Argentina’s World Cup plans – the case for the defense
Jorge Sampaoli does not just have tough decisions to make up front, but has a plethora of options at the back including a key performer that moved to China
After an extensive tour of Europe and watching various Superliga fixtures,...
The End of Days reaches Italian football after World Cup qualification failure
A failure to reach the World Cup finals for the first time since the late 1950s has seen the nation of Italy go into a frenzy of finger-pointing and fury
The apocalypse has arrived in Italy.
At least for a...
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