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Dave B kicks off his coverage of the World Cup of Soccer.
Juventus won in Amsterdam and although the Italian press is now praising their performance claiming Juventus are coming back on the winning track, we are still not impressed.
Genoa are still talking about the loss in Turin, accusing refs of conspiracy but, just like Napoli, forgetting the games they won exactly after the poor refereeing. Gasperini looks as if he had lost the compass, he cares little about his team’s play and about defense mistakes which keep repeating themselves throughout the entire season.
One of the derbies of the knockout stage, the clash that draws most attention for several reasons. The first one, of course, is David Beckham, actually the fact he will play against his former club and the second one is the strength of two football giants
With only five points from the last six rounds, Villarreal slipped down to the midtable and now they don't stand much chance of fighting a place in Europe next season. Athletic Bilbao ended the two–game losing run, when they easily beat Xerez in front of their fans
With only five points from the last six rounds, Villarreal slipped down to the midtable and now they don't stand much chance of fighting a place in Europe next season.
Chievo lost in Genoa, but manager Di Carlo has no reason to be displeased. Namely, his team played well, they could’ve grabbed a point, but didn’t use their chances
This outing comes in bad time for Fiorentina. They are on a poor run, the luck turned its back on them, they are thinking about Champions League clash with Bayern, while the Mutu case has additionally marred the team spirit
St Etienne remained on the brink of the relegation zone after the narrow defeat to Auxerre and les Verts are hoping to return to winning ways against Monaco. That is easier said than done as Guy Lacombe’s team are playing excellent football at the moment, having won five straight games in all competitions
Siena have chosen the good old way to get relegated. Namely, they are playing great against the big teams losing those games in dying moments, and then, when it comes to playing at a similar level against similar teams, they fail. No wonder they are rock bottom with no bright prospect for things to improve.
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