Rio Ave's Joao Tomas (L) battles for the ball with Sporting's Matias Ariel Fernandez during their Portuguese Premier League soccer match at Dos Arcos stadium in Vila do Conde November 8, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

Rio Ave's Joao Tomas (L) battles for the ball with Sporting's Matias Ariel Fernandez during their Portuguese Premier League soccer match at Dos Arcos stadium in Vila do Conde November 8, 2009.

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