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¿Realmente Ronaldinho no merecía estar en la selección?

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5
Apr
afootballreport: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it Zorro? Is it the Fernando Torres of 2008? We’re not so sure of any of those. But then, with the Spaniard scoring two goals against Russian giants Rubin Kazan, we’re not so sure of anything any more. Long live a scoring Fernando Torres! Long live Zorro! [Art by Matheus of 8-bit Football. Words by Max Grieve]

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it Zorro? Is it the Fernando Torres of 2008?

We’re not so sure of any of those. But then, with the Spaniard scoring two goals against Russian giants Rubin Kazan, we’re not so sure of anything any more. Long live a scoring Fernando Torres! Long live Zorro! [Art by Matheus of 8-bit Football. Words by Max Grieve]

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2
Jul

El Cinco: 5 Takeaways From Spain’s Dominance At Euro 2012

By Eduardo Maisonet, III / @edthesportsfan

For FOX Deportes

For a team that is as flashy as Spain is, some have labeled them boring. A captivating statement indeed, especially since I felt myself nodding a bit during the final between Spain and Italy. All the possession in the world along with the French Toast I ate for breakfast caused me to nod off for a few seconds. When I closed my eyes the score was 2-0, when I awoke it was 4-0. I rewinded my DVR and watched the mastery displayed again on my big screen. Beautifully boring, stunningly simple.

Over an 8-hour workshift gone without giving up a goal to close Euro 2012, Spain completed their championship journey with the biggest margin of victory in a Euro final ever. Spain are now winners of three consecutive major international tournaments and have put the rest of the world to bed. Wake up.

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5
Jun

The Cinco: The Five Strikers That Matter In Euro 2012


The Cinco: The Five Strikers That Matter In Euro 2012

By Eduardo Maisonet, III / @edthesportsfan

These may not be the best five, but these five could drive the biggest opportunity for their respective squads starting on June 8th.

1. Karim Benzema, France: Gone are the days of Thierry Henry and Nicolas Anelka to anchor the offense for Les Blues, and now the next phenom to try and step up for France will be Benzema. Acting (and excelling) in a supplemental capacity for Real Madrid’s championship run in La Liga, the striker from Lyon will now be asked to lead up front.

Benzema will have plenty of help, as veteran midfielders like Franck Ribery, Samri Nasri and Florent Malouda will help facilitate plenty of opportunities for Benzema. If Benzema can produce, then France could turn into darkhorse candidates to win it all.

2. Pavel Pogrebnyak, Russia: The Fulham striker was labeled by his Russian teammate Andrei Arshavin as “Velikiy Po” or “Po the Great.” Po, will need to be as great for Russia as he was for Fulham after transferring from Stuttgart. Pogrebnyak lit it up for Fulham, as he made league history by being the quickest player to ever score five goals in just three games. 

 If Pogrebnyak could find a way to score five goals for Russia in their first three games, then Russia could find themselves on the path to reaching the semifinals again like in 2008.

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