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Sid Lowe

Sid Lowe

Joined: Dec 11, 2013

Malaga faces troubling reality after dream run in Champions League
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Malaga faces troubling reality after dream run in Champions League

Joaquín Sánchez said that he and his teammates had never experienced anything like it. It was four days after Málaga had been cruelly denied a Champions League

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Messi expected to return soon, but Mascherano loss leaves Barca weak
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Messi expected to return soon, but Mascherano loss leaves Barca weak

They say that the secret to great comedy is great timing, so it was hard not to giggle when just after 1pm on Wednesday FC Barcelona announced the launch of a

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Valdés steps up in Casillas' absence, backstops Spain past France
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Valdés steps up in Casillas' absence, backstops Spain past France

The camera kept focusing on Iker Casillas, but his replacement took center stage. High in the stands at Saint-Denis, Spain's captain sat watching his

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Embattled Villa seizes opportunity in Barcelona's comeback
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Embattled Villa seizes opportunity in Barcelona's comeback

David Villa took two touches, one with his right foot and one with his left, and took his chance like a man that was never going to miss. Smooth and precise,

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Wins over Man. United and Barcelona give Mourinho an exit strategy
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Wins over Man. United and Barcelona give Mourinho an exit strategy

There is a phrase, borrowed from bullfighting, which the Spanish use a lot: por la puerta grande. Out through the main door, triumphantly. Maybe even

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AC Milan deserved to win -- and Barca deserved to lose
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AC Milan deserved to win -- and Barca deserved to lose

A few thoughts on AC Milan's stunning 2-0 Champions League win over Barcelona: ? Massimiliano Allegri nailed it. On the eve of this game, he noted: "Barcelona

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Ronaldo plays leading role in Madrid-United draw
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Ronaldo plays leading role in Madrid-United draw

Day-after thoughts on the Real Madrid-Manchester United 1-1 draw to open their Champions League round of 16 tie ... Ronaldo ... But Not Just Ronaldo

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'Mourinho or us' report raises issues about Real Madrid, media
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'Mourinho or us' report raises issues about Real Madrid, media

Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez walked into the room at 1:01 p.m., looked up at the hundred-strong pack of journalists, the TV cameras pointing his way,

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Barcelona's Valdes doesn't deserve vitriol for leaving club
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Barcelona's Valdes doesn't deserve vitriol for leaving club

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La Liga dominance at FIFA awards reflect troubling reality
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La Liga dominance at FIFA awards reflect troubling reality

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Debate over Messi's record unearths a photo and a legend

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Messi's injury scare sent soccer world into state of shock
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Messi's injury scare sent soccer world into state of shock

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