1. El Clasico: The Derby to End All Others

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  2. Manchester United Fans: Stop Crying Over Spilt Milk

    Message to Manchester United fans: Stop making excuses. You hate Ronaldo because he is disloyal. You hate him because of his attitude. You hate him because of his want to play for another club...

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  3. Do the Right Thing: Why Raymond Domenech Deserves the Boot

    You sort of feel bad for Domenech; I mean, look at him. He looks like a kicked puppy, all droopy-eyed and floppy-like. And he looked like that even before he oversaw one of the worst French tournament campaigns of all time...

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  4. Flops and Plops: My Worst XI of Euro 2008

    After so, so many people have been publishing, distributing, and debating their own excellent "X-ones," I was struck with a devilish, but inspired notion; somebody’s got to do the baddies...

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  5. Campeones, iOle!: Spain's Winning Ways

    Spain play the type of football that you want to watch. The game finishes, and you immediately want to find a ball, go outside and play yourself...

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  6. “iHala Aragones!”: Luis and Spain Silence the Critics

    As the rain poured down on a dark Thursday night in Vienna, jubilant fans covered in red and gold all over the city and particularly in the stadium, were singing a song that this sports fan would ...

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  7. Luis Aragones: Stubborn Old Mule or Brilliant Wise Man?

    If one were to watch coverage of the Spanish national side’s preparation training in these last couple of days before their Thursday encounter with Russia in the semi finals and saw Luis ...

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  8. Iker Casillas Proves His Point on Penalties: Is He the Best of Them All?

    They make an odd couple, the young, athletic Iker Casillas and Luis Aragones, who can only be described these days as geriatric (sorry, but it’s true). But still, there they were on Spanish television as Sr...

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