s action.Burnley vs Chelsea - Both teams to scoreChelsea travel to Turf Moor looking to bounce back to winning ways after a drop off ...

Championship team of the week: Sharp treble fires Blades into first

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Championship team of the week: Sharp treble fires Blades into first After 15 games of the Championship season, a league renowned to be among the most competitive in football is certainly living up to that billing.Just two of the top six picked up wins, with Sheffield United now top of the league by two clear points after a 4-2 victory over Wigan - an identical gap t...

Classic treble headlining the top 10 matches in Europe this weekend

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Classic treble headlining the top 10 matches in Europe this weekend As we edge past the quarter of the season mark in most of Europe’s major leagues, we take a look at the top ten matches from this weekend’s fixtures, and there is only one place to start.That, of course, is LaLiga, where the first Clasico of the season could well be Julen Lopetegui&rsquo...

The stats highlighting Wayne Rooney’s incredible impact at DC United

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The stats highlighting Wayne Rooney’s incredible impact at DC United When Wayne Rooney finally concluded a drawn out transfer to MLS, many questioned whether he was fit enough to make the same impact that a number of strikers have in recent years having made the move to the US.He arrived at DC United with the club in desperate position, five points adrift at the foot...

Team Form Rankings: Arsenal eye top spot as winning streak continues

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Team Form Rankings: Arsenal eye top spot as winning streak continues It’s all but level pegging atop the European team form rankings ahead of the return of the Champions League this week, with Manchester City just edging PSG to top spot this time around.Both teams secured convincing 5-0 wins at the weekend, with City dispatching of Burnley to ensure that they h...

Nelson, Sancho and Sessegnon take places in European U21 best XI

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Nelson, Sancho and Sessegnon take places in European U21 best XI As far as qualifying for the latest young team of the week was concerned across Europe’s top five leagues, the bar couldn’t have been set any higher on Friday night.Frankfurt hosted struggling Fortuna Dusseldorf in the Bundesliga and 20-year-old striker Luka Jovic was in blistering form ...

Player form rankings: Sibling rivalry as Thorgan Hazard joins Eden among Europe's elite

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Player form rankings: Sibling rivalry as Thorgan Hazard joins Eden among Europe's elite While Eden Hazard remains top of the form rankings, despite seeing his rating drop following a subdued display against Manchester United, he is joined in the leaderboard this week by younger brother Thorgan.With a goal and an assist at the weekend for high-flying Gladbach, the winger has now had a d...

Mahrez and Martial shine among Saturday’s star man displays in the Premier League

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Mahrez and Martial shine among Saturday’s star man displays in the Premier League We run down the man of the match performances from this Saturday’s fixtures in the Premier League as Manchester City romped to victory and Chelsea and Manchester United played out an entertaining draw.Chelsea 2-2 Manchester United - Anthony MartialIn and out of the side at Manchester United si...

WhoScored tipster: The three Frenchman worth buying on Football Index this weekend

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WhoScored tipster: The three Frenchman worth buying on Football Index this weekend Football INDEX is the world’s first football stock market where you can buy and sell shares in footballers with real money. Football INDEX offers fans a chance to bet on the future success of football players compared to the short-lived outcome of betting on football results. There are two dif...