Jose Mourinho’s obsession with beating Barcelona may have reached Captain Ahab proportions since he took over as coach of …
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Why Real Madrid Can’t Beat Barca on the Field, But Leads Comfortably in the Market
Real Madrid’s New Theme Park-Resort in the Persian Gulf targets well-heeled, emerging market
Ole! Ole! Ole! Spain’s Passing Master Class Leaves Portugal Chasing Shadows
So how do you neutralize Cristiano Ronaldo, the superstar of epic Nike ads who so rarely does much more than preen and posture in his national team colors? Quite simple, really: You simply don’t let his team have the ball. (And you don’t seriously think glamour-boy Ronaldo goes back and fights for possession, do you? Nope. He …
Yaya Toure Makes the Ivoirians Contenders
The media’s narrative frames for World Cup showdowns usually pit one side’s star goal-scorer against the other: Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Didier Drogba, and so on. But the most important player on the field on Tuesday was Cote D’Ivoire’s Yaya Toure, the imperious midfield general who repeatedly won the ball for his side, dictated the play …
