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      Glamorous sports presenter Diletta Leotta dubbed ‘most beautiful woman on planet earth’ as she dazzles at Juventus clash

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      SPORTS presenter Diletta Leotta has taken social media by storm once more.Leotta covered the Serie A clash between Juventus and Napoli at the Allianz Stadium on Friday.
      Diletta Leotta stood out at Juventus vs Napoli with her silver outfitCredit: Getty

      Leotta shares a series of glam pics across her social media channelsCredit: Instagram @dilettaleotta
      Leotta has attracted a large following across social media
      Leotta’s content attracts a lot of interaction at social mediaCredit: @dilettaleotta
      Juve defeated the defending Italian champions 1-0 thanks to Federico Gatti’s winner on 51 minutes.
      But many were more interested in Leotta and her dazzling silver outfit as she worked pitchside.
      The journalist shared a series of images on Instagram that attracted over 133,000 likes.
      And the Italian’s 9million followers rushed to the comments’ section in awe.
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      One fan posted: “The most beautiful woman on planet Earth.”
      Another commented: “Superrrr.”
      A third wrote: “Gorgeous Dile.”
      This one said: “I just want to say that you are so beautiful and I love your work.”
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      And that one gushed: “Delightful.”
      Leotta has shared a series of glam pics across her social media channels.
      The 32-year-old has also uploaded pics of her and fiance Loris Karius, who currently plays for Newcastle.
      A glimpse inside Leotta’s glamorous life
      Leotta and boyfriend Loris Karius saw in the new year togetherCredit: https://www.instagram.com/dilettaleotta/
      The footballer brought Diletta a cake to her hospital bed as she gave birth to their first child on her own birthdayCredit: INSTAGRAM / dilettaleotta
      The pair posed together in ‘2023’ sunglasses
      Diletta is one of the Serie A’s best loved presentersCredit: Getty
      Diletta stunned as she presented the Turin derby on Italian TVCredit: Instagram @dilettaleotta
      The glamorous TV host put on a leggy display pitchsideCredit: Instagram @dilettaleotta
      And boasts 9million followersCredit: Getty
      Diletta gave birth to her first child with Karius in AugustCredit: Instagram / @dilettaleotta
      Diletta is no stranger to some extravagant outfits on her InstagramCredit: @dilettaleotta
      Diletta and Karius in MilanCredit: The Mega Agency
      The Italian beauty on holiday with Karius
      She has flipped between blonde and brunette looksCredit: https://www.instagram.com/dilettaleotta/
      She has previously worn an outfit similar to her Tomb Raider lookCredit: @dilettaleotta
      Diletta with a pared back lookCredit: Instagram @dilettaleotta
      Diletta Leotta is reportedly dating Loris Karius after he visited her in MilanCredit: Instagram @dilettaleotta
      Leotta has 8.6million Instagram followersCredit: Getty
      She is a presenter for DaznCredit: Instagram @dilettaleotta
      Leotta burst on to the scene with Sky SportsCredit: Instagram @dilettaleotta
      She posts regularly updates on Instagram to the delight of her fansCredit: Instagram @dilettaleotta
      Diletta has 8.5million followers on InstagramCredit: Instagram @dilettaleotta
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      Roma boss Jose Mourinho uses BALLBOY to pass note to keeper Rui Patricio in fiery clash that saw them have two sent off

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      ROMA boss Jose Mourinho used a ballboy to relay a message to goalkeeper Rui Patricio during last night’s chaotic clash with Fiorentina.The Portuguese had earlier watched his side take the lead via Romelu Lukaku’s fifth minute header.
      Roma down to 9 men at home, needing to hold the score to remain in the top 4.The cameras catch Mourinho making one of his notes, which he gives to a ball boy and asks him to give it to Rui Patrício.Fantastic image.pic.twitter.com/4jy2W6Y3JA— IM🇵🇹 (@Iconic_Mourinho) December 10, 2023

