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      Romelu Lukaku’s incredible Mediterranean diet which has made him Inter Milan superstar including two plates of gnocchi

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      ROMELU LUKAKAU has shared his Mediterranean diet of salad, fish, chicken and pasta that has turned him into an Inter Milan superstar.
      The 27-year-old admitted he was overweight while at Manchester United due to a digestive problem that has since been corrected in Italy.

      The Belgian loads up on salads, chicken breast and Shirataki pasta

      Romelu Lukaku has shared the diet that has turned him into an Inter Milan superstarCredit: AP:Associated Press

      The Belgian dropped over a stone upon his arrival in Serie A following a strict diet carefully selected by the Nerazzurri’s medical staff.
      Lukaku has already scored 18 league goals this season to spearhead Inter’s title charge and he has put his success down to his new physique.
      Speaking in a podcast with Matteo Pincella, the club’s chief nutritionist, the striker revealed that he’s never felt better.
      As reported by Sky Sport Italia, via the Mail, he said: “Since I joined Inter I have changed my diet and I can say that I have never felt so strong.

      “My diet consists of salads for lunch, a lot of chicken breast, Shirataki pasta.

      Since I joined Inter I have changed my diet and I can say that I have never felt so strong
      Romelu Lukaku

      “I don’t change my way of eating much, for how we play we must have a very strong physique, we run a lot: since I have followed this lifestyle I feel better on the pitch, I feel more reactive and faster.
      “I love carbohydrates and I love potatoes, sweet potatoes and black rice, but I don’t eat a lot of pasta.
      “I’ve always been an explosive player with muscles but Italy took me to another level. I have never felt so strong. I have reached another level, physically and mentally.”

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      Lukaku then revealed that he loads up on carbs after games to help him recover with Italian gnocchi being his preferred choice.
      He added: “I consume a lot of carbohydrates after games. Most of the time I eat two packs of gnocchi, it depends on what the chef has prepared. They go into circulation quickly and they help me a lot.”
      He continued: “After the matches I also eat two plates of gnocchi!”

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      Cristiano Ronaldo ‘WILL be allowed to quit Juventus in summer transfer if he wants to go’ after Champions League exit

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      CRISTIANO RONALDO will reportedly be allowed to leave Juventus this summer.
      Fabrizio Romano claims the Italians will not stand in his way if Ronnie, 36, decides to call it quits following Tuesday’s Champions League exit to Porto.

      Juventus will not stand in Cristiano Ronaldo’s way if he wants to leave this summerCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Ronaldo’s dreams of a sixth European title were dashed again when the 10-men Portuguese side beat Juve in extra time of their last-16 clash.
      The Turin outfit also look set to have their nine-season Serie A title run ended by Inter Milan.
      And Romano claims Juve are ready to let Ronaldo go if he doesn’t want to stay past the end of the season.
      Romano said: “Juventus doesn’t keep players who want to leave the club. If Cristiano decided to leave, they’ll let him leave. 

      “He hasn’t said anything to the club and at the moment they are happy and planning with him.”
      Meanwhile, Juve boss Andrea Pirlo has bemoaned the Porto free-kick that condemned Juve to another early Champions League elimination.
      He said: “We choose the players to go in the wall. It had never happened before that they’d turn around. Maybe they felt it was so far out that they didn’t sense the danger.
      “It was a mistake, it usually doesn’t happen, the players didn’t feel it was a dangerous situation and conceded a goal.

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      “When you make four big errors over two legs in the Champions League Round of 16, you can get eliminated.
      “We didn’t get it wrong when Porto were down to 10, as all we could do was try to spread them out by moving the ball side to side and packing the penalty area with bodies. That is how the goals arrived.
      “It will take a few days to cancel this game from our minds, but then we must face every game with the right attitude, realise we’re still only in March and have time to climb the Serie A table.”

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      Paul Gascoigne sends Lazio inspirational message in Italian before heading to Caribbean for Italian I’m A Celeb camp

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      PAUL GASCOIGNE sent a message to Lazio fans in Italian before heading to a Caribbean island for Italy’s version of I’m A Celebrity.
      Daft as a brush Gazza, 53, was at the Rome club for three years in the early 90s and became an idol for the notorious Curva Nord ultras at the Olympic Stadium.

      Paul Gascoigne sent his former side Lazio a message of support in Italian before heading into I’m A Celeb

      When he arrived in the Italian capital from Tottenham in 1992 for £5.5million – £11.5m in today’s money – more than 10,000 fans were there to greet him.
      And fans quickly took him to their hearts after he scored a last-gasp equaliser against fierce local rivals Roma in the Derby della Capitale.
      Speaking on Lazio’s Twitter page, Gascoigne – who has been taking lessons in Italian – said: “Hi guys. It’s Gascoigne.
      “I want to send my regards to all of you and to top striker Ciro Immobile.

