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    Roland Garros 2016

    Today is the 6th day of the tournament and there was a huge surprise, not in a match result but off the court. Nadal has decided to retire from the tournament due to a wrist injury. It's still unknown if he will be able to play in the next Grand Slam tournament (Wimbledon). This pretty much...
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    Favorite Soccer Team?

    Arsenal, I started following them at the end of the 04-05 season when sadly our title drought started, and sadly I missed the best days of the invincibles side. I love the club as it conduct itself with class, from the owners, the board and the manager, probably the most respected as a gentlemen...
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    Roland Garros 2016

    So far (4th day of the tournament), there has been no major upsets. Perhaps the most surprising results have been in both Andy Murray matches, where he had to fend off Radek Stepanek and Mathias Bourge in 5 sets! Stepanek (ranking 128) is on his last legs and probably on the verge of retirement...
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    Van Gaal fired by Manchester United

    Less than 48 hours after winning the FA cup, Manchester United sacked Louis Van Gaal as the manager, with Mourinho expected to take over soon. I think that very few will dispute the fact that Manchester United under van Gaal were playing awful football and in the end missing out in a Champions...
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    Wenger will stay at arsenal ?

    Well he's on his last year of his current contract so he will stay this season. I love Arsene and I'm grateful for all of what he has done for the club but I really hope this is his last, losing the title to Leicester after finishing ahead of the likes of City, Chelsea and United is...
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    Cheerleading as a Sport

    I think it should be considered as a sport, as is an activity that demands an incredible amount of training an physical / acrobatic work, and also very high levels of concentration and skill from each one of the team members. People may consider it silly or cheesy, that's ok, and they may be...
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    Ever Attended a Super Bowl?

    No, I don't really like football too much but I think I have watched the last 2 superbowls more to see what I was missing, and I have to admit that I would love to be there, as it seems that everybody is having fun and at moments the game looked interesting for a complete stranger to this sport...
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    Europa League Final

    Well, so I was actually wrong about Liverpool winning, but I was right about the reasons why they lost. Klopp really needs to overhaul that shambolic defense, I only watched the second half but after Sevilla scored to draw the game, I was actually feeling embarrassed for Liverpool as they were...
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    Max Verstappen Wins Spanish Grand Prix

    I still can't believe how both Rosberg and Halmilton took each other out :D , it was such a weird combination of events that led to the crash that is almost as if Verstappen was destined to win this race, and of course, the decision to make Ricciardo do 3 stops helped too. Max showed that he...
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    Barcelona Knocked Out of the Champions League

    The problem that I've kept seeing on the recent Barcelona side's since Xavi's retirement is that they no longer have the same control at midfield that they used to have before. And on top of that, Luis Enrique, instead of addressing this by trying to keep the midfield a little bit more tight...
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    Atletico Madrid meets Real Madrid for UCL final in Milan

    Real Madrid are the clear favourites in my opinion, this Atletico side has the same defensive cohesion that they showed the last time they reached the final, but they lack the strength of a player like Diego Costa that gave them another dimension to their offensive game. Of course, there are...
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    Roland Garros 2016

    Roland Garros (French Open) starts this sunday and as it's getting usual in the last few years, Rafael Nadal is no longer the only favourite for the title. Novak Djokovic again is the number one favourite but will still carry the mental scars of having blew the last 2 years losing the final to...
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    Murray wins Rome, beats Djokovic 6-3, 6-3

    Murray has won the Masters 1000 Rome after beating Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-3. Murray was on a 4 match losing streak that started at the Masters 1000 in Shangai, where he lost the final. I have to say that this is a great results for tennis in general, as Djokovic is trashing the whole tour, and we...
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    Europa League Final

    So it will be Liverpool versus Sevilla. Neither of the teams look particularly very strong, although Liverpool great escape against Dortmund at Anfield shows that they have the character to win the title, and they have a much bigger history that in instances like this could play a major role. I...
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    Uefa EURO 2016

    I'm still sad that the Nehterlands failed to qualify, what a disaster. I still don't know who I'm going to root for, but it will be between Sweden, Hungary and as a second choice France or Germany. England still is a very young team that will probably reach the semifinals but they won't win the...
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