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

by James Horncastle at Friday, Aug 5 2016 15:45
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...
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Milan left little choice but to cash in on clinical Bacca

by James Horncastle at Tuesday, Jul 26 2016 11:18
Milan left little choice but to cash in on clinical Bacca “Scoring is what matters,” Carlos Bacca tells himself. “How you do so isn’t important.” If the Milan striker could only finish in one way, however, he wouldn’t hesitate in choosing the rabona. “When you’re growing up, every kid visualises the kind of g...
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How Pogba's Sale Could Reignite Juventus' Higuain Interest

by James Horncastle at Wednesday, Jul 20 2016 15:45
How Pogba's Sale Could Reignite Juventus' Higuain Interest Monday was billed as judgement day in Italy. All the head honchos were expected in Milan for a meeting of the league. What it meant was Napoli and Juventus could no longer avoid each other. They would come face-to-face for the first time since the news had broken of the Old Lady making her move on G...
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Little Wanda why Icardi speculation has resurfaced

by James Horncastle at Tuesday, Jul 12 2016 15:41
Little Wanda why Icardi speculation has resurfaced Piero Ausilio had hoped for a quieter Sunday. A spot of family time before meeting up with the squad at their training camp in the Dolomites where he was due on Monday to introduce new signing Caner Erkin to the media. Unfortunately for Inter’s director of sport, a storm in the Twittersphere p...
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De Roon Capture a Real Coup for Promoted Boro

by James Horncastle at Wednesday, Jul 6 2016 10:25
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...
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Star Man Chiellini Exorcises Personal Demons as Italy Overcome Spain

by James Horncastle at Tuesday, Jun 28 2016 16:55
Star Man Chiellini Exorcises Personal Demons as Italy Overcome Spain “Giorgio! GIORGIO!” shouted Antonio Conte from the sidelines. “Get over there!” he pointed. Before following his coach’s instruction, Chiellini turned to Graziano Pellé and said: “Watch this! I’m going to follow up the rebound and score.” Pell&e...
Categories: Euro 2016

Why Conte should make room for under-appreciated Insigne

by James Horncastle at Friday, Jun 24 2016 16:41
Why Conte should make room for under-appreciated Insigne Lorenzo Insigne was on the pitch for little more than quarter of an hour. But it was enough for La Gazzetta dello Sport to make him Italy’s Man of the Match against Ireland. The pink rubbed its eyes and wondered if what they were seeing was real. It wasn’t so much that this was the first...
Categories: Euro 2016

In Form Pellè Providing Relief for Conte & Co.

by James Horncastle at Friday, Jun 17 2016 11:58
In Form Pellè Providing Relief for Conte & Co. Graziano Pellè’s toes have been stepped on before. His parents Roberto and Doriana were keen ballroom dancers. They used to hit the floor at the Colelli dance hall in Porto Cesareo. It caught the imagination of Pellè’s older sister Fabiana. She wanted to give it a go. The o...
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Conte Needs Entire Squad to Shoulder Goalscoring Burden

by James Horncastle at Thursday, Jun 9 2016 17:05
Conte Needs Entire Squad to Shoulder Goalscoring Burden Before Italy kicked off their final warm-up game before the Euros against Finland in Verona, Carlo Tavecchio, the bumbling FIGC president, honoured Luca Toni for his services to the national team with a handshake and a commemorative shirt. Printed on the back was his name, the No.9 along with the me...
Categories: Euro 2016

Italy's Questionable Decision to Hand Motta the Iconic Number 10

by James Horncastle at Friday, Jun 3 2016 13:55
Italy's Questionable Decision to Hand Motta the Iconic Number 10 Restraint is a sign of maturity. A frequent piece of advice to people who have trouble controlling their temper or are struggling to shake that habit of putting their foot in their mouth is to count to 10 before opening it. Unfortunately, it’s the No.10 that is causing so much heated debate at...
Categories: Euro 2016