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Player Focus: WhoScored's Top Rated Under-21 XI

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Player Focus: WhoScored's Top Rated Under-21 XI International breaks are a time for reflection, as well as moaning that there is no domestic action to look forward to. The tables are taking shape across Europe's top 5 leagues and in turn those playing have had sufficient time to impress their respective national coaches.With a World Cup year appr...

Player Focus: October Stats Roundup

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Player Focus: October Stats Roundup The blistering return to action of Luis Suárez has stopped any potential slide in form that Liverpool had hinted at with successive games without a win towards the end of September. In 3 games in October, Brendan Rodgers' side have scored 9 goals, with Suárez scoring 4 and setting up t...

Player Focus: Neymar Overshadows Bale in First Clásico of the Season

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Player Focus: Neymar Overshadows Bale in First Clásico of the Season The one game that grasps the attention of the neutral football fan by the nether regions and refuses to let go took place at the weekend as Real Madrid travelled to Barcelona in the latest edition of El Clásico. While Los Blancos were offered the opportunity to move level on points with their...

Player Focus: Neymar Proving the Perfect Fit for Barca

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Player Focus: Neymar Proving the Perfect Fit for Barca He may have taken his time to get here, with the deal to bring him to Spain perhaps one of the most drawn out in Spanish football history, but Neymar has hit the ground running in Barcelona colours.On Tuesday evening the Brazilian opened his Barcelona goalscoring account in La Liga, the first of man...

Player Focus: Top 10 Summer Transfers

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Player Focus: Top 10 Summer Transfers In the end, the Premier League did it. It retained its reputation as the most attractive league to join, stealing the show with numerous marque signings in the transfer window just passed. However, La Liga’s acquisitions were almost as impressive, and – for a change – it wasn&rsquo...

Player Focus: Neymar - The Best of the Confederations Cup

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Player Focus: Neymar - The Best of the Confederations Cup When Barcelona confirmed the arrival of Brazil international Neymar, it brought to an end a transfer saga that, it can be argued, had duly run its course. The biggest - and richest - teams in world football had taken a shine to the former Santos star, with the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester City, ...

Player Focus: The Best of the Confederations Cup Group Stages

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Player Focus: The Best of the Confederations Cup Group Stages With the stage set for the last four of the Confederations Cup, it’s fair to say the tournament has lived up to the potential that many felt the World Cup dress rehearsal showed prior to the competition kicking off earlier this month. With the pressure off, teams have been able play an expansi...

Team Focus: Why Neymar Wasn't the Priority for Barcelona

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Team Focus: Why Neymar Wasn't the Priority for Barcelona At 57 millions euros, Neymar has become the second most expensive signing in the history of Barcelona after that of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. According to club vice-president Josep Maria Bartolomeu the transfer would have been 10m euros less were it not for competition from other clubs driving up the pric...

Player Focus: Neymar Leaves Behind a Stagnant Santos Side

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Player Focus: Neymar Leaves Behind a Stagnant Santos Side Sunday's forgettable 0-0 draw between Santos and Flamengo was notable only for the circumstances of the game. Firstly, it was the first Série A game to be staged at the shiny new Estádio Mané Garrincha, one of Brazil's World Cup stadiums. The 71,000-seater arena hosted a local s...