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Jan
17
2008

WagSnatch Roundup: Ronaldo orgy, Kaka is corrupt?, Charlotte Mears on Jermaine Defoe, Pennant’s Dad is a druggie, Toldo interview and Capello’s taxes

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In this week’s WagSnatch roundup: another Ronaldo orgy (so he has fun, when will people stop complaining about their excess of hypocritical...

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Jan
17
2008

Presenting Maniche, the Newest Recruit of Inter Milan

His full name, says Gazzetta, is almost as long as the list of trophies he accumulated during his career. But hopefully for Inter, Nuno...

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Jan
15
2008

Roberto Baggio Profile: Una Porta Nel Cielo

Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

He is forever remembered for the wrong reason. His penalty kick miss at the final of World Cup 1994 against Brazil. Before that kick, he had never missed one for the Azzurri in seven attempts....

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Jan
15
2008

“The Duck” Makes His Debut: AC Milan Have Turned (P)ATOmic!

Gazzetta dello Sport will have to forgive me, but that title features the best one-word summary for Sunday’s...

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Jan
15
2008

Transfer Roundup: Tottenham, Everton, Portsmouth, Aston Villa, Reading, Birmingham, Fulham, Blackburn, Juventus, Stoke City, Preston

I’m back, and ready to disappoint a lot of people again.

If you dislike Tottenham and Portsmouth, you can selectively scroll around for the non-Tottenham and Portsmouth bits, because I may as well warn you – there are quite a few...

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Jan
14
2008

Alexandre Pato Makes Dream Debut for Milan

Destiny’s Child. The Savior. The Messiah. The One. These are just some of the names that 18 year old Brazilian teen sensation Alexandre Pato have gone by.

Whatever you think of him, there can be no denying that on Sunday, all eyes were...

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Jan
12
2008

Inter Milan in 2008

In Italy, there is a phrase: from the stars to the stable. Qualify that to from the stable to the stars. For 16 years Internazionale FC ploughed through the stinking stable while their rivals escalated to the stars; for 16...

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Jan
10
2008

Villarreal No More Under Riquelme’s Shadows

What happens when your best ever player not so much as leaves the club as is walked to the departing train by your manager and President? What happens when the central piece of the jigsaw is pulled out? What happens when the player who almost single-handedly...

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Jan
10
2008

There is More to Life Than Football

This week, instead of following live coverage of the 3rd Round of the FA Cup, or scanning the rumor mills to see who could be moving where in this January’s transfer market, I was at a hospital with family, waiting for up-to-the-second reports...

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Jan
9
2008

Transfer Roundup: Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle, West Ham, Birmingham, Fulham, Sunderland, Derby, Juventus, Inter Milan

As opposed to ending the roundup with the signings as I usually do, I’ll start today’s with the signing news.

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