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Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh's death to be felt by AFL after successful coaching stints at Port Adelaide, West Coast Eagles

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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Phil Walsh's death will be felt far and wide across the AFL.</span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Predominantly a wingman throughout his VFL career, Walsh played 122 games across three separate stints at Collingwood, Richmond and the Brisbane Bears.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">His post-playing career would see him spread his influence from Victoria and Queensland to two more states in South Australia and Western Australia, enjoying coaching tenures at Geelong, Port Adelaide, the West Coast Eagles, before being named head coach at the Adelaide Crows.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Walsh's lasting legacy will be the midfield units he helped forge as a coach for a number of teams around the country.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">After starting out as a strength and conditioning coach at Geelong, Walsh was largely credited for being the architect of Port Adelaide's 2004 premiership triumph, when the Power beat the formidable Brisbane Lions at the MCG.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">One of Port Adelaide's players in that squad, Warren Tredrea, said Walsh was an expert in identifying "red flags" from the coach's box, while ruckman Dean Brogan - now an assistant coach at the Giants - lauded Walsh for his adaptability.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"He's very old school, with the hard-work emphasis. But he's the kind of guy who adapts," Brogan told the Herald Sun in 2014.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"You don't stay in footy for as long as he had unless you can adapt to different generations and different people.''</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Walsh was awarded the AFL Coaches Association award for assistant coach of the year following Port Adelaide's 2004 triumph.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">In 2009, Walsh moved to the West Coast Eagles as an assistant coach under John Worsfold.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Former head coach John Worsfold was glowing in his praise for Walsh, saying his passion and enthusiasm left a lasting impression at the Eagles.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"He is a very strong character and obviously hugely knowledgeable about the game. I'm rapt that he's grabbed the opportunity because he's a very intelligent footy person," Worsfold told the Sunday Mail upon Walsh's appointment as Crows coach.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"He's drawing on a lot of experience. It's not a bad pathway for someone like him into coaching. He felt like the time was right and wanted to challenge himself.'</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"I enjoyed my time working with Phil. He challenged all of us at different levels and he was very passionate and enthusiastic.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"The players really enjoyed working with him and we had a lot of trust in him.''</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">In late 2012 Walsh said he thought he was going to die after being hit by a bus while trying to cross a road in Peru. He suffered a broken pelvis and collarbone and had to be flown back to Australia for treatment.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">At the time he accepted the Crows' top job he said the accident had changed his outlook on life, giving him a "second chance".</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"It has been a big moment for me ... I don't drink alcohol anymore, try not to drive a car, try and spend as much time with the people who are important, I try not to judge people as much as I did," he told afl.com.au.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"I tell my kids to chase their dreams, so I probably don't want to look back at 70 years old and think what might have been."</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Walsh returned to Port Adelaide in 2014 as an assistant coach, specialising in midfield strategy, before taking up the Adelaide Crows head coach job after Brenton Sanderson's sacking.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">ABC Grandstand AFL commentator Gerard Whateley described Walsh as a coach of "fearsome reputation" and "one of the most innovative minds in the game" who formed a close connection with his players.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"When he got the [Adelaide Crows] job he privately took himself overseas and did a course about man management," Whateley told ABC News Breakfast.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"He knew football, he knew tactics, he was a demanding man, but what he didn't have across the journey had been how to manage generation-wide. That's the you one thing they did privately to set himself up for it.</span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"He has formed a very close connection to his players in a very short period."</span><br />
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Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh's death to be felt by AFL after successful coaching stints at Port Adelaide, West Coast Eagles

Phil Walsh's death will be felt far and wide across the AFL. Predominantly a wingman throughout his VFL career, Walsh played 122 games...

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Super Rugby final: Hurricanes v Highlanders, team news and preview for the decider

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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">THE weather, the rosters and the pre-match banter all point to the same thing.
    
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 20th Super Rugby final between the Hurricanes and Highlanders 
will be a spectacle worthy of a season in which attacking rugby has held
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two franchises long regarded as under-performers will 
square off for a maiden title, with the winners to be crowned the 
competition’s eighth champion and the fourth from New Zealand.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No final has featured teams who have scored as many points as the Highlanders (509) and Hurricanes (487).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both
 haven’t just beaten opponents in the last month, they’ve run them 
ragged, playing the high-octane style seemingly required in 2015.</span><br />

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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Conservative rugby has struggled for traction so neither team sees a reason to change in Wellington on Saturday.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What’s more, icy temperature and rain in the capital on Friday is scheduled to clear.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hurricanes
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have assumed they can rein in the Highlanders’ unique style.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“They’ve
 got a fair old box of tricks on attack, so I’d be surprised if you 
don’t see something a little bit zany from them at some stage,” he said.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While
 Boyd’s Hurricanes packed too much power and speed for a wary Brumbies 
in last weekend’s 29-9 semi-final triumph, Highlanders counterpart Jamie
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having devised a kick-heavy approach to upset the rhythm of 
the defending champions, Joseph and assistant Tony Brown are promising 
more party tricks against the top-qualifiers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“There will be a few surprises, we will try to do that. Brownie is really good at that,” a smiling Joseph said.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two backlines bristling with match-winners will provide the fireworks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Departing
 midfield backs Ma’a Nonu and Conrad Smith are the brains trust outside 
gifted playmaker Beauden Barrett while wingers Julian Savea and Nehe 
Milner-Skudder have beaten defenders for fun all season.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Halfback 
Aaron Smith is the heartbeat of the Highlanders attack but there are 
serious strike weapons further out in Ben Smith, Waisake Naholo and 
Malakai Fekitoa.</span><br />

