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Mariana Rudan

Tinkerman bites the dust

26 February 2011

The latest Serie A coaching casualty is the man dubbed by many as one of Italian football’s greatest gentlemen, Claudio Ranieri. How did it go so wrong so quickly?

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A star striker can make all the difference

4 February 2011

The right striker can make all the difference to a football team, as Juventus fans are finding out. The hard way. 

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Dark days for a proud club

25 March 2010

Juventus lurches from one crisis to another as the legacy of a weak board, which panders to the whims of its pampered players, cripples the club. Now the fans have had enough.

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Jose's spray went too far

10 November 2009

Whatever you think about Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli, he did not deserve to be publically rebuked by his coach Jose Mourinho.

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FFA initiative gives hope to many

16 October 2009

In July I travelled to Townsville with a couple of my colleagues from SBS. Our task was to compile a half hour documentary-style program on the FFA’s new Indigenous Football Program centrepiece, the inaugural Indigenous Football Festival.

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Mariana Rudan

Mariana blogs regularly on TWG website, hosts The Italian Game and works as a presenter on The World Game show. She is fluent in Italian and Croatian.
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