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Player Focus: Kevin Strootman is the Right Man for Roma

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Player Focus: Kevin Strootman is the Right Man for Roma As Kevin Strootman came through arrivals at Fiumicino airport, he found 300 Roma supporters waiting for him. “In Holland, we’re not used to welcomes like that,” he told Il Corriere dello Sport. “I’ve never seen so many people for one player.”At the time, Strootman...

Team Focus: New Look Roma Seem Set for Success

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Team Focus: New Look Roma Seem Set for Success It's been another summer of change thus far for Roma, with former Lille boss Rudi Garcia taking the reigns to become the club's fifth manager (including caretakers) since Claudio Ranieri left the club in 2011.The Frenchman has been busy in the transfer market already, and may not be done yet with Ro...

Player Focus: De Rossi Back to his Best in the Confederations Cup

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Player Focus: De Rossi Back to his Best in the Confederations Cup Thursday night in Fortaleza was bittersweet for Daniele De Rossi. By firing a spot-kick beyond Iker Casillas in a shootout, he achieved a measure of closure. Remember he was one of the players who missed when Italy’s Euro 2008 quarter-final against Spain went to penalties. Never one to hide, D...

WhoScored Tipster: Barcelona, Milan & PSG

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WhoScored Tipster: Barcelona, Milan & PSG Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain were made to wait another week to be crowed champions of their respective leagues after their nearest challengers won to keep up the chase at the top. This week, however, their fate is in their own hands, with wins on Sunday night enough to claim the title and it is...

League Focus: The Serie A Run-In

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League Focus: The Serie A Run-In The end of the season is nearly upon us in Serie A.Apart from Juventus, flush with a nine-point lead at the top of the table and poised to retain their title providing that they don't experience an unlikely post-Bayern collapse in the meantime and throw it away as controversially happened under the ...

Team Focus: Zeman's Roma

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Team Focus: Zeman's Roma Contrary to popular opinion, the concept of defending is not anathema to Zdenek Zeman. He isn't against it per se. It's nothing personal, the great man insists. It's just why make a priority of it, when it's not what most people watch a game for? In that sense, Zeman's outlook on football is quite d...

WhoScored Tipster: Napoli vs Roma & First Goalscorers

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WhoScored Tipster: Napoli vs Roma & First Goalscorers With fans having to satisfy their thirst for football over the Christmas period almost solely with English league football, La Liga and Serie A make a welcome return to action this weekend, with some tasty games in store. The FA Cup takes centre stage in England, so a top 6 clash between Napoli and ...

WhoScored Tipster: Big Match Betting

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WhoScored Tipster: Big Match Betting We approach another weekend of European football at WhoScored.com with baited breath. In particular, Sunday's lineup looks particularly enticing, and so we turn our attention to two of the biggest games from that day, both of which are sure provide entertainment aplenty. The WhoScored Tipster has ha...

WhoScored Tipster: Something for the Weekend

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WhoScored Tipster: Something for the Weekend Roma vs FiorentinaAfter many months of fluctuating success, Luis Enrique’s Roma project seems to finally be coming together.They’re third in the form table, with four wins from their last six, while at home, no side has better results over their last six. This will give them all the conf...

Stats Analysis: Serie A’s Set-Piece Specialists

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Stats Analysis: Serie A’s Set-Piece Specialists With Milan having stumbled at home to Fiorentina last week and thus holding a title-deciding door open for Turin’s Old Lady, Juventus kicked off against Palermo last Saturday evening knowing a win would take them top of the table for the first time in over two months. The opening goal in a gam...