England manager Fabio Capello breezed into the school of excellence at Coverciano on Monday with the air of authority that comes from having won everything there is in the club game. He was there to give an inspirational speech to the school's students who want to follow in his footsteps.

Instead, Capello launched an unexpected and scathing attack on the state of Italian football, telling the assembled audience that the game on the peninsula is now being held hostage by the Ultrás.

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by FRANCO PANIZO

If you were upset at the thought of not seeing Cristiano Ronaldo in action for a month, you may be happy to hear the superstar's latest comments.

Ronaldo expects to recover from the ankle injury he picked up in Portugal's 3-0 World Cup qualifying win against Hungary in less than a month, the amount of time he was originally expected to miss.

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by FRANCO PANIZO

If you were upset at the thought of not seeing Cristiano Ronaldo in action for a month, you may be happy to hear the superstar's latest comments.

Ronaldo expects to recover from the ankle injury he picked up in Portugal's 3-0 World Cup qualifying win against Hungary in less than a month, the amount of time he was originally expected to miss.

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by FRANCO PANIZO

Los Angeles, be prepared to say goodbye to David Beckham...again.

The Los Angeles Galaxy have given Beckham permission to work out a loan deal for the winter transfer window in January. The loan is expected to last until July to give Beckham the best possibility of making the England squad for the 2010 World Cup in June.

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by FRANCO PANIZO

Los Angeles, be prepared to say goodbye to David Beckham...again.

The Los Angeles Galaxy have given Beckham permission to work out a loan deal for the winter transfer window in January. The loan is expected to last until July to give Beckham the best possibility of making the England squad for the 2010 World Cup in June.

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Juve team-mates Nicola Legrottaglie and Fabio Cannavaro. Image via Getty.

There are some stories we've always assumed we would never write:

"Victoria Beckham laughs giddily, smiles widely during press call."

"Nemanja Vidic admits he is scared of the dark."

Italian captain Fabio Cannavaro failing a drugs test falls into this category.

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Juve team-mates Nicola Legrottaglie and Fabio Cannavaro. Image via Getty.

There are some stories we've always assumed we would never write:

"Victoria Beckham laughs giddily, smiles widely during press call."

"Nemanja Vidic admits he is scared of the dark."

Italian captain Fabio Cannavaro failing a drugs test falls into this category.

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The racist taunts that Mario Balotelli seems to attract occurs obviously because of his colour but his success against other clubs, gives it an added edge.

He has made Inter's rivals pay and those fans are not pleased that it is a man of colour that their country gave citizenship to who is doing damage.

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Italian Serie A & B players will be coming to work a bit late this weekend.  This time their bosses will not mind, in fact they will support it.  In a statement released by the Italian Players' Association (AIC - Associazione Italiana Calciatori), players from the Top 2 flights of Italian football will come 15 minutes late to [. Click to continue reading...

Italian Serie A & B players will be coming to work a bit late this weekend.  This time their bosses will not mind, in fact they will support it.  In a statement released by the Italian Players' Association (AIC - Associazione Italiana Calciatori), players from the Top 2 flights of Italian football will come 15 minutes late to [. Click to continue reading...