      Jose Mourinho scribbled down some instructions
      A ballboy dutifully delivered the note to Rui Patricio
      Things went wrong from there, however, with two injuries and a pair of red cards hampering Roma’s progress.
      Paulo Dybala was forced to hobble off during the first half, before his replacement Sardar Azmoun suffered the same fate in the second.
      With Roma still leading, Nicolas Zalewski received a second yellow card on 64 minutes for tripping his opponent.
      Fiorentina were level just two minutes later via Lucas Martinez’s effort.
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      Things then went from bad to worse for Roma, who saw talisman Lukaku given a straight red card in the 87th minute for a poor challenge on Christian Kouame.
      As Roma sought to hold on, boss Mourinho scribbled down some instructions on a piece of paper, before passing them to a ballboy.
      The dutiful ballboy then jogged around to Patricio’s goal, handing the goalkeeper his manager’s advice.
      Mourinho’s fans online loved the gesture, with one calling it a “fantastic image”.
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      A second gushed: “This is football heritage.”
      Although a third joked: “Weird way to hand in your resignation letter.”
      Roma managed to hold out for a 1-1 draw but Mourinho was far from happy.
      The 60-year-old once again berated officials as they left the pitch.
      He then refused to speak to the media after the match.
      Fiorentina substitute Nikola Milenkovic, who was recently linked with Roma, was also red carded deep into stoppage time.
      The draw leaves Roma fourth in the Serie A table, above Bologna on goal difference.
      They now trail leaders Inter Milan by 13 points.
      Mourinho’s Roma contract is set to expire at the end of the season.
      He recently admitted that he sees himself managing elsewhere in the future.
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      The former Manchester United, Chelsea and Real Madrid boss told Rai1: “I think one day I will join Saudi Pro League. I think I will go and coach there, yes.
      “But that day won’t be tomorrow or after tomorrow…”
      Nicola Zalewski was sent off for RomaCredit: Getty
      Romelu Lukaku received a straight red card for this challengeCredit: EPA
      Mourinho, 60, was left simmering on the touchlineCredit: Getty More

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      Juventus weighing up cashing in on English wonderkid Samuel Iling-Junior with Premier League giants chasing transfer

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      TOTTENHAM are on the trail of Juventus’ English whizkid Samuel Iling-Junior.The England Under-21 winger, 20, came through the academy at Chelsea but then moved to the Old Lady in Italy in 2020.
      Samuel Iling-Junior could be sold by JuventusCredit: Getty
      But he has made just one Serie A start in that time and only four substitute appearances in all competitions this term.
      With only 18 months left on his contract, Juve are weighing up whether to cash in on the north London-born ace next month.
      Spurs are monitoring the situation, though strengthening the centre-back positions remains their priority in January.
      Tottenham manager Ange Postcoglou is focused on defence as he has seen his options at the back shrink during the season with injury to Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero’s suspensions.
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      This could allow the likes of Newcastle and Brighton to steal a march on signing Iling-Junior.
      The Premier League duo have both been linked with moves for the Englishman.
      Technical coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst has worked with Iling-Junior as well as the likes of Folarin Balogun and Noni Madueke.
      He has helped the players improve on “key areas” and “game-changing moments”.
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      Iling-Junior’s Serie A stats this season
      Isaksson-Hurst said: “I bring something different, I am an individual specialist and have been doing this for 20 years.
      “I am a technical coach, not a performance or fitness coach. I create practices that help players focus on improving those key areas and game-changing moments.
      “On an individual basis, I am able to give them something more focused than what they might get at their club.”
      Meanwhile, Juventus had been linked with a January swoop for Manchester United outcast Jadon Sancho.
      However, they appear to have backed out of a move for the winger. More

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      Man Utd star Jadon Sancho handed huge blow as ‘European giants back out of January move due to transfer concern’

