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6 of World Football's Best Players on the Decline
It's a fate that every great player hopes to avoid: decline and irrelevance. With squads shifting and football evolving so quickly, even those who hit the highest of heights often have trouble maintaining their level at the top...
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Barcelona Recapture the League, but How Successful Was Vilanova's Debut?
With Madrid's draw at Catalan rivals Espanyol Saturday night, Barcelona reclaimed the league title without kicking a ball...
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Barcelona Transfers: Why Tito Vilanova Should Move Alexis Sanchez This Summer
Alexis Sanchez has experienced a veritable goalscoring renaissance of late, netting five times in the last eight league matches and doubling his total for the season...
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The Barcelona Era: Putting the Bayern Munich Tie in Context
There’s very little football supporters love more than a grand narrative, and in the Guardiola days, Barcelona were more than happy to oblige...
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David Villa: Is the Barca Striker Missing out on Superstardom at Another Club?
Almost certainly. David Villa has proven himself one of the world's best—and most consistent—goalscorers of the new millennium...
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Barcelona vs. Levante: 3 Reactions from Nailbiting Win at the Camp Nou
Barcelona squeaked past Levante with a 1-0 victory at the Camp Nou , thanks to a late strike from Cesc Fabregas...
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FC Barcelona: What Abidal's Return Means for Barca's Back Line
Eric Abidal made his second appearance of the season for Barcelona Sunday, continuing his remarkable comeback from a liver transplant just a year ago...
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8 Potential Long-Term Replacements for Puyol at Barcelona
With Carles Puyol 's best football behind him, Barcelona are looking for a centre-half to fill the void increasingly left by their inspirational captain...
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Barcelona Players Having Great Seasons That Are Overshadowed by Messi's Magic
For all the talk and praise surrounding Leonel Messi and his (yet again) incredible season, he's not the only player at Barcelona who's been playing magical football over the last eight months...
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Yes, the USA Should Give Costa Rica a Replay in WC Qualifier
Costa Rica have lodged an official protest with FIFA in the wake of Friday's part-World Cup Qualifier, part-snow fight at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. You'd be hard-pressed to say they don't have a case...
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USA vs. Costa Rica: 3 Points Gained, but Were Any Questions Answered?
The USA gained a priceless three points Friday night against Costa Rica in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying in absurd and unprecedented conditions...
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FC Barcelona: Could Tito Vilanova Prove to Be a Better Manager Than Guardiola?
Ever since Tito Vilanova took the reins at Barcelona, the pundits started speculating about how he would compare to Pep Guardiola as a manager...
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Barcelona 4-0 Milan: Messi and Co. at Their Brilliant Best in Unforgettable Game
They said the Barcelona era was over . They said the Blaugrana were on the decline . They said Messi couldn't score against Italian teams in open play, that teams had figured ...
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Barcelona vs. AC Milan Preview: 5 Keys to the Second Leg at the Camp Nou
Barcelona have a huge task ahead of them at the Camp Nou Tuesday night as they attempt to overcome a 2-0 first-leg deficit against AC Milan ...
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Barcelona's Attacking Tiki-Taka Style Is Not the Problem
Dear Panicked Barcelona Supporter, Stop it. No, really, stop it . You’re overreacting , and it’s unbecoming for a fan of the greatest footballing empire the planet has ever seen...
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Barcelona Fall to Madrid Again: 5 Reactions to the Latest Clasico
Barcelona were handed their second defeat in as many games against Madrid Saturday afternoon at the Bernabeu...
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Clasico Reaction: Fixing Barcelona's Attack After Madrid Nightmare
Barcelona supporters who were hoping their team's dip in form was an aberration—a mere unlucky patch in the midst of a long season—were given a rude awakening in Wednesday night's Copa del Rey Clasico at the Camp Nou ...
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FC Barcelona: The Simple Reason They're Better Than Real Madrid
With another pair of Clasicos on the horizon, we turn once again to the question of what separates the two Spanish giants of club football, Barcelona and Madrid...
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Milan 2-0 Barcelona: What Went Wrong for the Blaugrana at the San Siro?
Barcelona's Champions League hopes were dealt a serious blow Wednesday night at the San Siro , courtesy of an impressive defensive performance from AC Milan ...
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FC Barcelona: 4 Stars Who May Not Be Around Next January
The winter transfer window is only two weeks past but the rumors and speculation about the summer market have already begun...
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Celtic vs. Juventus Reaction: What's the Point of the Goal-Line Referee Again?
Celtic were thrashed at home by Juventus Tuesday night. Facing a three-goal deficit heading back to Turin, their Champions League dream is all but over...
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Lionel Messi: Match-by-Match Guide to His 2013 Start
After his sensational finish to the calendar year 2012, Lionel Messi had us all asking one question: Can he do it again? Will the little Argentine keep getting better? It's too ...
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Super Bowl Blues: A World Football Fan Confronts America's Biggest Day of Sport
The Super Bowl : the biggest event in American sports, the culminating competition for "American" football, and a thoroughly depressing time for American supporters of the "other" sport that bears its namesake...
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Clasico Deluxe Edition: 6 Highs and Lows from Madrid vs. Barcelona
That is how the game of football was meant to be played. Real Madrid and Barcelona attacked relentlessly in Wednesday night's clash at the Bernabeu, leaving us barely a moment to breathe as the events unfolded with blistering pace and intensity...
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Barcelona's Season So Far: The 6 Most Telling Statistics for Messi and Co.
Barcelona—and Lionel Messi , in particular—have been smashing records all season long. After Messi finished the calendar year with an astonishing 91 goals in all competitions, ...