Simeone will eat your brains
This is Diego Simeone – nemesis of David Beckham, Lazio legend and surprisingly successful football club manager.
Or perhaps his respectable coaching record is not such a shock given the force of will the ex-midfielder displayed until he retired in 2006. Italian football fans will remember him in particular for brutal and inspiring displays during his [...]
PROFILE: Diego Perotti
Who?: A left winger from Argentina, hovering on the edges of the Sevilla squad in La Liga who could take his first truly eye-catching steps in Spain this season.
He was largely indistinguishable from a clutch of similar wingers scrapping for first team action at Spain’s top clubs until he netted a goal in the last [...]
Who is Jesus Datolo?
When a spiky-haired 25-year-old strode onto the pitch in Moscow last night, even a hardened football junkie like me could be forgiven for breaking into a quizzical frown.
Argentina’s squad is generally packed with household names from Champions League regulars to significant domestic stars, and Jesus Datolo is barely even the latter.
But within 30 seconds of [...]