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Fulham's Dream Shattered in Europa League Final

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Dickson Etuhu articulated the harsh reality of Fulham’s Europa League final defeat on Wednesday night. “The difference,” the midfielder said, “was that they had world-class strikers.”

Those strikers – the much-coveted, elusive Sergio Aguero and Diego Forlan, who scored both goals - were decisive as Atletico Madrid won the inaugural Europa League.

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