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			<item><title><![CDATA[Mour harm than good]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's incresingly clear Jose Mourinho is leaving Real Madrid this summer after three years in charge. There are two ways of analysing his time at Madrid.]]></description><link>http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12087_8724028,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12087_8724028</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:17 GMT</pubDate><category>Article/Blog</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/mourinho_2937895.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Mixed fortunes]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are things that Barcelona should be happy about and things that they shouldn't.]]></description><link>http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12087_8710835,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12087_8710835</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:33:57 GMT</pubDate><category>Article/Blog</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/12/07/128x67/Jordi-Alba_2790570.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Jose's press war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jose Mourinho will make everybody in England believe that he is hated in Spain. It is, though, a consequence of his strategy.]]></description><link>http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12087_8695444,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12087_8695444</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 12:02:11 GMT</pubDate><category>Article/Blog</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/JoseMourinho_2940215.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[German efficiency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund put four goals past Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively in the semi-final first legs - but how has this sudden shift happened?]]></description><link>http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12087_8679865,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12087_8679865</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:55:15 GMT</pubDate><category>Article/Blog</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/04/128x67/Robben_2934671.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Help 'wrong' Suarez]]></title><description><![CDATA[I tweeted the following words on Sunday night after seeing the Luis Suarez incident.]]></description><link>http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12087_8665267,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12087_8665267</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:41:16 GMT</pubDate><category>Article/Blog</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/04/128x67/167137387_2933932.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Guiding lights]]></title><description><![CDATA[The three Spanish clubs that are still in the Champions League - Barcelona, Real Madrid and Malaga - have all had moments where they have shown how important it is to control the dynamic and psychology of the team.]]></description><link>http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12087_8626094,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12087_8626094</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:33:52 GMT</pubDate><category>Article/Blog</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/01/128x67/Barcelona-Tito-Vilanova_2882796.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[The main Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[I met Malaga boss Manuel Pellegrini for lunch a couple of weeks ago and was very impressed with his aura and footballing ideas.]]></description><link>http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12087_8611345,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12087_8611345</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:40:55 GMT</pubDate><category>Article/Blog</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/02/128x67/Manuel-Pellegrini-s_2901395.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Linking marvellous]]></title><description><![CDATA[Silence isn't always golden. Just ask David Villa.]]></description><link>http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12087_8576122,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12087_8576122</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:24:07 GMT</pubDate><category>Article/Blog</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/12/12/128x67/David-Villa-Barcelona_2877963.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Mour to come]]></title><description><![CDATA[I agree with Jose Mourinho that the best team didn't win at Old Trafford last Tuesday.]]></description><link>http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12087_8557452,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12087_8557452</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:14:14 GMT</pubDate><category>Article/Blog</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/03/128x67/ferguson1024_2910531.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Perfect blend]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was great to see Cristiano Ronaldo come on for 30 minutes or so in Real Madrid's Clasico win over Barcelona on Saturday amd he showed why he is the best player in the world at the moment.]]></description><link>http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12087_8540377,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12087_8540377</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:38:58 GMT</pubDate><category>Article/Blog</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/12/11/128x67/Carlos-Vela_2859101.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Personality disorder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in the last five Clasicos at the Camp Nou in all competitions, and in six of the last seven at any venue.]]></description><link>http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12087_8523750,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12087_8523750</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:49:23 GMT</pubDate><category>Article/Blog</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/02/128x67/160202907_2895510.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Superior to Zidane?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is Andres Iniesta a better player than Zinedine Zidane?]]></description><link>http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12087_8507801,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12087_8507801</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:42:01 GMT</pubDate><category>Article/Blog</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/12/09/128x67/Andres-Iniesta-Barcelona_2827555.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Better the Devils?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is the Premier League better than La Liga?]]></description><link>http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12087_8492836,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12087_8492836</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:44:39 GMT</pubDate><category>Article/Blog</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/02/128x67/Cristiano-Ronaldo-Real-Madrid-2013_2898580.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Out of this world]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a theory, defended by Cristiano Ronaldo's friends, that we have all heard during the years and that today the editor of my Spanish paper, the maestro, Alfredo Relaņo, mentions in his editorial.]]></description><link>http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12087_8452615,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12087_8452615</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:13:36 GMT</pubDate><category>Article/Blog</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/12/10/128x67/Cristiano-Ronaldo-Lionel-Messi_2841812.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Valiant Vallecano]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guillem Balague analyses the factors contributing to the form of La Liga's surprise package, Rayo Vallecano.]]></description><link>http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12087_8448340,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12087_8448340</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:49:46 GMT</pubDate><category>Article/Blog</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/01/128x67/Paco-Jemez_2882647.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[All in the mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guillem Balague says Real have got their mojo back, but reckons Barca got too confident against Sociedad.]]></description><link>http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12087_8421029,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12087_8421029</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:20:19 GMT</pubDate><category>Article/Blog</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/01/128x67/Real-Madrid-v-Valencia-Cristiano-Ronaldo-mobb_2886633.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Getting Real]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who will replace Mourinho? Could Messi cope in England? Guillem Balague talks La Liga...]]></description><link>http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12087_8396810,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12087_8396810</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:22:42 GMT</pubDate><category>Article/Blog</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/01/128x67/Jose-Mourinho-Real-Madrid_2882729.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Coming to a head]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was interesting to watch the body language between Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid skipper Iker Casillas during their 4-3 win over Real Sociedad.]]></description><link>http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12087_8384963,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">12087_8384963</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:56:49 GMT</pubDate><category>Article/Blog</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/12/10/128x67/Iker-Casillas_2846915.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
									
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