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Super Mario's Arrival Would Aid Inter's Quest to be Best of the Rest

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Super Mario's Arrival Would Aid Inter's Quest to be Best of the Rest A year ago, Geoffrey Kondogbia walked out on the same hotel balcony and was greeted by a crowd of Inter fans just as Ronaldo was when he joined Inter in 1997. The French midfielder, a €31m signing from Monaco, cost the club more than O Fenômeno. In fact, he is the third most expensive buy...

Juventus Business Far From Done with Midfield the Priority

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Juventus Business Far From Done with Midfield the Priority As Manchester United welcomes Pogback, Juventus say Pogbye. His successor in the No.10 shirt has already been sourced in-house. The idea is to give it to Paulo Dybala. Just as Pogba followed in the footsteps of his fellow countryman Michel Platini, the Argentine should step into the shoes previously...

Can Milik Fill the Higuain-sized Void Following Napoli Switch?

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Can Milik Fill the Higuain-sized Void Following Napoli Switch? Marc Overmars was as quick to rule out the sale of Arkadiusz Milik as he was running down the wing with Arsenal, Holland and Barcelona. “We don’t want to sell him,” Overmars insisted in his role as Ajax’s director of sport. The 43-year-old was reacting to the news that Napoli...

Juventus Transfer Activity Shows Ambition for European Dominance

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Juventus Transfer Activity Shows Ambition for European Dominance After securing a record-breaking fifth successive Scudetto, Juventus aren’t simply resting on their laurels in their quest to be the very best. After the Old Lady’s slow start to last season - 15th with five points to her name after the opening six games - she went on to drop points on j...

De Roon Capture a Real Coup for Promoted Boro

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De Roon Capture a Real Coup for Promoted Boro Gianpaolo Bellini squatted down before the Curva Nord and wiped away the tears with his thumb and forefinger. It was his last goodbye. Atalanta’s ultras had prepared a special choreography for their captain. A huge replica of his No.6 shirt was unfurled in the stands followed by a great big Pa...

Patient Rugani Making Late Push for Euro 2016 Call-up

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Patient Rugani Making Late Push for Euro 2016 Call-up Daniele Rugani appreciates the value of patience more than most. His father Ubaldo, a former goalkeeper who played for Atletico Lucca back in the `70s, now fishes competitively. Countless hours have been spent sat on the riverbank or by the lake waiting for a bite. If there is a better metaphor for ...

Ever-improving Sassuolo Continuing European Push Under Di Francesco

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Ever-improving Sassuolo Continuing European Push Under Di Francesco At a charity tournament back in his playing days, Eusebio di Francesco spotted an opportunity he couldn’t pass up. His namesake, the great Portugal and Benfica striker, was also taking part and the ex-Roma midfielder absolutely couldn’t let him go without getting a picture taken with him...

Lazio Season in Tatters Ahead of Rome Derby

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Lazio Season in Tatters Ahead of Rome Derby Stefano Pioli was the runner up at Italy’s Manager of the Year awards in Florence earlier this month. Max Allegri, the winner, revealed that his vote had gone to him. The case was obvious. Pioli’s first season at Lazio had been a great success. He guided a team that had finished in mid-t...

Perisic Spearheading Resurgent Inter's Charge for Europe

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Perisic Spearheading Resurgent Inter's Charge for Europe ‘SprINTER’ was La Gazzetta dello Sport’s front-page headline on Sunday morning. After making a stumbling start to 2016, the Nerazzurri are beginning to pick up the pace again. The weekend’s win against Bologna was their fourth in a row at San Siro. Inter haven’t been ab...

Allegri Making the Most of Juventus' Golden Bench

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Allegri Making the Most of Juventus' Golden Bench On Monday Max Allegri was in Florence for Italy’s Coach of the Year awards. “I voted for Stefano Pioli,” he revealed. “But I was undecided. I thought about voting for Roberto Donadoni too.” Once the ballots were closed, however, Allegri was declared the winner. He recei...