When James Rodriguez signed his contract with Real Madrid, scarcely an eyebrow was raised. Of course, £60million is a massive transfer fee, especially when the attendant  salary exceeds £5m a year. But the young Colombian said he was desperate to play for Real and we instinctively believed him. They are champions of Europe, they have a team which reads like a litany of sorcerers and they are, well, they are Real Madrid. Who wouldn’t want to play for such a club? VIDEO Scroll down to watch great footage of James Rodriguez and Robert Lewandowski Major coup: James Rodriguez, the top scorer at the World Cup, moved to Real Madrid earlier in the week
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With James Rodriguez and Luis Suarez moving to La Liga, can the Premier League be considered the best in the world?
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The 'peak' of a player's game is now regarded as performing at Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich
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Bale and Modric moved from Spurs, Xabi Alonso, Mascherano and Suarez left Liverpool and Ronaldo departed Manchester United
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Television companies feed us hype, but we know deep down the Premier League is no longer the pinnacle of the game
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Matt Prior's level of media scrutiny is trivial, but much more relevant is to ask why he was playing Test cricket with a torn quad?
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The London Olympics has generated a £14.2bn trade boost over two years
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