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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">History favours the Hurricanes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The home side has won the last seven finals and 16 out of 19 in total.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their 15 wins from 17 games this season is a Super Rugby record and they are laden with All Blacks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That contrasts with a Highlanders side who thrive on battling the underdog status.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their most capped international is reserve halfback Fumiaki Tanaka with 44 Tests for Japan.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However,
 Boyd says the visitors don’t have a mortgage on togetherness, pointing 
to the appearance of Hurricanes players who thanked and fed hundreds of 
fans braving freezing weather to queue for match tickets this week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“None of them were forced to do that,” Boyd said.</span><br />

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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“They
 paid for the pizzas themselves so that tells you something. They’re 
keen to give back to the community that’s got in behind and supported 
them.”</span><br />
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Super Rugby final: Hurricanes v Highlanders, team news and preview for the decider

THE weather, the rosters and the pre-match banter all point to the same thing. The 20th Super Rugby final between the Hurric...

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Inter sign defender Miranda

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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Atletico says that the 30-year-old centre-back will play for the Nerazzurri after the two clubs reached a deal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Miranda spent four seasons at Atletico, helping them win the Spanish league, Europa League and Copa del Rey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The player had been tipped with a move to England with Chelsea and Manchester United understood to be interested in him, but Miranda has opted for a move to Italy instead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Atletico said on their official website that Miranda "will always be remembered by Atletico's fans for his goal that gave us the 2013 Copa del Rey" in the final against fierce rival Real Madrid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Atletico has already sold striker Mario Mandzukic to Italian champion Juventus, replacing him with Jackson Martinez from FC Porto.</span></div>
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Inter sign defender Miranda

Atletico says that the 30-year-old centre-back will play for the Nerazzurri after the two clubs reached a deal. Miranda spent four seaso...

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West Ham United 3 - 0 Lusitanos la Posa: Sakho at the double for Hammers

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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diafra Sakho struck a brace in front of a watching Slaven Bilic as West Ham eased to a routine victory over Europa League first qualifying round opponents FC Lusitans.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plenty has changed at Upton Park in the last 12 months but the constant that remains going forward is the goal-threat of striker Sakho - who shone in this 3-0 win played just 39 days since the end of both the previous Premier League season and Sam Allardyce's reign in east London.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 25-year-old joined the club last year and, despite ending the season on the treatment table, he finished the campaign with 10 league goals - by far the best offering from anyone in claret and blue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was that late thigh injury that meant Sakho lined up for the Hammers in this contest, as a number of fresher players selected by academy manager Terry Westley, who was in charge as new boss Bilic opted to watch from the stands after receiving a heroes' welcome before kick-off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the Croatian saw Sakho score twice in the five minutes before half-time, with skipper for the evening James Tomkins heading a third against the Primera Divisio minnows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sakho was not the only first-team regular involved as Tomkins captained a side which also contained Joey O'Brien, Morgan Amalfitano, Matt Jarvis and Mauro Zarate - back in the fold after ending last season on loan at QPR - but did not boast big-name summer signings Pedro Obiang or Dimitri Payet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New recruit Darren Randolph started in goal however, Reece Oxford was arguably the main attraction for the sold-out Upton Park crowd, the 16-year-old becoming the youngest first-team player in the club's history.</span></div>
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West Ham United 3 - 0 Lusitanos la Posa: Sakho at the double for Hammers

Diafra Sakho struck a brace in front of a watching Slaven Bilic as West Ham eased to a routine victory over Europa League first qualifying ...

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Real Madrid buy back Vazquez

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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 24-year-old Vazquez came up through Madrid's youth system before playing last season at Espanyol on loan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Espanyol exercised a clause to purchase Vazquez, but Madrid then reached a deal with the Barcelona-based club to buy him back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both clubs had reached a preliminary agreement over the player on Tuesday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vazquez is Madrid's third move of the summer as they look to reinforce their squad under new coach Rafa Benitez.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They have also brought midfielder Casemiro back from loan to FC Porto as well as completing the transfer of defender Danilo from the Portuguese club. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vazquez scored four goals in 39 matches for Espanyol last season, helping them reach the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey.     </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, he will now have to compete with Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema for playing time.</span></div>
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Inter Milan accept €17m offer from Stoke for Xherdan Shaqiri

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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">On Wednesday afternoon, respected and reliable Sky Italia journalist Gianluca Di Marzio Tweeted that Inter Milan had accepted a 17 million euro offer from Stoke for Xherdan Shaqiri.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">According to Di Marzio, it is now up to Shaqiri to decide whether he wants to make the move from the San Siro to The Britannia Stadium.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Despite a poor spell at the Nerazzurri and having failed to make the grade at Bayern Munich, Shaqiri is 23 and still has plenty of potential.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">After all, just a year ago, Shaqiri was scoring a hat-trick at the World Cup!</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">It seems far from certain that Shaqiri will move to Stoke but its not quite as fanciful as many would suggest.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Shaqiri would simply be swapping one mid-table club in Serie A for a mid-table side in England. Neither Inter Milan or Stoke will be playing European football next season.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">There is so much money in the Premier League now that Shaqiri to Stoke or Yohan Cabaye to Crystal Palace type moves are a real possibility.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Stoke would fancy their chances with a hungry Shaqiri alongside a fit-again Bojan Krkic in attacking midfield positions…</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">See how Twitter reacted to Stoke agreeing a fee with Inter Milan for Xherdan Shaqiri below…</span></div>
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