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Balotelli to Brescia: SuperMario returns home
“Brescia is my hometown, I cannot compare it to any other club in the world.” This was just one of the soundbites from Mario Balotelli’s press conference on Monday the 19th August, as the 29-year old made his return to Italian football. There was such a buzz of anticipation in the Lombardian city that the…
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Enrico Preziosi: Genoa’s Unpredictable and Mercurial President
Italian football has had its fair share of eccentric club presidents throughout its history, whether it be for their personality, the manner they ran their clubs, or bizarre habits that they fostered. Along with the likes of Maurizio Zamparini at Venezia and then Palermo, and Massimo Cellino, firstly at Cagliari and now at Brescia,…
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How Eintracht Frankfurt became Germany’s favorite underdogs
When Ben Manga became chief scout of Eintracht Frankfurt in July 2016, the club had just finished 16th in the Bundesliga, only staying up thanks to their victory over 1. FC Nürnberg in the relegation playoffs. They exited early in the DFB Pokal second round, and they desperately needed someone to turn them around. Thanks…