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      JUVENTUS are set to reject the chance to sign Jadon Sancho, according to reports.The exiled winger is on the lookout for a new club after his public spat with Erik ten Hag.
      Jadon Sancho could leave Manchester United reacts this winterCredit: Alamy
      Sancho claimed in a now deleted social media post that he has been made a “scapegoat” by his manager after he was left out the squad for a trip to Arsenal in September.
      The 23-year-old has since refused to apologise and has therefore been banished from training and can’t even use the same facilities as his team-mates.
      There has been reports that Juventus could offer Sancho an escape route with United keen to sell.
      However, new claims from Tuttosport say that the Italian side have decided to back out of a January move.
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      This is supposedly because Sancho will cost too much.
      Juventus would rather prioritise a deal for Sassuolo star Domenico Berardi.
      But their Serie A rivals do not want to let their main man go during the season.
      Attention could then turn to Shakhtar Donetsk’s Georgiy Sudakov instead.
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      Recent reports state that Sancho is training well on his own and hopes to be loaned out this winter.
      A Saudi Arabian club or a return to the Bundesliga, where he impressed at Borussia Dortmund, could be his most likely destination. More

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      Former Juventus chief calls Cristiano Ronaldo ‘challenging’ to work with as he opens up on three-year relationship

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      FORMER Juventus chief Beppe Marotta has admitted that Cristiano Ronaldo could be “challenging” to work with.Ronaldo, 38, joined the Serie A giants in an £88million transfer in 2018 following a glittering nine-year spell with Real Madrid.
      Cristiano Ronaldo spent three years with Juventus after leaving Real MadridCredit: PA
      Giuseppe Marotta claims Ronaldo could sometimes be ‘challenging’ but overall had a positive impact on the squadCredit: Getty
      The five-time Ballon d’Or winner spent three years in Italy, winning two league titles and scoring 101 goals in 134 appearances, before returning to Manchester United in 2021.
      Although he enjoyed success in Turin, Marotta has revealed that his time at the Allianz Stadium wasn’t always plain sailing.
      However, he also admitted that overall the forward had a positive impact on the squad.
      Speaking to Cronache di Spogliatoio, the ex-Juventus chief said: “He was a very good player, he still is and above all he is a great champion.
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      “The champion is that person who manages to convey beliefs to his team-mates.
      “He was a bit of a leader of the team, he was the most famous and he dragged the others into the game. 
      “So, it was challenging, but he didn’t make me angry.”
      After leaving Juventus Ronaldo returned to Man Utd where he spent another 16 months.
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      However, his time at Old Trafford was cut short at the end of 2022 when he criticised the club and manager Erik ten Hag in an explosive interview.
      The Portugal captain subsequently joined Al-Nassr and has since scored 32 goals in 39 appearances.
      He recently broke the record for the most first division goals scored in football history. More

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      Arsenal ‘set to move for Juventus wonderkid, 18, in January transfer swoop’ just five months after he joined from Bayern

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      ARSENAL are plotting a January move for Juventus wonderkid Kenan Yildiz, according to reports.Mikel Arteta is eager to add to his squad next month as he looks to lead the Gunners to their first Premier League title in 20 years.
      Arsenal are interested in Kenan YildizCredit: Getty
      And Turkish-Football claim that Yildiz is one of his preferred targets.
      The 18-year-old broke into the Juventus first team at the start of the season after moving from Bayern Munich last summer.
      He has since made five senior appearances for the Serie A giants.
      Yildiz also earned his first senior call-up to the Turkish national team in October.
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      The forward opened his international account in a sensational 3-2 win over Germany.
      His impressive performances this season have seen him attract interest from the likes of Galatasaray, Fenerbahce, Besiktas and Liverpool.

      But Arsenal are understood to be willing to bid for him in January.
      Yildiz’s current contract expires in June 2027, so the Gunners will likely have to table a significant offer to convince Juventus to sell.
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      Manager Massimiliano Allegri gushed over the teenager’s talent during a post-match press conference in October.
      He said: “In my opinion, he becomes a wonderful player, stopping the ball as he stops.”
      Arsenal have also been linked with Ivan Toney, Pedro Neto and Douglas Luiz ahead of the January transfer window. More

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      Jose Mourinho stuns Italian media with bizarre protest as he refuses to speak in Italian in Roma press conference

