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WhoScored's 2011 Ligue 1 Player and Young Player of the Year

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WhoScored's 2011 Ligue 1 Player and Young Player of the Year The third edition of our WhoScored Player of the Calendar Year feature takes us to France and Ligue 1, where a number of players who caught the eye last season have continued their form into this. There are also places on our top 10 leaderboard for a couple of players who have really impressed since...

Transfer Treasures: The Premier League's Finest

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Transfer Treasures: The Premier League's Finest With the January transfer window just around the corner, clubs will have their winter shopping lists at the ready in anticipation of strengthening their squads. Before any new acquisitions arrive, then, WhoScored takes time out to stop and assess those summer arrivals to have made the biggest impact...

WhoScored's 2011 La Liga Player and Young Player of the Year

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WhoScored's 2011 La Liga Player and Young Player of the Year Following on from yesterday's feature detailing the top rated players according to WhoScored in the Bundesliga for the calendar year of 2011, we analyse the best performers in the other league that is already taking a winter break.It is now 16 games through Spain's La Liga campaign and Real Madrid l...

Chelsea vs Tottenham: Are Spurs Now the Best Team in London?

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Chelsea vs Tottenham: Are Spurs Now the Best Team in London? Thursday evening’s showdown at White Hart Lane is likely to be a fascinating encounter. Tottenham and Chelsea sit third and fourth respectively, with just a couple of points separating the pair and with both Chelsea and Arsenal in periods of transition, Harry Redknapp’s side have the cha...

WhoScored's 2011 Bundesliga Player and Young Player of the Year

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WhoScored's 2011 Bundesliga Player and Young Player of the Year With the Bundesliga now officially hibernating for the winter at the halfway mark of the 2011/12 season, WhoScored thought it best to start here for our feature rounding up the top players in each league. We will be announcing our Player of the Year for each division over the coming weeks based on p...

Europe's Unluckiest Squad Players

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Europe's Unluckiest Squad Players With almost half of the 2011/12 season now having been played, it is fair to say that most managers in Europe have settled on their preferred XIs up-to-now. With that in mind, WhoScored has decided to take a closer look at the players who are perhaps a little unfortunate not to be in their manager's...

Key Battles All Over the Pitch in City-Arsenal Showdown

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Key Battles All Over the Pitch in City-Arsenal Showdown There’s little doubt what match is the main attraction in this weekend’s Premier League calendar. The Etihad Stadium encounter between Man City and Arsenal promises to be a fascinating battle on Sunday afternoon, with City potentially entering the game in second place, providing Man Unit...

Player Focus: Cazorla the Shining Star of Malaga's Spending Spree

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Player Focus: Cazorla the Shining Star of Malaga's Spending Spree A vast summer spending spree - backed by the millions of club owner Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nassar Al-Thani - may have brought nine new acquisitions to Malaga, but there was never any doubt as to who the jewel in the crown was. The capture of Santi Cazorla from Villarreal for a fee in the region of 21m ...

It's In The Script: Serie A's Best Readers Of The Game

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It's In The Script: Serie A's Best Readers Of The Game Thanks to the 2006 Calciopoli scandal, saying the word ‘interception’ to most fans of Serie A instantly conjures up transcripts Luciano Moggi’s conversations on a Swiss mobile phone, undoubtedly one telling someone on the other end how he alone was responsible for Massimo Moratti&r...

Player Focus: Arsenal Win When Song's On Song

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Player Focus: Arsenal Win When Song's On Song A run of 7 wins in their last 8 league games, with the other a draw against Fulham, sees Arsenal as the form team in the Premier League and just 9 points off of the top of the table. Although the gap still sounds substantial, the Gunners' points tally of 29 is one that may have seemed unattainable a...