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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Email barry.glendenning@guardian.co.uk with your musings. You can also follow Atlético Madrid v Chelsea and Manchester United v CSKA Moscow , while our full scoreboard is here AC Milan: 1 Dida, 7 Pato, 10 Clarence Seedorf, 13 Alessandro Nesta, 15 Gianluca Zambrotta, 21 Andrea Pirlo, 22 Marco Borriello, 23 Massimo Ambrosini, 33 Thiago Silva, 44 Massimo Oddo, 80 Ronaldinho. Subs: Roma, Kaladze,...
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Realmadrid.com (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Last November Real Madrid lost two important players to injury, but after almost a year of hard work and rehab, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Mahamadou Diarra have found their way back onto a squad list. The two saw playing time in the Santiago Bernabeu Trophy and on Saturday may see league action against Espanyol. Meanwhile, Fernando Gago and Sergio Ramos were not called up although Manuel Pellegrini has...
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Islam in Europe (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
Spain: Football players keep Ramadan To be tremendously fit is a must for all professional footballers: a demand that leads some Muslim players to forgo the duty of fasting during Ramadan, preferring to fulfill their obligation when the football season ends. However, for Sevilla's Freddie Kanoute, this is not the case. The former Tottenham Hotspur striker believes it is possible for a modern footballer...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
Today's froth could find a bad word to say about him if anyone wanted to hear it BREAKING NEWS: A group of Aston Villa fans incensed at the club's lack of new signings this summer have broken into the home of manager Martin O'Neill and stolen his lavatory. A spokesperson for the group, who did not leave his name because he's not bloody stupid, released a statement claiming the Irishman does not need...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009
• Striker says he should stay, but compatriots must leave • Tottenham Hotspur said to be keen to pick up Real's outcasts Real Madrid's attempt to offload their contingent from the Netherlands has been given an unexpected helping hand by Ruud van Nistelrooy. The former Manchester United striker is claiming that all of Madrid's Dutch players should leave the Santiago Bernabéu, with...
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4sportsake.com (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
They have been dominating the headlines for their outrageous purchases but now Real Madrid are making different kinds of headlines: it seems as though they are having a clearout of the squad to make room for the incoming galactico's. Premier League clubs have been contacted directly to inform that up to nine players are available at the right price. Arjen Robben, Rosyten Drenthe, Wesley Sneijder, Gabriel...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
• Spanish club has to sell to keep buying galácticos • Renewed bid for Valencia's David Villa likely Real Madrid have contacted several Premier League clubs with a list of nine players they are keen to offload as they desperately seek to recover some of the £150m they spent on Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka. Arjen Robben and Ruud van Nistelrooy are among those for sale. A fax...
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Unprofessional Foul (Free subscription) | 06/12/2009
Galacticos 2.0? Florentino Perez is clearly playing fantasy football in the real world right now with the mega-signings of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka in the past few days. It also does not appear he is finished collecting superstar players Galacticos 2.0, with David Villa, Franck Ribery, Xabi Alonso, Nemanja Vidic and Javier Mascherano all still rumored to be moving to the Bernabeu this summer, with...
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Fantasy Premier League (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
"Manchester United have received a world-record, unconditional offer of 80 million pounds for Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid," the club said. "At Cristiano's request - who has again expressed his desire to leave - and after discussion with the player's representatives, United have agreed to give Real Madrid permission to talk to the player. Well, well, well... First fantasy Premier...
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Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
Didier Zokora is the surprise target for ex-Spurs boss Juande Ramos to take to Real Madrid. The Spanish champions need a replacement for injured Mahamadou Diarra.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
The crisis engulfing Real Madrid has taken a further turn for the worse after scans confirmed Mahamadou Diarra will miss the rest of the season through injury.
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footy247 (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
Mahamadou Diarrà has been ruled out for the rest of the season in what is a serious blow to Real Madrid's efforts to turn their season around and may cause the club to have to buy a new midfielder. The Mali international picked up the initial injury mid-October after suffering a knock while playing for his country against Chad, but then came back for a month. read more
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Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
Real Madrid have been dealt a cruel blow with the news that midfielder Mahamadou Diarra is out for the season.
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
Real Madrid midfielder Mahamadou Diarra will be out for six-to-nine months because of a right knee injury.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/05/2008
Madrid - Real Madrid's Mahamadou Diarra will be out of action for at least three months in the latest injury blow for the Spanish football champions, according to sports daily Marca on Friday. Marca said that the Mali midfielder, 27, was examined by ...
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