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Player Focus: The Key Players in Saturday's Domestic Cup Finals Across Europe

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Player Focus: The Key Players in Saturday's Domestic Cup Finals Across Europe Saturday 30th May 2015 will be a day where players’ names are etched into history. Four cup finals from Europe’s top five leagues will be played out this weekend, where heroes are set to be made. With that in mind, WhoScored.com have picked out four players from each cup final that can p...

Team Focus: Could Goal-Shy Athletic be Dragged into a Relegation Battle?

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Team Focus: Could Goal-Shy Athletic be Dragged into a Relegation Battle? Although it is not unusual for the team which finishes fourth in La Liga to have difficulties handling Champions League commitments the following year, Athletic Club’s struggles this season are still quite startling.Things seemed really rosy for Athletic just last August when they made good on...

Player Focus: Experienced Aduriz Key in Athletic's Champions League Push

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Player Focus: Experienced Aduriz Key in Athletic's Champions League Push When Fernando Llorente announced he would be departing for Juventus in the summer of 2013, Athletic Bilbao knew they had to bring in a replacement. In hindsight then, the decision to re-sign Aritz Aduriz in 2012 proved to be a masterstroke by the Basque outfit as the experienced frontman ended his f...

Player Focus: Europe's Top Rated Players in January

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Player Focus: Europe's Top Rated Players in January With the New Year back in full swing, all of Europe's top 5 leagues are back in action and the sides now have to make do with what they've got after the transfer window slammed shut on Friday. With January having come to an end then, here is a rundown of the top players of the month based on WhoScor...

Player Focus: La Liga Rivals for Spain Striking Spot

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Player Focus: La Liga Rivals for Spain Striking Spot The striker situation in Spain’s national team has always been a contentious issue, particularly surrounding players based in La Liga. In the past week the debate emerged again, as Roberto Soldado was selected ahead of Álvaro Negredo in Spain’s Confederations Cup Squad. Many were ...

Player Focus: Taking Chances - The Easy & The Hard Way

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Player Focus: Taking Chances - The Easy & The Hard Way It's fair to say that the goalscorers across Europe's top 5 leagues have excelled themselves this season, with as many as 54 players already having reached double figures. At this stage in the previous two campaigns that was a feat that only 41 players could manage and here we take a closer look at ...

Player Focus: Europe's Top Goal Contributors

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Player Focus: Europe's Top Goal Contributors Like Arsenal last season, teams are often chastised for being overly reliant on a single player, with critics arguing that without that player they would struggle and potentially even fail. Without Robin van Persie this term, Arsenal are undoubtedly worse off and they paid for any dependence on the ...

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 ...