      “Let’s get Lazio back to the top of Europe, the place where they should be.
      ”A big kiss and good luck to you for the future.”
      Dressed in a grey hoodie, the former Spurs and Newcastle star looked fit and well.
      He has been in training ready for two months on an island off Honduras where he will be up against 15 other competitors in the survival reality TV show which starts on Italian TV next Monday.

      Gazza spent three years with the Italian side before joining Rangers in 1995Credit: Rex Features
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      Gazza left Lazio for Rangers in 1995 but regularly returns to Rome where he is presented to adoring fans.
      On his last trip, one banner said, ”Welcome back Gazza. Lionheart, headstrong, pure talent, real man: still our hero’, which left the loveable Geordie in tears.
      Within minutes of the video being posted, it had been viewed thousands of times with one fan commenting: “Gascoigne – what a hero! I loved how this madman played.”
      While another said: “Gazza… poetry with his feet… only you mad, quick tempered and a phenomenon.”
      Gazza was well known for his pranks on Lazio team-mates including one where a young Roberto Di Matteo got the shock of his life after the England star slipped a snake in the pocket of his jacket and then asked him if he had any change.
      While last month in a podcast the 57-cap Three Lions hero revealed how then-Lazio boss Dino Zoff gave him a rollicking after he fooled him and team-mates into thinking he had been involved in a serious moped accident.
      He lay sprawled on the ground covered in tomato ketchup as blood and when concerned colleagues rushed to his help he jumped up and started licking himself.
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      Watch baffled Porto boss Conceicao leave press conference after just 50 seconds as NOBODY asks question after Juve win

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      PORTO manager Sergio Conceicao was left baffled as NOBODY asked him a question after his side’s stunning win against Juventus.
      It meant the post-match press conference on Zoom lasted just 50 seconds, with Conceicao getting up and leaving.

      Porto manager Sergio Conceicao was left baffled after NOBODY asked a question after their win against Juventus

      After initially sitting down, the press officer asked: “OK. Good evening for all of you following us through Zoom. Any questions?”
      Following a moments of silence, he said: “For those of you following through Zoom, I would like you to pose your questions.
      “I can’t see any requests now.”
      Amazingly, despite Serie A champions Juve having been dumped out of the Champions League, not one question was asked.

      Losing patience, the press officer added: “That’s it? Well? Any questions? That’s it then, let’s go.”
      Despite the bizarre presser, it was still a memorable night for Porto, who progressed into the quarter-finals on away goals and with ten men.
      The Portuguese giants came into the return tie 2-1 ahead and added to their lead after 19 minutes as Sergio Oliveira opened the scoring.
      Juve hit back, though, as a double from Federico Chiesa took the game into extra-time.

      Goals, a red card, a Sergio Oliveira free-kick and plenty of extra-time drama for ten-man Porto…Juventus vs. Porto in 60 seconds! 😅 pic.twitter.com/VLdS78AYYk
      — Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) March 10, 2021

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      But Porto did so with a man down, after Mehdi Taremi was sent off after a second yellow for kicking the ball away, deemed a time wasting offence.
      Despite the disadvantage, the visiting side remarkably scored again in added time with Oliveira doubling his tally through a pile-driving free-kick.
      Midfielder Adrien Rabiot pulled one back just minutes later but it was too little too late, as Porto’s fight back and resilience paid off.
      Despite the five-goal thriller, and red card drama, still no one saw fit to address the mastermind behind the upset, Conceicao, afterwards.

      Porto celebrate knocking Juventus out of the Champions LeagueCredit: AFP or licensors

      Sergio Conceicao congratulates his players after the upsetCredit: Getty Images – Getty More

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      Juve in crisis with Euro hopes dashed, title bid fading, financial hole that could see Ronaldo leave & Pirlo facing sack

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      CAPELLO called it a ‘gift’… Del Piero demanded ‘change’… Pirlo called out ‘mistakes’…
      This isn’t the way Juventus are supposed to be.

      Andrea Pirlo faces a huge fight to turn around Juventus’ fortunesCredit: Reuters

      Cristiano Ronaldo came in for sharp criticism after the Porto defeatCredit: AP:Associated Press

      The Old Lady fell to a shock exit in the Champions League last-16 for the second year in a row and the reaction of players, club legends and the press was damning.
      Italian daily Corriere dello Sport described Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘betrayal’ of the team. For Il Mattino, the exit ‘puts everything into question’. Libero described it as a ‘failure of the club management’.
      Any club boasting the grandeur of the Bianconeri will react badly to every defeat but Tuesday night’s away goals exit appeared to neatly summarise the all-encompassing issues facing the club today.
      It was telling how Ronaldo transitioned from being the inescapable protagonist of the European knockout stages to the flimsiest component of the wall that collapsed for Porto’s de facto winner.

