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Life's Rich Pageant

A Comprehensive And Maddening History Of Color Star, Would-Be Titans Of Just About Anything

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Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona runs with the ball during the LaLiga match between Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona at Estadio de la Ceramica on September 22, 2024 in Villarreal, Spain.

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Lamine Yamal Is Already On Top

Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona reacts during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona at Estadio de la Ceramica, August 27, 2023, Vila-real, Spain.

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Barcelona Has Found Another One In Lamine Yamal

Real Madrid players celebrate wining the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg football match between Real Madrid CF and Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on May 4, 2022.

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Samu Chukwueze of Villareal celebrates after scoring his team`s first goal during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Leg Two match between Bayern München and Villarreal CF at Football Arena Munich on April 12, 2022 in Munich, Germany.

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It Wasn’t Pretty, But Villarreal Closed Out Bayern Munich

Francis Coquelin of Villarreal CF celebrates a goal which was later disallowed after a VAR review during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Leg One match between Villarreal CF and Bayern München at Estadio de la Ceramica on April 06, 2022 in Villarreal, Spain.

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Villarreal Took The Game To Bayern Munich, And Won

Juventus' Serbian forward Dusan Vlahovic (C) shoots and scores his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League football match between Villarreal and Juventus at La Ceramica stadium in Vila-real on February 22, 2022.

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This Is What Juventus Paid All That Money For

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