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Germany players celebrate with their trophy after winning the 2014 World Cup final between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro July 13, 2014. (Reuters)
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French midfielder Samir Nasri. (AFP)
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How Samir Nasri Went from Being the ‘New Zidane’ to an Outcast
London – Samir Nasri had taken to Premier League life straightaway but within three months of his Arsenal debut something was bothering him. The season had, on a collective level, lapsed into a now familiar pattern of inconsistency but Nasri thought he and his...Caption:
Joe Hart during West Ham training: ‘There wasn’t an awful lot of movement goalkeeper-wise this summer so I’m very thankful to get this opportunity.’ Photograph: Arfa Griffiths/West Ham United via Getty Images
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Joe Hart: ‘I Want to be an England Goalkeeper Playing for West Ham’
London- A dab of make-up cannot conceal the black eye Joe Hart is sporting as he walks into West Ham United’s press room and the topic is swiftly raised: have pre-season preparations at Rush Green taken an unsavoury turn? “Yeah, the induction was to have a fight with...Caption:
From left: the Argentina international Lucas Biglia, Leonardo Bonucci of Italy and Portugal’s André Silva are among the new faces in Milan’s team for the 2017-18 Serie A season. Photograph: Getty Images
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Milan Look set to Resurrect Golden Era that Most Thought was Long Gone
Milan – “It all happened in a flash. We haven’t yet come to terms with it.” Massimiliano Mirabelli was talking of Milan’s astonishment at signing Leonardo Bonucci and it was a sentiment mirrored far beyond those with a direct hand in events at San Siro. Until...Caption:
Dani Alves joined Juventus last summer after seven years at Barcelona. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Fifa via Getty Images
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