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AS Roma Part Ways with Daniele de Rossi after Eight Months in Charge
It has been nearly nine months since Daniele De Rossi replaced Jose Mourinho as AS Roma’s manager. Since then, he has guided Roma to the UEFA Europa League semifinals and a sixth-place finish, prompting Roma to not only give him the permanent job and back him with several blockbuster signings like Matías Soulé, Artem Dovbyk,…
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How Mike Maignan Became One of the Best Goalkeepers in Europe
It has been quite the meteoric rise for Mike Maignan. Born on 3 July 1995 in Cayenne, French Guiana, to a Haitian mother and a Guadeloupean father, Maignan moved to Paris at an early age and became a naturalized French citizen in 2001. He would join Paris Saint-Germain’s academy at the age of 14, honing…
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Tammy Abraham to Milan: A Change of Scenery Fit For All Parties
From Olivier Giroud to Álvaro Morata, from Fikayo Tomori to Christian Pulisic to Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Milan have certainly taken an interest in signing ex-Chelsea players in recent years. The latest ex-Chelsea man to take his talents to the Rossoneri is Tammy Abraham, who has made the move to Milan for the 2024/25 season. Born…
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Il Fuoco del Flaco: Andrea Colpani Looks Set to Rejuvenate Raffaele Palladino’s Fiorentina
After flourishing under Raffaele Palladino at Brianza-based Monza, Fiorentina managed to divert two of Monza’s main protagonists to Florence, their manager and Brescia-born Andrea Colpani. Hailing from the youth set-up with La Dea of Atalanta, El Flaco burst onto the scene alongside the now renowned names of Serie A such as Alessandro Bastoni of…
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Sugo Alla Scozzese: How Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour Could Spice up Napoli’s Season with Antonio Conte
The city of Naples and its ferocious support for their club will be no different to the warmth Napoli’s new Scottish signings receive from the Tartan Army in Glasgow as a busy summer window for Conte’s side looks to prove dividends for a push of a potential trophy triumph. Napoli were amongst the top…
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What Pierre Kalulu Can Provide to Juventus’ Defense
Cristian Zenoni, Christian Abbiati, Marco Storari, Andrea Pirolo, Alessandro Matri, Mattia De Sciglio, and Leonardo Bonucci. Those are the list of names that Pierre Kalulu has joined in making the move directly from AC Milan to Juventus this decade. The respective outcomes of said moves were largely a mixed bag. Three of those aren’t…
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Como: Preview to Their 2024-25 Serie A Season
Como 1907 is a club that has seen all the highs and lows in its lifetime. Founded in 1907, the club made it to the top tier of Italian football for the first time in 1949 after finishing at the top of Serie B in the 1948-49 season. Since then, they’ve fluctuated between different tiers…
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Nicolo Zaniolo to Atalanta: A Much-Needed Homecoming for a Wayward Star
Nicolo Zaniolo was hoping a return to Italy would reignite his career. But a fresh start in familiar surroundings has raised similar issues for the injury-plagued Italian. A deal to join Europa League winners Atalanta this summer looked an exciting prospect for Zaniolo. But on the eve of the new Serie A season, the former Roma…
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Why Strahinja Pavlović is a Perfect Signing for AC Milan
Strahinja Pavlović moving to AC Milan from Red Bull Salzburg for €18 million is one of those classic ‘under-the-radar’ transfers that occurs every summer. It is low-risk, high-reward, and generally just a good move for all parties involved. It sees Salzburg, yet again, flip a player for over double what they bought him for…