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In what is arguably the most chaotic professional season in recent memory, Serie B in 2004/05 saw match-fixing and national scandal rock calcio
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Few men have changed calcio like Gianni Brera. The journalist was a controversial figure but a genius who invented the modern lexicon of Italian football
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From humble beginnings and a career of doubters, Mario Mandžukić has risen to become one of the most underrated big-game players in football
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A wonderful all round performance by Paul Pogba helped Manchester United win three on the bounce, sweeping aside Bournemouth 4-1 at Old Trafford.
The midfielder’s brace put the Red Devils 2-0 up after brilliant work from Marcus Rashford for the first one, and Ander Herrera’s inch-perfect cross for the second.
Rashford then made it three before Nathan Ake pulled a goal back.
But substitute Romelu Lukaku put more gloss on the scoreline after the break which also saw Eric Bailly sent off for a rash challenge on Ryan Fraser as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s honeymoon period as caretaker boss goes on.
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A wonderful all round performance by Paul Pogba helped Manchester United win three on the bounce, sweeping aside Bournemouth 4-1 at Old Trafford.
The midfielder’s brace put the Red Devils 2-0 up after brilliant work from Marcus Rashford for the first one, and Ander Herrera’s inch-perfect cross for the second.
Rashford then made it three before Nathan Ake pulled a goal back.
But substitute Romelu Lukaku put more gloss on the scoreline after the break which also saw Eric Bailly sent off for a rash challenge on Ryan Fraser as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s honeymoon period as caretaker boss goes on.
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Manchester City put an end to their barren run of two straight defeats after securing a 3-1 win over Southampton at St Mary’s.
A much-improved performance from Pep Guardiola’s men saw them take an early lead with David Silva’s strike but Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg levelled the game after taking advantage of Oleksandr Zinchenko’s error.
However, City restored their lead when James Ward-Prowse turned Raheem Sterling’s cross into his own net and Sergio Aguero’s downward header on the stroke of half-time effectively wrapped things up.
Hojbjerg was sent off for a terrible tackle on Fernandinho on 85 minutes but the Brazilian was unscathed as City moved back up to second – seven points behind leaders Liverpool ahead of the top two’s colossal clash at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday night.
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Manchester City put an end to their barren run of two straight defeats after securing a 3-1 win over Southampton at St Mary’s.
A much-improved performance from Pep Guardiola’s men saw them take an early lead with David Silva’s strike but Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg levelled the game after taking advantage of Oleksandr Zinchenko’s error.
However, City restored their lead when James Ward-Prowse turned Raheem Sterling’s cross into his own net and Sergio Aguero’s downward header on the stroke of half-time effectively wrapped things up.
Hojbjerg was sent off for a terrible tackle on Fernandinho on 85 minutes but the Brazilian was unscathed as City moved back up to second – seven points behind leaders Liverpool ahead of the top two’s colossal clash at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday night.
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