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Inter’s chance to show they can end the hegemony

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on October 1, 2019

ITALY has needed a team to seriously challenge Juventus for almost a decade and Inter Milan have started the Serie A campaign as if they mean to fill that role. Although some people are suggesting that six wins out of six have flattered the Nerrazzuri, the club seems to have been rejuvenated by the arrival of Antonio Conte. This weekend (October 6), Inter play host to Juventus for a Derby d’Italia clash that has a little extra spice. It’s champions versus challengers and Inter know that if they fail to impress, confidence in them being able to win their first title since 2010 will start to evaporate. Inter’s record against Juve over the past decade is not good – three wins in 20 Serie…

Categories: Europe

Tagged: Antonio Conte, Cristiano Ronaldo, featured, Inter Milan, Italy, Juventus, Serie A

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Italy needs someone to challenge Juventus – maybe Inter

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on August 8, 2019

INTER MILAN’s dogged pursuit of Romelu Lukaku underlines the determination of the “nerazzuri” to try and break the Juventus stranglehold in Italy, an era of domination that includes eight consecutive Serie A titles, four Coppa Italia wins and two UEFA Champions League finals. Inter, the last Italian club to win the Champions League (2010), have not won a single piece of silverware since 2011 when they beat Palermo in the Coppa Italia final. Milan, indeed Italian football, needs clubs like Inter to become contenders once more. Lukaku’s arrival is also a very positive signal for Italian football. He’s still only 26 and although his time at Manchester United petered out, not helped by the malaise at the club, he has plenty of mileage left…

Categories: Europe

Tagged: European football, featured, Inter Milan, Italy, Juventus, Serie A

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Doubles all round?

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on May 18, 2019

IF BAYERN Munich win the Bundesliga this weekend, it will complete a clean-sweep for the five champions of the major European leagues, in oither words, every winner from 2017-18 will have retained their title. Across the big five (England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain), we have seen monopolies emerge over the past eight seasons – Juventus (8 titles), Bayern (7), Paris Saint-Germain (6) Barcelona (5) and Manchester City (4) have dominated their respective leagues. Since 2011-12, there have been 40 championship victories, yet only six times (Leicester, Dortmund, Atletico, Real, Monaco and Montpelier) has the trophy been lifted beyond the elite band of clubs (which also includes, Chelsea and Manchester United). Manchester City have the chance to win the first “double” in England since…

Categories: The Grey Neutral

Tagged: Allegri, Bayern Munich, Brand Finance, CIES Football Observatory, featured, Juventus, Portsmouth

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A throwback to unpredictable days: Ajax’s marvellous Italian job

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on April 17, 2019

THE neutral observer could be forgiven for believing Ajax Amsterdam had already enjoyed their moment in the sun with their spectacular victory against Real Madrid. Underdogs rarely have more than one day and when up against a team that includes the UEFA Champions League’s resident expert, Cristiano Ronaldo, it would be easy to assume that Juventus would march comfortably through to the semi-finals. Ahead of the game in Turin, commentators and pundits kept talking-up Ajax’s young team. Part of this was a little bit of kidology, but the other element of this constant promotion of a squad largely honed at Jong Ajax was the need to convince the watching public this tie was not a foregone conclusion. It wasn’t and the “experts” were right,…

Categories: Europe

Tagged: Ajax Amsterdam, featured, Italy, Juventus, UEFA Champions League

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