      The 36-year-old arguably secured his move to Turin by belting a godly overhead kick past Gianluigi Buffon in the 2018 quarter-finals.
      It was the sort of moment that built his amazing Real Madrid legacy but a first-year hat-trick past old foes Atletico Madrid stands as his only tie-winning contribution in the knockouts for Juventus.
      Criticism of Ronaldo’s weak display on Tuesday was inevitable and talk has naturally turned towards his exit.
      The winger still has another season to run on his contract and the club may well put off any difficult decisions for as long as possible.

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      Wednesday’s Corriere dello Sport front page highlighted the ‘betrayal’ by Ronaldo

      La Gazzetta dello Sport wrote of ‘another disaster’ in the Champions League
      They will know that it is currently inconceivable that the team would be better without Ronaldo than with him.
      This season’s tally of 27 strikes in 32 appearances actually represents his best goals-per-games ratio of his three years with Juventus.
      The problem is that no one else is regularly scoring and would Pirlo be wise to reduce Ronaldo’s influence to try and squeeze more out of Alvaro Morata, Paulo Dybala and Dejan Kulusevski?
      The coach is another man being subjected to a stern probation period and he could get away with only winning the Supercoppa and Coppa Italia, were Juve to beat Atalanta in May’s final.
      But that position is always vulnerable to review after such a loss, despite reports beforehand that the club would stick with him no matter what.
      And what of Andrea Agnelli?
      The chairman so busily touting his club’s entitlement to a place in the European Super League that he may have missed that Juve’s recent conquerors would have decidedly not made the cut.
      Indeed, the club’s recent European record is anything but ‘Super’ – yet could be worth every penny for Amazon’s upcoming docu-series.

      Against two Champions League final appearances under old coach Massimiliano Allegri, the Bianconeri have otherwise made it to the last-four only once in over 20 years.
      Perhaps Agnelli is so keen to ensure the inflation of another cash cow to bolster against the financial doom threatening the Old Lady.
      Pretty much every club has found the going extremely tough in the pandemic but every one of Juventus’ revenue streams fell last year with debt topping £300million.
      Player sales have been vital to cash flow but that well can only dig so deep without seriously affecting the team.
      Throughout the past decade, the club has been able to rely on the Scudetto for reassurance and even that has disappeared this year.
      Inter Milan, a club themselves clouded in a sense of perpetual crisis, sit ten points ahead with AC Milan popping into second place.

      The old accusations that Juventus were failing in Europe because they were finding domestic life too easy have been tested, and failed.
      Perhaps this has all arrived at the perfect moment, forcing the club to hold off its insatiable desire for instant gratification to rebuild around the youth of Pirlo, Weston McKennie, Federico Chiesa and more.
      That may well mean a couple of years without silverware and, heaven forbid, the weakening of Agnelli’s Super League claim.
      But the first step to making a big change for a better tomorrow is always acceptance.
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      Max Allegri rejected Arsenal and Chelsea manager jobs due to family problems, reveals ex-Juventus boss’ pal

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      MAX ALLEGRI rejected the managerial jobs at Arsenal and Chelsea due to family problems, a friend revealed.
      The former Juventus boss also turned down approaches from Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain.

      Max Allegri turned down Chelsea, Arsenal, Real Madrid and PSG as he dealt with family issuesCredit: Reuters

      Allegri, 53, has been out of work since May 2019 when he left Juventus after securing a fifth Serie A title in a row.
      And the Italian’s mentor Giovanni Galeone told Radio Kiss Kiss why he remains without a job – but revealed Allegri is now ready to get back into the game.
      Galeone – whose own managerial career spanned 32 years and 16 teams – said: “The reason is simple: due to some serious family problems with his mother, he had to say no to major clubs. 
      “Max has said no to Chelsea, Arsenal and Real Madrid. Now he wants to go back and he wants a first-class club. He also rejected PSG.

      “He rejected Real because he had previously declined the clubs already mentioned. I said to him: ‘But how can you reject such an important club?’
      “Max’s response surprised me: ‘I’m not a clown. If I said no to other clubs, I can’t accept another offer after only ten days, I’m not a clown.’
      “Allegri is an honest man, a gentleman and a great professional.”
      Chelsea were looking for Maurizio Sarri’s replacement in the summer of 2019 – with the Italian taking over from Allegri at Juventus – before appointing Frank Lampard while Mikel Arteta came in following Unai Emery’s dismissal at Arsenal at the end of the year.

