“It was almost four in the morning in Milan. But the lights were still on in city hall. The councillors were not preparing to watch Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals of the China Open. Nor were they bringing the gavel down on another fantasy football auction, which is usually what keeps Italians up at that hour, albeit earlier in September. Something sport-related but far more consequential was going down at Palazzo Marino. A vote was being held, the outcome of which promised not only to change the face of Milan but the prospects of the city’s football clubs and the Italian game as a whole. …”
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San Siro: Why one of Europe’s most iconic stadiums is to be demolished and rebuilt
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“Jose Mourinho seems to love these returns to old haunts right up to the moment the football actually starts. This was the Portuguese’s eighth return to Stamford Bridge either side of his two stints in the home dugout, and he has still only won once — with that powerful Inter with whom he went on to win the Champions League back in 2010. He spent much of the second half here scowling at perceived injustice as Benfica, impressive for periods, fell marginally short. He was booked late on, too, for good measure. …”
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