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It’s amazing the changes that can happen in a decade. At the start of the noughties, minidiscs were the way forward for music, only to end up replaced by the iPod. The internet has helped fuel the rise of mp3, but most people who tried to use it at the turn of the century will be familiar with this sound. DVDs for VHS; Muslim extremists for Irishmen as the stereotypical terrorist; a Yugoslavian national team, albeit a pale imitation. All changes over the noughties. While La Liga was being compared to the Scottish Premier League thanks to the dominance of Real Madrid and Barcelona at the end of the decade, it was a much more open competition at the start. Deportivo La Coruna, who would be end up being relegated in 2011, won the first La Liga title of the decade, with Real Zaragoza finishing above Real Madrid in fourth. Mallorca would finish third the following year, and Valencia would win the league under Hector Cuper the next season, repeating the feat two years later under Rafael Benitez. Among these great sides were the Real Sociedad class of 2002-03. Having finished 13th the year before under the brief stewardship of [...]
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