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Two Words For Real Madrid
By Paul Tomkins in Free / July 29, 2009 / 8 comments
If Alonso’s worth to Madrid is not as great, then to them he’s obviously not worth £30m. Fine. Walk away.…
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Keeping Alonso Is Key To Success
By Paul Tomkins in Free, Liverpool FC / July 12, 2009 / 5 comments
It seems that Real Madrid aren’t going to go away. They think that Xabi Alonso is uniquely talented, but they…
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Two Words For Real Madrid

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