Why Real Madrid Will Knock Barcelona Off Their Perch And Win La Liga This Season

With both their main title rivals failing to pick up any points this weekend, Los Blancos now sit three points clear at the top of La Liga.

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The Ballon d'Or rap battle (Video)

On Monday the Ballon d'Or presentation ceremony will take place in Zurich with Cristiano Ronaldo hot favourite to take home the award.

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Karim Benzema Still Has Plenty To Offer At The Bernabeu

Playing for a club with a stature such as Real Madrid's means that there are great expectations on the players as a result.

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A Detailed Look At How Italian Giants Snowballed out of The Champions League

In quite an interesting turn of events, Italian giants Juventus have been knocked out of the Champions League by Turkish side Galatasaray on a freezing day in Turkey. The match was meant to be played at the normal time last night, but was postponed due to heavy snow falling in Turkey.

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Why Cristiano Ronaldo Deserves All The Praise He Gets

I’m a pretty stubborn individual; I’ve been set in my ways when it comes to football. I’ve liked, as well as disliked, the same players for as long as I can remember, and once you make it on my bad list, it is near impossible to make your way off. Some players I dislike for actual reasons, and some, honestly, its just something about them that I don’t like. However, in the recent weeks a player that I was never particularly fond of has not been annoying me so much. Who knows what’s happening to me, but I do know that it is a lot easier to love rather than hate.

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Are injuries to Messi and Ronaldo good for football?

With the recent injury to Cristiano Ronaldo, La Liga suffered another injury to one of their league’s stars. Lionel Messi will likely be sidelined until early 2014 with another hamstring injury, and one may assume that injuries to both of the sports biggest stars may be a bad thing. However, there may be a silver lining to this situation.

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Why Ronaldo Has The Edge Over Messi For Ballon d'Or

Portugal vs Sweden - but more eye-catchingly, Ronaldo vs Ibrahimovic. Two of the biggest names in world football went head to head on Tuesday night, to win a final place on that plane to Brazil for the World Cup 2014.

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Portugal R-on Their Way: A Closer Look At The World Cup Qualifying Results

Well, I discussed it last week and the results are finally in! The winners of the week’s most exciting UEFA World Cup qualifiers were determined yesterday.

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A Closer Look At The Ukrainian Premier League

To kick-start a new series focused on less popular leagues whose players could be of use to a Premier League side, I'm first looking at the Ukrainian Premier League, which is perhaps overlooked by many despite having a good pool of talent. Shakhtar Donetsk are one of the most famous teams in this division and proved to Chelsea last season that they are no pushovers. Dynamo Kiev are also up and coming in European football. Here's my list:

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5 Players Who Can Help Manchester United Retain The Premier League Title

Fear not United fans. Despite all the upheaval at Old Trafford in the summer, with the departure of the master Sir Alex Ferguson and the arrival of the apprentice David Moyes, Manchester United still possess the capabilities to add title number 21 to their list of Premier League accolades. True, United have not been firing on all cylinders in the league and have struggled against teams like West Bromwich Albion, Southampton, and Stoke City, but there have been signs in recent weeks that the tide is beginning to turn. The victory against league leaders Arsenal, although through a somewhat fortuitous goal, was very significant. Had United lost, they would have found themselves 11 points behind with four defeats in 11 matches and practically out of the title race before December. With the Red Devils managing to avoid such a situation, here are 5 reasons why United can reach the summit once more come May:

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Who Will Be Booking Their Ticket to Brazil This Week?

Unfortunately for all of us football fans, all domestic leagues are on hold yet again this weekend for International play. Some are just friendlies, but there are still a few juicy world cup qualifiers to look forward to. For UEFA, on Friday, France is playing the Ukraine while Portugal will be matched up against Sweden. Both sides will also meet again on Tuesday to finish up this playoff round. So the question is why am I to be excited about this?

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Bale's Beauty Not Enough For Real Madrid In Champions League Clash

What a beauty of a goal it was - when Gareth Bale’s crack of a strike in the 60^th minute brought Real Madrid’s lead against Juventus to 2-1 in the Champions League last night, it probably would have been just too perfect if it had ended that way. The final score of the Group B match ended with a 2-2 draw, and though both teams would have preferred a win, especially Juventus, within the last few minutes it was clear that both sides were content with just 1 point.

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Top 5: Best Right Midfielders In Premier League History - Includes Manchester United Trio

Wingers are the players we all turn to for excitement. They should be able to do the impossible at any time, and these five have shown that over the years.

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Clash Of The Titans: Ibrahimovic vs Ronaldo

It's only just dawned on me that one of these two colossuses will miss out on the World Cup next year. What a massive shame to football fans around the world.

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5 Manchester United Players Who Need To Pull Their Socks Up This Season

With the unusual scenario of not having Sir Alex Ferguson in the dugout after his retirement, life at Old Trafford isn’t so rosy. David Moyes has come in and after nine games United lie in a lowly eighth. Unsurprisingly the side has come under criticism and here are the players I feel warrant it the most.

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