Napoli returned to glory last weekend when they defeated Serie A’s unbeaten champion Juventus to win the Coppa Italia, their first silverware in 25 years.

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Napoli Return to Glory

When Juventus’ long wait for a Serie A crown ended this month, it focused attention on the corruption scandals which have blighted Italian football in recent years.

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MILAN (AP) — Genoa president Enrico Preziosi says striker Rodrigo Palacio is close to signing for Inter Milan.

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Genoa president: Striker Palacio to join Inter

Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp insists striker Roberto Lewandowski will not be leaving the club this summer.

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Manchester United Transfer News: Polish Striker Move Grounded

The Mexican international was all set to join the Yellow Submarine in 2012/13, says his lawyer, but the deal is dead due to the Spanish outfit’s relegation from La Liga.

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Giovani dos Santos transfer to Villarreal derailed by relegation, says rep

Video: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has won the league in four different countries in the last decade.

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Jose Mourinho's title-winning history at Porto, Chelsea, Internazionale and Real Madrid

IPSWICH Town have made a bid for the man dubbed ‘the Irish Messi’.

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Veteran striker Kevin Phillips will remain at Blackpool for another year before retiring.

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Phillips to stay on at Blackpool

Manchester City admitted defeat in their attempt to resurrect Owen Hargreaves’ career on Tuesday when he was released at the end of a one-year contract after playing only 13 minutes of Premier League football.

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This Saturday, the Houston Dynamo and LA Galaxy will clash at BBVA Compass Stadium in the lone regular-season rematch of MLS Cup 2011. The game will be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network at 2:30 p.m. ET. Of the last seven MLS Cup Finals, the Galaxy or Dynamo have played in five – the Galaxy in 2005, 2009 and 2011, and the Dynamo in 2006, 2007 and 2011. LA is coming off a loss to rival Chivas …

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This Week in MLS: MLS Cup Rematch Saturday on NBC Sports Network

Augsburg – Markus Weinzierl was officially introduced to the public as FC Augsburg’s new head coach during a press conference on Tuesday, with club president Walther Seinsch and director of sport Manfred Paula were both on hand to welcome the 37-year-old in front of the congregated media.

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Weinzierl steps up to the big time

Jermain Defoe does not want to leave Tottenham, but the England striker admits he has to start playing regular football again.

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Jermain Defoe wants first-team football, preferably at Tottenham

Kaiserslautern – While most observers were undecided on whether Kaiserslautern could push for a European place following their seventh-placed finish in 2010/11, most agreed that they would not be involved at the lower end of the table in 2011/12.

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Second season syndrome sinks Lautern

Bayern Munich might be licking their wounds after defeat in the European Champions League final, but the German club can find comfort in victory of a different kind: by beating Chelsea in football’s financial league table.

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Brand power: Football's most valuable clubs unveiled

FC Porto retained the title to lift their 26th crown and a sixth in seven years while A. Académica de Coimbra made it a memorable season by lifting their first Portuguese Cup since 1936.

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Season review: Portugal

Spanish champions Real Madrid CF have rewarded coach José Mourinho with a two-year contract extension that will keep him at the Santiago Bernabéu until 2016.

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Mourinho pens new Real Madrid contract

Tourrettes – Mario Götze had a clear message for his 750,000 Facebook friends and 15,000 Twitter followers on Tuesday: “I’m ready for the summer and preparations are going well. My time has come,” wrote the Borussia Dortmund double winner from the German national team’s pre-EURO 2012 training camp in the south of France.

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Götze: "My time has come"

Landon Donovan has restated his desire to return to Everton for a third time and has revealed he misses every aspect of playing at Goodison Park.

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Parma forward Sebastian Giovinco will wait until after Euro 2012 to make a decision about his future. The Italy international is part-owned by Juventus and has been strongly linked with a move away from Parma this summer.

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Giovinco to play waiting game

Former Aston Villa captain Martin Laursen has said it is “too soon” for him to return as manager this summer.

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Aston Villa job has 'come too soon' says Martin Laursen who rules out return to Villa Park

If you thought the arrival of the Premier League trophy was the biggest sign that things are changing at the Etihad Stadium, think again.

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Magic's in the air as thousands descend on the Etihad stadium

AC Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri has dismissed speculation that Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva could be sold after Roberto Mancini paid a visit to the club

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Milan rule out City moves for Ibrahimovic and Silva

AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri is adamant Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva will not be sold this summer.

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Allegri: Milan pair staying put

Tourrettes (France) – Following FC Bayern Munich’s heartbreaking Champions League defeat at the weekend, national team coach Joachim Löw has granted special dispensation to the eight Munich-based Germany players to arrive later than planned at the squad’s EURO 2012 training camp in southern France.

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Bayern players given permission to arrive late

Bolton have signed a deal with adidas which brings to an end the longest kit partnership in British football history. For 22 years Wanderers have had their kit made by Bolton-born brand Reebok.

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Bolton sign deal with adidas

Borussia Dortmund general manager Hans-Joachim Watzke has warned Shinji Kagawa will not be allowed to leave the club on the cheap

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Dortmund hint at €22m fee for United target Kagawa

Spain begin their defence in elite round Group 7, where they come up against a Belgium side inspired by Eden Hazard’s brother Thorgan, 2003 winners Italy and Armenia.

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Spain set out on Under-19 defence

 22 May 2012 Silvermere Energy PLC (“Silvermere” or the “Company”) Preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2011 Silvermere, the independent oil and gas company focusing …

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Silvermere Energy – Preliminary Results

Newcastle United are preparing a £3 million bid for Bolton midfielder Mark Davies as the Tyneside club prepare for European football. The Magpies want to secure the services of the former Wolves player to bolster their midfield options ahead of a campaign that will include Europa League football.

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Newcastle poised to make £3m bid for Bolton midfielder Mark Davies

Leeds United’s legal battle over matchday policing costs at their Elland Road ground is heading for the High Court.

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