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‘We’re not talking about fans owning the club, we’re talking about fans owning a share of the club,’ says Gianluca Vialli. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian

Vialli: ‘I Look Out For Things That Are Going to Make Football a Better Game’

by Paul MacInnes | Sep 12, 2017 | Sports

London- “We Italians need to feel like we’re under pressure, we need to see an enemy,” says Gianluca Vialli. “The pressure is a combination of expectation, scrutiny and consequences. That’s why we’re so good at managing, because we grew up experiencing pressure all...

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Ederson celebrates after providing an assist for Benfica against Vitória de Guimarães. Photograph: Antonio Cotrim/EPA

Ederson Arrives at Manchester City with Reputation for Big Boot, Sharp Stopping

by Paul MacInnes | Jun 10, 2017 | Sports

London – Ederson made sure he left Benfica for Manchester City with a bang. In the goalkeeper’s penultimate league match for the Portuguese champions, not only did he keep his 17th clean sheet of the season, he also got an assist. A goal-kick from the...

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Moussa Sissoko is one of four Newcastle players whose sales have contributed heavily to the Premier League’s huge summer outlay. Photograph: Andrew Yates/Reuters

Premier League and Championship Clubs Raise Stakes with Unprecedented Spend

by Paul MacInnes | Sep 5, 2016 | Sports

Maybe it is an unintended consequence of Brexit. Maybe it was just the weather. But the fact is that in this summer’s transfer window not only was more money spent by Premier League clubs but more money was spent in England than ever before. The question many fans...