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      JOSE MOURINHO left Italian media baffled following Roma’s 2-1 victory over Sassuolo yesterday.The former Spurs manager launched his own one-man protest at his perceived ill-treatment from the media by refusing to speak Italian after the game.
      Mourinho was full of mind games this weekCredit: Getty
      Despite speaking the language fluently, Mourinho answered questions through an interpreter and responded in Portuguese.
      As reported by Football Italia, Mourinho opened his post-match press conference by saying: “I want to thank the club and director Tiago Pinto, who over the last 24 hours gave me the support and therefore the emotional stability that allows me to do my work.
      “They showed faith in me. This was a very important, hard-fought and deserved victory, because even when we were a goal down, Roma were still the best team on the pitch.
      “I am very happy with the players and all our fans. I want to dedicate this to my fantastic assistant manager, Salvatore Foti, who was not here today but worked very hard to help us achieve the victory.”
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      Roma trailed in the game for nearly an hour before goals from Paulo Dybala and Rasmus Kristensen secured victory for the Giallorossi.
      Ahead of the game, Mourinho had employed mind games against Sassuolo, the referee and VAR.
      Just 24 hours before the match he said: “To be honest, I will say that I am worried about the referee. We had this official three times and I don’t think he has the emotional stability to work at this level.
      “I am not relaxed about the referee or the VAR, who we were also often unlucky with.
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      Dybala’s goal helped Roma claim fourth spotCredit: Getty
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      “[And] I am worried about Berardi, who is a fantastic player, I love him, but he needs to show more respect for his opponents. He mocks other players and gets them booked, so I love and hate him. I don’t like that kind of behaviour on the field and would really dislike seeing that from one of my players.”
      Mourinho appeared to suggest his choice of phrase had been used against him when he again referenced “emotional stability” after the game.
      He said: “The reason I am speaking Portuguese is that my Italian is not sufficiently polished to express certain concepts. When I talked about emotional stability, I was referring to a quality that in life and in football is necessary to perform at the highest level.”
      The dark arts continued into added time at the Mapei stadium, with a member of Mourinho’s coaching staff sent off for refusing to return the match ball to Sassuolo’s players when they attempted to take a quick throw.
      On the incident, Mourinho said: “As for the situation that caused some irritation in the Sassuolo staff and fans when we did not give the ball back quickly, I went over to my colleague and simply said that to receive fair play, it is necessary to first give it and there is a player in the Sassuolo squad who is lacking in that area.”
      That comment appeared to be another crack at Berradi.
      The victory away at Sassuolo was Mourinho’s first win at the Mapei stadium as Roma manager and has his side now sitting in the top four.
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      Chelsea suffer transfer hammer blow as Napoli chief confirms Victor Osimhen is close to signing new contract

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      CHELSEA look set for major transfer disappointment after Napoli claimed Victor Osimhen was on the verge of committing his future to them.The 24-year-old Nigerian striker achieved legendary status last season by firing the Italian club to their first Serie A title in 33 years.
      Chelsea’s hopes of signing Victor Osimhen from January have suffered a huge blowCredit: Getty
      Osimhen scored 26 goals in 32 top-flight matches and has continued that red-hot form this term.
      That led to him being linked with a host of Europe’s biggest clubs over the summer transfer window as both Manchester United and Chelsea chased his signature.
      Despite that, he has kept his focus and added another six strikes to his Napoli tally this term despite a number of controversies.
      Both the Premier League duo and rivals Arsenal were put on red alert after a controversial TikTok post left the player contemplating SUING his employers back in September.
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      Now Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is itching to strengthen his frontline and has made Osimhen his top January target.
      But he looks set to suffer frustration after Napoli’s CEO Aurelio de Laurentiis revealed that the club and their talisman are close to agreeing a contract extension.
      Despite previous talks breaking down, he made the revelation while awarding the Campania Felix award this week.
      De Laurentiis said: “For Osimhen, we are at signing of the contract that was pending this summer.”
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      Previous speculation had stated that under the terms of the deal, Napoli are likely to include a hefty release clause.
      Osimhen’s current contract expires in June 2025.
      Napoli are currently struggling in their title defence and are currently nine points behind leaders Juventus.
      But they will be hoping to try and close that gap when they take on second-placed Inter Milan at home on Sunday. More