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Champions League fantasy expert picks: Drop Lionel Messi for Neymar
We’ve reached arguably the trickiest week of the season in the Champions League, fantasy-wise. It’s the final round of group stage games. Three teams (Barcelona, Porto, Real Madrid) have already clinched the top spot in their group, and really have nothing to play for. The same goes for two teams (Roma, Schalke) who are already […]
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Jose Mourinho and Man United drift aimlessly as fan anger, frustration grows
It is Groundhog Day again at Manchester United, whose fans are again fuming after another poor display and poor result at Southampton. The Saints are 18th, earned their only Premier League game of the season on Sep. 1 and, since Saturday, have sacked manager Mark Hughes.nfl jersey cheap wholesale china With two points from the […]
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Fullback or center back? The risk and reward decision in ESPN Fantasy Soccer
Matchweek 13 in the Premier League is in the books and, as is often the case, there were some surprising names at the top of the fantasy points leaderboard. Four players finished with braces. For Huddersfield Town’s Aaron Mooy and Southampton’s Stuart Armstrong, it was their first two goals of the season, so don’t get […]
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More Messi magic seals Barcelona victory at PSV
Lionel Messi scored an excellent individual goal and laid on another as Barcelona beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 to secure top spot in Champions League Group B on Wednesday. Messi provided an assist for defender Gerard Pique to score the second for the Liga champions, who have 13 points from their five matches and an unassailable […]
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Dortmund’s Christian Pulisic has ‘a lot of competition’ on wings – Lucien Favre
Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre said that Christian Pulisic faces tough competition for starting spots after his team reached the round of 16 with a 0-0 draw against FC Brugge on Wednesday. The United States international, who has been linked with a move to the Premier League, has found it tough to find regular starts […]
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Agony or ecstasy: River Plate-Boca Juniors second leg has no middle ground
For the first leg of the historic Copa Libertadores final between Boca Juniors and River Plate, one Argentine radio station hit upon an interesting idea for its transmission: The commentators maintained a calm tone of voice, while soothing music played in the background and there cheap nike nfl jerseys wholesale were frequent spots informing listeners […]
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Champions League ‘elite’ no longer in control; UEFA can take on big clubs
It really was not supposed to be like this for Europe’s elite. Having been linked with a breakaway super league earlier this month, some of the biggest clubs head into this week’s Champions League facing the doomsday scenario of making a group-stage exit next month. Real Madrid could be forced to win on Matchday 6 […]
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Nigeria still AWCON favourites, but face tougher task than normal
Only seven countries, headlined by the USA and Germany, have been to every FIFA Women’s World Cup since its inception in 1991, and Nigeria is a member of that rarefied company.cheap nfl jerseys china nike But the Super Falcons are the only member of that elite group yet to qualify for the 2019 edition in […]
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Why it pays to take risks at goalkeeper in fantasy soccer
This week I selected Alisson, with Liverpool hosting Cardiff City, one of the worst teams in the league. Not only was he facing a weak opponent, at Anfield, but Alisson was also tied for the league lead in clean sheets with six, and had conceded just three goals in nine games. It wasn’t a bad […]
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Boca Juniors-River Plate rivalry well primed for Copa Libertadores’ big stage
There are huge derby matches all over South America. The history of the continent’s football is based on city rivalries. Unlike, say, Spain and most of Italy, the big rivalries are not between different regions of the country, but between different teams from the same city. So why does Boca Juniors vs. River Plate stand […]
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