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Mohamed Salah is not just playing football in Turkey, he is rewriting what it means to be a superstar in the Turkish Super Lig. Ten goals in fifteen games for Trabzonspor, and the love affair between Salah and the Black Sea city is something else entirely. Fans greeted him at the airport in the thousands, the home kit sold out within hours, and by all accounts the man has made Trabzon his home. One local put it simply — "I can't believe he is one of us." That quote tells you everything.
Meanwhile in Spain, Real Madrid are making a statement at exactly the right moment. A three-nil dismantling of Valencia at Mestalla has Madrid sitting joint top of La Liga, and the timing is perfect heading into what promises to be a blockbuster clash between Atletico and Barcelona that will decide who owns the summit going into the international break. The capital's press is buzzing, and rightfully so.
And on the hardwood, Golden State was supposed to be a forgotten team this season. Zero and three to start, questions everywhere. Forget all of that. Seven straight wins, Steph Curry dropping forty-one against Orlando, and the Warriors are suddenly one of the hottest teams in basketball. Do not sleep on these guys.
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