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Jan 09, 2017

Atalanta captain Papu Gómez leads by example as his club let young talent go

The 28-year-old captain sported another unusual armband and led his younger team-mates to a big win at Chievo after a week of off-field upheavalNot for the first time, Papu Gómez’s biceps stole the show. The Atalanta captain has made headlines all season with his unconventional armband designs. First there was the Mother’s Day tribute, then the Spiderman logo, the Holly & Benji cartoon and, most famously, a celebration of Pro Evolution Soccer’s original Master League XI. As Serie A returned to action on Sunday, he unveiled a new design, inspired by the movie Frozen.It was chosen to mark his daughter Constantina’s second birthday, with her face appearing alongside those of Anna, Elsa and Olaf. But he might unintentionally have also...

Oct 17, 2016

Mauro Icardi v Inter's Ultras: an unhappy chapter in his ongoing San Siro saga

The Inter captain’s incendiary remarks provoked a mixed reaction among supporters against Cagliari but his penalty miss did little to help mattersPerhaps, with hindsight, we should have paid more attention to the title of Mauro Icardi’s new autobiography: Sempre Avanti – Always Ahead. For as long as he has been in the public consciousness, the striker has always carried an air of impatience, the manner of someone who is eager to skip forward to the next chapter.This is a man who joined Barcelona at 15, played his first Serie A game at 19 and was named Inter’s captain three years later. One who leapt eagerly – and very publicly – into a parental role when he took up with Wanda...

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