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Marcello Lippi – Champions League record setter
Guangzhou Evergrande became the first team from China to win the AFC Champions League in 23 years on Saturday, with an away goals victory over FC Seoul. The Tianhe Stadium outfit have had three years...
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Luis Muriel – Udinese’s latest unearthed superstar
Stadio Friuli has become a renowned hunting ground for scouts from leading European clubs, with the home of Serie A side Udinese the scene for a host of international players making their name over the...
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Palermo: The promotion push
Being a fan of Sicilian side Palermo over the last ten years will certainly have been an eventful experience, with the club’s faithful experiencing highs and lows, countless controversies and an...
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Milan’s roller coaster saga continues…both on and off the pitch
This past week has been, well, a somewhat more uplifting one perhaps, for AC Milan fans. Why? Because the Rossoneri finally have managed to do what they’ve failed to do all season: win a game on the...
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The revival of Giuseppe Rossi
Some players never truly recover from serious injury, and there were concerns that Italy international Giuseppe Rossi faced the prospect of being added to this list. The former Manchester United and...
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Keisuke Honda’s move to AC Milan the start of a big 12 months
Despite being in the public spotlight for the last number of years, Japan international Keisuke Honda is ready to take the next step in his career that could well propel him to superstardom. The...
View ArticleChampions League Round-up
The draw for the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League took place this morning, and once again did not fail to produce a host of enthralling clashes between some of Europe’s heaviest hitters. A...
View Article5 things we learned from this week in Italian football
So another week of highly entertaining continental and domestic football has concluded. As per usual for the sport, there were quite a fair share of twists, turns, surprises and disappointments that...
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Derby della Madonnina, two teams in transition and diminished signicance
The clash between AC Milan and Internazionale is certainly one of Italian football’s standout fixtures, with the bitter local rivals locking horns over the last 105 years. The Derby della Madonnina...
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Stephan El Shaarawy – surgery completes a forgettable 2013
Widely regarded as one of the most promising young players in the Italian game, Stephan El Shaarawy’s fledgling career to date has been full of distinct highs and lows, with 2013 largely categorised in...
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Lazio in turmoil: Making sense of Reja’s potential return
When Vladimir Petković took over as Lazio boss in June 2012, the task at hand was considerable at the Stadio Olimpico. The man he replaced, Edoardo ‘Edy’ Reja had worked wonders at the capital city...
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Álvaro Pereira and time for a Brazilian sea change
Once adjudged as one of Europe’s top attacking full-backs, Álvaro Pereira has been on the fringe of things at Internazionale since an August 2012 transfer to Italy. The Uruguay international has found...
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The downfall of Massimiliano Allegri at AC Milan
On Monday, 13 January, most of the football world’s eyes were honed in on the spectacle taking place in Switzerland, better known as the annual Ballon d’Or ceremony. 2013 had been an interesting year...
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Fiorentina, striker dilemmas and the quest for Champions League football
Despite the fact that Juventus have dominated Italian football for the last couple of seasons, the race for the remaining two Champions League qualification berths in Serie A has been as open and...
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Hellas Verona’s rise to prominence in Serie A
After a period of 11 years out of the Italian top flight, Hellas Verona have announced their return to Serie A this term in spectacular fashion. Andrea Mandorlini’s men were widely expected to face a...
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Adel Taarabt and a chance to walk the walk
One of the more surprising transfers of the January window has seen Italian giants AC Milan take Adel Taarabt on loan for the remainder of the season. The Morocco international is undoubtedly talented,...
View ArticleFinancial Hegemony Can’t Hide English Football’s Decline
As Glenn Hoddle threw his name recently into the seemingly poisoned chalice of working under Daniel Levy and a Spurs side perpetually in transition, the mind of this writer was cast to Rome 1997, a...
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Pablo Osvaldo – worth the risk for Juventus?
It is a relatively fitting stereotype to state that Latin players can be more passionate, argumentative and volatile than most, yet they also make some of the most gifted and ingenious performers on a...
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Marek Hamšík and his importance for star-studded Napoli
Napoli have solidified their position as one of Italian football’s most complete and dangerous sides this season, with the San Paolo outfit consistently towards the pinnacle of Serie A over the last...
View ArticleFinally the Champions League knockout phase! Can anyone stop Bayern Munich?
Since it succumbed to its own marketability and organized group stages and seedings, all but guaranteeing the continent’s financial heavyweights safe passage to its latter stages, UEFA’s Champions...
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