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You trolling, Mark? It’s the sporting tweets of the week

An ill-advised tweet from a snooker world champion and another boring, boring day in the life of Rory McIlroy.

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Open thread: Is this the end of the Barca era?

Pep Guardiola’s men suffered a significant setback tonight. Will the so-called best team in the world recover?

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39 days to Euro 2012: Russia burn oh so brightly before fading out

Andrey Arshavin and Roman Pavlyuchenko arrived like two beach balls on the radar after stunning the Dutch 3-1.

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Spain v Ireland countdown: 3 key battles in tonight’s match

We break down the areas in which this evening’s game is likely to be won and lost.

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Match report: Spain run riot over hapless Ireland

The Irish are the first team eliminated from the tournament after a night to forget in Gdansk.

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Trapattoni: We didn’t learn our lessons from Croatia game

The Italian admitted his side made life easy for one of the best team’s to ever lace up football boots tonight in Gdansk.

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Five past meetings between Spain and Portugal

Tonight’s Euro 2012 semi-final in Donetsk will be the 36th time the sides have faced off.

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As it happened: Portugal v Spain, Euro 2012 semi-final

We went minute-by-minute Portugal and Spain pushed each other every step of the way.

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Barcelona take control in Super Cup first leg

Goals from Pedro, Messi and Xavi gave Barcelona a slender 3-2 lead in the first leg of the Spanish Supercopa.

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El Clasico: Whatever happens, tomorrow’s Clasico is not decisive, says Xavi

“Whatever happens Sunday, there will still be a long way to go,” says the Nou Camp playmaker.

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Mes que une Liga? Catalan vote could see Barca in French league

Barcelona City mayor Javier Trias says that the European giants could be travelling north for every domestic fixture.

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File under obvious: Messi favourite for record fourth Ballon d’Or

FIFA and France Football announce the three finalists for the prestigious award in Sao Paulo today.

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Road to nowhere: Messi re-signs with Barca until 2018

Oh, new deals for Puyol and Xavi too.

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VIDEO: 2012 rampage of Leo Messi ends at 91 goals

You can relax now Godfrey Chitalu, your record is safe.

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Now and then: Famous athletes playing their sports as kids

Rory McIlroy and company were destined for stardom from an early age.

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All bow before Xavi, who had a 100% pass completion rate against PSG

Imagine playing for 90 minutes and not giving the ball away once.

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5 talking points ahead of tonight’s Barcelona-Man City encounter

Will Pellegrini’s side play with two up front? How will the referee cope with the added pressure?

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Check out Spain’s incredible pre-World Cup tiki-taka training

This shows why they’re the current world champions!

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5 reasons why Spain will win the World Cup

Strength in depth, a recent history of success and more factors in the Spanish side’s favour.

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‘We will win or die by tiki-taka,’ says Xavi on the eve of Holland rematch

The 34-year-old Spanish midfielder was in bullish form ahead of their Group B opener against the Dutch.

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