All posts tagged "Lionel Messi"
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Barcelona
/ 5 years agoBarcelona’s Plan B – what to do when Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suárez misfire
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] couple of weeks ago, there seemed to be a grim inevitability about Barcelona claiming an historic treble for the second...
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Barcelona
/ 5 years agoPep Guardiola and a growing track record of moving players to new positions
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]odern-day football has become analysed and studied to such a fine degree that even the armchair fan is passing him or...
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Arsenal
/ 5 years agoArsenal’s unenviable task of producing a miracle against Barcelona
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ix top-class teams have already booked their places in the Champions League quarter-finals, with the remaining two to be decided tonight...
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Barcelona
/ 6 years agoLionel Messi a worthy Ballon d’Or winner and the undoubted best on the planet
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here almost no shocked faces when Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi was announced as the 2015 Ballon d’Or winner at...
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Barcelona
/ 6 years agoReal Madrid 0 Barcelona 4 – Five key observations
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ternal rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona contested one of the most one-sided Clásico fixtures in recent memory on Saturday night, with...
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Features
/ 6 years agoArgentina 1 Brazil 1 – Ángel Di María, Neymar and five thoughts
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter slow starts to their respective World Cup qualifying campaigns, South American heavyweights Argentina and Brazil met in Buenos Aires last...
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Barcelona
/ 6 years agoLionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and observations on Fifa’s 23-man Ballon d’Or shortlist
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]espite two-and-a-half months of the year remaining, Fifa have gone through the formalities of releasing a 23-man shortlist of candidates in...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBalance of power in South America changing as Brazil and Argentina falter
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]espite last summer’s World Cup still being fresh in the memory of most, qualification for the next tournament in Russia in...
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Barcelona
/ 6 years agoNeymar’s audition to be Barcelona’s main man overshadowed by Lionel Messi
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]arcelona’s perfect start to the new La Liga campaign continued at the weekend, with the reigning Spanish and European champions overcoming...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBreel-Donald Embolo – Talent Watch
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s wonderkids go, Breel-Donald Embolo isn’t one of the most well-known young starlets out there. However 45 appearances, 18 goals and...
