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Manny Pacquiao, the eight-division world titleholder and future Hall of Famer, returns to the ring seven months after bidding farewell to boxing, following his unanimous decision victory over Timothy Bradley Jr. in April.Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38 KOs) is set to take on welterweight titlist Jessie Vargas at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday (Top Rank PPV, 9 p.m. ET.)Vargas (27-1, 10 KOs), from California, is 10 years younger than Pacquiao, but he lacks experience in title bouts.The fight is expected to go the distance -- Pacquiao hasnt scored a KO since November 2010, when he stopped Miguel Cotto in the 12th round, and Vargas has only 10 KOs in 28 fights. Both fighters are aggressive, highly mobile and throw high volumes of punches, but they lack the necessary punching power to stop their opponent inside the distance.In speed, explosiveness we trustThis is not the time to make changes or tweak something that has worked so well throughout his career. To beat Vargas, Pacquiao must continue to rely on speed and explosiveness. A victory by KO seems unlikely against an opponent who can take punches well. This means Pacquiao will have to rely on his punches from all angles and surprise his opponent with explosive combinations, things that usually score well with the judges.Punches in bunchesIf anything has set Pacquiao apart throughout his career its the volume of punches he throws per fight. When he finds the distance, the sheer weight of his combinations is enough to overpower and break down his opponents strategy. Vargas has a longer reach and will use it throughout the fight. That is why, as soon as Pacquiao gets inside Vargas jab, he should look to throw short combinations and the left hook to Vargas chin. It will be hard to knock out Vargas, but from that inside position it might just be possible.Look both waysIf Pacquiao fails to find the distance and struggles to implement his offensive plan, one alternative will be to surprise Vargas from the sides. It is well known that Pacquiaos elusiveness helps him to turn to the sides and throw shots over the top or underneath in weird angles. Those punches will be crucial in this fight.Beware of Vargas counterVargas seems to pack less of a punch than Juan Manuel Márquez, who stopped Pacquiao in the fourth fight of their heated rivalry in 2012, but Vargas says he is coming into this fight stronger and faster than ever. That means he is ready and willing to do anything to win the fight, including his dangerous counterpunching technique. When Pacquiao begins his frenzied attacks with the long left, he needs to be careful not to miss. Vargas will be waiting to catch him wrong-footed and unbalanced. 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The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit.Joe Allen, Aaron Ramsey and Paul Pogba are on the 40-man shortlist for UEFAs Team of the Year, but Mesut Ozil misses out.Stoke City midfielder Allen was one of Wales standout performers at Euro 2016 alongside Ramsey and Gareth Bale - who also makes the cut - and is one of 12 midfielders that could make the final selection. Manchester Uniteds world-record signing Pogba also features in the list, unveiled by UEFA on Monday, which includes 12 Premier League players in total, while La Liga boasts the strongest representation with 18 nominees. Mesut Ozil is not one of the three Arsenal players on Uefas list However, Arsenal 28-year-old Ozil is not among the nominees, despite having contributed 19 assists in the English top flight last season and representing Germany at the European Championships in the summer. The final team of the year will be voted by supporters, with seven-million fans expected to participate in the online vote on UEFAs website, and Gunners fans have the most Premier League players featured in the shortlist to pick from. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (left) and Paul Pogba are the only two Manchester United players among the nominees Laurent Koscielny and Alexis Sanchez help make Arsene Wengers side the best-represented Premier League team in the cut with three nominees, while Manchester United and Manchester City have two players each, with Tottenham, Chelsea, Leicester, West Ham and Stoke all having one player on the list. Sky Sports Black Friday sale Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price! UEFAs 40-man shortlist for Team of the Year:Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas (Real Madrid), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Rui Patricio (Sporting Lisbon) Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)Defenders: Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid), Pepe (Real Madrid), Juanfran (Atletico Madrid), Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich)Midfielders: Dimitri Payet (West Ham), Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), Paul Pogba (Man United), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester), Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), Joe Allen (Stoke), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), NGolo Kante (Chelsea), Grzegorz Krychowiak (PSG) West Ham and France midfielder Dimitri Payet makes the cut Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Luis Suarez (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Man United), Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund), Neymar (Barcelona), Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal), Sergio Aguero, (Man City), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price.dddddddddddd. 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