Pablo Mari feels ´lucky´ to survive stabbing as former footballer Tarantino is named as hero who sto
Pablo Mari believes he is lucky to be alive after Monza s on-loan Arsenal defender survived a stabbing attack near Milan.
The Brazilian centre-back was one of several people injured in the attack, while one person died and a suspect was arrested after being disarmed.
It was widely reported that former Napoli footballer Massimo Tarantino was among those who stopped the attacker.
Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport reported Mari as saying: I was with the pushchair with my child inside and I felt an excruciating pain in my back. Then that man stabbed another in the throat.
Today I was lucky, because I saw a person die in front of me.
The man who died in the attack was a shop cashier named Luis Fernando Ruggieri, to whose family Monza sent their…
Germany scraped through to the knockout stages of Euro 2020 and set up a last-16 showdown against England after Leon Goretzka s late equaliser earned them a 2-2 draw with Hungary.
Adam Szalai of Mainz, who has spent most of his career in the Bundesliga, gave Hungary the lead in Munich after 11 minutes to leave Germany facing an early exit.
There was a brief reprieve when Kai Havertz scored a 66th-minute header, but just 91 seconds later Joachim Low s men were caught napping and Andras Schafer took full advantage in restoring Hungary s lead.
Goretzka rescued Germany from their first exit at this stage of the competition since 2004, and sent Hungary crashing out in the process.
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Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany believes the development of his club, and of rivals Tottenham, is healthy for the league.
The Eastlands club has progressed from a mid table side in the Premier League to serious title contenders following the takeover of Sheikh Mansour in 2008, which has allowed them to bring in such players as Yaya Toure, David Silva, Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero.
I think Tottenham and ourselves doing well in the past few years has been great, he told Sky Sports.
Had it just been the same four sides challenging each season, it would have damaged the game here. Now there are maybe six teams capable of winning the title and that can only be great for English football.
City qualified for the Champions League by finishing thir…
Los Angeles Galaxy forward Chad Barrett will miss the 2011 MLS Cup final against Houston Dynamo with a dislocated right ankle.
The 26-year-old suffered the injury during a training session on Thursday.
Starting each of the club s three post-season matches so far in 2011, Barrett s presence around the opposition goal will be a massive blow to the Galaxy s chances.
Playing in 27 matches during the regular season, Barrett contributed seven goals, which was good for second on the team sheet behind Landon Donovan s 12.
A seven-year veteran of Major League Soccer, Barrett was drafted with the third overall pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by the Chicago Fire.
After spending the first three seasons of his career with Chicago, Barrett was sent to Toront…
FC Twente coach Alfred Schreuder confirmed Dusan Tadic is on the verge of joining Premier League outfit Southampton.
Tadic has been linked with Southampton since Dutch coach Ronald Koeman replaced Mauricio Pochettino at the end of 2013-14 season.
Talk intensified once Southampton captain Adam Lallana departed for Liverpool following the FIFA World Cup, with some reports suggesting a fee had been agreed for the Serbia international midfielder.
Now Tadic appears set for a switch to England s top flight after Schreuder confirmed the 25-year-old sat out Twente s 14-1 friendly win over amateur club VV Oldenzaal due to his proposed transfer.
Everyone knows he is close to an agreement, Schreuder told newspaper TC Tubantia.
We don t want to take any ris…
Diego Costa has completed his move from La Liga champions Atletico Madrid to Chelsea after penning a five-year deal.
Chelsea agreed a deal with Atleti to bring the striker to Stamford Bridge a fortnight ago and the move has now been finalised.
Costa will add presence to a Chelsea forward line that misfired for large parts of last season.
Samuel Eto o was Jose Mourinho s top-scoring striker with 12 goals in all competitions, although neither the Cameroon veteran, Fernando Torres or Demba Ba were able to reach double figures in the Premier League.
Costa, on the other hand, plundered 27 goals in La Liga alone last term, only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo managed more.
His superb form at the Vicente Calderon resulted in a tug-of-war between Brazi…
La Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting that Inter Milan are readying a new assault on Lazio hotshot Stefan de Vrij.
The Dutch defender has just one year left on his current deal at Stadio Olimpico, and is almost certain to leave either in January or in the summer.
According to reports, De Vrij is ready to extend for another year, but only if a sensible release clause is included, which will make Inter’s job even easier.
The Nerazzurri are determined to bring the 25-year-old to Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, but they could face stiff competition from other interested sides.
Despite missing a large chunk of the 2015/2016 campaign through injury, De Vrij quickly established himself as one of the leading centre-backs in Italian Serie A.
Following the 4-1 ha…
Paul Pogba has been heavily linked with a move away from Juventus and Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane feels any club would want a player of his quality in their ranks.
Pogba moved from Manchester United to the Turin giants in 2012 and quickly established himself as a key member of the first team, going on to win four straight scudetti.
Madrid president Florentino Perez this week admitted the club could attempt to sign the Frenchman, who denied reports he had bought a house in Catalonia amid reported interest from Barcelona, if he becomes available ahead of next season.
And former Juve midfielder Zidane is in no doubt that Pogba would be a suitable player for the club from the Spanish capital.
He is a great player, every team would want to have him, …
Maurizio Sarri is on the brink at Chelsea and defeat in the EFL Cup final against Manchester City at Wembley on Sunday could seal his fate.
Recent results have been poor, but it is a remarkable situation, given Sarri was drafted in as the successor to Antonio Conte to wean the team off their ruthless counter-attacking approach and implement the attractive style of football he honed in the Italian doldrums and earned great acclaim for at Napoli.
His technical, expansive approach has drawn praise from Pep Guardiola and Arrigo Sacchi – two coaches renowned for revolutionising the game tactically. But Chelsea fans have quickly grown weary; a section of the support chanting F*** Sarriball following the 2-0 home loss to Manchester United in the FA Cup on Monday made that…
Kemar Roofe s goal handed Leeds United a 1-0 lead in their Championship play-off semi-final against Derby County, who controversially had a penalty overturned.
With neither side having had a shot on target in a tightly contested first half at Pride Park, Marcelo Bielsa s team went ahead thanks to Roofe s neat first-time strike 10 minutes into the second half.
Referee Craig Pawson did well to play the advantage following a late lunge by Tom Lawrence, with Jack Harrison driving clear down the left before curling in a cross for Roofe to finish beyond the onrushing Kelle Roos.
Roofe squandered a golden chance to make it 2-0 two minutes later, and that profligacy looked to have been punished when Pawson awarded Frank Lampard s side a penalty after Harrison and Jayd…