Champions League midterm report: Juventus get it all wrong yet again
After the international break and one round of Serie A action, Juventus resumed their European campaign as they aspire to make it out of their group in this year’s edition of the Champions League. For...
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Napoli continue to improve as new star Kalidou Koulibaly impresses
After a third-placed finish in Serie A last term, Napoli started the 2014-15 campaign in dire fashion both domestically and on the continent. Losing in the Champions League qualifying round against...
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Allegri’s dilemma: Getting the best out of Juventus’ midfield
Despite a summer managerial change, Juventus continue to dominate Italian football and already seem odds-on to retain their Serie A crown in 2014-15 – which would be a fourth consecutive Scudetto....
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Roberto Mancini, a return to Inter and an unenviable task
Although Juventus are in the process of chasing their fourth consecutive Scudetto this season, the Inter side of the mid-to-late 2000’s must be applauded as the most successful team in recent Italian...
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Profiling Paulo Dybala – Serie A’s ‘Sergio Agüero’
When Palermo announced the signature of young Argentine forward Paulo Dybala in 2012 it was seen as a major coup for the modest Serie A outfit. The Stadio Renzo Barbera side have a recent history of...
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Sofiane Boufal – Ligue 2’s most wanted man
It would be no exaggeration to state that Sofiane Boufal, Angers SCO’s 21-year-old creative midfielder, has lit the current Ligue 2 season up. The Franco-Moroccan, who is extremely comfortable playing...
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Xherdan Shaqiri: From the Bayern Munich shadows to Inter’s shining light
Throngs of Internazionale fans turned up at Milan’s Malpensa airport yesterday, excited and eagerly hoping to catch a glance of an international superstar that could well turn their recently sub-par...
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Sampdoria’s striking gamble: Selling Manolo Gabbiadini, buying Luis Muriel
With the January transfer window in full swing, Serie A has been one of the busiest of Europe’s major top flights in the purchasing and selling of players. Alongside Inter’s double loan capture of...
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Roma’s evergreen ‘selfie’ king Francesco Totti blocking Mattia Destro’s path
Following a captivating weekend of Serie A action, the race for the 2014-15 Scudetto now appears to be a straight two-horse race, with last season’s duopoly Juventus and Roma going head-to-head once...
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Stephan Lichtsteiner’s new contract shows his importance to Juventus
Despite the pre-season departure of massively successful coach Antonio Conte, Juventus’ dominance over Italian football has continued almost seamlessly under his replacement Massimiliano Allegri this...
View ArticleHow long before we have a European Super League?
Creeping up, not so surreptitiously, on football in Europe is the prospect of a European Super League. Remember the old days when the top European Club competition was known simply as the European Cup?...
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Dybala, Icardi and Vietto the latest in the legacy of devastating Argentine...
Argentina and top-class attacking players go hand-in-hand with the likes of Mario Kempes, Diego Maradona and Gabriel Batistuta just three of countless top-drawer forwards to originate from the South...
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Parma’s glory days a distant memory but January business delivers hope
Modest Serie A side Parma have had contrasting fortunes over the last 20 years, with the club currently battling to maintain their top-flight status. In days gone by, the Stadio Ennio Tardini outfit...
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A fresh start for Chelsea outcast Marko Marin
Making the grade at a club like Chelsea takes a lot of factors to fall into place; just ask Marko Marin. The Germany international has been on the Stamford Bridge club’s books since the summer of 2012...
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Alexandre Pato and Paulo Henrique Ganso: Brazil’s forgotten world-beaters
With the money and prestige on offer in Europe, it is now commonplace for top South American footballers to really only spend the start and end of their careers in their homeland. Major European...
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AC Milan’s baffling recent managerial record compounding their demise
The days of Milan giants AC and Inter ruling the roost in Italian football are well and truly over, with Juventus the nation’s undisputed best and a renaissance in the capital seeing AS Roma as their...
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Daily Mail’s England team of the future from 2007… Where are they now?
As sure as Michael Owen mispronouncing every word longer than two syllables that he attempts to utter, every month or two the above image will make the rounds on social media, the subject of as much...
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No Man United or Juventus: Paul Pogba’s twin brothers Florentin and Mathias
The name Pogba is synonymous in the football world, as Juventus and France star Paul Pogba continues to develop into a top-class star. The 21-year-old all-action midfielder progressed through the ranks...
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Arsenal loanee Lukas Podolski following in famous German footsteps at Inter
As part of Roberto Mancini’s substantial task of reinvigorating a floundering Inter Milan squad, Lukas Podolski was brought to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on loan from Arsenal in January. The...
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Southampton star Graziano Pellè: How Man United boss Louis van Gaal saved his...
Southampton continue to punch above their weight in the Premier League and with only 13 domestic games left this season sit firmly in contention for Champions League qualification. Although many...
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