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Revealed: Manchester United outcasts among top-10 summer signings in Europe

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Revealed: Manchester United outcasts among top-10 summer signings in Europe By now clubs across Europe would hope their summer signings have had ample time to settle in to their new surroundings and start discovering their best form. Some make better transitions than others, while some really struggle to get going. Using our unique rating system, we can reveal the 10 best W...

Serie A Team of the Month: Manchester United outcast Smalling makes XI

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Serie A Team of the Month: Manchester United outcast Smalling makes XI Here we run through the best WhoScored rated XI from the month of November in Serie A. Goalkeeper: Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus) - 8.23 ratingWojciech Szczesny's lowest WhoScored rating in three Serie A appearances last month was impressively 7.79. The Juventus No.1 recorded a WhoScored Man of the Ma...

Returning Nainggolan the catalyst in Cagliari's flying start

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Returning Nainggolan the catalyst in Cagliari's flying start Serie A's big hitters are positioned in and around the top of the table with 12 games of the season gone. Juventus lead the way and Inter are just a point behind the Old Lady. Lazio and Roma are separated by just two points, while Atalanta remain in the hunt for another top four finish.However, at t...

Shakhtar vs Roma - Fred to prove why he's attracting interest

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Shakhtar vs Roma - Fred to prove why he's attracting interest Rounding off the first leg meetings in the round of 16 is Shakhtar Donetsk’s welcome of Roma. It’s hardly the most glamourous of ties, but the match up in Ukraine promises to be an entertaining encounter between two evenly matches sides.Indeed, the draw has been kind to both sides in the...

Why Roma are Desperate to Keep Sought After Nainggolan

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Why Roma are Desperate to Keep Sought After Nainggolan Lost in the spray of champagne as Juventus were crowned champions on Monday was the result that made their fifth straight Scudetto a mathematical certainty. Roma beat Napoli at the Olimpico to go within two points of them and a third consecutive runners’ up finish and automatic qualification f...

Player Focus: Ninja Nainggolan Running the Show for Roma

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Player Focus: Ninja Nainggolan Running the Show for Roma When wreathed in the all-consuming black of Roma’s third shirt, Radja Nainggolan’s nickname il Ninja takes on another dimension. Practiced in the arts of sabotage and infiltration, there’s a Stakhanovite stealth to his game. But Nainggolan is no member of the order of the shadows. ...

Player Focus: Nainggolan Versatility Improves Strong Roma Midfield

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Player Focus: Nainggolan Versatility Improves Strong Roma Midfield “Good luck brother. Make everyone see that you’re the best. We’ll miss you… Actually, I’ll miss you,” tweeted the Cagliari striker Mauricio Pinilla after he heard the news that his teammate Radja Nainggolan was leaving for Roma. Over the last two and a half years...

Player Focus: Europe's Top Rated Belgian Players This Season

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Player Focus: Europe's Top Rated Belgian Players This Season The term ‘Golden Generation’ is used to describe an exceptionally gifted group of players of similar age and was a tag that England carried with them into the 2006 World Cup. The likes of David Beckham, Joe Cole and Wayne Rooney shouldered the responsibility for the national team in Germ...