Ramos, who won the Uefa Cup twice with Sevilla as well as the Uefa Super Cup and Copa del Rey, has turned around Tottenham's form and fortunes since replacing Dutchman Martin Jol.
Toure feels Barcelona are starting to feel the strain of playing fast-paced football with trying to clinch a third European Cup, win the Spanish league and the Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey).
Real were beaten by their arch-rivals Barcelona to both the La Liga title and the domestic cup, the Copa Del Rey, before witnessing an unprecedented treble when the Catalans beat England's Manchester United 2-0 to win the Champions League for the third time and cap a fantastic 2008-09 season.
He helped Santos win the 2011 Copa Libertadores and the 2010 Brazilian Cup.
Up to 27 Primera Liga players could miss the final league match of the season because of international call-ups for the Nations Cup qualifiers, the Copa America and the European Under-21 championships.
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Benzema did not play in Real Madrid's victory over archrivals FC Barcelona last Tuesday in the semifinals of Spain's Copa de Rey, or King's Cup, but the club spokesman said that was a decision of coach Jose Mourinho and was unrelated to the alleged traffic violation.
And when you add in the World Cup, regional tournaments like the Euro and Copa America plus the Olympics and international friendlies, there is no letup.
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Real sits 11 points behind league leader and arch rival Barcelona in the title race, while it faces city neighbor Atletico Madrid in the final of the Copa del Rey, the country's top domestic cup competition.
Since making his Barcelona debut in 2003, he has collected three European Champions League crowns, two FIFA Club World Cup titles, five Spanish league championships and two Copa del Rey medals.
Since making his Barcelona debut in 2003, he has collected three UEFA Champions League crowns, two FIFA Club World Cup titles, five Spanish league championships and two Copa del Rey medals.
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With worries that preparations for the World Cup were running behind schedule, Marin said in the statement that it "made no sense" to stage the 2015 Copa America when Brazil has also to deliver the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Regardless, the global appeal of soccer, which extends beyond the World Cup to tournaments like the UEFA Champions League, the Copa Libertadores, the Bristish, Italian, and Spanish leagues, and many others, draws some of the largest crowds, and with them, important sponsors.
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The 22-year-old Messi helped the Catalan giants to the Spanish La Liga and European Champions League titles as well as the Copa Del Rey, while his Argentina side scraped into the World Cup finals after finishing fourth in their South American qualifying campaign.
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