Real Madrid rubs in 31st title with Barca drubbing - Jonah Freedman - SI.com

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“If they [United] do not win the title, they will still beat Chelsea in Moscow. I would stake £100 on it.”
Published 5/9/2008 by Arthur Antunes Coimbra at 101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League, La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup & more
... Jonah Freedman (SI) credits Real Madrid’s lack of superstars for their La Liga championship. “The squad that won Real the title this season contains virtually no world superstars (save for perhaps captain Raúl and brilliant goalkeeper Iker Casillas). Sure, guys like Robinho, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Italian World Cup hero and ‘06 FIFA World Player of the Year Fabio Cannavaro are universally recognized as studs of the game, but they don’t captivate the world with human highlight films the way the Galácticos did.” ...

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Published 5/9/2008 by brucio (noreply@blogger.com) at du Nord
... Jonah Freedman of Sports Illustrated goes to Spain to find out what it took for Real Madrid to regain their masterful ways and huge margin of victory in winning the Spanish title again. ...