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      Real Madrid brought Zinedine Zidane back in March 2019 and the Frenchman remains in the Bernabeu dugout.
      PSG had Thomas Tuchel in charge between August 2018 and his sacking in December with Mauricio Pochettino now at the club.
      Now that Allegri is apparently itching to get back in the hot seat, speculation will no doubt rise surrounding his next club.
      The former AC Milan boss will no doubt want a major European side while Napoli could be looking for a new boss if they fail to qualify for the Champions League and axe under-pressure Gennaro Gattuso.
      Galeone added: “President Aurelio De Laurentiis loves Max very much and I know for sure there is mutual respect.
      “It would be a great idea to have [ex-Napoli boss Rafa] Benitez as technical or general manager.
      “The Napoli bench is an important bench and Max wants to return only to an important bench.”

      The Gunners appointed Mikel Arteta as boss following Frank Lampard’s return to Stamford BridgeCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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      Juventus chief says Cristiano Ronaldo contract renewal is ‘not a priority’ despite fears over star’s future

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      JUVENTUS do not see contract talks with Cristiano Ronaldo as a ‘priority’, sparking fresh doubts over the superstar’s future.
      The Portuguese winger has a year left on his £560,000-a-week deal in Turin, but the club has been bitten hard by the pandemic financial crisis.

      Cristiano Ronaldo suffered a rare bad night in the Champions League versus PortoCredit: AP:Associated Press

      Reports of a potential sale have persisted in recent months and may come to a head in the summer.
      Juventus managing director Fabio Paratici discussed the 36-year-old’s future following the team’s shock exit from the Champions League.
      He told reporters: “Fortunately, there is still a year on Ronaldo’s contract, so we have time to talk to him.
      “That’s not a priority right now.”

      Cuts are reportedly set to start in the coming months and Ronaldo has been described as more dispensable than younger stars such as Matthijs de Ligt.
      Tuesday’s exit at the hands of Porto meant the forward has once again failed to land the Champions League in Italy.

      THIS IS TRULY INCREDIBLE!!!!Sérgio Oliveira scores for 10-man Porto and the visitors are on the brink of going through!WHAT. A. GAME! pic.twitter.com/PkUAlrfxd5
      — Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) March 9, 2021

      Ronaldo was a bystander for much of the game, sensationally turning his back on Sergio Oliveira’s free-kick that beat the wall and sent the Portuguese side into the quarter-finals.
      His performance was a far cry from the typically decisive star usually seen at this stage of the competition.

      But, over the season as a whole, he has remained very much in the goals.
      A tally of 27 strikes in 32 appearances actually represents his best goals-per-games ratio of his three seasons with Juventus.
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      Yet the Bianconeri have now suffered their second last-16 exit in a row and hold a ten-point disadvantage in the Serie A title race.
      Speaking after the 4-4 away goals defeat, coach Andrea Pirlo said: “When [Ronaldo] plays he usually gives us a 1-0 headstart.
      “But it also happens that a player like him fails to score. It also happens to champions.
      “He gave his contribution by doing what he had to do. It is a pity that we didn’t manage to qualify.”
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      Man Utd transfer boost with Bayern Munich NOT in Kalidou Koulibaly transfer race as Napoli ‘slash fee to just £39m’

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      BAYERN MUNICH have cleared the way for Manchester United to sign Kalidou Koulibaly by reportedly pulling out of the transfer race.
      The Napoli star has long been linked with the two teams, as well as Manchester City and other top clubs.

      Kalidou Koulibaly is reportedly not heading to Bayern MunichCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      In previous years, the Serie A outfit have demanded a fee in the region of £90million, successfully deterring a sale of the star player.
      However, earlier this month reports in Italy suggested a deal could be cut at around £39m.
      Interest could be sparked by Napoli’s apparent desire to cash in and cut their wage bill, with Bayern once again linked initially.
      Yet, according to transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, the Bundesliga giants are not working on a deal.

      Munich have already signed up RB Leipzig centre-back Dayot Upamecano for next season.
      But Premier League side United remain on the hunt for defensive reinforcements.
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      Koulibaly is among those to have been linked and was recently said to favour a move to Old Trafford.

      MEN yesterday named Pau Torres as another talent being eyed, with Manchester City providing competition for the Villarreal ace.
      Raphael Varane remains a frequent fixture in gossip columns, ahead of a crucial summer of contract discussions with Real Madrid.
      And Sevilla’s Jules Kounde is reportedly wanted by the Red Devils, as well as Paris Saint-Germain, for a fee of around £60m.
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