The Balotelli show must go on

Since returning to Italy with AC Milan Mario Balotelli has been letting his football do the talking which he lets happen from time to time.

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Rossoneri Rising - Serie A update

Watching Milan march into Verona and stamp their authority at the Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi in soggy conditions and come away with all three points after a 1-0 win reminded me of the day when I sat glued to a screen for over 3 hours, following the life story of Judah Ben Hur.

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The charisma and charm of Diego Maradona (Video)

I regard it as a great shame that I wasn't alive and living in Naples during Diego Maradona's mid to late 80s heyday at Napoli.

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Maicon specials - a few of his best (Video)

When Manchester City signed Maicon on deadline day during the summer transfer window for £3.5 million it showed that City simply had money to burn and just bought the right back for the sake of it.

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Born again Balotelli (Video)

It looks like a change of scenery is exactly what Mario Balotelli needed to reinvigorate his football career.

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Pavel Nedved - The Czech cannon (Video)

It is a great shame that Pavel Nedved never played in England for a season or two during his career.

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European football Power shift? Not just yet.

Following Arsenal's valiant 2-0 effort against Bayern Munich that saw them eliminated on away goals, Arsene Wenger lamented that with no English teams in the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season for the first time since 1996 the Premier League is no longer the force it once was.

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Francesco Totti: Mr Roma (Video)

If there was ever one player that embodied a club's ideals more than any other then it has to be, without any doubt, Roma's Francesco Totti.

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Luis Figo: there's more to him than hair dye (Video)

I didn't know that Luis Figo had hit such hard times that he had to resort to doing adverts for a well know men's hair dye brand.

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Esteban Cambiasso: an underrated great (Video)

Whilst most eyes tonight will be on Tottenham's man of the moment Gareth Bale, the Europa League tie between Spurs and Inter gives us a chance to take a closer look at one of the finest midfielders of the past decade: Esteban Cambiasso.

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World Cup Winner tries his hand at management (video)

Last week it was announced that AC Milan legend and former World Cup winner Gennaro Gattuso has been named as the player-coach of Swiss Super League side Sion.

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The Italian Renaissance

The Calciopoli affair truly dragged Italian football through the mud, it made fans, pundits and even politicians question the integrity of the so-called beautiful game. With it saw the giants of Juventus, Milan, Fiorentina & Lazio all facing various punishment for illegal match-fixing but aside from that it tarnished the good name of Italian football and stalled its progress as it competed to be one of the top European leagues.

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Potent Pogba (Video)

Sir Alex Ferguson usually knows a good player when he sees one.

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Will Mauro Icardi be the next star to grace the Premier League?(Video)

Mauro Icardi is another player who was put out on loan with very little expected of him from Barcelona but now they may sit up and take notice. They should have seen the warning signs after letting him leave for a nominal 400,000 euros in summer after an ominous 13 goals in 19 games in the 2011-2012 season.

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Juventus are genuine Champions League contenders

It's been a tumultous couple of years for the Old Lady of Turin.

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