Well who would have predicted that, then? I mean, all of it?   Ireland and France finish 5th and 6th in the RBS Six Nations table when both were seen as major contenders for the tirle, Ireland especially after slaughtering Wales in Cardiff for 43 minutes.
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By Ian Stafford

England coach Stuart Lancaster admitted that his side will need to improve before facing Wales in the final Test of the Six Nations next weekend.   England earned a scrappy 18-11 victory over Italy yesterday but Lancaster insisted that his team know they must step it up before next week’s tournament decider in Cardiff.
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  Following England v France, and a third RBS Six Nations will in a row for Stuart Lancaster's men, Billy Twelvetrees and Dan Cole analyse the threat that Italy pose in this week's O2 Inside Line.
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After Manu Tuilagi heroically played through the pain barrier against France Sportsvibe caught up with him ahead of England's next Six Nations match with Italy on Saturday.
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Two weekends gone, three to go, but already it appears that the Grand Slam, let alone the RBS Six Nations title, is there for England to lose after another enthralling and pundit-destroying three test matches.
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By Ian Stafford

Manchester City secured a first refusual buy back option as part of the deal that saw Mario Balotelli move back to his native Italy during the transfer window.   According to Goal. com[http://www. goal.
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The best ever opening weekend in Six Nations history? I should say so. And at the end of a pulsating three games what do we know?   That Wales have got real problems after losing at home to Ireland with three away games ahead before a home finale against England.
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By Ian Stafford

And so the RBS Six Nations is once again upon us and, once again, picking a winner is anything but easy. There are so many ifs and buts, so many permutations and quite a lot riding on this weekend alone, let alone the other four to come afterwards.
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By Ian Stafford

  AC Milan have stepped up their pursuit of Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli and are in the process of tabling an offer for the 22-year-old. The San Siro club are confident of selling Brazilian pair Pato and Robinho to gain the required funds for a move for the Italy international.
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Borussia Dortmund duo Mats Hummels and Roman Weidenfeller have given their backing to “cool guy” Mario Balotelli, defending the Manchester City forward from the criticism he receives for his off the pitch antics.
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Mario Balotelli watched Manchester City's 2-1 victory over Tottenham from the stands last week and the club's defensive coach Angelo Gregucci believes he is ready to reclaim his place in the side this weekend.
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Hugo Lloris has not ruled out the possibility of leaving Tottenham Hotspur just four months after signing for the club, describing his current lack of first team football as a “tough situation.
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Roberto Mancini has finally lost his patience with Italian star Mario Balotelli and if he can sell him in January he will bid a club record £45 million for Atletico Madrid hot shot Radamel Falcao.   According to the Sun[http://www. thesun. co. uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4640903/Mario-Balotelli-on-his-way-out-of-Manchester-City. html] Balotelli went partying 12 hours before Sundays's game with Tottenham Hotspur.
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Manchester United have had all sorts of problems with the fitness of their defenders this season with Phil Jones and Chris Smalling out until at least after the next International break.
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Jerome D’Ambrosio will replace Romain Grosjean at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend.     Grosjean is unable to drive after he was handed a one race ban and £40,000 fine for causing a crash at the first corner of the Belgium Grand Prix.
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2008 World Champion, Lewis Hamilton, says he is still undecided about which team he will be driving for next year.   BBC F1 analyst Eddie Jordan declared that the 27 year old would be leaving McLaren to join rivals Mercedes next season.
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It has been well documented that Nicklas Bendtner was never first choice for the Italian champions this summer, who had hoped to make a marquee signing for Serie A, and it appears the Italian media are already lambasting the striker on loan from Arsenal.
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Last year, ten ESPN America viewers won the trip of a lifetime to Pisa, Italy to take part in an MLB training camp with legendary 12-time MLB All-Star Catcher Mike Piazza [LA Dodgers & NY Mets] and the mighty pitching force that is Italian national ace Alessandro Maestri [Chicago Cubs].
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Joe Hart and Daniel Sturridge have pulled out of England's squad for Wednesday's friendly against Italy in Switzerland.   Keeper Hart has a back injury, which forced him to miss City's 3-2 Community Shield win over Chelsea.
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Juventus coach Antonio Conte has been banned for 10 months after an investigation into yet another match-fixing scandal in Italian football.   The 43-year-old led the club to the Serie A title in his first season in charge without losing a single game last season, but now faces a season out of the game.
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