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Dani Alves shows his new PSG shirt with club chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi. (AFP)

Beyond the Premier League Bubble: the Biggest Transfers in Europe this Summer

by Ben McAleer | Jul 22, 2017 | Sports

London – Premier League clubs, Tottenham aside, have been busy in the transfer market this summer. Arsenal have made Alexandre Lacazette their most expensive player; Liverpool have broken their transfer record to sign Mohamed Salah (and they want to break it...

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Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is carried by his players as they celebrate winning La Liga. (Reuters)

Europe’s Top Leagues are becoming more Predictable – so why are we Watching?

by The Guardian | Jun 11, 2017 | Sports

London – Juventus have won Serie A for the past six years and Bayern have picked up five straight Bundesliga titles but average attendances are stable and TV income up. The Guardian Sport assess the picture across Europe’s five biggest leagues. There was...

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Real Madrid win 12th Champions League title after 4-1 victory over Juventus in Cardiff on June 3. (AFP)

Real Madrid Crowned Kings of Europe after Historic Triumph

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 4, 2017 | Sports

Cardiff – Cristiano Ronaldo continued on writing history by scoring twice in the Champions League final on Saturday, making Real Madrid the first team to retain the European title in the league era. Goals by Casemiro and Marco Asensio completed Real’s 4-1...

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Real Madrid’s Brazilian full-back Marcelo. (AFP)

Marcelo, Dani Alves Make Champions League Final a Battle of the Full-Backs

by Sid Lowe | May 30, 2017 | Sports

London – “Three months ago some people wanted to strangle him,” Massimiliano Allegri said with a smile, but that night they just wanted to hug him. The story goes that when Dani Alves arrived at Juventus, Gigi Buffon took him to one side and asked him to teach...