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Serie A sides often rely on veteran players but in the case of Inter Milan, their failure to refresh a crumbling squad looks likely to cost manager Claudio Ranieri his job, writes ITV Football's James Appell. There must be something in the water in Lomba
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Motta, sold by Inter last month, says the Nerazzurri's "cycle is over". "It's hard to change Inter. It's not nice to talk about their problems. It is not easy to turn a team like that overnight. It takes time, people with the ability to do so. "But I hop
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In the absence of traditional African superpowers Egypt, Nigeria and Cameroon, the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations presented an opportunity for the next generation of African stars to grab the limelight. So which Africans are in line to fill the boots of Didi
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The 65-year-old will be joining a side that has spent only five years in the Russian Premier League and has failed to find spark despite signing the star tandem of Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o and Brazilian veteran Roberto Carlos. The club heralds from one of
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MOSCOW: Dutch coaching legend Guus Hiddink took to the training pitch on Sunday with his new Russian charge Anzhi Makhachkala in the hope of working another miracle with a team of ambition but no past success. The 65-year-year will be joining a side that
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Guus Hiddink has been named as the new manager of big-spending Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala. The 65-year-old Dutchman has signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with the Republic of Dagestan-based side, who are bankrolled by their billionaire owner Sule
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February 17, 2012 -- Updated 1823 GMT (0223 HKT) Veteran Dutch coach Guus Hiddink is back in club football with Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala STORY HIGHLIGHTS Former Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink takes over at Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala Hiddink, who
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MOSCOW - Russian club Anzhi Makhackala says it has signed Guus Hiddink to an 18-month contract. The club did not release financial terms in a statement on Friday. After signing the contract, Hiddink headed to Turkey where the team was training. Anzhi is
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MOSCOW: Dutch coaching legend Guus Hiddink on Friday signed an 18-month deal with ambitious Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala that reportedly makes him one of the world's highest-paid managers. Hiddink will now be joining a club that already includes the su
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Guus Hiddink has been confirmed as the new manager of Anzhi Makhachkala. The Dutchman, linked with a return to Chelsea recently, reportedly beat former England manager Fabio Capello to take the role at the big spending Russian club from the Republic of D
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Reuters - 8 minutes ago (Adds details, quotes) Feb 17 (Reuters) - Big-spending Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala underlined their ambitions by appointing former national team manger Guus Hiddink as head coach on Friday. The 65-year-old Dutchman, who has man
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The Dutchman, a former Russia coach, has signed an 18-month contract with the club, who earlier this week sacked Yuri Krasnozhan after just over a month in the job. "We discussed Anzhi for quite some time at the end of last year so now I took the decisio
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Reuters - 3 minutes ago Feb 17 (Reuters) - Big-spending Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala appointed Guus Hiddink as head coach on Friday. The Dutchman, a former Russia coach, has signed an 18-month contract with the club, who earlier this week sacked Yuri K
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Moscow: Russian club Anzhi Makhackala says it has signed Guus Hiddink to an 18-month contract. The club did not release financial terms in a statement on Friday. After signing the contract, Hiddink headed to Turkey where the team was training. Anzhi is o
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They were successful in their efforts to lure Samuel Eto'o away from Inter in August 2011, but Ranieri says there is little chance of Sneijder making a similar switch. "Could he be on his way to Anzhi? As far as I'm concerned, and I hope the player too,
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Fabio Capello will be the new coach of Anzhi because billionaire owner Suleyman Kerimov will offer him anything he wants, according to a coach already in Russia. Fellow Italian Luciano Spaletti, the boss of current league leaders Zenit, said: "I know the
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Before Thierry Henry bids another adieu to Arsenal, the final stop of his winter tour takes him to Milan on Wednesday. At San Siro, he will come across an old team-mate: Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were contemporaries for one season at Barcelona. Neithe
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Inter president Massimo Moratti has insisted that the club was unable to hold on to Samuel Eto'o and Thiago Motta. The Cameroonian striker signed for Anzhi Makhachkala last summer in a deal reportedly worth 28 million euros, while Motta joined Paris Sain
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Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti says the club were unable to retain the services of key men Samuel Eto'o and Thiago Motta. Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti says the club were unable to retain the services of key men Samuel Eto'o and Thiago Mot
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Inter boss Claudio Ranieri is believed to be dissatisfied with his club's lack of activity in the January transfer window, according to La Gazzetta Dello Sport. In addition to the summer departures such as Samuel Eto'o, Davide Santon and Goran Pandev, th
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Samuel Eto'o (born 10 March 1981 in Douala) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona. He is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, with sixteen goals, and is also the record holder in number of appearances by an African in La Liga. Full Article
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Cameroon's football star Samuel Eto'o holds white balloons during an AIDS campaing on January 23, 2012 in Libreville before the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations match Gabon vs Niger at the Stade de l'Amitie on January 23, 2012, in Libreville.
