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Article: ROVER AND OUT? Pampered metrosexuals v soccer's plucky underdogs as Shamrock Rovers face Real. Maybe David can beat Goliath.(Sport)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- July 20, 2009
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Byline: by Deirdre Claffey
THERE was a time when only rock stars had riders -- a bowl of M& Ms with all the blue ones taken out, beer chilled to precisely 2.59C, a manicure for their guinea pig -- but not anymore. Such are the elaborate demands of Real Madrid, who take on local heroes Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium tonight, that they have earned themselves the accolade of soccer's new divas.
All their requirements for the trip were set out in needlepoint detail, with everything from the thickness of curtains (no sunlight permitted) to a pillow's feather count (soft but not too soft) painstakingly certified before the squad thought of boarding their ...
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IRELAND SHAMROCK ROVERS v REAL MADRID SOCCER
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July 20, 2009 ;
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...Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo playing for the first time for his team in a friendly against Shamrock Rovers at Tallagh Stadium, Dublin, Ireland, Monday, July, 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
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