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Gabon's national football team striker Daniel Cousin (R) is hugged by Cameroon's football star Samuel Eto'o (L) at the Stade de l'Amitie on January 23, 2012 in Libreville during the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) group C, football match Gabon vs Niger.
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Cameroonian soccer striker Samuel Eto'o smile as he attends a press conference for the CAN SANS SIDA foundation of Gabon First Lady Sylivia Bongo Oudimba prior to the African Cup of Nations Group C soccer match at Stade De L'Amitie Stadium in Libreville, Gabon, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. ...
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Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o prays before the team's 2010 World Cup Group E soccer match against Netherlands at Green Point stadium in Cape Town in this June 24, 2010 file photo. Cameroon banned skipper Eto'o for 15 matches on December 16, 2011, and vice-captain Eyong Enoh for two games...
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Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o (C) celebrates with team mates Eyong Enoh (L) and Achille Emana after scoring a goal during a 2010 World Cup Group E soccer match against Denmark at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria in this June 19, 2010 file photo. Cameroon banned skipper Eto'o for 15 matches...
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ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - NOVEMBER 18: Samuel Eto'o of FC Anzhi Makhachkala reacts during the Russian Football League Championship match between FC Zenit St. Petersburg and FC Anzhi Makhachkala at the Petrovsky Stadium on November 18, 2011 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - NOVEMBER 18: Samuel Eto'o of FC Anzhi Makhachkala (L) vies for the ball with Tomas Hubocan of FC Zenit St. Petersburg (R) during the Russian Football League Championship match between FC Zenit St. Petersburg and FC Anzhi Makhachkala at the Petrovsky Stadium on November...
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Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o smiles during an interview following the launch of Puma's kits for nine African national soccer teams at the Design Museum in London November 7, 2011.
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Anzhi's Samuel Eto'o is seen during a Russian Premier League soccer match against FC Rostov in Rostov-on-Don, southern Russia, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011. Samuel Eto'o arrived in Moscow on Thursday to play for Russian league club Anzhi, Makhachkala.
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Anzhi's Samuel Eto'o seen aboard a plane enroute from Moscow to Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. Samuel Eto'o arrived in Moscow on Thursday to play for Russian league club Anzhi, Makhachkala. The emblem on a T-shirt reads Soccer Club Anzhi.
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Cameroon football star Samuel Eto'o smiles as he attends a news conference after his arrival at Vnukovo airport in Moscow on August 25, 2011. Samuel Eto'o arrived today after signing a three-year deal with Russia's new big spenders Anzhi Makhachkala that will reportedly be the most...
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Cameroon football star Samuel Eto'o walks upon arrival at Vnukovo airport in Moscow on August 25, 2011. Samuel Eto'o arrived today after signing a three-year deal with Russia's new big spenders Anzhi Makhachkala that will reportedly be the most valuable contract in football.'This...
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Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto'o, right, arrives to undergo a medical exam at Villa Stuart clinic in Rome, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala announced a deal with Inter Milan for Samuel Eto'o on Tuesday that could make the Cameroon striker the highest paid...
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Cameroonian football star Samuel Eto'o smiles during a press conference on August 13, 2011 in Douala. Eto'o admitted he is in talks with Russians Anzhi Makhachkala but said his future is far from decided. The 30-year-old said he could yet stay with Inter Milan or even head to England. ...
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Inter Milan's Samuel Eto'o (L) is challenged by AC Milan's Thiago Silva during their Italian Super Cup soccer match at the National Olympic Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, August 6, 2011.
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Former Inter Milan soccer player Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon gestures after visiting Al Shabab Al Arabi football club in Dubai January 12, 2012.
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Inter Milan's Cameroonian forward Samuel Eto' reacts during the serie A football match AC Milan vs Inter on April 2, 2011, in San Siro stadium in Milan.
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In this Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 photo, Ivory Coast soccer great Laurent Pokou, 64, is seen under a portrait of Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema during an interview at his hotel in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Pokou, second only to Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o in goals...
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Inter Milan's Cameroonian forward Samuel Eto'o walks on the pitch during the Italian Cup final football match Inter Milan vs Palermo at the Olimpico Stadium in Rome on May 29, 2011.
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Inter Milan's Cameroonian forward Samuel Eto'o (L) celebrates with team mate Marco Materazzi after scoring a goal during the Italian Cup final football match Inter Milan vs Palermo at the Olimpico Stadium in Rome on May 29, 2011.
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Inter Milan's Cameroonian forward Samuel Eto'o (R) shoots to score against Palermo's goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu during the Italian Cup final football match Inter Milan vs Palermo at the Olimpico Stadium in Rome on May 29, 2011.
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Cameroon's football star Samuel Eto'o holds white balloons during an AIDS campaing on January 23, 2012 in Libreville before the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations match Gabon vs Niger at the Stade de l'Amitie on January 23, 2012, in Libreville.
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